Category guide113 tools documented
AI video tools cover very different jobs. Some generate footage from a text prompt or an image, some make presenter videos with avatars, some cut long recordings into short vertical clips, and some edit video by transcript. Marketers, creators, trainers and developers each need a different one, so a single ranking only helps if you know which job you are buying for. Kling AI does text- or image-to-video, Genve lists AI lip sync, Tagshop AI lists 300+ AI avatars with 1080p export, and Autosubbed burns subtitles into the video file.
We track 113 tools in this category. 78 of them have a free plan or free credits, and 83 have a verified starting price. Pricing models differ more than features: Runway, Kling AI and Luma bill by monthly credits, Veo 3.1 through the Gemini API is billed per second of output, Gulab Music charges per finished video, and Zella is a one-time $89 purchase.
Prices, plan names and limits come from each vendor's own US pricing page, recorded as published with the check date; unconfirmed prices are labelled. How we review.
Lowest fixed monthly price per pick, USD, as published by the vendor.
| # | Tool | Score | Pick it for | Models / engine | Starting price | Free tier | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  RunwayOne credit balance and workspace for many video and image models, with an API, from $15 per month on Standard. |
9/10+3 Verified USD price; +2 Lasting free plan; +1 API or integrations documented; +2 Documented limits, setup and FAQ; +1 Checked in the last 30 days | All-round AI video studio | Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Turbo, Aleph 2.0, Act-Two, Ruby; third-party: Kling 3.0/O3, Seedance 2.0/2… | $15/mo (Standard) all plans |
Yes | Web, Mobile, API |
| 2 |  PikaFree plan to test models, then Creator at $35 per month when you need a commercial license. |
8/10+3 Verified USD price; +2 Lasting free plan; +2 Documented limits, setup and FAQ; +1 Checked in the last 30 days | Testing models, then commercial use | Pika 2.5, Seedance 2.5, Wan 3.0, MiniMax H3, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream 5, Nano Banana 2 | $10 (Starter) all plans |
Yes | Web, API |
| 3 |  SynthesiaBusiness presenter videos with AI avatars in 160+ languages, free Basic plan and Starter at $29 per month. |
8/10+3 Verified USD price; +2 Lasting free plan; +2 Documented limits, setup and FAQ; +1 Checked in the last 30 days | Avatar training videos | Syren, Studio Express-1 avatars; avatar scenes powered by Veo 3 | $29 (Starter) all plans |
Yes | Web, API |
| 4 | JoggAI Avatar, talking-photo and product-ad videos from a URL or script, with free credits and Starter at $24 per month billed annually. |
8/10+3 Verified USD price; +2 Lasting free plan; +2 Documented limits, setup and FAQ; +1 Checked in the last 30 days | Avatar and product ads | 200+ models incl. Seedance 2.0/2.5, MiniMax H3, HappyHorse 1.0, Wan3, Veo3 | $24/mo (Starter) all plans |
Yes | Web, API |
| 5 |  DescriptTranscript-based video and podcast editing with a free tier and Hobbyist at $16 per month. |
8/10+3 Verified USD price; +2 Lasting free plan; +2 Documented limits, setup and FAQ; +1 Checked in the last 30 days | Editing video by transcript | Underlord; B-roll 'with your choice of models', names not given | $16/mo (Hobbyist) all plans |
Yes | Desktop, API |
| 6 |  HypeNestTurns one long video into Shorts clips, titles and thumbnails, with a free plan and Lite at $6 per month. |
8/10+3 Verified USD price; +2 Lasting free plan; +2 Documented limits, setup and FAQ; +1 Checked in the last 30 days | Long video to Shorts | Selectable: Nano Banana 2/Pro, Seedream 4.5/5, Wan 2.7, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0 | $6/mo (Lite) all plans |
Yes | Web |
| 7 |  SkiddeeTurns a pasted script into an illustrated, narrated video, with free signup credits and Creator at $29 per month. |
8/10+3 Verified USD price; +2 Lasting free plan; +2 Documented limits, setup and FAQ; +1 Checked in the last 30 days | Script to narrated video | not stated by vendor | $29/mo (Creator) all plans |
Yes | Web |
| 8 | Luma Video and image generation with agents and commercial rights included, starting at $30 per month on Plus. |
6/10+3 Verified USD price; +2 Documented limits, setup and FAQ; +1 Checked in the last 30 days | Agencies and creative teams | Ray 3.2, Ray 3.14, Uni-1, Seedance 2.0/2.5, Kling Omni/3.0, Veo 3.1, Minimax H3 | $30 (Plus) all plans |
No | Web, API |
| 9 | Veo 3.1 Generates video with native audio from text or images via the Gemini API, Gemini and Flow. |
6/10+3 Verified USD price; +2 Documented limits, setup and FAQ; +1 Checked in the last 30 days | Video with built-in audio | Veo 3.1, Veo 3, Veo 2 | $4.99/mo (Google AI Plus) all plans |
No | API |
| 10 | Kling AI Text- or image-to-video with audio in one web studio, with paid plans starting at $10 per month. |
4/10+1 Price listed, not vendor-confirmed; +2 Documented limits, setup and FAQ; +1 Checked in the last 30 days | Cheap text-to-video entry | Kling 4.0, Kling Video 3.0, Kling Image 3.0 | $10/mo (Standard) all plans |
No | Web, API |
AI creative platform for generating and editing video, images and audio, with an API for developers.
