Pay-As-You-Go AI Video Generators Compared: GenMagic, MaxVideoAI, CreativeClaw, VdoBloom and More (November 2026)
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Of eight AI video sites often named as "pay as you go", four sold credits without a subscription on November 10, 2026: GenMagic, MaxVideoAI, CreativeClaw and VdoBloom (one-time packs); PixGrid sells passes whose credits expire with the pass; magicdoor.ai, Artificial Studio and Krater need a monthly plan. Prices per clip differ by model, and no site is cheapest on every one, so compare the clip you actually make.
This guide covers which sites need a plan, the smallest purchase and whether credits expire, what the same clips cost on each, and which fits whom.
A note on who wrote this: GenMagic is one of the sites compared, and its prices come from its live catalog. Every other figure was read on November 10, 2026 on that site's own pricing page, model pages or terms, linked below; where a site's own pages disagree, both figures are given. Where a figure is worked out from credits, the credit's dollar value on that site's smallest purchase is used. BetterVideo could not be read (its pages answer only to visitors in the United States and Canada).
Table of contents
- The short answer
- Who needs a plan
- What the same clips cost
- Each site in short
- Which to pick
- Questions
The short answer
- No subscription, credits that stay: MaxVideoAI (from $10, no expiry stated), CreativeClaw (from $10, "credits never expire"), VdoBloom (one-time packs from $19.50, never expire).
- And GenMagic: top-ups from $5, and top-up credit never expires.
- Passes that expire: PixGrid, from a $2.99 day pass of 15 credits valid 24 hours.
- Plan required: magicdoor.ai (from $6 a month), Artificial Studio (from $9 a month, credits that roll over), Krater (from $20 a month, no rollover).
- Prices per clip: each site is lower on some models and higher on others; see the table below.
Who needs a plan
| Site | Without a plan? | Smallest purchase | Do credits expire? | Free to start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GenMagic | Yes | $5 top-up | Top-up credit never expires | $0.50 with a verified email |
| MaxVideoAI | Yes | $10 of wallet credit | No expiry stated in its terms | An introductory Seedance 2 Mini clip when the promotion runs |
| CreativeClaw | Yes | $10 for 1,000 credits | "Credits never expire" | 100 credits |
| VdoBloom | Yes, one-time packs | $19.50 for 300 credits | One-time credits never expire | 10 credits, watermarked |
| PixGrid | Passes | $2.99 for 15 credits, 24 hours | Yes, with the pass | Editor only |
| magicdoor.ai | No | $6 a month | Top-ups never expire; plan balance resets | Not stated |
| Artificial Studio | No | $9 a month | Never expire, roll over | Daily free credits |
| Krater | No | $20 a month | Plan credits do not roll over | None |
What the same clips cost
Prices for one clip, as each site's pages give them or as worked out from its credits; "plan" marks a site where the figure needs a subscription.
| A clip | GenMagic today | MaxVideoAI | CreativeClaw | VdoBloom | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veo 3.1 Lite, 8 s, 720p, with sound | $0.60 | $0.52 | Not offered | Not stated | Artificial Studio $0.55 (plan) |
| Veo 3.1 Fast, 8 s, 720p, with sound | $1.20 | $1.04 | Not offered | $1.63 or $2.60 (its pages differ) | |
| Kling 3.0 Standard, 5 s, silent | $0.63 (720p) | $0.55 (1080p) | Not offered | $0.65 or $1.95 (its pages differ) | magicdoor $0.84 at 720p (plan) |
| Kling 3.0 Standard, 5 s, with sound | $0.95 (720p) | $0.82 (1080p) | magicdoor $1.26 (plan) | ||
| Seedance 2.0, 5 s, 720p | $1.13 | $1.89 | $1.57 | $5.33 | Artificial Studio $2.11 (plan) |
| Wan 3.0, 5 s, 720p | $0.64 | $0.65 | $0.65 | $2.08 | magicdoor $0.25 (plan) |
How the others' figures were worked out: CreativeClaw at $0.01 a credit (its $10 pack), VdoBloom at $0.065 a credit (its $19.50 pack), Artificial Studio at $0.0069 a credit (Starter, $9 for 1,300, fully used), PixGrid's Kling 3.0 at $1.67 silent or $2.50 with sound on its $9.99 monthly pass. Bigger packs on CreativeClaw and VdoBloom lower their price per credit.
Each site in short
- GenMagic: a studio and API with every video model on one balance (Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance, Wan, Hailuo, Grok Imagine, Runway and more), the price shown before you generate, failed clips not charged, and the same balance in n8n, Zapier, Make and AI assistants.
- MaxVideoAI: a pay-as-you-go video workspace with a live price per clip across about 31 video engines, including Kling 4.0, usable from AI assistants through MCP.
- CreativeClaw: a media studio that runs inside Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants through MCP; no Veo, and its Kling 3.0 models are marked legacy; Kling 4.0 Omni is listed.
- VdoBloom: a web and Android app with 138 models; plans, or one-time packs whose credits never expire; its pricing and model pages give different credits for some clips.
- PixGrid: a photo editor with Kling and Seedance video, sold as day and month passes whose credits expire with the pass.
- magicdoor.ai, Artificial Studio, Krater: all-in-one apps on monthly plans; magicdoor's Wan 3.0 clip is among the lowest prices here, behind its $6-a-month plan.
Which to pick
- You want the lowest price for one model: check the row for that model; MaxVideoAI is lower on Veo 3.1 and Kling, for example, and the plan sites can be lower when you use the whole plan.
- You make many kinds of video and want them in one place with no plan: GenMagic, MaxVideoAI or CreativeClaw, by the models you need (CreativeClaw has no Veo).
- You automate: GenMagic's balance works in n8n (a verified node), Zapier and Make; MaxVideoAI and CreativeClaw work through MCP in AI assistants, as GenMagic also does.
- You need Kling 4.0: MaxVideoAI, CreativeClaw (Omni), VdoBloom or PixGrid; GenMagic does not run it yet ( where Kling 4.0 runs).
The same comparison for images: pay-as-you-go AI image generators compared.
Questions
What is the best pay-as-you-go AI video generator? It depends on the model you make most: no site is cheapest on every model. Among the sites that need no plan, compare the row for your model above, then the smallest purchase and whether credits expire.
Which AI video generators have credits that never expire? GenMagic (top-up credit), CreativeClaw and VdoBloom's one-time packs state it; MaxVideoAI's terms state no expiry. Artificial Studio's credits roll over but need a plan. More rules: AI video credits that don't expire.
What is the cheapest way to make a few AI videos without a subscription? A small top-up on a per-clip site and a low-priced model: on GenMagic, a 5-second Seedance 2.0 Mini draft at 480p costs $0.25 today, and $0.50 of starter credit comes with a verified email.
Do any of these need a card to start? CreativeClaw and VdoBloom say no card is needed for their free credits; GenMagic's starter credit needs only a verified email.