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AI video ad maker: film once, get a finished ad
Film yourself talking about your product for up to 3 minutes. Cutroom sends back a finished 9:16 ad with captions, short clips of what you talk about and an opening headline.
In short
- An AI video ad maker turns your footage, a script or a product link into a finished video ad.
- Cutroom makes the ad from one phone video of you talking, and adds captions, short clips of what you say and a headline.
- Creatify and Arcads are better if you want an AI actor to read a script, with nobody filming.
- A 30-second ad costs about 110 credits in Cutroom, and your first video is free.
- Basic at $39.99 a month covers about 22 ads of 30 seconds.
- Credits for a 30-second ad
- ~110
- Vertical MP4, captions built in
- 9:16
- Free video, no card
- 1
What is an AI video ad maker?
It is a tool that makes a video ad for you, so you do not edit it by hand. The tools differ in what you give them.
- Some start from a product link or a script and use an AI actor, like Creatify and Arcads.
- Some start from a text prompt and use stock footage and AI voices, like invideo AI.
- Cutroom starts from a real video of you talking and edits it into the ad.
How Cutroom makes a video ad
You film one video of yourself talking, and Cutroom does the editing.
- The video can be up to 3 minutes long, and a phone is fine.
- You get a 9:16 MP4 with the captions built in and an opening headline.
- Cutroom also adds b-roll: short clips of what you talk about, placed on the words that name it.
- You can add music under the video on Basic and up.
From one video to a finished ad
Cutroom makes the first version. Changes are free until you export.
Film one video
You talking, up to 3 minutes
Upload
Written out word by word
First version
Captions, clips, headline
Edit the words
Free until export
Export
9:16 MP4, 20 credits a minute
This is the whole editor
Highlight a phrase and a clip lands on those exact words. No timeline, no keyframes, no layers.
How you change the ad
The first version arrives finished. You change it from your own words in the transcript: you place clips on them and fix the ones Cutroom heard wrong.
- Highlight a phrase and a clip covers exactly those words. You cannot move a clip by seconds.
- Fix a misheard word, and the caption follows.
- The style you pick before you upload sets the pace. On Punch and Native you can slow it from a word Cutroom took out.
- Select key words and give your offer its own caption style.
- You can also swap clips, pick another caption theme and rewrite the headline.
- Every version is rebuilt from your original video, so captions and clips stay in place.
A finished frame from Cutroom
The headline, the clips and the captions are rebuilt after every change, so nothing needs fixing by hand.
What one AI video ad costs
You pay for the edit once. Every version after that only costs its export.
- The edit costs 100 credits: transcript, cuts, captions, clips and headline.
- Changes are free until you export.
- Exporting costs 20 credits per minute of video, so about 110 credits for a 30-second ad.
- Another version of the same ad costs only its export: 10 credits for 30 seconds.
Plans and 30-second ads per month
Counted at about 110 credits for each 30-second ad.
| Plan | Price | Credits | 30-second ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0, within 7 days, no card | 600 | 1, with a Cutroom watermark |
| Lite | $19.99 a month | 1,250 | About 11 |
| Basic | $39.99 a month | 2,500 | About 22 |
| Premium | $79.99 a month | 5,000 | About 45 |
| Top-up | $39.99 once | 2,500 | About 22 more |
Plan: Free
- Price
- $0, within 7 days, no card
- Credits
- 600
- 30-second ads
- 1, with a Cutroom watermark
Plan: Lite
- Price
- $19.99 a month
- Credits
- 1,250
- 30-second ads
- About 11
Plan: Basic
- Price
- $39.99 a month
- Credits
- 2,500
- 30-second ads
- About 22
Plan: Premium
- Price
- $79.99 a month
- Credits
- 5,000
- 30-second ads
- About 45
Plan: Top-up
- Price
- $39.99 once
- Credits
- 2,500
- 30-second ads
- About 22 more
Cutroom vs hiring an editor
A human editor can tell you your opening is weak. Cutroom cannot, but it sends the first version back in about a minute. Another 30-second version costs 10 credits.
