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Best Image to Video AI Generators in 2026

15 of the 26 AI video generators in our full ranking qualify. Every tool here says on its own pages that it animates an uploaded image into video; the quote under each card is where. They keep their order from the full list — one published score, facts read Oct 23, 2026.

All 26 AI video generators →Free AI Video Generators
1

Creatify

✓ Champion
Marketers making avatar ads with a budget API
#1 of 26 overall · from $10/mo · yearly · Standard
9.9
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“AI Image to Video” — creatify.ai/pricing
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • ✓AI avatars
  • ✓AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Standard includes 300 realistic AI actors at $10/month.
Watch for: Free plan has only 10 monthly credits and watermarked exports.
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2

HeyGen

Best free
Avatar videos with text, image and reference-to-video
#2 of 26 overall · from $24/mo · yearly · Creator
8.9
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“text, image, and reference to video” — heygen.com/pricing
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • ✓AI avatars
  • ✓AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Creator includes up to 10 hours of text to speech and text, image and reference to video.
Watch for: The free plan produces 3 watermarked videos a month.
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3

InVideo

Best for avatar videos
Prompt-driven video with text, image and avatar tools
#3 of 26 overall · from $10/mo · yearly · Starter
8.9
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Image to Video” — invideo.io/pricing
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • ✓AI avatars
  • ✓AI voiceover
  • –API
Why it ranks: Lists text-to-video, image-to-video, AI avatar and text-to-speech tools from $10 per seat/month.
Watch for: Pricing page is billed per seat and does not detail free-plan limits.
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4
Creators generating cinematic clips with Gen-4.5
#5 of 26 overall · from $12/mo · yearly · Standard
8.8
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Gen-4 Image to Video” — runway.com/pricing
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • –AI avatars
  • ✓AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Standard includes music, voice and sound effects generation for $12/month billed annually.
Watch for: Gen-4.5 uses 12 credits per second of generated video, so credits cap output.
5
Turning scripts and URLs into stock-footage videos
#8 of 26 overall · from $25/mo · yearly · Starter
7.9
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Image to Video” — pictory.ai/pricing
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • ✓AI avatars
  • ✓AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Starter includes a 14-day free trial and script or URL to video generation.
Watch for: API is not included in Starter, Professional or Teams; it has its own plans.
6
Storyboard-first filmmakers using LTX video models
#9 of 26 overall · from $12/mo · yearly · Lite
7.8
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“AI Image to Video” — ltx.io/studio/pricing
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • –AI avatars
  • –AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Lite is $12/month billed yearly with 8,000 credits a month and no watermarking.
Watch for: The free plan gives 800 credits one time and is limited to personal use.
7
Browser editing with an AI video generator and voiceovers
#12 of 26 overall · from $16/mo · yearly · Pro
7.5
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Upload an image or enter a simple text prompt to create studio quality videos” — kapwing.com/pricing
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • –AI avatars
  • ✓AI voiceover
  • –API
Why it ranks: Pro includes 50 minutes of text-to-voiceover per month for $16.
Watch for: Free plan has 10 credits and exports with a Kapwing watermark.
8
Browser video editing with a bundle of AI tools
#16 of 26 overall · from Not published
6.5
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Image to Video AI” — veed.io/tools/ai-video
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • ✓AI avatars
  • ✓AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Creator is $10 per user per month billed annually with no watermark and 6,000 credits.
Watch for: Billed per seat; free trial is for enterprise customers only (minimum 3 users).
9
Creators wanting several video models in one subscription
#18 of 26 overall · from $300/yr · Plus
6.1
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Text-to-Video / Image-to-Video” — lumalabs.ai/pricing
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • –AI avatars
  • ✓AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Plus covers text and image to video across several models for $25/month billed yearly.
Watch for: The pricing page lists no free plan and charges credits per second of video.
10
Short text-to-video and photo-to-video clips on credits
#19 of 26 overall · from $14.99/mo · Standard
6.1
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Make your photo alive” — hailuoai.video/subscribe
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • –AI avatars
  • –AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Standard is $14.99/month with 1,000 credits, and the page offers text-to-video and image-to-video.
Watch for: Standard shows a limited-time $7.99 offer that returns to $14.99, so the headline price may change.
11
Free-tier avatar videos with a large template library
#22 of 26 overall · from Not published
5.5
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Image to Video Quickly turn photo to video” — vidnoz.com/pricing.html
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • ✓AI avatars
  • ✓AI voiceover
  • –API
Why it ranks: A free plan is offered and the page lists 1,900 AI avatars plus text-to-video and image-to-video.
Watch for: Paid-plan prices are script-rendered, so no paid price could be confirmed from the page.
12
Adobe users wanting video, speech and avatar generation
#23 of 26 overall · from Not published
5.0
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Image to video” — firefly.adobe.com
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • ✓AI avatars
  • ✓AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Firefly lists Text to video, Image to video, Text to avatar and speech generation in one studio.
Watch for: Adobe blocks automated reads of its plans page, so plan prices and free allowance are not confirmed.
13
Cheap entry to text and image to video
#24 of 26 overall · from Not published
4.5
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Image to Video” — vidu.com/pricing
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • –AI avatars
  • –AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Standard is $8.25/month billed yearly ($99) with 800 credits monthly.
Watch for: Standard is $10/month on monthly billing and caps at 800 credits.
14
Developers and teams animating avatars and photos via API
#25 of 26 overall · from Not published
4.0
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Upload a facial image” — d-id.com/creative-reality-studio
  • –Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • ✓AI avatars
  • ✓AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Lite is $4.7/month billed annually and includes the API in the 3-minute trial.
Watch for: Lite gives 10 minutes a month, adds a D-ID watermark and the trial has a full-screen watermark.
15
Short-form video with Seedance and Kling-class models
#26 of 26 overall · from Not published
3.0
out of 10
Image to video, as printed
“Seedance 2.5 Image to Video” — docs.higgsfield.ai
  • ✓Text to video
  • ✓Image to video
  • –AI avatars
  • –AI voiceover
  • ✓API
Why it ranks: Starter at $19/month billed annually gives 270 credits, about 15 Seedance 2.0 Fast videos.
Watch for: Starter caps output at about 15 Seedance 2.0 Fast videos a month.

