Best free text-to-video AI generators (2026)
33 tools that state text-to-video (or script/idea-to-video) on their own site, and have a free plan, ranked by public data: verified listings first, then tools that publish a price, then how many facts they publish. Nobody pays for position. Checked Oct 26, 2026
21 of 33 publish a paid price, from $4.17 to $29 a month (lowest published rate). Top of the list: DeeVid AI, Fliki, HeyGen, Magic Hour, Vidu and 28 more.
| # | Tool | Starts at | Free plan | Watermark | Max resolution | Max length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeeVid AI AI video generator Visit DeeVid AI | $14/mo ($10/mo yearly) | Free plan | Watermark on free | 1080p | Not stated |
| 2 | Fliki AI video editor Visit Fliki | $28/mo | Free plan | Watermark on free | 1080p | 40 min |
| 3 | HeyGen AI avatar video Visit HeyGen | $29/mo | Free plan | Watermark on free | 4K | 60 min |
| 4 | Magic Hour AI video generator Visit Magic Hour | $19/mo ($12/mo yearly) | Free plan | Watermark on free | Not stated | Not stated |
| 5 | Vidu AI video generator Visit Vidu | $10/mo ($8.25/mo yearly) | Free plan | None on paid plans | 1080p | 16s clips |
| 6 | LTX Studio AI video generator Visit LTX Studio | $15/mo ($12/mo yearly) | Free plan | None on paid plans | Not stated | Not stated |
| 7 | Media.io (Wondershare) AI video generator Visit Media.io | $15.99/mo ($7.99/mo yearly) | Free plan | Watermark on free | 1080p | Not stated |
| 8 | Powtoon AI video editor Visit Powtoon | $15/mo, billed yearly | Free plan | Watermark on free | 1080p | 30 min |
| 9 | Pollo AI AI video generator Visit Pollo AI | $15/mo ($12/mo yearly) | Free plan | None on paid plans | Not stated | Not stated |
| 10 | Synthesia AI avatar video Visit Synthesia | $19/mo | Free plan | Watermark on free | Not stated | Not stated |
| 11 | Wondershare Filmora AI video editor Visit Wondershare Filmora | $4.17/mo, billed yearly | Free plan | Watermark on free | 4K | Not stated |
| 12 | Elai.io AI avatar video Visit Elai.io | $29/mo ($23/mo yearly) | Free plan | Not stated | 4K | Not stated |
| 13 | Kling AI AI video generator Visit Kling AI | $8.80/mo ($6.60/mo yearly) | Free plan | None on paid plans | 4K | Not stated |
| 14 | Lumen5 AI video editor Visit Lumen5 | $19/mo, billed yearly | Free plan | None on paid plans | 1080p | Not stated |
| 15 | Renderforest AI video editor Visit Renderforest | $15/mo ($9/mo yearly) | Free plan | Not stated | 4K (Business plan, supported templates) | Not stated |
| 16 | Adobe Firefly Video AI video generator Visit Adobe Firefly Video | $9.99/mo | Free plan | Not stated | 4K | Not stated |
| 17 | FlexClip AI video editor Visit FlexClip | $19.99/mo ($11.99/mo yearly) | Free plan | None on paid plans | 4K | Not stated |
| 18 | LTX-2 / LTX-Video (Lightricks) Open-source model Visit LTX-2 / LTX-Video | Free (open source) | Free plan | Not stated | 4K | 60s clips |
| 19 | CogVideoX (Zhipu AI) Open-source model Visit CogVideoX | Free (open source) | Free plan | Not stated | 1360x768 | 10s clips |
| 20 | Microsoft Clipchamp AI video editor Visit Microsoft Clipchamp | Not published | Free plan | No watermark on free | 4K | Not stated |
| 21 | Wan (Alibaba) Open-source model Visit Wan | Free (open source) | Free plan | Not stated | 720p | Not stated |
| 22 | HunyuanVideo (Tencent) Open-source model Visit HunyuanVideo | Free (open source) | Free plan | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| 23 | MAGI-1 (Sand AI) Open-source model Visit MAGI-1 | Free (open source) | Free plan | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| 24 | Open-Sora (HPC-AI Tech) Open-source model Visit Open-Sora | Free (open source) | Free plan | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| 25 | Genmo (Mochi) Open-source model Visit Genmo | Free (open source) | Free plan | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| 26 | AI Studios (DeepBrain AI) AI avatar video · partly verified Visit AI Studios | $24/mo | Free plan | Not stated | 4K | 60 min |
