No free plan here gives you a finished music video without a watermark: on all eight tools that is a paid feature. What you get free depends on the tool. Solmi gives a new web account 100 one-time music-video credits, enough for one 20-second 480p preview of your own song with a lip-synced performer and a watermark. freebeat gives 500 credits for videos up to 30 seconds at 720p. Plazmapunk gives 200 credits for beat-synced visualizer videos in 4:3. Rotor lets you preview edits of stock or your own footage and pay only to download. VidMuse, Sondo, Neural Frames and Runway each give a small one-time allowance to try the workflow.
Open to paid plans too? Compare the best AI music video generators.
Last updated October 14, 2026. Solmi publishes this guide. Every figure comes from the tool's own pricing page, help center or app-store listing; nothing here is a test score. freebeat's and VidMuse's rows are as their websites listed them in September 2026; those two sites could not be re-read for this update. Every other row was re-read on October 14, 2026. Not stated means the vendor's page doesn't say. The order follows our ranking of the best AI music video generators in 2026, which ranks tools for one job: turning a finished song into a music video you can publish. It is not a ranking of which free plan is biggest. The table shows that side by side.
| # | Tool | Free allowance | Free video limits | Watermark on free videos | Card needed | Paid plans from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solmi | 100 one-time music-video credits on a new web account | One 20-second preview at 480p | Yes | No | $35/month |
| 2 | freebeat | 500 credits at signup | Up to 30 seconds per video, at 720p | Yes | No | $4.99/week |
| 3 | VidMuse | 100 one-time credits | 720p; personal, non-commercial use | Yes | Not stated | $39/month |
| 4 | Sondo | Your first music video (a free trial) | Not published; personal, non-commercial use | Watermark-free exports are a paid feature | Not stated | $9.99/week |
| 5 | Neural Frames | Trial credits | About 20 seconds frame by frame, or a couple of Autopilot storyboards | Watermark-free downloads are a paid feature | No | $39/month |
| 6 | Rotor | Free previews of every edit | No free download: you pay per video or subscribe | Yes, on previews | Only to download | $14.99/month, billed annually |
| 7 | Plazmapunk | 200 credits at signup | 4:3 only; one-prompt videos; personal use | Yes, a small one | No | €9.99/month |
| 8 | Runway | 125 one-time credits | Short clips you edit together yourself | Watermark-free exports start on the Standard plan | Not stated | $15/month |
Free plans differ in five ways, and the table has a column for each. Credits: how many you get, and whether they are one-time, as Solmi's, VidMuse's and Runway's are. Length: Solmi's free preview is 20 seconds and freebeat's free videos run up to 30. Resolution: 480p on Solmi, 720p on freebeat and VidMuse. Watermark: a video without one is a paid feature on all eight. Card: Solmi, freebeat, Neural Frames and Plazmapunk say they ask for none. One more thing to check is the license. freebeat, VidMuse, Sondo and Plazmapunk say their free videos or credits are for personal or non-commercial use, and Solmi's free preview is for personal use too.
Solmi's free AI music video generator shows what a music video of your own song looks like before you pay. Upload an MP3 or WAV, such as the file you downloaded from Suno: it detects the lyrics, drafts a storyboard and lip-syncs a performer. Free: a new web account gets 100 one-time music-video credits, enough for one 20-second 480p preview with a watermark. Limits: one preview of 20 seconds at 480p, in 16:9 or 9:16. The music-video credits are one-time and don't refill. Watermark: yes, on the free preview. Card needed: no. Platforms: web, plus iPhone and Android apps. The free preview comes with an account created on the website, and the same account works in the apps. Paid from: $35/month (Plus, 2,000 credits). Paid plans render the full song at 720p or 1080p without the watermark. Best for: seeing your own song as a lip-synced music video before you decide to pay.
freebeat makes dance and singing videos from a Spotify, Suno, Udio or YouTube link or an uploaded file, with a singing mode and a lip-sync tool. Free: 500 credits at signup. Limits: videos up to 30 seconds, at 720p. Watermark: yes. Card needed: no. Platforms: web, plus iPhone and Android apps. Paid from: $4.99/week (Basic, a 30%-off price when read). Pro is $26.99/month, and 1080p needs the Ultimate or Creator plan. Best for: trying dance and singing videos made from a link. These figures are as freebeat's website listed them in September 2026; the site could not be re-read for this update.
VidMuse writes a creative brief and a storyboard from your song, an MP3, WAV or M4A file or a Suno link, and has you review both before it generates video. Free: 100 one-time credits. Limits: 720p exports, for personal, non-commercial use. Watermark: yes. Card needed: not stated. Platforms: web only. Paid from: $39/month (Pro, or $33/month billed yearly) for 4,000 credits a month, with 1080p. Best for: seeing the storyboard-first way of working before you pay. These figures are as VidMuse's website listed them in September 2026; the site could not be re-read for this update.
Sondo turns a song and a character photo into a music video with a storyline, in its iPhone and Android apps or on the web. Songs run from 30 seconds to 6 minutes. Free: your first music video, which Sondo also calls a free trial. Limits: Sondo doesn't publish a length or resolution limit for the free video. Free and trial videos are for personal, non-commercial use. Watermark: watermark-free exports are listed as a paid-plan feature. Card needed: not stated. Platforms: iPhone and Android apps, plus the web. Paid from: $9.99/week (Pro Weekly on the web, 800 credits a week). In the App Store, VIP plans are $9.99/week, $29.99/month or $59.99/year. Best for: making a first video on your phone from one song and one photo.
