Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best AI Video Generators (2026)
The cheapest ai video generators is Captions at $0/mo. 6 offer a free tier (Captions, Descript, HeyGen). This page compares 7 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
7 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Captions at $0/mo (Free).
- Typical paid price: from $8/mo, median $24.99/mo, up to $30/mo — across 7 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Captions, Descript, HeyGen, Pika, Runway, Synthesia.
- Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | AI Video Generator | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captions | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Solo content creators and influencers on mobile | captions.ai |
| 2 | Descript | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Podcasters and audio producers | descript.com |
| 3 | HeyGen | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Sales teams creating personalized outreach videos at scale | heygen.com |
| 4 | Pika | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Creative experimenters and early adopters | pika.art |
| 5 | Runway | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Film and media production professionals | runwayml.com |
| 6 | Synthesia | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | L&D and corporate training teams | synthesia.io |
| 7 | Luma Dream Machine | $30/mo Plus | No | — | — | Creative professionals and studios needing multi-model flexibility | lumalabs.ai |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest ai video generators?
Captions has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does ai video generators cost per month?
Across the 7 ai video generators with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $24.99/mo, ranging from $8/mo to $30/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 6 also offer a free tier.
Which ai video generators have a free plan?
Captions, Descript, HeyGen, Pika, Runway, Synthesia offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Published self-serve USD pricing for AI video-generation tools (Runway, Synthesia, HeyGen, Pika, Descript, Captions, Luma Dream Machine) was collected from each vendor's official pricing page on 2026-06-14. Runway, Pika, and Luma display prices with an annual-billing default toggle; monthlyUsd records the annual-equivalent monthly rate (the smallest published self-serve price), with the estimated month-to-month rate noted in the plan notes and annualDiscountPct set to the published discount. Synthesia and Descript clearly publish both monthly and annual rates; monthlyUsd is the month-to-month list price. HeyGen's pricing page geo-redirected to EUR; USD figures were taken from USD price references embedded in the site's German-language FAQ section (heygen.com/pricing) and cross-checked against an independent aggregator; Creator annual rate ($24/mo) confirmed by FAQ text. Captions publishes month-to-month USD prices only with no specific annual amounts shown; annualDiscountPct is null for all Captions plans. Enterprise / contact-sales tiers carry monthlyUsd null. These are not telephony products; minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin, and overagePerCall are null on every plan. hipaa, baa, and bilingual are null unless explicitly stated by the vendor.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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