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  • Cover: Paid and free AI tools, October 2026. Higgsfield $49 and Hailuo $0 logos.
  • 01 Avatar creation: paid HeyGen $29/month, free Hedra $0/month.
  • 02 Image generation: paid Midjourney $60/month, free Nano Banana $0/month.
  • 03 Cinematic video: paid Runway ML $76/month, free Stable Diffusion $0/month.
  • 04 Video generation: paid Higgsfield $49/month, free Hailuo $0/month.
  • 05 Presentations and design: paid Canva $17/month, free Lovart $0/month.
  • 06 Video editing: paid CapCut $9/month, free Edits $0/month.
  • 07 Voice generation: paid ElevenLabs $99/month, free MiniMax $0/month.
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Paid or Free? 7 AI Tools and Their Free Alternatives

For avatars, images, video, presentations, editing and voice, there is a free alternative next to the paid tool that can get the job done.

Short answer

A paid AI tool and a free alternative for seven jobs: Hedra instead of HeyGen for avatars, Nano Banana instead of Midjourney for images, Stable Diffusion instead of Runway ML for cinematic video, Hailuo instead of Higgsfield for video, Lovart instead of Canva for presentations, Edits instead of CapCut for editing, and MiniMax instead of ElevenLabs for voice. The free versions have credit, watermark and commercial-use limits, so it makes sense to try the free tier for a month first and move only the tool whose limit you hit every month to a paid plan. DijiKoçum’s PDF gives a free set of 4–5 tools and a first-week setup order for 12 industries.

5 steps · 2 min read · · Turan Yasin Salcı

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  1. Find the pair for your job.

    Avatar: Hedra instead of HeyGen ($29/month). Images: Nano Banana instead of Midjourney ($60/month). Cinematic video: Stable Diffusion instead of Runway ML ($76/month). Video: Hailuo instead of Higgsfield ($49/month). Presentations and design: Lovart instead of Canva ($17/month). Video editing: Edits instead of CapCut ($9/month). Voice: MiniMax instead of ElevenLabs ($99/month).

  2. Learn the free tier’s limits.

    Hedra’s free use is limited, and commercial use is on paid plans. Nano Banana is free in the Gemini app; Hailuo and MiniMax run on trial credits, and Lovart on a credit limit. Stable Diffusion runs free on your own computer but needs a powerful graphics card; Edits is phone-only and watermark-free.

  3. Set up one tool a day.

    Don’t start them all at once. In the first week, one tool and one job per day: for example, first 3 card templates in Lovart, the next day images with Nano Banana, then editing with Edits.

  4. Watch your data and commercial use.

    Don’t upload files that contain customer names, phone numbers, or health or legal case information. Give Hedra and MiniMax only your own face and voice, check the “commercial use” line in each tool’s terms, and turn on Instagram’s AI label when you share something made with AI.

  5. Switch to paid when you hit the limit every month.

    Try the free tier for a month first. If you hit a tool’s limit every month, move only that job’s tool to a paid plan and keep the rest free.

How to measure it

For one month, note how many times you hit each free tool’s limit. The tool you hit every month is the one worth upgrading to a paid plan.

Free · PDF

Download the Free AI toolkit by industry (PDF).

A printable checklist version of the steps on this page. The PDF is in Turkish; no sign-up needed.

Download the checklist (PDF in Turkish)

Sources

  • A
    HeyGen pricing pagePrimary source · checked: October 2, 2026
  • A
    ElevenLabs pricing pagePrimary source · checked: October 2, 2026
  • A
    Runway pricing page (Max plan)Primary source · checked: October 2, 2026
  • D
    DijiKoçum free AI toolkit guide (7 jobs, 12 industries)Our own data · checked: October 4, 2026

[A] primary source · [B] industry research · [C] practitioner · [D] our own data

Frequently asked questions

Are the prices on the cards current?

According to the official pricing pages (October 2, 2026): HeyGen Creator $29/month, Midjourney Pro $60/month, ElevenLabs Pro $99/month. Runway’s $76 is the monthly equivalent of the Max plan when billed annually; billed monthly, it is $95. Plans change often, so check the tool’s pricing page again before you pay.

Can I use what I make with a free tool commercially?

It depends on the tool. ElevenLabs’ free plan doesn’t include a commercial license, and Hedra’s commercial use is on paid plans; check the “commercial use” line in each tool’s terms.

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