InVideo AI alternativeElyum, pay only for keeps
InVideo AI spends credits when a clip generates. Elyum shows a free preview first; you KEEP what you want and KILL the rest for a full refund.
InVideo AI turns a text prompt into a scripted, voiced, stock-and-AI-footage video on top of InVideo's timeline editor. It writes a script, pulls B-roll from a 16M+ stock library, adds AI voiceover and avatars, and can generate original footage through third-party models. InVideo's model roundup lists Veo, Kling, Seedance, Wan, and Runway as selectable in that workflow. G2 shows 4.5/5 across 170 reviews, and reviewers like the interface for fast social and TikTok-style clips. That assembly stack is the product people actually buy.
People leave because credit burn is hard to forecast and there is no confirmed refund once the service has been used. InVideo's pricing page lists Plus at $17/mo for 750 credits, Max at $85/mo for 3,900, Generative at $170/mo for 8,000, and Elite at $900/mo for 42,500. Unused monthly credits do not roll over. Several third-party blogs quote those same tier names with credit counts roughly 10x lower, so cost per clip is hard to lock before you pay. A Trustpilot reviewer wrote that a single unfinished 35-second video consumed an entire month's credits. Others said they were charged credits again to correct errors the AI itself made. Trustpilot sits around 3.0/5 from 877 reviews.
Elyum is one studio and one credit balance across 50+ video, image, and audio models. 1 credit equals $0.01. Plans are Free (up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card), Plus $9/mo, Pro $29/mo, and Ultra $69/mo, and you can top up. Every render comes back as a free preview (a take). You KEEP the takes you want, and that is the only moment credits are charged, or you KILL the rest for an automatic full refund. A failed generation is never charged. Paid plans kill freely. Free meters kills at one a month. Kept takes download clean, no watermark, commercial use included. For a model InVideo AI also lists, a 5s Seedance 2.0 clip at 480p is 30 credits ($0.30).
This is not a swap if you live in the timeline. Elyum does not have a timeline editor, stock footage, its own avatars or talking heads, a mobile app, team seats, or a community feed. If your job is script plus stock plus voiceover in one pass, stay on InVideo AI. If your job is picking a named model, previewing, and paying only for what you KEEP, start on the model catalog and pricing.
Why people switch from InVideo AI
- Pay only for kept takes
Every Elyum render is a free preview. KEEP charges credits. KILL refunds in full. InVideo AI has no confirmed refund-on-failure policy, and Trustpilot reviewers say they were charged again to fix the platform's own errors, with no refunds after use.
- Monthly credits that expire unused
InVideo's official pricing page states unused monthly credits do not roll over. Plus is 750 credits at $17/mo. If a bad week burns the allotment, the rest of the month is a top-up or a wait. Elyum uses one balance you can top up, and a KILL does not spend it.
- Lower published starting price
InVideo Plus is $17/mo. Max is $85/mo. Generative is $170/mo. Elite is $900/mo, all listed at the same monthly figure when billed yearly. Elyum Plus is $9/mo, Pro $29/mo, Ultra $69/mo. That gap is before keep/kill removes failed takes from the bill.
- Overlap models with listed take prices
InVideo AI lists Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, and Seedance 2.0 as selectable. Elyum offers those three with public take prices. A 5s Kling 3.0 take is {{price kling-3 per second 5}}. A 5s Veo 3.1 clip at 720p is 105 credits ($1.05).
- MCP and a public REST API
Research found no official public API or developer pricing page for InVideo AI as of 2026-09-07. Elyum runs from the web studio or from Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor through the MCP server and a REST API.
- Frontier models InVideo does not list
InVideo's own model roundup names Seedance 2.0, not Seedance 2.5. Nano Banana 2 and Pro, GPT Image 2, Grok Imagine 1.5, Seedream 5, FLUX 2 Pro, MiniMax H3, and Gemini Omni Flash are not mentioned in the sources. Elyum includes those in the same credit balance.
Where InVideo AI still wins
- Script, stock, voice, avatars in one editor
InVideo AI bundles script writing, a 16M+ stock library, AI voiceover, avatars, and generative clips in one editor. Elyum has no timeline, no stock library, and no avatars of its own. If you need a finished social video from one prompt, InVideo AI is built for that job.
- Model switching inside the assembler
InVideo AI lets you move between Veo, Kling, Seedance, Wan, Runway, and others without leaving the generative workflow. Elyum is a model studio. You pick a model and render. You do not get InVideo's script-and-B-roll pass on top.
- Interface scored for social speed
Reviewers praise InVideo AI's interface for fast social content, and G2 is 4.5/5 across 170 reviews. Elyum will not replace that editor, a mobile app, team seats, or a community feed.
- 16M+ stock and extra model brands
InVideo AI cites a 16M+ stock library and lists Runway Gen-3 Alpha, Pixverse, Hailuo AI, Ideogram, Flux Kontext, and ElevenLabs voice. Elyum has ElevenLabs and a wide generative set, but no stock footage library.