Hiring an editor and Cutroom side by side
Advice on your script
- Hiring an editor
- Yes, a person can say the opening is weak
- Cutroom
- No, Cutroom edits what you said
Videos longer than 3 minutes
- Hiring an editor
- Yes
- Cutroom
- No, 3 minutes is the limit
First version back
- Hiring an editor
- Whenever the editor delivers
- Cutroom
- About a minute after upload
Changes
- Hiring an editor
- Revision rounds, often limited
- Cutroom
- Free until you export
Another version
- Hiring an editor
- You pay the editor again
- Cutroom
- 10 credits for a 30-second export
| Hiring an editor | Cutroom | |
|---|---|---|
| Advice on your script | Yes, a person can say the opening is weak | No, Cutroom edits what you said |
| Videos longer than 3 minutes | Yes | No, 3 minutes is the limit |
| First version back | Whenever the editor delivers | About a minute after upload |
| Changes | Revision rounds, often limited | Free until you export |
| Another version | You pay the editor again | 10 credits for a 30-second export |
Which AI video ad maker should you choose?
The main question is who appears in the ad: an AI actor, stock footage, or you.
- Choose Creatify if you want an ad made from a product page and read by an AI actor.
- Choose Arcads if you need many UGC-style ads with AI actors. It does not publish its prices.
- Choose invideo AI if you want a video from a text prompt, with stock footage and an AI voice.
- Choose AdCreative.ai if you mostly need static ad images.
- Choose Cutroom if you want ads of you or your team talking, edited for you from one phone video.
AI video ad makers compared
Prices as each company publishes them, checked 21 September 2026.
| Tool | Best for | Price from |
|---|---|---|
| Cutroom | Ads from a video of you talking | First video free; Lite $19.99/month |
| Creatify | Product ads from a URL with an AI actor | Free plan, 10 credits a month; Starter $39/month |
| Arcads | UGC-style ads with AI actors | Not published |
| invideo AI | Videos from a text prompt with stock footage | Basic $9/month yearly |
| AdCreative.ai | Static ad images, plus video from product photos | 7-day trial; Starter $39/month |
Tool: Cutroom
- Best for
- Ads from a video of you talking
- Price from
- First video free; Lite $19.99/month
Tool: Creatify
- Best for
- Product ads from a URL with an AI actor
- Price from
- Free plan, 10 credits a month; Starter $39/month
Tool: Arcads
- Best for
- UGC-style ads with AI actors
- Price from
- Not published
Tool: invideo AI
- Best for
- Videos from a text prompt with stock footage
- Price from
- Basic $9/month yearly
Tool: AdCreative.ai
- Best for
- Static ad images, plus video from product photos
- Price from
- 7-day trial; Starter $39/month
Questions people ask
- What is the best AI video ad maker?
- It depends on who is in the ad. For an AI actor reading a script, Creatify and Arcads are strong. For ads of you or your team talking, Cutroom edits your own video into the finished ad.
- What do I need to start?
- One video of you talking about your product, up to 3 minutes, filmed on a phone. You need no editing experience and no footage library. Your first video is free, with no card.
- How many ads can I make for free?
- One. Your first video is free within 7 days of signing up. The rest of the 600 free credits pays for exporting it again after you change it, and exporting it again unchanged is free, unless Cutroom updated its renderer or your watermark changed. After that, an edit is 100 credits plus 20 per minute of export.
- Why make several versions of one ad?
- Because most ads do not do well. Motion's analysis of 550,000+ Meta ads found only about 5 to 8% become top performers. In Cutroom another 30-second version costs 10 credits.
- How long does one ad take?
- The first version comes back in about a minute. Every change rebuilds the whole video, so nothing needs fixing by hand.
- Can I get a square or widescreen version?
- No. Every export is vertical 9:16. Clips and captions are placed for that shape only.
- Can I see what it cut out of my video?
- Yes. On Punch and Native, the words Cutroom took out stay visible in the transcript. Tap one and choose 'Slow the pace to normal' to bring them all back. Straight cut and Flow take nothing out.
Film one video and get the finished ad back. Your first video is free.