Free AI video generators tools
This page lists all 13 AI video generators tools whose official pricing includes a free tier, sorted by editorial score. It is the complete set, not a "best of" — the editor shortlist below is the small subset we would actually start with.
Editor shortlist
The few we would pick from the list above: the free tier is usable enough to finish real work without a card. The line under each name is why it made the cut.
An all-in-one AI creative platform with best-in-class video generation.
What the free tier includes (Free), 125 credits, Basic features
Kuaishou's AI video generation model with excellent motion and quality, strong at Chinese prompts and value.
What the free tier includes (Free), Daily credits, Basic generation
All 13 tools with a free tier
Synthesia
Video tool
An enterprise AI avatar video platform with 140+ languages, great for training and marketing.
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HeyGen
Video tool
An AI avatar video platform for talking-head, training and marketing videos.
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Descript
Video tool
An AI tool that edits audio/video like a document, with transcription and voice cloning.
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Luma
Video tool
Luma AI's Dream Machine, great at smooth camera motion and realistic video.
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海螺
Video tool
MiniMax's AI video model with large motion range and strong instruction following.
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CapCut
Video tool
ByteDance's editor for everyone — AI captions, background removal and endless templates.
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Pika
Video tool
An easy-to-use AI video generator focused on creative effects and quick output.
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Captions
Video tool
An AI short-video creation tool with auto captions, dubbing and avatar talking-heads.
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OpusClip
Video tool
AI that turns long videos into viral short clips — with a virality score for each.
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Vidu
Video tool
Shengshu's AI video model — excels at subject consistency and anime styles.
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Cons
Stable Video
Video tool
Stability's open-source video generation models (SVD) — image-to-video; the 2026 SD4 API adds native text-to-video.