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[category: ai video][verified alternatives][no votes, no pay-to-list]

Free and open source alternatives for AI video

8 free or open source projects taken from the pages of 12 paid apps in this category. For each one: how many it replaces, how much subscription it cancels, what it costs to run.

free alternatives
8
$/month replaceable
35
already self-hosted
8
apps covered
12

8 alternatives

The value is the sum of the prices of the apps that project replaces — including outside this category, because a good alternative rarely serves only one.

153 $ /mese

NodeTool open source ★ 450 active [1-click] web · self-hosted · CLI · macOS · Windows · Linux

The rare open app with model workflows, masking and a video timeline; no included cloud render farm.

the 15 apps it replaces · 153 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (153 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Magnific AI 39 $/m NOT REALLY Wireflow 24 $/m KIND OF Pebblely 19 $/m KIND OF Clipdrop 15 $/m KIND OF Runway 15 $/m NOT REALLY Leonardo AI 12 $/m NOT REALLY Flair AI 10 $/m KIND OF Krea 10 $/m NOT REALLY Nsketch AI 9 $/m KIND OF Hailuo AI — NOT REALLY ImagineArt — NOT REALLY Kaiber — NOT REALLY Kling AI — NOT REALLY Luma Dream Machine — NOT REALLY Pika — NOT REALLY

source code · verificata il 2026-08-06

119 $ /mese

MoneyPrinterTurbo open source ★ 101,6k active [docker] web · self-hosted · CLI · macOS · Windows · Linux

Feed it a topic or script; it returns stock-footage shorts, captions and a voice, with all the subtlety the name promises.

the 5 apps it replaces · 119 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (119 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Revid AI 99 $/m YES Vyravid 20 $/m KIND OF Fliki — NOT REALLY InVideo — KIND OF Pictory — KIND OF

source code · verificata il 2026-08-06

115 $ /mese

ComfyUI open source ★ 124,2k active [1-click] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux

Every parameter is explicit and every graph rerunnable; comparison is rigorous, if not elegant.

the 17 apps it replaces · 115 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (115 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Wireflow 24 $/m KIND OF Ideogram 20 $/m NOT REALLY Playground AI 15 $/m NOT REALLY Runway 15 $/m NOT REALLY Leonardo AI 12 $/m NOT REALLY Krea 10 $/m NOT REALLY Midjourney 10 $/m NOT REALLY Nsketch AI 9 $/m KIND OF Dezgo — NOT REALLY DreamStudio — NOT REALLY Hailuo AI — NOT REALLY ImagineArt — NOT REALLY Kaiber — NOT REALLY Kling AI — NOT REALLY Luma Dream Machine — NOT REALLY Mage.Space — NOT REALLY Pika — NOT REALLY

source code · verificata il 2026-08-06

105 $ /mese

SwarmUI open source ★ 4,4k active [1-click] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux

Its grid generator turns prompt and parameter sweeps into an actual experiment instead of a scrolling feed.

the 16 apps it replaces · 105 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (105 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Wireflow 24 $/m KIND OF Ideogram 20 $/m NOT REALLY Playground AI 15 $/m NOT REALLY Runway 15 $/m NOT REALLY Leonardo AI 12 $/m NOT REALLY Midjourney 10 $/m NOT REALLY Nsketch AI 9 $/m KIND OF Dezgo — NOT REALLY DreamStudio — NOT REALLY Hailuo AI — NOT REALLY ImagineArt — NOT REALLY Kaiber — NOT REALLY Kling AI — NOT REALLY Luma Dream Machine — NOT REALLY Mage.Space — NOT REALLY Pika — NOT REALLY

source code · verificata il 2026-08-06

72 $ /mese

Draw Things free [1-click] macOS · iOS

A local gallery with retained settings, seeds and reruns; excellent for experiments on Apple hardware.

the 16 apps it replaces · 72 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (72 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Ideogram 20 $/m NOT REALLY Playground AI 15 $/m NOT REALLY Runway 15 $/m NOT REALLY Leonardo AI 12 $/m NOT REALLY Midjourney 10 $/m NOT REALLY Dezgo — NOT REALLY DreamStudio — NOT REALLY Hailuo AI — NOT REALLY ImagineArt — NOT REALLY Kaiber — NOT REALLY Kling AI — NOT REALLY Luma Dream Machine — NOT REALLY Mage.Space — NOT REALLY OpenArt — NOT REALLY Pika — NOT REALLY Scenario — NOT REALLY

verificata il 2026-08-06

24 $ /mese

WanGP free [1-click] web · self-hosted · CLI · macOS · Windows · Linux

A broad local image-and-video workbench; generation is free, the proprietary Runway models are not included.

the 8 apps it replaces · 24 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (24 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Runway 15 $/m NOT REALLY Nsketch AI 9 $/m KIND OF Hailuo AI — NOT REALLY ImagineArt — NOT REALLY Kaiber — NOT REALLY Kling AI — NOT REALLY Luma Dream Machine — NOT REALLY Pika — NOT REALLY

verificata il 2026-08-06

15 $ /mese

LTX Desktop open source ★ 1,9k active [1-click] macOS · Windows · Linux

The closest free thing to a generative video suite: local models, retakes and an actual editing timeline.

the 6 apps it replaces · 15 $/month

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (15 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

Runway 15 $/m NOT REALLY Hailuo AI — NOT REALLY Kaiber — NOT REALLY Kling AI — NOT REALLY Luma Dream Machine — NOT REALLY Pika — NOT REALLY

source code · verificata il 2026-08-06

— price not verified

DUIX Avatar free [ops] self-hosted · Windows · Linux

Clone one face and voice, type the script, render locally; stock presenters, translations and browser polish stay behind.

the 4 apps it replaces

Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below

DeepBrain AI — NOT REALLY Elai.io — NOT REALLY Hour One — NOT REALLY Vidnoz — NOT REALLY

verificata il 2026-08-06

Checked by hand: no votes, no buyable positions. Prices in dollars.

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