Free AI Video Tools
Which AI video editors and generators a founder can use for free today, how many minutes or credits the free plan covers, whether free exports carry a watermark, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, read from each tool's own page.
Free allowances read on each provider's own pages, all checked on or after . AI video tools change their credits, watermarks and free plans often: confirm the terms on the tool's page before you publish a video.
AI video tools you can make videos with for free today include Clipchamp (Free online video editor), Synthesia (10 minutes of video a month), Descript (60 media minutes a month), HeyGen (3 videos a month, watermarked), and CapCut (Basic editing and free templates). Each of the 11 free plans below links to the tool's page that states it, with its main limit, whether free exports carry a watermark, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs.
Founders make more video than they expect: product demos, launch clips, explainer videos, social posts. AI video tools cut, caption and clean up footage, or generate video from text or an avatar, and most of them have a free plan to start.
The headline rarely tells you how far it goes. A free plan can put a watermark on every export, cap minutes or credits a month, or export at a lower resolution. Each tool below shows what is free, its main limit, its watermark, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, quoted from the tool's own page with the date we read it.
Which tools we picked and the order they appear in are our editorial choices; the terms are the tools'. Some of these tools pay us a referral commission when someone signs up through our link: those links are labeled, and they play no part in which tools are listed or where.
AI video editors with a free plan
Editors that cut, caption and clean up video with AI, with a free plan to start.
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Clipchamp
Watermark-free exports from a free editor
Clipchamp's free editor exports up to 1080p with no watermarks, and no payment or download is needed to start. Premium features come with a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription.
- Watermark
- No watermark (source: clipchamp.com)
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: clipchamp.com)
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Descript
Editing video by editing its transcript
Descript's Free plan includes 60 media minutes a month and 100 AI credits, one time, with no card needed. Watermark-free export starts on the Hobbyist plan, at $24 per person a month.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: descript.com)
- First paid plan
- Hobbyist: $24 per person a month (source: descript.com)
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CapCut
Quick edits with templates, free to start
CapCut's free plan starts you with the basics you need to create. The pricing page states no export limit or watermark for it, and the Pro plan is USD 19.99 a month.
- First paid plan
- Pro: USD 19.99 a month (source: capcut.com)
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Kapwing
Subtitles and clips on a small credit pool
Kapwing's Free plan gives 10 credits, and unlimited exports carry a watermark. Exports are limited to 4 minutes long, and Pro is $16 for 1,000 credits a month.
- First paid plan
- Pro: $16 for 1,000 credits a month (source: kapwing.com)
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VEED
AI videos on a free plan, with a watermark
VEED's free plan includes up to 20 AI videos a month with credits, and a watermark appears in the corner of videos made on it. Creator is $12 per user a month billed yearly.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: veed.io)
- First paid plan
- Creator: $12 per user a month, yearly (source: veed.io)
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Opus Clip
Turning long videos into short clips
Opus Clip's free plan gives 60 credits per month, but its clips carry a watermark and are no longer exportable after 3 days. Starter is $15 billed monthly.
- What's free
- 60 credits a month (source: opus.pro)
- First paid plan
- Starter: $15 USD a month, billed monthly (source: opus.pro)
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Supercut
Screen recordings on a 14-day full trial
Supercut's free trial lasts 14 days from your first recorded or uploaded video, and no payment details are asked until you subscribe to Pro at €13 per seat a month.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: supercut.ai)
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AI video generators and avatars with a free plan
Tools that generate video from text, images or an AI avatar, with free credits or a free plan to try them.
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Synthesia
Script-to-avatar videos, 10 minutes a month
Synthesia's Basic plan is free and includes 10 minutes of video a month, but videos carry a Synthesia watermark and unused minutes do not roll over. Starter is $14 a month billed yearly.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: synthesia.io)
- First paid plan
- Starter: $14 a month, billed yearly (source: synthesia.io)
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HeyGen
Avatar videos, 3 a month, watermarked
HeyGen's free plan makes 3 videos a month, watermarked, each up to 1 minute long, and no credit card is required. The Creator plan costs $29 a month.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: heygen.com)
- First paid plan
- Creator: $29 a month (source: heygen.com)
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Runway
Generative video to test a few ideas
Runway's Free plan includes a one-time deposit of 125 credits that doesn't expire. Watermark-free output starts at the Standard plan, $15 a month or $12 billed yearly.
- What's free
- 125 one-time credits (source: runway.com)
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Fliki
Text-to-video with voiceovers, 3 credits
Fliki's free plan gives 3 credits per month with no credit card, and its exports carry a Fliki watermark. Standard is $16.80 a month billed yearly.
- What's free
- 3 credits a month (source: fliki.ai)
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: fliki.ai)
- First paid plan
- Standard: $16.80 a month, billed yearly (source: fliki.ai)
AI video startup programs
Programs from AI video companies that give startups credits or a discount on paid plans. Most ask for an application.
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How this comparison is built
The list covers AI video editors and generators a founder can use for free today without applying to a program. The order and the "best for" notes are our editorial reading of each tool's terms. Every term comes from the tool's own pricing or help page on the date shown, never from a third-party list; follow each link for the full conditions. A watermark, a monthly cap on minutes or credits or a lower export resolution can matter more than the headline, so the comparison quotes them wherever the tool states them. Some of these tools pay StartupPerks a referral commission, and their links are labeled as referral links; that decides neither whether nor where a tool appears, and no tool pays for a placement on this page.
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What is the best free AI video editor?
It depends on whether you can live with a watermark. By the terms each tool states, Clipchamp's free editor exports up to 1080p with no watermark, Descript's free plan gives 60 media minutes a month (watermark-free exports start on Hobbyist), and VEED, Kapwing and Opus Clip put a watermark on free exports.
Is there a free AI video editor without a watermark?
Clipchamp's free plan exports up to 1080p HD with no watermark and needs no card. Most other free plans here add a watermark: Kapwing, VEED, Opus Clip, Synthesia, HeyGen and Fliki say so on their own pages.
Is Synthesia free?
Yes, within a limit. Synthesia's free plan gives 10 minutes of video a month with a watermark, unused minutes do not roll over, and no card is needed. Starter costs $14 a month, billed yearly.
Is Descript free?
Yes. Descript's free plan includes 60 media minutes a month and 100 AI credits once, with no card needed. Watermark-free exports start on the Hobbyist plan, at $24 a person a month.
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