Hotel Lobby AI Apps Compared: Which One to Use (2026)

The Hotel Lobby trend took off in late September 2026, and a dozen apps now promise "the Hotel Lobby AI video". They do not all make the same thing. This page sorts them by what you actually get, so you can pick the right one in a minute.

Everything below about other tools comes from their own pages, checked on 3 October 2026. Plans and features change quickly; check each site before you pay.

The short answer:

• You want your face in the original clip, original song included: a swap tool, such as Summrs, Mitte or a CapCut template.
• You want two people, both rapping, in a video that is yours: a two-photo rap studio like AI Rap Video.
• You already use Higgsfield and like prompting: its Genjutsu tool, see our Higgsfield guide.

Two kinds of Hotel Lobby AI tool

Swap tools take the original COLORS performance by Quavo and Takeoff and replace the two faces with yours. You get the famous clip and the real song, with you in it. The catch: it is still their performance and their song, and you cannot change the words.

Studio tools do not reuse the original clip. They generate a new performance in a Hotel Lobby-style orange booth from your photos. The better ones write a new song for you, so the verses can be about your birthday, your best friend or your business, and both people get their own mic and their own lines.

Neither is wrong. They answer different searches: "put me in the Hotel Lobby video" versus "make us a Hotel Lobby rap".

The tools side by side

Tool	Kind	Photos	Song	Price (from its own page)
AI Rap Video	Studio: new performance	Two (one per person), or one photo of both	Original song written around your names	From $8.88 per video; no subscription
Summrs	Swap	One	The original Hotel Lobby song	Paid plans
Mitte Character Swap	Swap	Two (left and right spot)	The original recording	Needs its Creative plan
LightX	Hotel Lobby AI video generator	One or two portraits	Not stated on its page	Free to try; paid tier
CapCut template	Template swap	Varies by template	The original clip's audio	Free in CapCut
Higgsfield (Genjutsu)	General AI video platform	Your character plus a prompt or source clip	Depends on how you build it	Credit subscription

Each one in a sentence or two

AI Rap Video. Add one photo of each person (or one photo of both). In a few minutes you get a vertical video of the two of you in a Hotel Lobby-style orange booth, each on your own hanging mic, trading verses of an original song with your names and details in it. It is a new performance, not the original clip. Pricing is pay-per-video: one 720p video is $8.88, three are $16.99 and ten are $29.90, with no subscription. Make one here.

Summrs. Its Hotel Lobby page asks for a single photo and puts that face into the COLORS performance with the original song. Pricing is pay-per-video: one 720p video is $8.88, three are $16.99 and ten are $29.90, with no subscription.

Mitte. "Hotel Lobby Character Swap" replaces Quavo and Takeoff with two people of your choice in a 30-second excerpt of the COLORS performance. The audio is the original recording. Its page says it needs the Creative plan.

LightX. A Hotel Lobby AI video generator that takes one or two portrait photos and places you in the orange stage with the hanging mic. It runs on the web and in its iOS and Android apps, with a free try and a paid tier.

CapCut template. Free, quick and familiar if you edit in CapCut, but templates appear and disappear, and they only work on the original clip. Our CapCut template guide shows where to find one.

Higgsfield. Many of the viral Hotel Lobby clips on LinkedIn and Instagram were made in Higgsfield's Genjutsu tool, by recreating a community video or by motion transfer from the original clip. It is powerful but general: you prepare the source and the prompt, and you pay through a credit subscription. See how it works.

Is there a free Hotel Lobby AI?

Yes, with limits. A CapCut template costs nothing but only swaps faces onto the original clip. Summrs gives new accounts 50 free credits, and LightX has a free try. The free routes mean either the original clip with your face on it, or a limited number of tries.

Do you need an app?

Not for AI Rap Video: it runs entirely in the browser. Open the Hotel Lobby page on your phone, add the photos and download the finished MP4 to post on TikTok, Reels or Shorts.

What if you only have one photo of the two of you?

Many people have a great picture together but no good solo shots. In AI Rap Video, pick One photo of both in the generator and add just that picture; both faces are taken from it. Make sure both faces are clear and facing the camera, and that nobody else is in the frame. Face-swap templates are built around the original clip, so they usually ask you to fill one face slot at a time.

How to choose in ten seconds

1. Want the real song and the real clip? Use a swap tool.
2. Want both people rapping lines about each other? Use a two-photo studio.
3. Want full control and do not mind prompts and a subscription? Use Higgsfield.
4. Just want to try the trend for free? Start with a CapCut template, then upgrade if you want more.

For more ideas on who to put in the booth, see 12 Hotel Lobby duo ideas, and for the full walkthrough, how to do the Hotel Lobby trend.