Free AI Video Generator: Text to Video and Image to Video
Is it really free? Yes, to start. Every new VdoBloom account gets 10 free credits with no card. That is enough for one or two short clips: a 5-second 480p Seedance V1 Lite clip costs 4 credits, and seven other models make a clip for 7 to 10 credits. Free-tier downloads carry a VdoBloom watermark; any credit pack or plan removes it. The free credits never expire.
- Free credits
- 10 on sign-up, added instantly
- Card needed
- No
- Example test clip
- 4 credits (Seedance V1 Lite, 5 s, 480p)
- Clips from the free credits
- 1 or 2 short clips
- Watermark
- Yes, on Free-tier downloads
- Credits expire
- No (one-time credits)
Which AI video models work on the free credits
Real prices from our credit table for a short clip, lowest cost first. Each model links to its page with specs, examples and the full price grid.
| Model | Type | Short-clip setting | Credits | Clips from 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance V1 Lite I2VAnimates a photo; 9 credits at 720p. | Image to Video | 5 s, 480p | 4 | 2 |
| Seedance 2 MiniSeedance 2 motion at a fraction of the full model; 17 credits for 5 s at 720p. | Text & Image to Video | 4 s, 480p | 7 | 1 |
| Wan AI 3.0 VideoNative audio; 10 credits for 3 s. | Text & Image to Video | 2 s, 480p | 7 | 1 |
| P-Video 2Draft tier for fast previews; 11 credits for full 720p. | Text & Image to Video | 5 s, 720p Draft | 7 | 1 |
| Seedance V1 Pro Fast I2VImage to video only; no 480p option. | Image to Video | 5 s, 720p | 7 | 1 |
| P-Video8 credits for 5 s at 720p. | Text & Image to Video | 4 s, 720p | 7 | 1 |
| Grok Imagine Video 1.5 PreviewBilled per second from 1 s (2 credits). | Image to Video | 5 s, 480p | 8 | 1 |
| Runway Gen-3Uses the full 10 credits; 20 credits at 1080p. | Text & Image to Video | 5 s, 720p | 10 | 1 |
Models that need more than the free credits
| Model | Setting | Credits | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veo 3.1 Fast | 8 s clip | 40 | Flat price per generation. |
| Seedance 2.5 | 4 s, 480p | 45 | Priced per second; more at 720p and 1080p. |
| Veo 3.1 High Quality | per clip | 160 | Highest-quality VEO mode. |
The exact cost is shown in the generator before you click generate. Browse every AI video and image model →
What free-credit models generate
Real outputs from models that fit inside the free credits. Open any to see more examples.
How to make a free AI video, step by step
- 1
Create a free account
Sign up with email or Google. 10 one-time credits land in your balance immediately. There is no card form, no trial timer and nothing renews.
- 2
Open Text to Video or Image to Video
Text to Video renders a scene from a written prompt. Image to Video animates a photo you upload, which is often the more reliable way to get a specific subject or product on screen.
- 3
Pick a model that fits in 10 credits
Choose one from the table above and set the lowest resolution and shortest duration first. The credit cost updates as you change settings, before you generate.
- 4
Write one clear shot
Describe a single subject, a single action and the camera: "a red fox trots through fresh snow at dawn, low tracking shot, soft light". Short, concrete prompts waste fewer test clips.
- 5
Generate, review, download
Clips usually render in one to a few minutes and are saved to My Creations. On the Free tier the download carries a VdoBloom watermark; after any pack or plan, the same clip downloads without it.
What is free and what is paid
There is no separate free model. The free credits buy the same generations paid credits do; the differences are the amount and the download watermark.
| Free tier | Pack or plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Credits | 10 on sign-up | Lite 300/month ($15), Pro from 800/month ($29), or one-time packs such as Lite ($19.50 for 300) |
| Models | Every text-to-video and image-to-video model | Same models |
| Download watermark | Yes, on every video and image download | Choose With or No watermark |
| Credit expiry | Never (one-time credits) | Pack credits never expire; subscription credits reset each cycle |
| Card required | No | Yes, at checkout |
Yearly billing brings Lite to $10/month. In India, one-time packs start at ₹299 for 75 credits. Full details on the pricing page; the watermark rules are explained on our AI video generator with no watermark page.
