Pixelle-Video vs ShortGPT

Side by side, as alternatives to HeyGen. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.

Also replaces HeyGen: + Jasna

Pixelle-VideoATH-MaaS/Pixelle-Video

ShortGPTRayVentura/ShortGPT

HeyGenpaid product

Cost and coverage

Price

$0 software; you run it

Free plan (up to 3 videos/month); paid plans: see pricing page source ↗

AI avatar (talking presenter) videos

Partly

Yes

Video translation and dubbing

Partly

Yes

Script or prompt to video

Yes

Jobs covered

1 of 3 jobs

All 3

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

29,209Top

8,053

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

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Latest release

v0.1.15 · 2026-01-27Top

v0.3.0 · 2025-02-10

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Commits / 12 wk

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People committing / 12 mo

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

1 / 1

0 / 0

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, local web UI on localhost:8501

Yes, Gradio web app in Docker on your machine (or Google Colab)

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

Apache-2.0

MIT

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Model weights licenceDiffers

No single bundled model licence: users select Ollama, ComfyUI/RunningHub workflows or direct model APIs. Each selected weight or provider keeps its own licence and service terms; Apache-2.0 covers the application code

No bundled weights; uses cloud LLM and TTS services

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Commercial useDiffers

Apache-2.0 code; check the licence of each image/video model or API you use

Yes, MIT code; OpenAI/Gemini, ElevenLabs and Pexels terms also apply

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Paid services needed?Differs

Not required with Ollama + local ComfyUI (needs a capable GPU); otherwise paid LLM, RunningHub or image/video APIs

A cloud LLM API key is required (OpenAI or Google Gemini); no local model option. ElevenLabs optional, Edge TTS free

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

GPU optional; NVIDIA GPU with 6 GB+ VRAM recommended for local ComfyUI generation

Not documented

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Operating systemsDiffers

Windows (all-in-one package), macOS and Linux (from source)

Docker (any OS with Docker) or Google Colab; manual install documented for Debian 11 only

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Setup effortDiffers

Easy on Windows (all-in-one package); uv + ffmpeg on macOS/Linux; local ComfyUI is extra work

Medium, build and run the Docker image with an .env of API keys

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Stars over time

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Pixelle-Video
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Tracked daily since 15 Oct 2026. Dashed history: estimated from public records of when people starred the repo. Lines connect observations only; gaps contain no measured points.

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Pixelle-Video vs ShortGPT (as alternatives to HeyGen)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 21 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=pixelle-video,shortgpt&product=heygen

HeyGen: Free plan (up to 3 videos/month); paid plans: see pricing page
Pixelle-Video: free software; does 1 of 3 HeyGen jobs
ShortGPT: free software; does 1 of 3 HeyGen jobs

- Pixelle-Video: 29,209 GitHub stars, 0 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0
- ShortGPT: 8,053 GitHub stars, 0 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: Pixelle-Video Yes, local web UI on localhost:8501; ShortGPT Yes, Gradio web app in Docker on your machine (or Google Colab)
- Code licence: Pixelle-Video Apache-2.0; ShortGPT MIT
- Model weights licence: Pixelle-Video No single bundled model licence: users select Ollama, ComfyUI/RunningHub workflows or direct model APIs. Each selected weight or provider keeps its own licence and service terms; Apache-2.0 covers the application code; ShortGPT No bundled weights; uses cloud LLM and TTS services
- Commercial use: Pixelle-Video Apache-2.0 code; check the licence of each image/video model or API you use; ShortGPT Yes, MIT code; OpenAI/Gemini, ElevenLabs and Pexels terms also apply
- Paid services needed?: Pixelle-Video Not required with Ollama + local ComfyUI (needs a capable GPU); otherwise paid LLM, RunningHub or image/video APIs; ShortGPT A cloud LLM API key is required (OpenAI or Google Gemini); no local model option. ElevenLabs optional, Edge TTS free
- Hardware: Pixelle-Video GPU optional; NVIDIA GPU with 6 GB+ VRAM recommended for local ComfyUI generation; ShortGPT Not documented
- Operating systems: Pixelle-Video Windows (all-in-one package), macOS and Linux (from source); ShortGPT Docker (any OS with Docker) or Google Colab; manual install documented for Debian 11 only
- Setup effort: Pixelle-Video Easy on Windows (all-in-one package); uv + ffmpeg on macOS/Linux; local ComfyUI is extra work; ShortGPT Medium, build and run the Docker image with an .env of API keys

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Pixelle-Video vs ShortGPT

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