The best AI video generators in 2026

The best AI video generators right now are Google Flow, HeyGen and Kling AI, out of 13 we have reviewed. Each is ranked by our rating, with its price, our verdict and who it suits.

Updated Oct 23, 2026 · Ranked from our reviews · How we review

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   Google Flow

   Flow is the cheapest serious way to make AI video with sound, provided you accept Google's content filters, its data terms and its habit of renaming everything.

   Best for: Creators and marketers who want realistic AI video with sound at a low price, especially existing Google AI subscribers.

   Price: 50 free credits/day; Google AI Plus $4.99/month (+200 monthly credits), Pro $19.99 (+1,000), Ultra about $100 (+10,000) or $200 (+25,000). US prices; top-ups on Pro and Ultra; unused credits expire.

   Read our Google Flow review
   4.6/5
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   HeyGen

   HeyGen makes the most convincing digital twins on the market, and charges for it in credits that a few minutes of Avatar V will use up.

   Best for: Creators, marketers and sales teams who want to produce presenter-led or translated videos without filming.

   Price: Free (3 watermarked 1-minute videos/month); Creator $29/month ($24 yearly, 600 credits); Pro from $49 (1,000 credits) up to $4,300 (100,000); Business $149 + $20/extra seat (1,500 credits); Enterprise custom. API pay-as-you-go from $5.

   Read our HeyGen review
   4.5/5
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   Kling AI

   Kling gives creators longer, better-moving clips for less money than Western rivals, provided they accept a Chinese provider whose consumer terms let it train on their uploads.

   Best for: Creators and marketers who want realistic, longer AI video clips with sound at a reasonable price.

   Price: Free Basic (no commercial use); Standard $10 list (660 credits), Pro $37 (3,000), Premier $92 (8,000), Ultra $180 (26,000); first month discounted, monthly renewals $8.80 to $159.99. API billed separately.

   Read our Kling AI review
   4.5/5
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   Descript

   For anything built from people talking, Descript turns a day of timeline work into an hour of editing a document.

   Best for: Podcasters, YouTubers, educators and marketing teams who make talking-head and interview content.

   Price: Free (1 hour/month, 100 one-time AI credits, 720p with watermark); Hobbyist $24/month ($16 yearly); Creator $35 ($24 yearly); Business $65 ($50 yearly, up to 5 seats); Enterprise custom.

   Read our Descript review
   4.4/5
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   CapCut

   CapCut makes a phone-shot clip look like this week's TikTok faster than anything else, but its content licence and its owner are questions a brand's lawyer should answer before the marketing team does.

   Best for: Social media creators and small businesses making short vertical videos for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.

   Price: Free editor; Pro 700 AI credits/month (CA$33.99/month or CA$290/year in Canada); Ultra 11,997 credits (CA$109.99/month); per-seat Teams plans with 700 credits per seat. Prices vary by region and are final only after sign-in.

   Read our CapCut review
   4.3/5
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   Runway

   Runway is a production toolkit first and a clip generator second, which is exactly why its own model no longer needs to win every comparison.

   Best for: Filmmakers, agencies and editors who need to direct and edit AI video, not just generate clips.

   Price: Free 125 one-time credits; Standard $15/month ($12 yearly, 625 credits); Pro $35 ($28 yearly, 2,250); Max $95 ($76 yearly, 9,500); Team $69/seat ($55 yearly, 6,900 credits per seat). API $0.01 per credit.

   Read our Runway review
   4.3/5
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   Synthesia

   Synthesia is the AI video vendor a security team will sign off on fastest, and the self-serve plans are priced for one editor, not a department.

   Best for: Learning, HR and internal-comms teams at companies with formal security reviews who produce training video in many languages.

   Price: Free Basic (10 min video/month, 500 credits); Starter $29/month or $18/month yearly; Pro (was Creator) $89/month or $64/month yearly; Pro 2x-8x from $176 to $676/month; Enterprise custom.

   Read our Synthesia review
   4.3/5
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   Hailuo AI

   Strong motion and sound at a fair price, and H3's open weights give it a self-hosting route Kling and Veo lack, but the app's privacy policy says nothing about whether your uploads train its models.

   Best for: Small marketing teams wanting realistic clips with sound on a budget, and developers who want a strong video model they can call cheaply or host themselves.

   Price: List prices: Standard $14.99/month (1,000 credits), Pro $54.99 (4,500), Master $94.99 (10,000), Ultra $124.99 (12,000), Max $199.99 (20,000); Standard, Pro and Master often discounted. API: H3 $0.08/s at 768P, $0.13/s at 2K. Open weights under a community licence.

   Read our Hailuo AI review
   4.1/5
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   Luma (formerly Dream Machine)

   Luma is the video tool for people who colour-grade, thanks to native HDR and EXR export, but every plan's footage and prompts can be used to train its models, with no opt-out short of the API's Scale tier.

   Best for: Post-production studios and agencies that need HDR-ready AI footage and accept Luma's training terms or buy dedicated API capacity.

   Price: Plus $30/month (10,000 credits), Pro $90 (40,000), Ultra $300 (150,000); $25/$75/$250 a month billed yearly. Team and Enterprise by quote. Trial credits only, no commercial use on free. API from $0.15 per 5-second 540p clip to $1.20 at 1080p SDR.

   Read our Luma (formerly Dream Machine) review
   4.0/5
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    OpusClip

    OpusClip gives you a usable first cut for about ten cents per source minute, but a person still has to choose the clips, and its privacy policy does not rule out using your footage to improve its models.

    Best for: Podcasters, streamers and video creators who want to repurpose long videos into short social clips.

    Price: Free (60 source minutes/month, watermarked, 3-day storage); Starter $15/month (150 minutes); Pro $29/month (300 minutes, the only plan with yearly billing); Business custom. 1 credit = 1 minute of uploaded video.

    Read our OpusClip review
    4.0/5
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    Higgsfield

    Higgsfield sells good packaging around other companies' video models, and its default terms let it train on everything you upload.

    Best for: Social video teams and agencies who want camera presets and consistent characters across several video models.

    Price: Self-serve credit plans priced only after sign-in. API pay-as-you-go per second, e.g. Seedance 2.5 from $0.144/s, Kling 3.0 $0.042/s (promotional rates). Enterprise by quote on annual contracts.

    Read our Higgsfield review
    3.8/5
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    invideo AI

    invideo makes a passable finished video from one prompt, but each seat's monthly credits buy about 20 five-second clips of generated footage, so stock still does most of the work.

    Best for: Marketers and YouTube channel operators who need many explainer, promo or faceless videos and accept stock-heavy results.

    Price: Per seat: Starter $20/month or $10 yearly (400 credits); Plus $60 or $30 (2,000 credits); Max $150 or $75 (5,000+ credits). Credits do not roll over.

    Read our invideo AI review
    3.8/5
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    Pika

    Pika's own model is no longer the reason to pay; the reason is one bill, one commercial licence and one API for most of the video models that matter.

    Best for: Small marketing and social teams who want several leading video models under one commercial licence and bill, and developers who want one API for many generative media models.

    Price: Free: no monthly credits, top-up packs only, watermarked and non-commercial. Starter $10/month ($8 yearly, 900 credits), Creator $35 ($28, 3,150), Fancy from $95 ($76, 8,550) up to $880. Team seats from $35 (2-seat minimum). API Club $10/month plus usage.

    Read our Pika review
    3.7/5