# AI GIF Generator - Make a GIF from a Prompt Source page: https://www.makeaivideo.net/ai-gif-generator > Describe it and get a looping GIF back. No video file to convert, no frame-by-frame editing. Plain-text version of this page for AI assistants and readers. Site overview: https://www.makeaivideo.net/llms.txt Prices and plan details change; the current ones are on https://www.makeaivideo.net/pricing --- [Home](https://www.makeaivideo.net/)/[AI video tools](https://www.makeaivideo.net/tools) # AI GIF Generator Describe the loop you want and get a GIF. The looping and the file conversion happen for you, so there is no video to download and convert afterwards. ## What is the GIF generator? A GIF is a short looping animation that plays automatically anywhere an image can go - chat, docs, README files - with no player and no click. This generates one directly from a description, so there is no video file to download and convert afterwards. ## How the GIF generator works - 1 ### Describe the loop Short and repetitive works best - a cat tapping a keyboard, a coffee cup steaming, a logo pulsing. - 2 ### Generate About a minute. - 3 ### Download A GIF, ready to drop into a chat or a doc. ## Why use the GIF generator on Make AI Video ### Straight to GIF No MP4 to download and run through a converter. ### Built to loop The prompt is nudged toward something that reads as a loop rather than a clip that stops. ### Small enough to send Sized for chat and docs, not for a 4K timeline. ### Free to start New accounts get 18 credits. No card. ## What people use the GIF generator for ### Reactions A reaction nobody else has. ### Docs and slides A small loop showing a step is clearer than three screenshots. ### Product demos A GIF autoplays in a README where a video will not. ## Specs for the GIF generator - You provide: a text prompt - You get back: An MP4 you can download and post anywhere - Aspect ratio: 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 - Length: 5, 8 or 10 seconds - Resolution: 720p or 1080p - Cost: 6 credits per run · new accounts get 18 free ## Questions about the GIF generator ### Why a GIF instead of a video? GIFs autoplay and loop everywhere - chat, docs, README files, forums - without a player or a click. The trade-off is file size and colour, which is why they stay short and small. ### How long can the GIF be? A few seconds. GIF is an inefficient format; a long one becomes a huge file that half the places you want to paste it will reject. ### Can I turn my own video into a GIF? Not yet - this generates from a prompt. Converting a file you already have is a different thing and we have not built it. ### Is the GIF generator open right now? Yes. Describe the loop and it renders a short clip, then turns it into a GIF right in your browser. New accounts get free credits to try it, no card needed. ### What aspect ratios can I pick? Once open it uses the same options as the video tools: 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1. Square is the safe default for chat and docs. ### Is there a watermark? Free runs carry a watermark like every other tool here. Paid plans remove it, and add 1080p exports and commercial usage rights. ### How many credits will a GIF cost? The same as a short video: runs start at 6 credits on Runway and go up with the model you pick. New accounts get 18 credits with no card. ## Try the GIF generator free 18 credits when you sign up, no card - enough for 3 runs at 6 credits each. Make one now ## More tools like the GIF generator [Free Text to Video AI](https://www.makeaivideo.net/text-to-video) · [AI Image to Video](https://www.makeaivideo.net/image-to-video) · [Animate a Logo](https://www.makeaivideo.net/animate-logo)