All 15 side by side

#ProductScoreFree planTrialPaid fromText to videoImage to videoAI avatarsAI voiceoverAPI
1Creatify9.9✓YesNot published$10/mo · yearly✓✓✓✓✓
2HeyGen8.9✓YesNot published$24/mo · yearly✓✓✓✓✓
3InVideo8.9✓YesNot published$10/mo · yearly✓✓✓✓–
5Runway8.8✓YesNot published$12/mo · yearly✓✓–✓✓
8Pictory7.9–Not published14 days$25/mo · yearly✓✓✓✓✓
9LTX Studio7.8✓YesNot published$12/mo · yearly✓✓––✓
12Kapwing7.5✓YesNo$16/mo · yearly✓✓–✓–
16VEED6.5✓YesNot publishedNot published✓✓✓✓✓
18Luma Dream Machine6.1–Not publishedNot published$300/yr✓✓–✓✓
19Hailuo AI6.1–Not publishedNot published$14.99/mo✓✓––✓
22Vidnoz5.5✓YesNot publishedNot published✓✓✓✓–
23Adobe Firefly5.0–Not publishedNot publishedNot published✓✓✓✓✓
24Vidu4.5✓YesNot publishedNot published✓✓––✓
25D-ID4.0–Not publishedNot publishedNot published–✓✓✓✓
26Higgsfield3.0–Not publishedNot publishedNot published✓✓––✓

Questions

Creatify ranks first (9.9/10, #1 of 26 in the full AI video generators ranking), ahead of HeyGen and InVideo. Standard includes 300 realistic AI actors at $10/month.
The full ranking has 11 more AI video generators that don't qualify here.See all 26 →