01In plain English
You describe a scene in words and the tool generates a video clip from that description. It invents the footage, so there is no camera, actor or stock library involved. Clips are usually short, and the result depends heavily on how clearly the prompt is written.
02Why it matters when you are choosing
It can replace stock footage and simple cutaway footage, and it lets a small team make video without a shoot. Quality, clip length and how well the tool follows your prompt vary a lot between products, so the label alone tells you little.
03What to check
04The tools
10of 10 checked
10 of the 10 tools we checked turn a text prompt into video. Each one is checked against the vendor's own pages. A tool missing from this list may not have been checked yet, which is not the same as a no.
Kling AI
8.9
Rank #1 of 7 AI video generators
Best:What it can generate9.8
Weakest:Privacy and platforms3.2
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $8.80Free plan
94% from published facts · checked 19 Sep
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Runway
8.1
Rank #5 of 7 AI video generators
Best:What it can generate10
Weakest:Privacy and platforms5
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $15Free plan
95% from published facts · checked 19 Sep
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Vidu AI
8.9
Rank #1 of 7 AI video generators
Best:What it can generate9.8
Weakest:Privacy and platforms3.2
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $10Free plan
94% from published facts · checked 19 Sep
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Hailuo AI
8.6
Rank #4 of 7 AI video generators
Best:What it can generate9.8
Weakest:Privacy and platforms5.2
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $10.50Free plan
91% from published facts · checked 19 Sep
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Pika
6.2
Rank #11 of 13 multi-model AI platforms
Best:For video7.5
Weakest:Privacy and trust4.5
Does not train AI on your uploads: noOffers Veo 3.1: yesOffers Nano Banana Pro: no
From $8Free plan
88% from published facts · checked 19 Sep
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PixVerse
8.8
Rank #3 of 7 AI video generators
Best:Pricing10
Weakest:Privacy and platforms5
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $10Free plan
92% from published facts · checked 19 Sep
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Luma AI
8.0
Rank #6 of 7 AI video generators
Best:What it can generate9.8
Weakest:Privacy and platforms3.5
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $30Free plan
96% from published facts · checked 19 Sep
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Flova AI
4.5
Rank #13 of 13 multi-model AI platforms
Best:Workflow and teams8
Weakest:For video3.5
Does not train AI on your uploads: noOffers Veo 3.1: noOffers Nano Banana Pro: no
From $20No free plan
79% from published facts · checked 19 Sep
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Genmo
4.2
Rank #7 of 7 AI video generators
Best:Pricing10
Weakest:Voice1
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: no
From $10Free plan
81% from published facts · checked 19 Sep
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Birdwalk
Free plan: noFree trial: noAPI: no
From $15No free plan
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