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Which AI video generators have a free plan?

Short answer

Some do, with small one-time allowances: Runway's free plan includes 125 one-time credits, LTX Studio's 800 one-time credits for personal use, and Showrunner a 3-day trial with 50 credits (as of October 2026). None is enough for a series, and model APIs bill every second.

Free plans we checked

Runway entry price: Free (125 one-time credits); Standard $15/month. Source: Runway (runway.com/pricing), checked 2026-10-17

LTX Studio entry price: Free (800 one-time credits); Lite $15/month. Source: LTX Studio (ltx.io/studio/pricing), checked 2026-10-17

Showrunner entry price: 3-day free trial with 50 credits; USD prices not shown on the plan page. Source: Showrunner (showrunnerstudio.com/app/create), checked 2026-10-17

Paid entry plans for comparison

Higgsfield entry price: Starter $15/month for 200 credits. Source: Higgsfield (higgsfield.ai/blog/credits-vs-unlimited-ai-video-generation), checked 2026-10-17

Topview entry price: Plus $24/month (promotional; list $36). Source: Topview (topview.ai/pricing), checked 2026-10-17

Hedra entry price: Basic $20/month for 2,000 credits. Source: Hedra (hedra.com/pricing), checked 2026-10-17

Arc has no free plan. Its entry plan is Starter $12.90/month for 1,800 credits.

Why free plans do not cover a project

  • Video is priced per second. At list prices one minute costs $7.29 on Seedance 2.0 Mini and $24.00 on Veo 3.1 with audio, so a free allowance covers seconds to a few minutes.
  • One-time credits do not renew; trials end.
  • Free tiers often limit commercial use. LTX Studio's free credits are for personal use; check each tool's terms before publishing.

Model prices on this page are Atlas Cloud list prices quoted 2026-10-17 with its free /calculate endpoint, as published in our AI video price index. Source: Atlas Cloud model catalog and /calculate list prices (atlascloud.ai/models), checked 2026-10-17

Truly free options

Open-weight models such as Wan 2.2 cost nothing to license if you have a capable GPU; see is Wan free. Everything else is a trial, a one-time allowance or a paid plan.

Where Katechon Arc fits

Arc suits people who already know they will make a series or several ads and want one project to hold the whole production.

If you want to try AI video before paying anything, start with a tool that has a free allowance; Arc has none.

People also ask

Is there a completely free AI video generator?

Not for hosted, current models at any volume. Free plans give one-time credits or short trials; open-weight models are free to license but need your own GPU.

Can I make an AI movie for free?

Not a long one. A free allowance covers seconds to a few minutes of video; a 40-minute film needs hundreds of clips.

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