Tool · Video, Talking presenters, Voice and speech
Pictory
A browser video editor that turns a script, blog post or long recording into a narrated video with stock footage, captions and AI voices. Higher plans add AI presenters and a copy of your own voice. Paid plans start at $25 a month billed yearly.
At a glance
- Open or closed
- ClosedOnly usable through the maker's app or APIsource · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
- Licence
- Pictory Terms of Service (The maker's own terms)source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
- Can I sell what I make?
- Yes (from the Starter (annual) plan)
- Can't resell the output on its own
Terms: Pictory claims no ownership of your content and sets no plan-based limit; stock clips, music and voices are licensed for use in your videos only, not on their own. Free-trial output rights not stated.source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial - Cost
- Free option: 14-day free trial: 3 video projects, 15 video minutes, 50 AI credits, videos up to 5 minutesPlans below.
- How you use it
- In your browser, Maker's own API, Inside another tool, Through a chat app (e.g. Discord)Web app, Pictory Video API, Chrome extension, a custom GPT in ChatGPT, Make and Zapier. No phone app mentioned.source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
- Skill needed
- No setupOur judgement: browser app.source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
- Made by
- Pictory, Corp. (US)Terms give an address in Bothell, WA, USA.source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
- Status
- Availablesource · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
What you can make with it
- A video, from a description (main use)
- A video, short clips from a long video
- A video, by editing a video I have
- A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script
- A voice or speech, read my text aloud
- A voice or speech, a copy of my own voice
- A video, by bringing a photo to life
- A voice or speech, my audio in another language
text to videovideo to videotext to audioimage to videotext to image
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter (monthly) | $29 a month | 200 minutes of audio or video a month; 100 credits a month; 60 minutes of audio a month Monthly AI credits cover about 166 images, 1 minute of generated video or 3 minutes of avatar video. |
| Starter (annual) | $25 a month, billed yearly | 2,400 minutes of audio or video a year; 1,200 credits a year; 720 minutes of audio a year Yearly AI credits cover about 2,000 images, 12.5 minutes of generated video or 40 minutes of avatar video. |
| Professional (monthly) | $59 a month | 600 minutes of audio or video a month; 500 credits a month; 120 minutes of audio a month Monthly AI credits cover about 833 images, 5 minutes of generated video or 16 minutes of avatar video. Adds custom avatars and 2 voice clones per user. |
| Professional (annual) | $35 a month, billed yearly | 7,200 minutes of audio or video a year; 12,000 credits a year; 1,440 minutes of audio a year Yearly AI credits cover about 20,000 images, 125 minutes of generated video or 400 minutes of avatar video. |
| Team (monthly) | $199 a month | 1,800 minutes of audio or video a month; 2,400 credits a month; 240 minutes of audio a month 3+ users. Monthly AI credits cover about 4,000 images, 25 minutes of generated video or 80 minutes of avatar video. |
| Team (annual) | $119 a month, billed yearly | 21,600 minutes of audio or video a year; 28,800 credits a year; 2,880 minutes of audio a year 3+ users. |
Some plans are not listed here; see the source for the full list.
Rough cost of 1 minute of presenter video: about $3.69 / £2.77 (estimate, worked out by Plainly, not a price the maker publishes). $59 a month / 16 minutes of avatar video the monthly AI credits cover = $3.69 per minute (assumes all credits go on avatars). GBP at 0.75.
Rights and safety
- Trains on your work?
- Doesn't train on your workWon't train general AI models on your content unless you agree in writing; may use anonymised, aggregated data to improve the service.source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
- Watermark
- No watermark'No watermark' listed under Starter; not stated for other plans or the free trial.source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
- Real faces and voices
- Copies a real voice (voice clone), checks the person's consent
Copies a real face (custom avatar), checks the person's consentTerms require the person's written consent and a 'Consent Recording' for identity verification; minors and unauthorised public figures banned. Not confirmed per route on a feature page.source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Related
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About this entry
Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.