Best AI video generators right now

Four tools for short AI video, all with a free plan. Prices from each review.

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    Hailuo AI
    Hailuo AI
    ★ 4.5Researched
    Free plan: No
    Paid from: 150 free trial credits · Standard $10.50/mo ($8.40 yearly) · Pro $38 · Master $89 · Max $216
    Best for realistic people
    Short social clips with people in them, on a tight budget
    Try free
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    PixVerse
    PixVerse
    ★ 4.7Hands-on
    Free plan: Free
    Paid from: $10/mo
    Best free plan
    Daily short-form clips for TikTok, Reels and Shorts on a free or $10 budget
    Try free
  3. 3
    Kling AI
    Kling AI
    ★ 4.5Researched
    Free plan: Free 66 credits/day
    Paid from: ~$10/mo
    Best motion physics
    Creators who need realistic motion and native audio, and will use Draft Mode before committing credits
    Try free
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    Vidu
    Vidu
    ★ 4.5Researched
    Free plan: Free
    Paid from: $10/mo
    Best for recurring characters
    Narrative and product video needing consistent characters or objects across shots
    Try free

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What changed in AI pricing

Price and plan changes we verified on the vendors' own pages.

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    Gemini API. Gemini 3.8, 3.7 and 3.6 Flash API prices double on January 1, to $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 output.

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    Genspark. Unlimited AI Chat and AI Image end for Plus and Pro members who joined before September 18: core models get a usage cap and flagship models use credits.

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    Microsoft Copilot. Last day to lock in the $18 first-year price for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business. The add-on costs $21 a user a month after the promotion.

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    ChatGPT. Last day for eligible US college students to claim four free months of ChatGPT Plus, which then renews at $20 a month.

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    ChatGPT. Grandfathered Pro 200 subscribers move to the smaller allowance, 10 times Plus usage for Work and Codex, at the same $200.

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    Adobe Firefly. The 30% first-year discount on Pro Plus ($34.97 instead of $49.99) and Premium ($139.91 instead of $199.99) ends on October 21.

The most visited AI sites

Monthly web visits in August 2026, from Similarweb's ranking of the world's top 100 websites.

  1. ChatGPT chatgpt.com5.6B#5 of all websites worldwide
  2. Gemini gemini.google.com2.6B#16 of all websites worldwide
  3. Claude claude.ai950M#35 of all websites worldwide
  4. DeepSeek deepseek.com354M#89 of all websites worldwide
53%ChatGPT's share of worldwide AI chatbot visits in May 2026, down from about 76% in June 2025.
ChatGPT 53%Gemini 28%Claude 9%Others 10%

Estimates by Similarweb, not the companies' own figures. Sources: Similarweb, top 100 websites, August 2026 (published Sep 17, 2026) and Similarweb AI search stats (Jul 29, 2026).

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