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is there a free AI tool for generating videos? - vortex87dad - Jan 15, 2026
But - free only.
Every time I see "free" it's actually paid service after I make 1 video...
if anyone knows... please...
and long videos not 5 secs if that exists
RE: is there a free AI tool for generating videos? - Cooligan - Jan 15, 2026
There is two I know of that are free, keep in mind there may be a small watermark because of it.
Both have Free tiers:
https://invideo.io/
https://www.heygen.com/
RE: is there a free AI tool for generating videos? - DramaKing - Jan 15, 2026
Grok has limited free video generation. Keep in mind that AI video requires much more resources than still images. Cloud services have to charge accordingly.
RE: is there a free AI tool for generating videos? - JoseMar - Jan 15, 2026
(Jan 15, 2026 08:27 AM)vortex87dad Wrote: But - free only.
Every time I see "free" it's actually paid service after I make 1 video...
if anyone knows... please...
and long videos not 5 secs if that exists
You’ll find many that say it’s free, but after a few videos, or even after just one, the trial is already over.
Honestly, I don’t think you’ll find anything good that’s actually free.
RE: is there a free AI tool for generating videos? - TrillTech - Jan 16, 2026
I originally thought that Sora was free..?
Maybe i was wrong? Hmmm... I'll see if i can't find a few for you that are half way decent, and send them your way!
Cheers!
RE: is there a free AI tool for generating videos? - diablospartan - Jan 17, 2026
Well i dont know any that are totaly free .Invideo for example had a 10 minute free video per week but now it reduced to just 2 minutes .If you want more than that you need to upgrade your account
RE: is there a free AI tool for generating videos? - JoseMar - Jan 17, 2026
(Jan 16, 2026 06:01 PM)TrillTech Wrote: I originally thought that Sora was free..?
Maybe i was wrong? Hmmm... I'll see if i can't find a few for you that are half way decent, and send them your way!
Cheers!
Sora is not free.... There are many people who pay and actually create beautiful videos, but it’s not free.
I’ll make a thread soon about an AI tool that I can only say is cheaper than everything I’ve seen, but still not free,(Only if you can afford a powerful computer to run it, then it’s free, because it’s open source, what I will share) and that’s normal considering all the work behind it🙂
RE: is there a free AI tool for generating videos? - Cooligan - Jan 18, 2026
(Jan 15, 2026 01:10 PM)JoseMar Wrote: You’ll find many that say it’s free, but after a few videos, or even after just one, the trial is already over.
Honestly, I don’t think you’ll find anything good that’s actually free.
This is what I've noticed for most AI services as well.
Almost all of them scream "FREE FREE" and as soon as you generate an image or video, it either hits you with "Sign up here to view your results!" or "Upgrade to view your results!" - something along those lines.
RE: is there a free AI tool for generating videos? - JoseMar - Jan 18, 2026
(Jan 17, 2026 08:26 PM)JoseMar Wrote: I’ll make a thread soon about an AI tool that I can only say is cheaper than everything I’ve seen, but still not free,(Only if you can afford a powerful computer to run it, then it’s free, because it’s open source, what I will share) and that’s normal considering all the work behind it🙂
Edit:
I tried on my PC and ...: read the thread 🙂
(Jan 18, 2026 04:33 AM)Cooligan Wrote: This is what I've noticed for most AI services as well.
Almost all of them scream "FREE FREE" and as soon as you generate an image or video, it either hits you with "Sign up here to view your results!" or "Upgrade to view your results!" - something along those lines.
Check out my thread, I think you’ll like it 🙂: