AI Video Ads Cost per Video on Credit Based and Fixed Plans

How to compare cost per video fairly

Three things change the answer: the length of the video, whether the tool counts credits or videos, and whether you pay monthly or yearly. A 15 second avatar clip and a 45 second product ad are not the same product, so the table below always states the length. We used only figures from the vendors' own pricing pages (read between 20 October and 31 October 2026) and did the division ourselves. Prices change, so check the page before you pay. The cost of a failed or rejected render is not included anywhere, so add a margin of 10 to 20 percent if you iterate a lot.

Cost per finished video by tool

Sources: the official pricing pages of Creatify, Predis.ai and Pencil, and our own pricing page.

What the numbers mean

The cheapest videos are short. A 15 second Creatify avatar clip at 0.68 to 1.36 USD looks cheaper than a 45 second AdClip product ad at 0.75 to 1.66 USD, but you get a third of the running time, and many Meta and TikTok product ads need 25 to 45 seconds to show the offer and a proof point. Divide by seconds and the gap closes or reverses. On a cost per second basis Creatify Pro on yearly billing is about 0.045 USD and AdClip Agency on yearly billing about 0.017 USD at full length.

Predis is the clearest example of how the unit changes the price. A standard 8 second video costs 200 credits, so a Core plan covers 6 of them. Faceless clips cost a few credits and cover hundreds. Which one matches your ad? A UGC presenter ad is the expensive kind, a text and stock footage clip the cheap kind.

Pencil does not publish how many generations one finished video takes, which is why its row shows the price per generation only. If a resized, finished ad takes 10 generations, Core costs 2.80 USD per ad on monthly billing. Our Pencil AI pricing breakdown works through that case.

Worked example for a store testing 12 ads a month

A store that tests three new ads a week needs about 12 video ads a month, each in one vertical cut.

• Creatify Standard: 11 videos from 55 credits, so one month is one video short of 12, and the clips are 15 seconds long. About 15 USD monthly, or 10 USD billed yearly.
• Predis Core: 6 standard videos, so you need Rise (79 USD a month, 3,200 credits, about 16 videos) to reach 12. That is 79 USD monthly or 40 USD yearly for 12 videos, 6.58 and 3.33 USD each.
• AdClip Starter: 30 video ads included, so 12 uses 40 percent of the limit. 49 USD monthly or 24 USD yearly, 4.08 and 2.00 USD per video actually made, and the remaining 18 can go into variants.

The last line is the useful one. If you plan to make 12 videos and your plan has headroom, you can spend the rest on hook and offer variants without a second invoice. With a credit plan that is already full, every extra variant is another top up.

Costs that never appear in the plan price

• **Expiring credits.** Creatify credits expire after two months and Pencil generations do not roll over, so unused volume is lost.
• **Resizes.** Pencil counts each AI resize as one generation. One concept in 9:16, 4:5 and 16:9 uses three.
• **Seats.** Per seat tools such as the one covered in Creatopy pricing multiply with every editor.
• **Yearly lock in.** The headline number on most pages is the yearly rate. Predis, for instance, lists Core at 19 USD a month, but that is 230 USD billed once.
• **Upload time.** Output that needs manual resizing in another editor adds your hours to the bill.

Before choosing, it also helps to look at what rivals already run. A competitor ad library such as Adeye shows creatives by brand, and a tool such as vidup.ai is worth a look if your starting point is a script or a blog post rather than a product page.

Which plan fits which buyer

• **Short presenter clips, low volume:** a credit tool such as Creatify, on yearly billing. See the Creatify alternative page before you commit.
• **Social posting with scheduling:** Predis, because the scheduler is part of the price. Compare on the Predis AI alternative page.
• **A fixed number of 15 to 45 second product ads from your own photos and clips:** a generator with plain monthly limits, such as AdClip or the AI product video generator.
• **Several brands or clients:** count seats and brand kits first. Ad creative software for agencies lists AdClip's limits.

AI video ads cost questions

How much does an AI video ad cost

On the plans we checked, a finished AI video ad costs roughly 0.70 to 5 USD. Short avatar clips on credit plans sit near 1 USD, an 8 second standard video on Predis Core costs 3.17 to 5.33 USD, and a 45 second AdClip product ad costs 0.75 to 1.66 USD.

Are AI video ads cheaper than hiring a freelancer

Yes at volume. A freelance editor charges a set fee each time and again for every variant, so cost grows with every test. A plan with 30 video ads for 24 to 49 USD a month fixes the cost at about 1 USD per video, but you supply the footage and review the output yourself.

Is it cheaper to pay yearly

Yes. The yearly rate is 20 to 50 percent lower on the plans above, but it is billed once, so check the refund terms first. AdClip's yearly Starter is 24 USD a month, billed 288 USD up front.

Do AI video ad credits expire

On Creatify they expire after two months, and on Pencil unused generations do not roll over. AdClip uses fixed monthly limits that reset each month, so plan your batch inside the month.

What is the cheapest way to make AI video ads for a store

Pick the plan whose unit matches your ad length, pay yearly if you will use it for a year, and use your own photos and clips. A tool with fixed video limits keeps the monthly bill predictable.

Related pages

• Creatify pricing for every plan and API tier.
• Predis AI pricing for credits per video type.
• Pencil AI pricing for generations and resizes.
• Best AI ad generator for Shopify for the six tools side by side.
• AI UGC ads generator for turning creator clips into ads.