Answers · Updated 30 October 2026

How much does it cost to make an AI video?

It depends mostly on two things: how many scenes the video has, and whether each scene is a still picture or an AI motion clip. Motion is far more expensive than stills with every generator. On Veedio, a five-scene short costs 13 credits with stills or 68 with AI motion, and plans run from Starter ($19/mo, 600 credits) to Studio ($149/mo, 7,500 credits). Compared with hiring a voice actor, editor and illustrator, an AI short costs very little; your time on the script is the main cost.

Veedio charges 3 credits per generation plus 2 per scene with stills, or 13 per scene with AI motion.
Starter is $19/mo for 600 credits, Pro $49/mo for 2,000, Studio $149/mo for 7,500.
The first payment on any plan has a 7-day money-back guarantee.
Free: with an account and no card, a 4-second animated preview of your idea, watermarked and not downloadable.
No paid plan adds a watermark.

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What actually drives the cost

Every AI video generator charges for the expensive parts of the pipeline, and the expensive part is pictures, especially moving ones. Writing a script and synthesising narration are cheap for the tool; drawing a picture for each scene costs more; generating a motion clip for each scene costs a lot more. That is why almost every pricing page is a credit system, and why the same video can cost several times more depending on one setting.

So the two questions that set your cost are: how many scenes does this video need, and does each scene need to move? A 30-second Short has few scenes; a 3-minute story has many. A storytime or facts Short reads perfectly well over still pictures with a slow pan; a product reveal or an action scene may justify motion.

Veedio credit cost per video

3 credits per generation, plus 2 per scene with stills or 13 per scene with AI motion. You see the price before you generate.
Scenes	With still pictures	With AI motion
3 scenes	9 credits	42 credits
5 scenes	13 credits	68 credits
8 scenes	19 credits	107 credits
10 scenes	23 credits	133 credits
12 scenes	27 credits	159 credits

How many five-scene videos each plan covers in a month

Rounded down. Mixing stills and motion lands in between.
Plan	Price	Credits	All stills (13 each)	All motion (68 each)
Starter	$19/mo	600	46 videos	8 videos
Pro	$49/mo	2,000	153 videos	29 videos
Studio	$149/mo	7,500	576 videos	110 videos

What is and is not included

Every full Veedio video needs a paid plan. Each one includes the script, an ElevenLabs voiceover in any of 20 voices and 29 languages, a picture or clip per scene, word-timed burned-in captions and a music bed, rendered in 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9 at up to 3 minutes, with no watermark. Videos can be published to TikTok, Reels and Shorts from the app. Pro and Studio add presenter avatars, cloning your own voice, and Auto-Mode scheduling.

What is free: with an account and no card, you can make a 4-second animated preview of your idea, with sound, watermarked and not downloadable, to see the look before paying. The script, hook, title and description generators are free text-only tools. If a month runs short, one-off credit packs can be bought at the price shown on the billing page; they do not renew.

Ways to spend fewer credits per video

Default to stills and use motion only where movement tells the story. A five-scene video drops from 68 credits to 13.
Cut scenes, not seconds. Fewer, stronger scenes cost less and usually watch better.
Fix the script before rendering. Read and edit it in the composer so you do not generate twice.
Test new formats with stills, then remake only the winners with motion.
Batch a week of videos at once so your style, voice and captions are set once and reused.

Compared with other ways of making a video

Traditional production of a narrated, illustrated short means paying, or spending your own time as, a scriptwriter, a voice artist, an illustrator or stock subscription, and an editor. That is real money and usually days of turnaround. Mobile editors and template tools are cheap but leave the voice, pictures and captions to you. All-in-one AI generators sit at the low end of cost per video because one pipeline does every layer; the trade-off is that you work within the tool's styles and settings. Whichever route you choose, the work that cannot be bought is a good idea and a script worth hearing.

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Questions people ask next

Can I try Veedio without paying?

Full videos need a paid plan. Free, with an account and no card, you get a 4-second animated preview of your idea with sound, watermarked and not downloadable. The text generators for scripts, hooks and titles are free.

Why does AI motion cost so much more than stills?

Generating a moving clip for each scene takes far more computing than generating a still image. On Veedio that is 13 credits per scene for motion against 2 for a still with a slow pan.

Does a longer video cost more?

Yes, because it has more scenes. The cost follows the scene count; you see the exact credit price before generating.

Do unused credits roll over?

Each renewal refills your plan allowance. Credits from one-off packs sit on top of that and carry over from month to month until they are spent.

Can I get my money back if it is not right for me?

Yes. The first payment on any plan has a 7-day money-back guarantee.

Which plan should I start with?

Starter suits one creator posting a still-picture Short most days. Pro suits regular motion videos, avatars, own-voice cloning or Auto-Mode. Studio suits agencies and teams running many channels.

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