AI video generator: the best tools, free and paid

Adobe Firefly

Freemium

71DOA scoreDOA score: 71/100

Adobe AI trained on licensed content. Fits Photoshop, Express and Illustrator for teams already on Creative Cloud.

Where it runs: Browser · Windows · Mac

CapCut

Freemium

80DOA scoreDOA score: 80/100

ByteDance video editor with auto captions, templates and AI features. De facto standard for social video.

Where it runs: Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone / iPad · Browser

Captions

Freemium

72DOA scoreDOA score: 72/100

An app for talking-head social videos: automatic captions in 100+ languages, AI editing, clips from a long video, dubbed translation and AI actors.

Where it runs: iPhone / iPad · Android · Browser

Descript

Freemium

75DOA scoreDOA score: 75/100

Edit video and podcasts as if they were a text document. Very strong for interviews, courses and overdub.

Where it runs: Browser · Windows · Mac

Dreamina (Seedance)

Freemium

83DOA scoreDOA score: 83/100

ByteDance's app (the TikTok and CapCut company) to create video and images with its Seedance and Seedream models, among the best video models right now. It also works inside CapCut.

Where it runs: Browser · Android · iPhone / iPad

FLUX

Freemium

69DOA scoreDOA score: 69/100

Black Forest Labs image and video models. On their site you pay per generation; weights also exist for local use.

Where it runs: Browser

Google Flow

Freemium

69DOA scoreDOA score: 69/100

Google creative studio for video and images. Availability and credits depend on the Google AI plan and country.

Where it runs: Browser

Hailuo

Freemium

66DOA scoreDOA score: 66/100

Generates short video clips from text or a photo, using MiniMax models. Handy for testing social media ideas; it competes with Kling and Luma.

Where it runs: Browser

Hedra

Freemium

69DOA scoreDOA score: 69/100

Creates videos of talking characters and avatars from an image plus audio or text.

Where it runs: Browser

HeyGen

Freemium

68DOA scoreDOA score: 68/100

Talking avatars and video translation with lip-sync. Widely used for internal training and product ads.

Where it runs: Browser

Higgsfield

Freemium

74DOA scoreDOA score: 74/100

AI video platform focused on cinematic camera moves, effects and short ads ready for social media.

Where it runs: Browser · iPhone / iPad

invideo AI

Freemium

71DOA scoreDOA score: 71/100

Makes videos from a prompt or a script with AI agents: it writes the script, builds the scenes with video and image models and leaves you a multitrack timeline to fine-tune by hand.

Where it runs: Browser · iPhone / iPad · Android

Kapwing

Freemium

69DOA scoreDOA score: 69/100

An online AI video editor: automatic subtitles, short clips cut from a long video, dubbing and formats for each social network. All in the browser, in a workspace shared with your team.

Where it runs: Browser

Kling

Freemium

83DOA scoreDOA score: 83/100

Video model with realistic motion and strong cinematic shots. Popular for ads and short trailers.

Where it runs: Browser · Android · iPhone / iPad

Krea

Freemium

66DOA scoreDOA score: 66/100

Generates and enhances images and video with several models, with real-time editing and upscaling. More of a lab than Canva, for designers who iterate.

Where it runs: Browser

Luma Dream Machine

Paid

64DOA scoreDOA score: 64/100

Generates video and images from text or a photo, with several quality modes. Handy for short social clips; it competes with Runway and Kling.

Where it runs: Browser

Magnific

Freemium

81DOA scoreDOA score: 81/100

Spanish creative suite (formerly Freepik) bringing image, video and audio generation with many models into one place, plus its well-known upscaler.

Where it runs: Browser · Android · iPhone / iPad

OpusClip

Freemium

68DOA scoreDOA score: 68/100

Cuts a long video into vertical clips: it spots the strongest moments and adds automatic captions. Built for Shorts and Reels from podcasts and streams.

Where it runs: Browser

Picsart

Freemium

73DOA scoreDOA score: 73/100

Photo and video editor for your phone with lots of AI tools: remove backgrounds, erase objects, generate images and social templates.

Where it runs: Browser · Android · iPhone / iPad · Windows

Pictory

Paid

63DOA scoreDOA score: 63/100

Turns a text, a script, an article or a URL into a video with stock scenes, voiceover and subtitles, ready for social.

Where it runs: Browser

Pika

Freemium

66DOA scoreDOA score: 66/100

Short-clip generator from text or an image, with eye-catching effects. Agile for TikTok, Reels and testing ideas; less of a full studio than Runway.

Where it runs: Browser

PixVerse

Freemium

76DOA scoreDOA score: 76/100

AI video app widely used on phones: animate a photo or create a clip from text, with hundreds of templates and effects for social media.

Where it runs: Browser · Android · iPhone / iPad

Replicate

Freemium

65DOA scoreDOA score: 65/100

Runs image, video and audio models in the cloud so you can wire them into your app with an API. Owned by Cloudflare since late 2025. A web playground lets you try them before coding.

Where it runs: Browser

Riverside

Freemium

74DOA scoreDOA score: 74/100

A remote studio to record podcasts and videos with guests in high quality, each on their own track, and edit them with AI: transcription, audio cleanup and Magic Clips for social.

Where it runs: Browser · Mac · iPhone / iPad · Android

Runway

Freemium

77DOA scoreDOA score: 77/100

Generative video studio. Text/image-to-video, generative editing and tools for filmmakers and marketers.

Where it runs: Browser

Synthesia

Freemium

65DOA scoreDOA score: 65/100

Creates videos with virtual presenters from a script, in many languages and with no camera. Widely used for company training and onboarding.

Where it runs: Browser

VEED

Freemium

66DOA scoreDOA score: 66/100

Browser video editor with automatic captions, trimming, social templates and some AI. Simpler than Premiere for short videos.

Where it runs: Browser