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
ai-for / video-generation
As of , EffectHub tracks 17 AI tools for video generation; 10 of the 17 have a free tier, and paid plans run from $3 to $39 a month.
AI Image to Video, DeepAI and ListenHub lead the list on click-through. 7 of the 17 ship a public API.
AI video generators create clips from text or an image, animate stills, and — in the tools built for marketing — assemble whole videos from a script with stock footage, voiceover and captions. Those are different products: a text-to-video model produces seconds of footage with limited control, while a script-to-video tool produces minutes of structured video from templates. Decide which you need, then compare clip length, resolution, consistency between shots and the license.
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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
Budget web suite for AI image, video, music and chat generation with pay-as-you-go developer APIs
Best for: Hobbyists experimenting across many media types on a small budget
Turns documents and links into podcasts, narrated video and slides from one credit pool
Best for: Turning research documents or links into a listenable podcast episode
Turns a static logo upload into a short animated reveal video without templates.
Best for: Brands wanting a quick animated logo reveal without a motion-design template library
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
Image and video generation across many hosted models, plus custom LoRA training
Best for: Creators who need one character or style repeated across many images
ByteDance's video model that generates video and synced audio together from text, image, or reference clips.
Best for: Teams that need video with synced audio in one generation step
Credit-based hub for generating video and images through MiniMax, Seedance, Wan, and other third-party models.
Best for: Trying several third-party video/image models under one subscription
Pay-per-generation video creation across several AI video models, no subscription required.
Best for: Testing output from several video models without multiple subscriptions
Credit-based studio for generating, upscaling, and editing images and short video clips from many AI models.
Best for: Marketers who need both image and video assets from one subscription
Runs more than 170 image and video models in one workspace with shared characters and one credit pool.
Best for: Creators who switch between video and image models constantly
Turns a topic, script, or PDF into a narrated whiteboard explainer video with captions in 13 languages.
Best for: Educators or marketers producing recurring whiteboard-explainer content
Consumer app and website that turns a text prompt or photo into stylised AI images and short videos from a menu of art styles.
Best for: Casual users making stylised art, wallpapers or avatars on a phone
Breaks down why a short-form video worked, then rebuilds that structure into a new video for your product.
Best for: Marketers who want to riff on a proven video structure instead of starting blank
A credit-based hub bundling Sora 2 video generation, Nano Banana image generation, Suno music, and basic video editing utilities.
Best for: Users who want to try Sora 2, Nano Banana, and Suno outputs without separate subscriptions to each
Plans multi-scene video stories with an AI director, then generates the video, image, and audio assets to match.
Best for: Marketing and sales teams producing short product or tutorial videos with an AI director planning scenes
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Image to Video | from $7.99/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| DeepAI | from $9.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| ListenHub | from $8.34/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| LogoTeddy | from $0.01/credit | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Domer | from $9.99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| IdeaVideo AI | from $9.90/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| LoRA AI | from $9.90/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Seedance 2.0 | from $4.04/min | No | Yes | Active |
| AI OmniGen | from $16.90/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| MaxVideoAI | from $10 once | No | Yes | Active |
| Nuzza AI | from $10.35/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Affogato AI | from $24/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Ankon AI | from $23/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Dream by WOMBO | from $19.99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Riffkit | from $39/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| Tool.Video | from $3/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| VlogMe | from $9/mo | No | Yes | Active |
10 of the 17 AI tools for video generation on EffectHub's list have a free tier — DeepAI, ListenHub, LogoTeddy and Domer; the rest are paid, from $3 a month.
As of October 27, 2026, paid plans for the 17 AI tools for video generation on EffectHub's list run from $3 to $39 a month. Each card shows the pricing model and the cheapest paid plan as EffectHub last verified it; 10 of the 17 can be started for free.
7 of the 17 AI tools for video generation on EffectHub's list ship a public API, including DeepAI, ListenHub, Seedance 2.0 and MaxVideoAI. The API badge on each card is re-checked against the vendor's documentation.
Generative models produce short clips, typically seconds, which tools stitch into longer sequences; script-to-video tools assemble minutes-long videos from stock footage, images and generated voice. Each tool's page states its limits.
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As of October 27, 2026, EffectHub tracks 17 AI tools for video generation; 10 of the 17 have a free tier, and paid plans run from $3 to $39 a month. (EffectHub, “AI Video Generators”, Oct 2026, https://effecthub.net/ai-for/video-generation)
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