Subscription image generator with a distinctive illustrative house style
Best for: Concept art, mood boards and editorial illustration where look beats control
ai-for / image-to-video
As of , EffectHub tracks 33 AI tools for image to video; 25 (76%) have a free tier, and paid plans run from $5 to $29 a month.
Midjourney, VicSee and AI Image to Video lead the list on click-through. 12 of the 33 ship a public API.
ranked by click-through
Subscription image generator with a distinctive illustrative house style
Best for: Concept art, mood boards and editorial illustration where look beats control
Text-to-video, image-to-video and 4K stills drawn from one credit balance, with packs that never expire
Best for: Creators who want video and image generation on one balance instead of two subscriptions
Animates a still image into a 5-12 second clip using Seedance, Veo, Kling, Wan, Runway or Hailuo.
Best for: comparing Seedance, Veo, Kling and Runway output on the same still
Google DeepMind's video model, now Veo 3.1, generating 1080p and 4K clips with native audio
Best for: Marketing and social teams who need short clips with sound and no post-production
Video, image and audio generation studio fronting a dozen third-party models and its own, priced in credits with no watermark on any tier.
Best for: Social-video creators who want effects, swaps and short multi-shot clips without learning a timeline editor
Turns a single photo into a short AI video with motion, or generates one from a text prompt, using Kling, Runway, and other models.
Best for: Users who want to try multiple video-generation models without separate subscriptions
Turns a still photo into a short animated video with preset effects like hugging, dancing, or a gender swap.
Best for: Turning a portrait or family photo into a short shareable clip
Kuaishou's video and image model suite with motion control, a node canvas, apps and an API
Best for: Creators and small studios animating stills or storyboards with controllable camera and subject motion
Text or image prompts turned into short AI video clips using Seedance, Veo, Kling, and other models in one workspace.
Best for: Users who want to try several video-generation models without separate accounts
Aggregates Kling, Pika, Luma, and Runway behind one dashboard for text-to-video and image-to-video clips.
Best for: Creators who want to compare outputs across multiple video models
Credit-based AI video generator that turns text prompts or a single image into short clips across several third-party models.
Best for: Turning a single reference photo into a short animated video clip
Multi-agent video creation from one line of text, with a CLI plugin for Codex and Claude and credits metered per generation.
Best for: Creators who want a finished short video from a text brief without editing
Turns one image or a short idea into a 10-second vertical clip for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, paid with credits.
Best for: Independent creators animating a pet photo, artwork or product frame for TikTok or Reels
Generates HD video from a text prompt or a single photo using a choice of several video models.
Best for: Short-form content creators comparing multiple video models in one place
Generates video from text or images using a choice of models like Veo, Kling and Seedance.
Best for: Users who want access to multiple video models without separate subscriptions
Credit-based front end for third-party image and video models such as Kling, Veo, Sora and Seedance, built around photo-to-video.
Best for: Users who want to compare several video models on the same source photo without juggling accounts
Kuaishou-lineage generator turning text and images into 1080p–4K video clips, extendable to about three minutes
Best for: Creators making short cinematic clips from stills or prompts
Turns a still image into a short video clip from a plain-English motion description, with a choice of underlying video models.
Best for: Creators who want start/end-frame and reference-image control over an animated still
Video, image and audio generation suite built around the Gen-4.5 model, with mobile apps and a developer API
Best for: Filmmakers and studios prototyping shots and VFX before committing budget
Generates and upscales video and images from text prompts, reference images, or start/end frames.
Best for: Quick social-format video drafts from a text prompt or image
Turns one product photo into packshots, virtual-model shots and short video for e-commerce listings.
Best for: Apparel and accessories sellers who need on-model images without a shoot
Web studio for video-to-video restyling, face swap, lip sync and multi-model text/image-to-video
Best for: Short-form creators restyling footage into anime or stylized looks
Luma's creative workspace where an agent generates and edits video, images and audio with Ray and third-party models on one canvas
Best for: Creative teams producing many on-brand variations of video, image and audio from one brief
Browser photo editor built around face-expression edits, with roughly 30 credit-priced image and video tools beside it.
Best for: Fixing expressions and eye direction in portraits
Front end that runs your photo through third-party video models such as Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance, Wan and MiniMax and returns a short clip.
Best for: Comparing Veo, Kling, Seedance and Wan on the same source image
Text- and image-to-video generation with viral effect templates, lip sync and a per-minute API
Best for: Social creators chasing a specific effect or trend rather than an original shot
Chat-based image and video generator that keeps multi-turn edits in one conversation across several frontier models.
Best for: Users who want to compare multiple image/video models without separate subscriptions
Several video and image models behind one editor, billed in monthly credits with a free plan to start.
Best for: Creators who want to try several video models on one balance
Aggregates 20+ image and video models (Veo, Sora, Kling, FLUX) behind one paid subscription, no watermark.
Best for: users who want to try outputs from several different video/image models without separate subscriptions
Credit-based background removal, retouching and photo-to-video toolkit
Best for: E-commerce and print-on-demand sellers batch-cutting product shots
Turns a single photo into a short 3D parallax video clip, no 3D modeling needed.
Best for: Social media creators who need quick motion clips from still photos
Anime-style art, comic pages and short animations from prompts or your own recurring characters
Best for: Fan artists building a recurring original character
AI product photos, virtual try-on and video ads for sellers
Best for: Fashion and jewellery listings that need a human model in frame
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midjourney | Not confirmed | No | Not confirmed | Unverified |
| VicSee | from $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| AI Image to Video | from $7.99/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Google Veo | Not confirmed | No | Yes | Active |
| Pika | from $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| VibeVideo | from $12.50/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| AnimatePhoto | from $6.90 once | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Kling AI | from $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Kuca AI | from $8.30/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Nim Video | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| S2V | from $25/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| vivago | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Blinkvid | from $9.90 once | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Domer | from $9.99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| IdeaVideo AI | from $9.90/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| ImgToVid AI | from $19.90/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Kling AI | from $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Motiofy | from $20/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Runway | from $12/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| VideoFlux | from $9.90 once | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Dreem | from $29/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| GoEnhance AI | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Luma Agents | from $25/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| MimicPhoto | from $16/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Photo to Video AI | from $15.90/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| PixVerse | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Pixparkle | from $9.90/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Anyvids | from $15/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Aura AI | from $19/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Cutout.Pro | from $5/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Depthflow AI | from $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Komiko | from $9.99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| SellerPic | from $29/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
25 of the 33 AI tools for image to video on EffectHub's list have a free tier — VicSee, Pika, AnimatePhoto and Kling AI; the rest are paid, from $5 a month.
As of October 26, 2026, paid plans for the 33 AI tools for image to video on EffectHub's list run from $5 to $29 a month. Each card shows the pricing model and the cheapest paid plan as EffectHub last verified it; 25 of the 33 can be started for free.
12 of the 33 AI tools for image to video on EffectHub's list ship a public API, including VicSee, Google Veo, Pika and Kling AI. The API badge on each card is re-checked against the vendor's documentation.
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As of October 26, 2026, EffectHub tracks 33 AI tools for image to video; 25 (76%) have a free tier, and paid plans run from $5 to $29 a month. (EffectHub, “AI Tools for Image to Video”, Oct 2026, https://effecthub.net/ai-for/image-to-video)
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