| 27 | JoggAI AI avatar video · partly verified Visit JoggAI | $24/mo, billed yearly | Free plan | None on paid plans | Not stated | Not stated |
| 28 | Pippit (CapCut) AI avatar video · partly verified Visit Pippit | $8.42/mo, billed yearly | Free plan | None on paid plans | Not stated | Not stated |
| 29 | Vheer AI video generator · partly verified Visit Vheer | $9.99/mo | Free plan | No watermark on free | Not stated | Not stated |
| 30 | Kapwing AI video editor · partly verified Visit Kapwing | Not published | Free plan | Watermark on free | 4K | 120 min |
| 31 | Vidnoz AI avatar video · partly verified Visit Vidnoz | Not published | Free plan | Watermark on free | 1080p | 60 min |
| 32 | Creatify AI avatar video · partly verified Visit Creatify | Not published | Free plan | Watermark on free | Not stated | 10 min |
| 33 | CapCut AI video editor · partly verified Visit CapCut | Not published | Free plan | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
What each vendor says
- DeeVid AI:
Image & Text-to-Video
- Fliki:
Create videos from ideas, scripts, blog posts, or PPTs
- HeyGen:
HeyGen Video 1: text, image, and reference to video
- Magic Hour:
Text-to-Video
- Vidu:
Text to Video
- LTX Studio:
Text-to-Video
- Media.io:
Text to Video
- Powtoon:
AI Anything to Video
- Pollo AI:
Text to Video AI
- Synthesia:
AI Text to Video
- Wondershare Filmora:
AI Text to Video
- Elai.io:
Text to Video
- Kling AI:
Kling 4.0 Audio-Visual Performance for Realistic Results
- Lumen5:
Turn blog posts, scripts, and ideas into studio-quality video.
- Renderforest:
Text to Video AI
- Adobe Firefly Video:
Adobe Firefly uses artificial intelligence to turn text or image prompts into high-quality video.
- FlexClip:
AI Text to Video
- LTX-2 / LTX-Video:
DFR (Diffusion Fidelity Rendering) is the production-quality text/image-to-video path.
- CogVideoX:
We have open-sourced the first model of the CogVideoX series video generation models, CogVideoX-2B
- Microsoft Clipchamp:
Add text to video
- Wan:
This model supports both text-to-video and image-to-video generation at 720P resolution with 24fps and can also run on consumer-grade graphics cards like 4090.
- HunyuanVideo:
HunyuanVideo (Text-to-Video Model)
- MAGI-1:
t2v: Text to Video
- Open-Sora:
Text-to-Video Generation
- Genmo:
Mochi 1 is our cutting-edge open-source text-to-video model
- AI Studios:
Text to Video
- JoggAI:
Image to Video; Text to Video; PPT to Video
- Pippit:
Text to Video
- Vheer:
Generate videos from text descriptions using AI
- Kapwing:
Video Generator Create a video about anything with AI
- Vidnoz:
Text to video
- Creatify:
AI Text-to-Video
- CapCut:
AI video generator
Quoted from each vendor's own site. We don't test tools; we compare what vendors publish.
Questions
What is the cheapest free text-to-video AI?
Of the 33 listed, 21 publish a paid price. The lowest is Wondershare Filmora at $4.17/month, then Kling AI at $6.60/month and Media.io at $7.99/month (lowest published rate, which may require yearly billing).
Is there a free text-to-video AI?
33 of the 33 say they have a free plan: DeeVid AI, Fliki, HeyGen, Magic Hour, Vidu, LTX Studio, Media.io, Powtoon and 25 more. Free plans usually limit credits, length or resolution, and some add a watermark (DeeVid AI, Fliki, HeyGen, Magic Hour, Media.io and 6 more).
Which ones have no watermark?
Microsoft Clipchamp, Vheer state that free exports carry no watermark. DeeVid AI, Fliki, HeyGen, Magic Hour, Vidu, LTX Studio and 13 more remove the watermark on paid plans.
Which support 4K?
11 of the 33 publish 4K output (generation, export or upscaling): HeyGen, Wondershare Filmora, Elai.io, Kling AI, Renderforest, Adobe Firefly Video, FlexClip, LTX-2 / LTX-Video and 3 more.
How is this list ranked?
By published data only: tools whose facts we verified on the vendor's own pages come first, then tools that publish a price, then by how many facts they publish. No vendor pays for position, and paid links never change the order.