Category · Video

AI Video Tools

For businesses that know video converts but don't have a video budget, a camera crew, or the hours to edit — AI-generated video, from a script or a prompt.

AI video tools split into two real jobs: turning a script or article into a presenter-led video with an AI avatar, or generating short social-ready clips from text. The six tools below cover both. Full head-to-head testing — real generated clips, side by side — is in progress.

Tools we're evaluating

  • SynthesiaAI-avatar video generation, built for training and explainer videos from a script.
  • HeyGenAI avatar video with realistic voice cloning, aimed at marketing and social content.
  • PictoryTurns long-form content — articles, blog posts, scripts — into short repurposed video.
  • InVideo AIText-to-video generation with templates built for social and marketing clips.
  • ColossyanAI avatar video generation aimed at corporate training content.
  • FlikiText-to-video and text-to-speech generation from a script or blog post.
Full comparison coming soon This category's head-to-head review — with real generated clips and pricing verified at publish time — is next in the queue after the AI writing tools guide.