Free stops at: 125 one-time credits (do not expire), 5GB asset storage
Free · paid from $15/mo US · checked Sep 30
AI creation platform for generating videos, images and audio using Pika's own and third-party models.
Free stops at: 0 monthly credits (packs only), 2 video and 2 image plus audio in parallel
Free · paid from $10/mo US · checked Sep 29
AI video platform for business that creates presenter videos with AI avatars and voiceovers in 160+ languages.
Free stops at: 1,200 credits per month, 10 minutes of video per month
Verified synthesia.io (opens Synthesia website in a new tab)
Free · paid from $29/mo US · checked Sep 29
AI video generator with avatars, talking photos, product ad videos and voice cloning.
Free stops at: 200 credits valid for 31 days, 3 min maximum video
Free · paid from $24/mo US · checked Sep 29
Text-based video and podcast editor with AI tools like Studio Sound, filler-word removal and voice cloning.
Free stops at: 60 minutes (1 hr) media per month, 100 AI credits (one-time)
Free · paid from $16/mo US · checked Sep 29
Turns one long video into Shorts clips, titles, descriptions and thumbnails, with scheduling to YouTube and TikTok.
Free stops at: AI capacity 1x Free, 1 project at once, 3-day storage
Free · paid from $6/mo US · checked Sep 29
Turns a pasted script into an illustrated, narrated video with selectable visual styles and voices.
Free stops at: About 3 to 4 minutes of video, Watermark and lower resolution until a purchase
Free · paid from $29/mo US · checked Sep 29
Luma's AI creative platform for video and image generation with agents, credit-based Plus, Pro and Ultra plans.
Watch out: Paid plans start at $30/month; team and enterprise pricing requires contacting sales.
From $30/mo US · checked Sep 29
Google DeepMind's video model generating video with native audio from text or images, offered via Gemini apps and the Gemini API.
Watch out: Gemini API video generation is paid-only and billed per second of output; the API free tier does not include …
Verified deepmind.google (opens Veo 3.1 website in a new tab)
Paid US price unconfirmed
AI video and image generator (Kling 4.0, Kling Image 3.0) with audio-visual output and native 4K images.
Watch out: Prices are shown only inside the app; generation is metered by monthly credits.
From ≈$8.80–$10/mo US · checked Oct 11
Start with Runway (Free plan, then Standard at $15 per month) or Kling AI (Standard from $10 per month). Both meter generation by monthly credits, and Runway's credits on Standard and Pro reset monthly without rollover, so buy for the volume you will actually use.
Yes. 78 of the 113 tools we track offer a free plan or free credits. Free plans differ: Pika's has no monthly credits, Synthesia's Basic plan lets you try avatars without downloads, and Runway has a Free tier before Standard at $15 per month.
Luma lists commercial rights in its paid plans, starting at Plus for $30 per month. Pika's commercial license starts at Creator, $35 per month. Check each tool's own terms before using output in client or ad work.
Veo 3.1 generates video with native audio from text or images, and Kling AI produces audio-visual output. Veo's Gemini API video generation is paid only and billed per second of output.
A generator such as Runway, Kling AI or Veo creates new footage from a prompt or image. An editor such as Descript cuts and edits footage you already have, using the transcript. Some platforms, including Runway, combine both.
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