InVideo AI vs Elyum, side by side
| What matters | InVideo AI | Elyum |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Plus $17/mo (same figure listed yearly) for 750 credits/month; Max $85/mo; Generative $170/mo; Elite $900/mo | Free up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them); Plus $9/mo; Pro $29/mo; Ultra $69/mo; 1 credit = $0.01 |
| Free tier | Not on InVideo's pricing page as of 2026-09-07; blogs report ~1-5 AI credits/week, ~2 min, watermark, ~4 exports/week | up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card; one kill per month on Free; paid plans kill freely |
| Bad or failed render cost | No confirmed formal policy; Trustpilot reports re-charges to fix platform errors; no refunds after use | Failed generation never charged; KILL is a full refund (Free: one kill/month) |
| Watermark on paid | false; paid plans emphasize watermark-free exports | No watermark on kept takes, including Free |
| Seedance 2.0 | Offered; InVideo blog lists Seedance 2.0 as selectable. Seedance 2.5 not offered | Offered; 5s 480p 30 credits ($0.30); also Seedance 2.5 |
| Kling 3.0 | Offered as a selectable generative footage model | Offered; 5s {{price kling-3 per second 5}} |
| Veo 3.1 | Offered; InVideo blog lists Google Veo 3.1 | Offered; 5s 720p 105 credits ($1.05) |
| Commercial use | Not independently verified; paid plans stress watermark-free export | Commercial use included on kept takes |
| API or agent access | Not confirmed; no official public API page as of 2026-09-07 | MCP server and REST API from the web studio, Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor |
| Unused monthly credits | Do not roll over (InVideo official pricing page) | One balance; top-ups available |
InVideo AI facts from its own pricing and help pages plus independent reviews, verified 2026-09-07 (sources at the end). Elyum numbers are computed from the live rate card.
What it actually costs
InVideo's pricing page lists four paid tiers at the yearly rate printed as a monthly figure: Plus $17/mo for 750 credits, Max $85/mo for 3,900, Generative $170/mo for 8,000, and Elite $900/mo for 42,500. Month-to-month is higher; the research does not publish those exact month-to-month totals. Unused monthly credits do not roll over. Additional credits can reportedly be purchased on top of a subscription, but exact top-up prices were not confirmed on the official page as of 2026-09-07. Third-party blogs (Creatify, Flowith) report the same tier names with roughly 10x fewer credits (75 / 390 / 800 / 4,250). Treat the official 750 / 3,900 / 8,000 / 42,500 figures as the live page, and treat the 10x gap as unresolved.
Elyum plans are Free (up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them)), Plus $9/mo, Pro $29/mo, and Ultra $69/mo. 1 credit equals $0.01. Pro and Ultra include fair-use unlimited image generation on selected image models. Prices already sit about 20% under comparable Higgsfield, OpenArt, and Runway anchors. You only pay when you KEEP a take.
Worked example. InVideo research puts one finished minute of generated video at roughly 2 to 160 InVideo credits, depending on model and quality. On Elyum, a 5s Seedance 2.0 take at 480p is 30 credits ($0.30), a 15s take at 480p is 90 credits ($0.90), and a 5s 1080p take is 120 credits ($1.20). Two previews of that 5s 480p clip, if you KEEP both, read as 2 × 30 credits = 60 credits ($0.60). If you KILL one, you do not pay for it. InVideo Plus's 750 credits do not roll over; a month of killed takes on Elyum never hits the balance.
| InVideo AI plan | Monthly | Yearly (per month) | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | Reported as roughly 1-5 AI credits/week and ~2 minutes of video, varies by source · watermarked |
| Plus | $17 | $17 | 750/month (official pricing page) — some third-party sources report 75/month for the same tier |
| Max | $85 | $85 | 3,900/month (official pricing page) — some third-party sources report 390/month |
| Generative | $170 | $170 | 8,000/month (official pricing page) — some third-party sources report 800/month |
| Elite | $900 | $900 | 42,500/month (official pricing page) — some third-party sources report 4,250/month |
| Elyum Plus / Pro / Ultra | $9 / $29 / $69 | n/a | One balance, all 50+ models, previews free |
Same models, priced on Elyum
Models InVideo AI also offers, with Elyum's live price for the shortest common take. Each one has a head-to-head page.
What the models look like on Elyum
Why generate with Elyum?
- Pay only for what you keep. Kill a take and every credit comes back.
- 50+ video, image and audio models on one balance.
- Rates about 20% under comparable platforms, and the cut is already in the price.
- Kept files download clean and full quality, no watermark, commercial use included.
- Works from the studio, or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor via MCP.
- Free plan, our algorithm may grant you 150 credits, no card required.
Moving from InVideo AI
- Export finished videos and any project files you still need from InVideo AI. Elyum will not import an InVideo timeline, stock picks, or avatar sessions.
- Create an Elyum Free account (up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card). Open the studio and stay on Free until you know the keep/kill loop.
- Find the overlap models: Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0, and Veo 3.1. Start with the same model family you already used inside InVideo AI, not a new one.
- Generate a preview. Watch the take. KEEP it only if you would ship it. KILL anything weak. Failed generations are not charged.
- If you already brief models from Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor, point those tools at Elyum's MCP server. InVideo AI has no confirmed public API.
Frequently asked questions
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- InVideo official pricing page (accessed 2026-09-07)
- InVideo blog — Best AI Video Generation Models (accessed 2026-09-07)
- InVideo AI Pricing: Plans, Credits & Free Tier Explained (2026) — Magic Hour (accessed 2026-09-07)
- InVideo Pricing Plans and Usage Limits 2026 — Creatify (accessed 2026-09-07)
- InVideo Pricing 2026: Current Plans, Credits and Watermarks — Flowith Blog (accessed 2026-09-07)
- invideo AI Reviews — Trustpilot (accessed 2026-09-07)
- InVideo AI Free Plan 2026: Watermarks, No Exports — Fluxnote (accessed 2026-09-07)
- Is InVideo Free in 2026? Real Limits + Free Pick — zsky.ai (accessed 2026-09-07)
- G2 — Camtasia vs InVideo comparison (rating reference) (accessed 2026-09-07)
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