No subscription · credits never expire

An AI video generator with no subscription

Creative Claw is pay as you go: $10 buys 1,000 credits, new accounts get 100 free, and credits never expire. Generate video with Seedance 2.5, Gemini Omni and MiniMax H3 Max, images with Nano Banana 2, and voiceovers in your own cloned voice, inside ChatGPT, Claude and Codex. A 5-second clip starts at $0.40.

What you pay before your first video

The cheapest paid plan of popular AI video tools, checked October 1, 2026 on each vendor’s pricing page.

Tool Cheapest paid plan What it includes
Creative Claw None: $10 = 1,000 credits 100 free credits; credits never expire
Runway $15/mo ($12 billed yearly) 625 credits a month
Higgsfield $19/mo Monthly credit allowance
Invideo $20 per seat/mo 400 credits per seat; Seedance 2.5 from Plus ($50 per seat billed annually)
OpenArt $14/mo ($13 billed annually) 4,000 credits a month
Descript $24/mo ($16 billed annually) Editing plan with AI credits
HeyGen $29/mo ($24 billed yearly) Avatar video plan
Synthesia $29/mo ($18 billed yearly) Avatar video plan

A plan can be cheaper per second if you use its full allowance every month. Pay as you go wins when volume varies or you only need a few videos.

Price your video

Pick a preset or build your own. More examples on the AI video cost calculator.

Presets:

Estimated total

0 credits · $0.00

Estimates from current list prices; Creative Claw shows the exact cost before each generation. Retakes and edits are charged as new generations. $10 = 1,000 credits.

Cost of a 5-second clip by model

Model Resolution Credits per 5 s Cost
Gemini Omni Flash 720p 130 $1.30
Gemini Omni Flash 1080p 130 $1.30
Seedance 2.5 480p 119 $1.19
Seedance 2.5 720p 267 $2.67
Seedance 2.5 1080p 657 $6.57
MiniMax H3 Max 768p 80 $0.80
MiniMax H3 Max 1080p 160 $1.60
MiniMax H3 Max Fast 768p 40 $0.40
MiniMax H3 Max Fast 1080p 80 $0.80
Seedance 2.0 Mini 480p 39 $0.39
Seedance 2.0 Mini 720p 88 $0.88
Kling 3.0 Omni 1080p 140 $1.40
Veo 3.1 1080p 400 $4.00

Images: Nano Banana 2 16 credits ($0.16), Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 2.5 30 credits. Voiceover: ElevenLabs v3 is 20 credits per 1,000 characters, about 4 credits for 15 seconds. Full list: pricing.

How the credits work

See the price first

Every paid generation shows its credit cost before it runs. Ask for an estimate for a whole project, such as a 15-second ad.

Never expire

Credits stay in your account until you use them. No monthly reset and no use-it-or-lose-it allowance.

Refunded on server errors

If a generation fails because of a server error, its credits are returned automatically.

One balance everywhere

The same credits work in ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Cursor and OpenClaw, across every model in the catalog.

FAQ

Is there an AI video generator without a subscription? +

Yes. Creative Claw is a pay-as-you-go AI video generator: you buy credits ($10 = 1,000) instead of a monthly plan, new accounts get 100 free credits, and credits never expire. It generates video with Seedance 2.5, Gemini Omni and MiniMax H3 Max inside ChatGPT, Claude and Codex.

How does pay-as-you-go pricing work? +

Each generation has a credit price shown before it runs, for example 16 credits for a Nano Banana 2 image or 130 credits for a 5-second Gemini Omni Flash clip. Credits are deducted when a generation starts and refunded automatically if it fails because of a server error.

Do Creative Claw credits expire? +

No. Credits you buy never expire, so a project you start this month can be finished next quarter without paying for months you did not use.

When is a subscription cheaper than pay as you go? +

If you use a plan’s full allowance every month, a subscription can cost less per second. For example, OpenArt’s Starter plan includes 4,000 credits a month, about 50 videos by its own estimate, for $13–14. Pay as you go is cheaper when your volume varies, when you make a few videos a month, or when you need several providers’ models in one account.

How much does a video cost with pay as you go? +

A 5-second clip costs from 40 credits ($0.40) with MiniMax H3 Max Fast, 130 ($1.30) with Gemini Omni Flash, and 267 ($2.67) with Seedance 2.5 at 720p. Our finished 15-second product ad with voiceover and captions cost 461 credits ($4.61). Use the calculator on this page for your own video.

Can I try it for free? +

Yes. Every new account gets 100 free credits with no card, enough for two 5-second MiniMax H3 Max Fast clips or six Nano Banana 2 images.

Are there per-seat fees for teams? +

Creative Claw has no plan or seat price; you pay per generation from your credit balance. Invideo, for comparison, prices its plans per seat.

Which models can I use without a subscription? +

Video: Seedance 2.5, Gemini Omni, MiniMax H3 Max, Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0 Omni and Veo 3.1. Images: Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5 and Seedream 5 Pro. Speech: ElevenLabs and Cartesia, including voice cloning.

Start with 100 free credits

No card, no plan. Then $10 = 1,000 credits. Full pricing.