# Free Text to Video AI | Make AI Video Source page: https://www.makeaivideo.net/text-to-video > Create video from a text prompt with AI, free to start. Describe the scene and get a clip back in minutes. 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) # Free Text to Video AI Create video from a text prompt. Describe the scene you want and get a clip back in minutes. Text to video examples Clips built from nothing but a written description. ## What is text to video AI? Text to video is a way of making a video clip without a camera or an editor: you write what should be on screen, and a generative model produces the frames. It is not stock footage search and it is not a template - nothing you get back existed before you asked for it, which is also why the same prompt twice gives you two different clips. A text to video AI reads your prompt the way a director reads a shot list: who or what is in frame, where they are, what moves, and how the camera behaves. The newer models also generate sound with the picture - ambience, footsteps, a line of dialogue - so a prompt to video run can give you a finished shot rather than a silent one. What it is good at: short, single shots of 5 to 15 seconds. What it is not: a tool that writes and edits a full multi-scene film from one script. For anything longer you generate shot by shot and cut them together. ## How text to video AI works - 1 ### Describe the scene Write one shot, not a whole story. Name the subject, the setting, the light and what the camera does - for example "a red vintage car drives along a coastal road at sunset, drone shot following from behind". Specific nouns beat adjectives. - 2 ### Pick a model, length and aspect ratio Each model shows its credit cost before you generate. 9:16 suits TikTok and Reels, 16:9 suits YouTube, 1:1 suits feeds. Short clips render faster and cost less. - 3 ### Generate The AI builds the clip from your description. Most runs come back in one to five minutes; you can leave the page and find the result in your workspace. - 4 ### Download or try again Download the MP4, or tweak one thing in the prompt and run it again. Changing one detail at a time is the fastest way to learn what a model responds to. ## Why use text to video AI on Make AI Video ### Text to video AI, free to start New accounts get sign-up credits with no card, enough for a first clip on the cheaper models. Videos made on the free plan carry a small watermark; subscriptions remove it. ### Starts from nothing This is the one tool here that needs no footage and no photo. If you do have a picture to start from, image to video keeps your subject more consistent. ### Many models in one place Runway, Veo 3 Lite, Veo 3 Fast and Hailuo H3 run on any plan; Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0 and 2.5, Grok Imagine, PixVerse V6 and Veo 3 Quality are on paid plans. One account and one credit balance instead of a subscription per model. ### Sound with the picture Veo 3, Hailuo H3 and the Seedance models generate audio together with the video, so dialogue, music cues and ambience land in sync. ### Pay per clip Credits are priced off what each model costs us to run, and the amount is on the Create button before you generate - no surprise charges for a failed run. ## What people use text to video AI for ### B-roll and filler shots Generate the establishing shot, the city at night or the product on a desk that you do not have footage for, and drop it into your edit. ### Storyboards and pitches Show a client or a team the scene instead of describing it. A rough AI video from text is often enough to agree on framing and mood before anyone shoots. ### Social content from an idea Go from one sentence to a 9:16 clip for TikTok, Reels or Shorts. Short, surprising visual ideas work better than long narratives. ### Ads and product teasers Mock up a commercial shot before paying for a shoot. For ads built around a real product photo, the AI video ad generator is the better starting point. ### Script to video, shot by shot Break a script into its shots, write one prompt per shot, and generate them in order. Keeping the same description of your main character in every prompt helps the shots match. ### Music videos and visualisers Generate looping or atmospheric shots to sit under a track - abstract light, landscapes, slow camera moves. ## Specs for text to video AI - 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 text to video AI ### How does text-to-video generation work? A video model trained on huge amounts of footage turns your description into frames: it works out the subject, the setting, the motion and the camera move from your words, then renders a short clip that matches. Some models also generate the audio at the same time. ### Is this text to video AI free? It is free to start. New accounts get sign-up credits with no card, enough for a first clip on the cheaper models. After that you pay in credits, and free-plan videos carry a small watermark. ### How long does it take to generate a video from text? Usually one to five minutes, depending on the model and the length. Short 5-second clips on the faster models come back quickest. ### How long can the video be? It depends on the model: most give 5 to 10 seconds per clip, and Seedance 2.5 goes up to 15 seconds. For longer videos, generate several shots and edit them together. ### What makes a good text prompt for video generation? Describe one shot. Include the subject, the setting, the lighting, the camera movement and the mood, for example: 'A golden sunset over calm ocean waves, cinematic wide shot with gentle camera movement.' Avoid packing several scenes into one prompt. ### Which model should I pick? Runway is the cheapest way to test an idea. Veo 3 Fast is a good default with sound. On paid plans, Kling 3.0 is strong on realistic motion and Seedance 2.5 handles the longest clips. Each model shows its credit cost in the menu. ### Can I specify camera movements in my prompt? Yes. Phrases like 'zoom in', 'pan left', 'tilt up', 'dolly forward' or 'drone shot' are understood by all the models, though how closely they follow differs. ### What aspect ratios are supported? 16:9 (landscape), 9:16 (vertical) and 1:1 (square). Pick 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 16:9 for YouTube and presentations. ### Can I turn a script into a video? Not in one click. Split the script into shots, generate each shot from its own prompt, and cut them together in any editor. Keeping character descriptions identical across prompts helps the shots look consistent. ### Are there any content restrictions? Yes. We do not generate violent, sexual or hateful content, or videos that impersonate real people. Prompts that break the acceptable use policy are refused. ### Can I use the generated videos commercially? Commercial use is covered on the paid plans - see the pricing page for which tier includes it. Free-plan exports are for personal use and carry a watermark. ## Try text to video AI free 18 credits when you sign up, no card. Runs start at 6 credits depending on the model you pick. Make one now ## More tools like text to video AI [AI Image to Video](https://www.makeaivideo.net/image-to-video) · [AI Video Ad Generator](https://www.makeaivideo.net/ai-ad-generator) · [Video to Video AI: Restyle Any Clip](https://www.makeaivideo.net/video-to-video) · [Free AI Video Style Transfer](https://www.makeaivideo.net/video-style-transfer)