What to check on any free AI video generator
“Free” means different things on different sites. These five questions tell you what you are actually getting.
| Question | Why it matters | VdoBloom |
|---|---|---|
| Daily cap or one-off grant? | Daily caps refill but are often tiny; a one-off grant is spent once. | One-off: 10 credits that never expire. |
| Which models are free? | Many free tiers lock you to one in-house or older model. | Every text-to-video and image-to-video model is unlocked; the models in the table above make a short clip for 3 to 10 credits. |
| Output resolution | 480p-only free exports are common. | You pick the resolution; higher resolution simply costs more credits. |
| Watermark | Some tools add the mark only at export, after you have spent time on a clip. | Stated up front: Free-tier downloads are watermarked, paid downloads can be clean. |
| Card on file | A "free trial" that needs a card usually auto-renews. | No card until you choose to buy. |
Honest limits of the free credits
- 10 credits is a test budget: one or two short clips, not a week of posts.
- Free-tier downloads of videos and images carry a VdoBloom watermark. Audio downloads are never watermarked.
- Premium models cost more than the free grant: VEO 3.1 Fast is 40 credits per clip and Seedance 2.5 starts at 45.
- The low-cost settings in the table are short (2 to 5 seconds) and mostly 480p; longer or sharper clips cost proportionally more.
- Credits are granted once per person. Deleted-and-recreated accounts and Gmail dot or plus variants of an existing address get none.
When the credits run out, Lite is $15/month for 300 credits, or buy a one-time Lite pack ($19.50 for 300 credits) that never expires and needs no subscription.
Make the free credits go further
Test at 480p first
Run the prompt at the lowest resolution first. Only re-render at 720p or 1080p once the motion and framing are right.
Use the shortest duration
Most models bill per second. A 4-second test tells you as much about a prompt as a 10-second one.
Start from a photo when the subject matters
Image to video keeps a face, product or logo consistent far better than describing it in words.
Borrow a working prompt
Our Seedance prompt library has thousands of prompts with example clips, so your free credits go on variations of something that already works.
Free AI video generator FAQ
Is VdoBloom really a free AI video generator?
It is free to start. Every new account gets 10 free credits with no card, and they work on the same text-to-video and image-to-video models paid users get. After that it is credit-based: Lite is $15/month for 300 credits ($10/month billed yearly), or a one-time Lite pack is $19.50 for 300 credits that never expire.
What can 10 free credits actually make?
One or two short clips. A 5-second 480p Seedance V1 Lite image-to-video clip costs 4 credits, so 10 credits make two. Seedance 2 Mini (4 seconds at 480p, from a text prompt or a photo), Wan 3.0, P-Video, Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview and Runway Gen-3 each make one clip for 7 to 10 credits. VEO 3.1 Fast (40 credits) and Seedance 2.5 (from 45) need more credits than the free grant.
Do free AI videos have a watermark?
Yes. While your account is on the Free tier, every video and image you download carries a VdoBloom watermark, and the in-app player shows it too. Buying any credit pack or subscription moves the account to a paid tier, which unlocks the No watermark download option. The watermark is added at download time, so clips you made with free credits download clean once you upgrade.
Do I need a credit card to get the free credits?
No. Sign up with email or Google and the credits are added to your account straight away. No card, no trial timer and no automatic charge.
Can I make an AI video for free without signing up?
No. An account is required so your credits and generated clips are saved to you and you can download them later from My Creations. Sign-up takes a few seconds.
Do the free credits expire?
No. The 10 sign-up credits are one-time credits, which never expire. Credits from a one-time pack never expire either. Subscription credits are different: they reset each billing cycle.
Can I use the free credits for image to video?
Yes. The same credits work on Text to Video and Image to Video. Two of the lowest-cost models in our table, Seedance V1 Lite (4 credits at 480p) and Seedance V1 Pro Fast (7 credits at 720p), are image-to-video models that animate a photo you upload.
Which model should I spend free credits on first?
Test your prompt cheaply first: Seedance 2 Mini at 4 seconds and 480p costs 7 credits and accepts a text prompt alone, and Seedance V1 Lite animates a photo for 4 credits at 480p, so you can try a photo twice. Once the prompt works, spend the rest on the model whose look you want, or rerun the winning prompt on VEO 3.1 or Seedance 2.5 after buying credits.
Can I get more free credits?
Yes, through referrals: when a friend signs up with your referral link, you each get 10 credits. Sign-up credits are granted once per person, so re-registering a deleted email or a Gmail dot or plus variant of an existing address gets no new credits.
Who owns the videos I make with free credits?
Under VdoBloom's terms you retain ownership of the content you generate. On the Free tier your downloads carry the watermark; upgrade if you need clean files for a client, an ad or a channel.
Try a prompt on 10 free credits
No card. Same models paid users get. Start with a 3-credit test clip.