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Best AI for Video Creation

8 tools 8 with a free plan 7 built for this Prices verified 4 September 2026

The 8 that fit

Runway

By RunwayNew York, United States1 product across 1 category

Built for this. The longest-running video lab, with editing tools around the generation rather than just a prompt box.

Free plan
Yes
Free forever plan with 125 one-time credits, a selection of models to test and 5GB storage
Month to month
$15/mo
Standard
Billed yearly
$12/mo
Standard plan −20%

Watch out: Credit-based pricing burns fast when iterating. Free tier is for evaluation, not production.

All plans (6)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Free forever plan with 125 one-time credits, a selection of models to test and 5GB storage
Standard$15/mo · $12/mo yearly625 credits a month, all video and image models, 5 parallel generations, 3 projects, no watermarks, 4K upscaling, 20GB storage
Pro$35/mo · $28/mo yearly2,250 credits a month, 15 parallel generations, 5 projects, a Brand Kit, a custom voice clone, unlimited 4K video upscaling, 100GB storage
Max$95/mo · $76/mo yearly9,500 credits a month that roll over a month, 20 parallel generations, 10 projects, early access to new models, studio-grade output
Team$69/mo · $55/mo yearly165,600 credits a year shared across the team, 100 shared projects, 24 parallel generations
EnterpriseCustomunlimited members and projects, custom credits, security and admin controls. An API tier is priced separately
Open Runway Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

Luma AI

By Luma AIPalo Alto, United States1 product across 1 category

Strong fit. Fast generation with good camera-motion control, plus 3D capture from ordinary footage.

Free plan
Yes
Free tier with monthly credits
Month to month
$30/mo
Plus
Billed yearly
$25/mo
$300 a year, Plus plan −17%

Watch out: Shorter clips. Consistency across shots is still the weak point across this whole category.

All plans (4)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Free tier with monthly credits
Plus$30/mo · $25/mo yearly10,000 credits, Luma and third-party image and video models, guest editing, commercial use
Pro$90/mo · $75/mo yearly40,000 credits and 4x Luma Agents usage
Ultra$300/mo · $250/mo yearly150,000 credits and 15x Luma Agents usage
Open Luma AI Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

Synthesia

By SynthesiaLondon, United Kingdom1 product across 1 category

Built for this. Avatar-presented video from a script, in dozens of languages. Built for training and internal comms at scale.

Free plan
Yes
200 credits a month for up to 10 minutes of video and 25 AI-generated assets
Month to month
$19/mo
Starter
Billed yearly
$14/mo
Starter plan −26%

Watch out: Unmistakably synthetic presenters. Fine for compliance training, wrong for brand storytelling.

All plans (4)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Basic plan, free with no card; 1,200 credits a month for up to 10 minutes of video and 25 AI-generated assets
Starter$19/mo · $14/mo yearlyvideo downloads, AI Video Assistant, AI dubbing
Creator$89/mo · $59/mo yearly5 personal avatars, branded video pages
EnterpriseCustomunlimited video minutes, one-click translation into 80+ languages, 240+ stock avatars
Open Synthesia Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

HeyGen

By HeyGenLos Angeles, United States1 product across 2 categories

Built for this. Avatars and video translation with lip-sync, aimed at repurposing one video across many languages.

Free plan
Yes
Free plan with the AI Studio editor, videos up to one minute and no export; enough to test, not
Month to month
$29/mo
Creator
Billed yearly
—
No yearly price published

Watch out: Same synthetic-presenter caveat. Check likeness rights before cloning anyone.

All plans (5)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Free plan with the AI Studio editor, videos up to one minute and no export; enough to test, not to publish
Creator$29/movideos up to 30 minutes, 1080p export, fast processing
Pro$49/movideos up to 30 minutes, 4K export, faster processing
Business$149/movideos up to 60 minutes, 4K export
EnterpriseCustomno duration cap, fastest processing. Usage is credit-based on every plan, so heavy editing costs more than the sticker
Open HeyGen Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

Descript

By DescriptSan Francisco, United States1 product across 2 categories

Built for this. Edits video and audio by editing the transcript, which is the fastest workflow available for podcasts and talking-head content.

Free plan
Yes
Free tier with limited transcription hours
Month to month
$24/mo
Hobbyist
Billed yearly
$16/mo
Hobbyist plan −33%

Watch out: Less suited to cinematic editing. It is a spoken-word tool first.

All plans (5)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Free tier with limited transcription hours
Hobbyist$24/mo · $16/mo yearlyone person, 10 media hours and 400 AI credits a month, 1080p export without watermark
Creator$35/mo · $24/mo yearlyteams up to 3 billed separately, 30 media hours and 800 AI credits a month, 4K export, full Underlord access
Business$65/mo · $50/mo yearlyteams up to 5, 40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits a month, team-wide Brand Studio
EnterpriseCustom
Open Descript Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

ElevenLabs

By ElevenLabsNew York, United States1 product across 1 category

Built for this. The category standard for voice — generation, cloning, dubbing across languages, and voice agents.

