Higgsfield added Genjutsu on 1 September 2026. Instead of generating a clip from a prompt, it starts from one you have: upload a video of 4 to 30 seconds or pick a motion from its Motion Library, add up to 30 reference images of characters, products or clothes, and choose a mode. A prompt is optional. The result comes back at 480p, 720p or 1080p.
The two modes split the clip in opposite ways. Motion Transfer, in Higgsfield's words, "keeps the motion, camera and timing while rebuilding the scene from your references": the movement survives and the world around it is rebuilt. Object Swap "changes a selected character, outfit, product, location or object while preserving the rest of the original shot": the world survives and one thing in it changes. Both are kinds of motion control and video-to-video generation.
Genjutsu Lite, added on 19 October 2026, is the cheaper, faster version: 720p or 1080p, up to 10 reference images, and no mode to choose. Higgsfield's own pages disagree on its source length: the changelog says 4 to 15 seconds, while the Genjutsu page and guide say up to 30.
Runs are priced in Higgsfield credits by length and resolution. For a 15-second clip, Higgsfield's guide (prices checked 2 November 2026) lists Motion Transfer at 45 credits at 480p, 105 at 720p and 300 at 1080p, Object Swap at 48, 112 and 320, and Genjutsu Lite at 96 and 192 at 720p and 1080p. The same two jobs are called Swap and Copy the moves in Versely Remix, on 4 to 15 second clips priced in Versely credits; the Genjutsu alternative page sets them side by side.
In practice
- Source: one clip of 4 to 30 seconds, uploaded or picked from the Motion Library (feeds: Higgsfield picks, Community trending, Community new).
- References: up to 30 images, or 10 on Genjutsu Lite. A prompt is optional; presets can do the whole job.
- Output: 480p, 720p or 1080p. Genjutsu Lite renders 720p or 1080p only.
- Free runs, on Higgsfield's pricing page on 4 November 2026: 5 Genjutsu Lite 1080p generations on every plan (Basic, Pro and Max), plus 3 Genjutsu 720p generations on Pro billed yearly and on Max (2 on Max billed monthly).
- Higgsfield's help page says runs on higgsfield.ai deduct no credits when Genjutsu is on your plan's Unlimited list; runs through the API, MCP, CLI or plugins always deduct credits.
Higgsfield Genjutsu: common questions
What is the difference between Motion Transfer and Object Swap in Genjutsu?
Motion Transfer keeps the clip's motion, camera and timing and rebuilds the scene from your reference images, so the movement stays and the world changes. Object Swap changes one selected character, outfit, product, location or object and keeps the rest of the shot, so the world stays and one thing changes.
How long can a Genjutsu video be?
Higgsfield's Genjutsu page and help center allow reference videos of 4 to 30 seconds. For Genjutsu Lite its pages disagree: the changelog says 4 to 15 seconds, while the Genjutsu page and guide say up to 30.
How much does Higgsfield Genjutsu cost?
It is priced in Higgsfield credits by length and resolution. For 15 seconds, Higgsfield's guide (prices checked 2 November 2026) lists Motion Transfer at 45, 105 and 300 credits at 480p, 720p and 1080p, Object Swap at 48, 112 and 320, and Genjutsu Lite at 96 and 192 at 720p and 1080p. The Generate button shows the exact price, and Higgsfield notes that an account may see a lower one.
The mistake to avoid
Reading a credit figure as a fixed price. Higgsfield's guide converts at $49 per 1,000 credits, but what a credit costs depends on the plan you buy, credits do not convert between apps, and the numbers move: a third-party copy of Higgsfield's table put the 15-second 1080p price at 144 credits on 14 October 2026, and the 2 November guide lists 300. Read the Generate button before you plan a batch.
Where you will run into it
- AI Video Swap — Keep the moves, the camera and the sound. Change who or what is in the clip.
- AI Motion Transfer — Film the move once. Put it on anyone.
Related terms
Motion control
AI motion control copies the movement and expressions from a reference video onto a character image, as in Kling Motion Control. The performer changes.
Video-to-video
Video-to-video takes finished footage in and returns altered footage, using the original clip as the structural reference for every frame.
Driving clip
A driving clip is the video that supplies pose and timing to a motion-control generate — the performance a still or character then wears.
Reference image
Reference image meaning: a picture supplied with the prompt so the model can copy identity, product, or style without using it as a frame.
Character consistency
Character consistency meaning: whether the same person, mascot, or product still looks like itself across separate generations.
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