The 11 best AI video generators in 2025

Consuming video is easy. Producing good video is not. Putting together a script, getting all the footage, and editing everything to perfection—or as close as possible—can eat up enormous chunks of your time.

As it does for everything right now, AI has a few solutions to slash the time it takes to go from idea to MP4. I went in search of the best AI tools for creating videos, and as it turns out, there are already a ton of amazing options.

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From smart video editing software to generative text-to-video apps, there are tools that will help you do whatever you want: be that running your own YouTube channel, creating more engaging content for social media, or repurposing content to keep all your business's online channels fresh. After almost a month of testing, here are my picks this year for the best AI video generators.

The best AI video editing software

• Sora for amazing results from simple prompts

• Runway for generative AI video with advanced tools

• Descript for editing video by editing the script

• Wondershare Filmora for polishing video with AI tools

• Capsule for simplifying video production workflows with AI

• invideo AI for social media videos

• Peech for content marketing teams

• Synthesia for using digital avatars

• Vyond for animated character videos from a prompt

• revid.ai for AI-powered templates

• LTX Studio for extreme creative control

What makes the best AI video generator?

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The best AI tools for video creation help you increase your production quantity and value without increasing the time spent working on it. They cut the time it takes from script to final result by providing templates, tools to speed up editing, and shortcuts to polish audio and video.

There are three broad categories in this list. 

• Video editors with AI editing tools, meant for speeding up the editing process.

• Generative apps that take your prompts and generate a video output on the spot using a generative AI text, audio, image, or video.

• Video productivity apps that use AI to help you create content faster for multiple marketing channels or platforms.

Regardless of these sub-categories, here's what I looked for as I searched for the best AI video generator:

• AI. All these apps use artificial intelligence to power their features.

• High-quality video output. These apps should let you export video that can run beautifully on small or large screens. All the apps on this list export to 720p at worst and 4k at best, in a variety of aspect ratios.

• Customization. Can you add your own content? How much can you customize? Is it easy to make changes?

• Support and ease of use. Since AI video editing is a new-ish thing, I was looking for apps that beginners could use; that includes offering content to help you take advantage of all the possibilities.

• Unique features. Some apps bring their unique spin to video creation or offer something that's useful to improve productivity, production value, or both.

This year's update brought dozens of new possibilities to the table across all sub-categories. I considered all new ones while retesting the apps already present on the list, as there were major changes across the board. I started from templates where available or uploaded my own content and kept building while following platform guides and documentation. To wrap up the tests, I exported the videos to see how good everything looked.

You may be surprised not to find on this list apps like Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, or Final Cut. While these apps include native AI features or AI plug-ins and extensions, they require a deeper understanding of video editing, which doesn't make them as accessible as the tools in this list. But if you're a pro, here's a list of the best video editing software to check out.

The best AI video generators at a glance

	Best for	Platforms	Free plan
Sora	Amazing videos with simple prompts	Web	No (but it's part of ChatGPT Plus)
Runway	Generative AI video	Web, iOS	Yes, with 125 video credits (used for AI features)
Descript	Editing video by editing the script	Web, Windows, Mac	Yes, with 1 hour of transcription and watermark
Wondershare Filmora	Polishing video with AI tools	Windows, Mac, iOS, Android	Yes, with watermark
Capsule	Simplifying video production workflows with AI	Web (prefers Chrome)	Yes, for standard visual components and basic editing features
invideo AI	Social media videos	Web	Yes, for 10 minutes of generated video per week and 4 exports with watermark
Peech	Content marketing teams	Web (prefers Chrome)	Yes, for 1 user, 2 videos per month, with watermark
Synthesia	Using digital avatars	Web	Yes, for 9 avatars and 3 minutes per month
Vyond	Creating animated characters from a prompt	Web	No
revid.ai	AI-powered templates	Web	Yes, a suite of free AI video tools available
LTX Studio	Extreme creative control	Web	Yes, for personal use, 5 collaborators per project, and up to 1,000 computing seconds