Neural Frames makes audio-reactive visuals with frame-by-frame control, and its Autopilot builds a video for the whole song with characters that can sing along. Free: free to start. Its help center says the trial credits cover a couple of Autopilot storyboards, or about 20 seconds of frame-by-frame video. Limits: longer renders and 4K export are on paid plans. Watermark: watermark-free downloads need a paid plan. Card needed: no. Platforms: web only. Paid from: $39/month (Neural Knight, or $26/month billed yearly) for 2,400 credits a month. Best for: testing audio-reactive, frame-by-frame visuals on a short section of a track.
Rotor is an automatic video editor rather than a generative AI tool: it cuts stock clips or your own footage to your song, up to 10 minutes long. Free: you can build and preview as many edits as you like. Limits: there is no free download. A music video costs 3 credits at $9.99 a credit, or you subscribe. Watermark: yes, embedded in the free previews. Downloaded videos have none. Card needed: only when you download. Platforms: web only. Paid from: $14.99/month billed annually (Artist Unlimited Video), or $9.99 a credit. Best for: checking how an edit of stock or your own footage fits the song before you pay for it.
Plazmapunk turns a track into a beat-synced AI video from a single prompt, or scene by scene on its paid plans. Free: 200 credits at signup. Its FAQ puts standard generation at about 1–2 credits per second of video. Limits: 4:3 only, and one-prompt videos without the Scene Editor. Free videos are for personal use. Watermark: yes, a small one. Card needed: no. Platforms: web only. Paid from: €9.99/month (Punk) for 4,000 credits, with all aspect ratios, Full HD upscaling and no watermark. Best for: a low-cost visualizer for an instrumental or electronic track.
Runway is a general AI video studio that isn't built around songs: you generate short clips and cut them to your track yourself. Free: 125 credits, one time. On Runway's pricing page 625 credits equal 52 seconds of Gen-4.5 video, so 125 credits come to about 10 seconds. Limits: clips of 2–10 seconds with Gen-4.5, which you edit together yourself. Watermark: watermark-free exports start on the Standard plan. Card needed: not stated. Platforms: web, plus iPhone and Android apps. Paid from: $15/month (Standard, or $12/month billed annually). Best for: a few hand-directed cinematic shots to cut into a video you edit yourself.
Kaiber is in our main ranking, but it has no free plan. Its trial costs $5 for 5 days and converts to the Creator plan ($29/month) unless you cancel. The cheapest plan, Starter, is $10/month for 500 credits.
Four of the eight have official iPhone and Android apps that are free to download: Solmi, freebeat, Sondo and Runway. Each app's free allowance is the one in the table. For Solmi, the free preview comes with an account created on the website, and the same account works in the apps. VidMuse, Neural Frames, Rotor and Plazmapunk run in the browser only. For the phone-first view, see the best AI music video apps for iPhone and Android.
Spend one-time credits on the part that sells the song, usually the chorus: Solmi's free preview is 20 seconds and freebeat's free videos run up to 30. Use the free video to judge the look, then pay for one clean export when the release matters. Read the license before you post. A free video that is for personal use can't go on a monetized channel.
A full song, 720p or 1080p, no watermark and commercial use are paid features. The last column of the table has each tool's entry price, from a few dollars a week to $39 a month. For what each paid plan includes, with every tool's key facts, pros and cons, see the best AI music video generators in 2026.
It depends on what you want free. Solmi gives a new web account one 20-second 480p preview of your own song with a lip-synced performer. freebeat gives 500 credits for videos up to 30 seconds at 720p. Plazmapunk gives 200 credits for beat-synced visualizer videos in 4:3, and Rotor lets you preview edits of stock or your own footage before you pay. On all eight tools in this guide, a video without a watermark needs a paid plan.
Free to start, yes. Each of the eight tools here lets you make something before you pay: Solmi, freebeat, VidMuse, Plazmapunk and Runway give starting credits, Neural Frames gives trial credits, Sondo makes your first video free, and Rotor's previews are free. A full-length video without a watermark needs a paid plan on every one of them. Kaiber has no free plan: its trial costs $5.
Not with the tools in this guide. Solmi, freebeat, VidMuse and Plazmapunk put a watermark on free videos, Rotor embeds one in its free previews, and Sondo, Neural Frames and Runway list watermark-free exports as a paid feature. A paid plan removes it on each of them.
For a preview of your own Suno song with a lip-synced performer, Solmi: upload the MP3, WAV or video file you downloaded from Suno, and a new web account's credits cover one 20-second 480p preview with a watermark. freebeat and VidMuse take a Suno link, and Neural Frames, Sondo, Rotor and Plazmapunk take the audio file.
Check the license first. freebeat, VidMuse, Sondo and Plazmapunk say their free videos or credits are for personal or non-commercial use, and Solmi's free preview is for personal use and carries a watermark. Paid plans on Solmi, Sondo and Plazmapunk include commercial use. You also need the rights to the song itself.
It depends on the tool. Solmi's free preview is 20 seconds at 480p. freebeat's free plan allows up to 30 seconds per video at 720p. Neural Frames' trial credits cover about 20 seconds of frame-by-frame video, and Runway's 125 one-time credits come to about 10 seconds of Gen-4.5 video at the rate on its pricing page. Plazmapunk charges about 1–2 credits per second of standard video against 200 starting credits. Sondo doesn't publish a limit for its free first video.
Solmi, freebeat, Sondo and Runway have official iPhone and Android apps, and all four are free to download. Solmi's free preview comes with an account created on its website, and the same account works in the apps. VidMuse, Neural Frames, Rotor and Plazmapunk run in the browser only.