Short list of free or freemium video-generation allowances that still show up when you need a clip for a demo or placeholder. Caps change often — treat these as rounded figures and check the provider's page.
I'm a co-founder of nopaywall, a public catalog of free AI offers, API tiers, generation limits, and alternatives. Cards there show the checked terms and a last-checked date.
One-time or small free credits
- Runway — about 125 one-time free credits on the free plan; watermark on free exports (checked Oct 2026).
- Replicate — about $5 in free credits for new accounts (checked Oct 2026).
- Qiroq — about 10 credits per month at 480p with watermark (checked Oct 2026).
Monthly / recurring free lanes
- Google Vids — about 6 clips per month on the free lane (checked Oct 2026).
- Synthesia — free plan around 1,200 credits per month (roughly ~10 minutes of avatar video; check current plan terms) (checked Oct 2026).
Useful framing
"Free" almost always means a hard cap, a watermark, non-commercial rights, or a short trial. Eligibility can vary by country. If a card on nopaywall looks wrong, the catalog is updated from source pages on a schedule — open the card for the last-checked date.
More video + image + music caps: nopaywall.io/limits.
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