Free plan
Yes
Free tier with text to speech, speech to text, sound effects, voice design and music, roughly
Month to month
$6/mo
Starter
Billed yearly
$5/mo
Starter plan −17%

Watch out: Voice cloning consent rules are strict and vary by country. Free tier is small; costs scale with audio minutes.

All plans (4)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Free tier with text to speech, speech to text, sound effects, voice design and music, roughly 10 minutes of audio a month
Starter$6/mo · $5/mo yearlycommercial licence, instant voice cloning, 20 Studio projects
Creator$22/mo · $18.33/mo yearlyprofessional voice cloning and extra credits
Pro$99/mo · $82.50/mo yearly44.1kHz PCM output over the API and 192kbps audio
Open ElevenLabs Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

Opus Clip

By Opus ClipSanta Monica, United States1 product across 1 category

Built for this. Takes a long video and cuts vertical clips from it, picking moments and adding captions automatically.

Free plan
Yes
Free forever plan with 60 credits a month, 1080p clips with a watermark, no editing, and clips
Month to month
$29/mo
Pro
Billed yearly
$14.50/mo
$174 a year, Pro plan −50%

Watch out: Its idea of a good moment is not always yours, and the caption timing needs a pass.

All plans (4)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Free forever plan with 60 credits a month, 1080p clips with a watermark, no editing, and clips that stop being exportable after three days
Starter$15/mo150 credits a month, AI clipping, captions in 20+ languages, auto-posting, one brand template
Pro$29/mo · $14.50/mo yearly300 credits a month (3,600 a year on annual), two-seat team workspace, AI B-roll, scheduler, limited API access; extra credit packs sold on top
BusinessCustompriority processing, custom credits and seats, API and integrations, dedicated storage
Open Opus Clip Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

Suno

By SunoCambridge, United States1 product across 1 category

Built for this. Full songs with vocals from a text description. Nothing else in this list gets a non-musician to a finished track as fast.

Free plan
Yes
50 credits a day (about 10 songs), no downloads, no commercial use, no stem separation
Month to month
$10/mo
Pro
Billed yearly
$8/mo
Pro plan −20%

Watch out: Ongoing licensing litigation. Do not build commercial work on generated music without checking the current terms.

All plans (3)
PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Free plan, 50 credits a day (about 10 songs), no downloads, no commercial use, no stem separation
Pro$10/mo · $8/mo yearly2,500 credits a month (up to 500 songs), 20 downloads a month, commercial rights, two stem separation types, 30-minute uploads
Premier$30/mo · $24/mo yearly10,000 credits a month (up to 2,000 songs), 60 downloads a month, Suno Studio with MIDI and effects, three stem separation types
Open Suno Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

Content creators pages

More specific “Best AI” pages for content creators-shaped work.

Best AI Video Generators

Prompt-to-shot models and avatar presenters

Best AI for Video Editing

Editing by transcript, cuts and cleanup

Best AI for YouTube Scripts

Hooks, structure and writing to your own voice

Best AI for Voiceovers

Narration, cloning rules and commercial licensing

Best AI Voice Generators

Synthetic voices, long listens and licensing

Best AI for Making Music

Writing and generating a finished song from a description

Best AI for Thumbnails

Cutouts, backgrounds and three words that read at size

Best AI for YouTube Shorts

Automatic clipping, captions and vertical crops

Best AI Video Tools

Every tool in the category most of these come from.

Every AI tool we track

All 750 products, one page each.

How to read this list

Two things separate these and both are on every card.

Fit

Whether a tool is built for this job, a strong fit for it, or able to do it without that being its focus.

Free plan

Whether there is a tier you can keep using rather than a trial that expires.

The order

Fit first, then a free plan, then alphabetical. There is no score, no weighting we decline to publish, and nothing on this site a company can buy.

Questions

What is the best ai for video creation?

There is no single answer, which is why this page lists 8 rather than one: Runway, Luma AI, Synthesia, HeyGen, Descript, ElevenLabs, Opus Clip, Suno. 7 of them are built for this kind of work rather than able to do it. Start with a free one.

Which of these have a free plan?

8 of the 8: Runway, Luma AI, Synthesia, HeyGen, Descript, ElevenLabs, Opus Clip, Suno. Free means a real free tier you can keep using, not a trial that expires.

How was this list chosen?

By hand, from the 750 products this site tracks, and it is checked against the catalogue on every build — a product renamed or removed breaks the build rather than quietly disappearing from here. Nothing on this site can be paid for: no listing, no position, no wording.