Text to video
Describe a scene and get moving footage. Camera move, lighting and pacing all follow the prompt.
One prompt. Pick your AI video model.
Write a prompt or drop in an image, choose from the leading AI video models, and get a finished clip in about a minute.
Sign in for one free clip: 5 seconds at 768p with audio, for personal use. No card, no watermark.
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Three moves to a finished clip
Describe
Write the shot in plain language, or upload a still you want animated. No storyboard, no timeline.
Pick a model
Cheap and fast for drafts, higher fidelity for the take you actually ship. The cost in credits shows before you submit.
Render and export
Watch the queue, then download MP4 at 1080p. Every render is saved with the prompt that made it.
Which model should I use?
Every model below runs from the same prompt box. Specs and prices are read from the live catalog, so they match what the generator charges.
Seedance 2.0
The widest resolution range here, from a cheap 480p test up to 4K, with reference images.
- Up to
- 4K · 15s
- Native audio
- Yes
- From
- 31 credits for 5 seconds
Seedance 2.0 MiniDraft
Cheap drafts: test a prompt before you spend credits on the real render.
- Up to
- 720p · 15s
- Native audio
- Yes
- From
- 19 credits for 5 seconds
Seedance 2.5
Longest single takes, up to 30 seconds, and up to 30 reference images.
- Up to
- 720p · 30s
- Native audio
- Yes
- From
- 58 credits for 5 seconds
MiniMax H3
2K output at a flat price per second; the aspect ratio never changes the cost.
- Up to
- 2K · 15s
- Native audio
- No
- From
- 130 credits for 5 seconds
MiniMax H3 Max TurboReal-time
Real-time: a clip renders faster than it plays. The fastest way to iterate.
- Up to
- 768p · 15s
- Native audio
- Yes
- From
- 13 credits for 5 seconds
MiniMax H3 MaxReal-time
The same real-time engine as Turbo, at the higher-quality setting.
- Up to
- 768p · 15s
- Native audio
- Yes
- From
- 25 credits for 5 seconds
Prices are the cheapest 5-second render and rise with resolution and length. Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3 and 4K need an active plan. Video Gen Now is independent and not operated by ByteDance or MiniMax.
Open the generatorWhat you can make
One prompt box, one library, and the pieces you need to get a clip out the door.
Image to video
Upload a packshot or a still frame and the model animates it instead of inventing a new subject.
Several engines, one editor
Switch video models per shot without leaving the page. Same prompt box, same library, a different look.
Built for every feed
Render 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 from the same prompt, so nothing gets re-cropped after the fact.
Nothing gets lost
Each render is stored next to the prompt that produced it. Fork a shot instead of retyping it.
Cost on screen, failures refunded
Every render shows its credit cost before you submit. If a job fails, the credits go back to your balance automatically.
Looks to start from
Six directions, each with reference footage and a prompt that describes it. Copy one, swap the subject, keep the grade.
Where it gets used
Three jobs people bring here on a Monday morning.
Product ads that ship the same day
Turn a packshot into a short spot for paid social. Render the vertical and the wide cut from one prompt, then hand both to the media buyer.
Social cuts without a shoot
Fill a content calendar when there is no budget for a crew. Draft ten looks in an afternoon and keep the two that land.
Storyboards that actually move
Pitch a concept with motion instead of stills. Rewrite one line, re-render, and show the client the difference side by side.
Pricing
Credits refresh every billing period and roll over while your plan is active. Cancel whenever you want.
Not ready to pay? Every account gets one free 5-second 768p clip with audio for personal use — no card, no watermark. Video Gen Now is an independent platform, not operated by ByteDance or MiniMax.
Starter
$33.25/moSave 17%
$399 billed yearly$478.80
Up to 26 clips a month
or 6 at 720p — based on 5-second renders
Testing the water
- 1,000 credits a month
- $3.33 per 100 credits
- Every model, incl. Seedance 2.5 and MiniMax H3
- 480p to 4K MP4 export
- Six aspect ratios, 21:9 to 9:16
- No watermark
- Commercial license
Most picked
Creator
$82.50/moSave 17%
$990 billed yearly$1,188
Up to 68 clips a month
or 17 at 720p — based on 5-second renders
Posting every week
- Everything in Starter
- 2,600 credits a month
- $3.17 per 100 credits
Studio
$207.50/moSave 17%
$2,490 billed yearly$2,988
Up to 184 clips a month
or 46 at 720p — based on 5-second renders
Shipping client work
- Everything in Starter
- 7,000 credits a month
- $2.96 per 100 credits
What one render costs
Credits are spent per render, never per month. The cheapest 5-second clip on each model:
| Model | Resolution | Native audio | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.0 | 480p · 720p · 1080p · 4K | Yes | 31 credits for 5 seconds |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | 480p · 720p | Yes | 19 credits for 5 seconds |
| Seedance 2.5 | 480p · 720p | Yes | 58 credits for 5 seconds |
| MiniMax H3 | 2K | No | 130 credits for 5 seconds |
| MiniMax H3 Max TurboReal-time | 480p · 768p | with audio | 13 credits for 5 seconds |
| MiniMax H3 MaxReal-time | 480p · 768p | with audio | 25 credits for 5 seconds |
| Lucy Restyle | 720p | No | 5 credits for 5 seconds |
Questions people ask first
What to know before you spend a credit.
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