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The best AI video generators, free and paid
Making video with AI is still mostly a paid feature. Free options are small: Bing’s mobile app gives 10 free fast videos, and Runway gives 125 one-time credits. Plans that include video start at $4.99 a month with Google AI Plus, and Adobe Firefly, Pika, Midjourney and Runway start at about $10. Through an API, a second of video costs from $0.02 to $0.60.
Checked October 18, 2026 against each company’s own plans and pricing pages
Quick picks
Free AI video generators
- Bing Image Creator makes 8-second videos in the Bing app on your phone, free with a Microsoft account: 10 free fast creations, then a standard speed that can take several hours per video.
- Runway’s free plan gives 125 credits once, to try a selection of its models.
- Pika has a free account with no monthly credits; you buy credit packs to generate.
ChatGPT doesn’t make videos: OpenAI’s plans page lists no video generation, and its API price list has no video model. Gemini, Grok and Midjourney make video only on paid plans.
AI video plans compared
| Tool | Cheapest plan with video | What you get | More video |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Gemini | AI Plus, $4.99 | Video generation in Gemini, with twice the free plan’s usage | AI Pro $19.99 (4× usage), AI Ultra from $99.99 |
| Adobe Firefly | Standard, $9.99 | Up to 20 five-second videos a month | Pro $19.99 (40), Pro Plus $49.99 (100), Premium $199.99 (unlimited with Adobe’s video model) |
| Pika | Starter, $10 ($8 yearly) | 900 credits a month, no watermark; no commercial license | Creator $35 adds a commercial license; Fancy from $95 |
| Midjourney | Basic, $10 ($8 yearly) | SD video within about 3.3 hours of fast time a month | Pro $60 and Mega $120: unlimited SD video in Relax mode, HD video |
| Runway | Standard, $15 ($12 yearly) | 625 credits: 52 seconds of Gen-4.5 or 104 of Gen-4 Turbo | Pro $35 (187 s of Gen-4.5), Max $95 (791 s) |
| Grok | Premium, $30 | Video in Grok Imagine, with 4× Plus’s usage | Super $100 (15×), Ultra $200 (50×) |
| Luma | Plus, $30 ($300 yearly) | 10,000 credits, Luma’s and other companies’ models, commercial use | Pro $90 (40,000 credits), Ultra $300 (150,000) |
| Leonardo | Ultimate, $60 | Unlimited video at a relaxed pace on selected models, plus 60,000 fast tokens | — |
Runway’s plans also include Kling 3.0 and other companies’ models, and Adobe’s Pro Plus and Premium include Kling and Veo models with unlimited use for the first year. Midjourney’s Basic plan has no Relax mode.
AI video prices through an API
| Model | Maker | Per second | 8-second clip | Bigger or better |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite | xAI | $0.02 | $0.16 | Grok Imagine Video $0.05, Video 1.5 $0.08 |
| Veo 3.1 Lite | $0.05 | $0.40 | $0.08 at 1080p; with audio | |
| FLUX 3 Video (draft) | Black Forest Labs | $0.06 | $0.48 | Drafts render at HD; with audio |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | $0.10 | $0.80 | $0.12 at 1080p, $0.30 at 4K; with audio | |
| FLUX 3 Video | Black Forest Labs | $0.15 | $1.20 | $0.24 at full HD, $0.41 at 4K (UHD); with audio |
| Veo 3.1 | $0.40 | $3.20 | $0.60 at 4K; with audio |
Lowest listed resolution; Google charges only for videos that generate successfully. A minute of video ranges from $1.20 to $36.00 at these rates. Sources: xAI, Google and Black Forest Labs pricing pages.
Which looks best?
Quality is hard to put in a table, and we don’t test models ourselves. Artificial Analysis and LMArena rank video models from blind comparisons of their clips; check them before you pay for a plan. Most plans above also let you try several companies’ models in one place.
Questions
What is the best free AI video generator?
For a few free clips, Bing’s app makes 8-second videos with 10 free fast creations, and Runway’s free plan gives 125 one-time credits. Most other tools, including Gemini, Grok and Midjourney, make video only on paid plans.
Can ChatGPT generate videos?
Not as of October 18, 2026: OpenAI’s ChatGPT plans list no video generation, and its API price list includes no video model.
What is the cheapest way to make AI videos?
Google AI Plus, at $4.99 a month, adds video generation to Gemini. Through an API, Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite costs $0.02 a second, about $1.20 a minute.
How much does AI video cost per minute?
Through the makers’ APIs, from about $1.20 (Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite) to $36 (Veo 3.1 at 4K); Veo 3.1 Fast at 1080p is $7.20 a minute. Plans with “unlimited” video, such as Midjourney Pro, make it at a slower pace.