AI Video Generator Reviews

We sign up for each AI video generator's free tier, generate the same brief, download the file, and check the corner for a watermark — then convert every plan's credits into real seconds of video per month using the vendor's own rates.

What we measure here

Does the video file you download on the free tier carry a watermark — and how many seconds of video does a month of credits actually buy?

The full procedure is on our methodology page. Every number we publish carries the date we checked it, and anything we could not verify is left blank rather than estimated.

Reviews

Luma Dream Machine Free Plan 2026: Watermark, Lite, and Clean Export · updated 2026-08-25
Luma's current guides say Free and Lite generations stay watermarked after an upgrade; Plus is the first documented clean-export plan.
Kling vs Pika Free Plan 2026: Recurring Credits and Watermark Trade-offs · updated 2026-08-20
We checked Pika and Kling's current official pages to compare published free credits, watermark policy, commercial use, and the limits of each claim.
Runway Free Plan 2026: 125 Credits, Watermark, and What They Buy · updated 2026-08-11
We checked Runway's current plan, credit, and model-rate pages to separate its one-time free trial from a recurring allowance and a documented watermark policy.
Pika Free Plan 2026: Credits, Watermark, and What You Can Download · updated 2026-08-18
We rechecked Pika's current pricing page: its $0 Basic card now lists 80 credits, no-watermark downloads, and commercial use — all vendor-reported.
Best AI Video Generators 2026: What the Free Tier Actually Lets You Download · updated 2026-08-10
We read five vendors' own pricing and policy pages, converted credits into real seconds per month, and found where watermark-free export actually starts.