Back to all tools

Best AI Video Tools in 2026

Video generation, editing, and effects

Share
Tools:12
Avg rating:8.5/10
Top rated:Descript
D
Top Rated
8.8

Descript

AI-powered audio and video editor that lets you edit media by editing text — with transcription, filler word removal, and voice cloning built in.

Read review
D

Descript

Free

8.8

AI-powered audio and video editor that lets you edit media by editing text — with transcription, filler word removal, and voice cloning built in.

audio
video
productivity
+6 pros/5 cons
R

Riverside

Free

8.6

AI-powered podcast and video recording studio with automatic transcription, editing, and clip generation.

audio
video
productivity
+5 pros/4 cons
S

Sora

$20/mo (ChatGPT Plus)

8.6

OpenAI's AI video generation model capable of creating realistic videos from text prompts, now available via API only.

video
marketing
+6 pros/5 cons
S

Synthesia

Free

8.6

AI video generation platform that creates professional videos with realistic AI avatars in 140+ languages, no camera or studio required.

video
marketing
productivity
+6 pros/5 cons
R

Replicate

Pay-per-use

8.5

Cloud platform for running open-source AI models via API, with one-line deployment and a community marketplace of thousands of models.

open-source
image
video
+6 pros/4 cons
R

Runway

Free

8.5

AI-powered video generation and editing platform for creative professionals.

video
image
+5 pros/4 cons
H

HeyGen

Free

8.4

AI avatar video platform for creating professional talking-head videos with custom or stock avatars, ideal for marketing, training, and sales.

video
marketing
productivity
+6 pros/4 cons
K

Kling AI

Free

8.4

Advanced AI video generation platform from Kuaishou, producing high-quality clips with impressive motion and physics.

video
+5 pros/4 cons
O

Opus Clip

Free

8.4

AI video repurposing tool that transforms long-form videos into viral short-form clips for social media.

video
marketing
+5 pros/4 cons
L

Luma Dream Machine

Free

8.3

AI-powered video and 3D generation tool that creates high-quality, realistic video clips from text and image prompts.

video
design
+5 pros/4 cons
P

Pika

Free

8.2

AI video generation platform that turns text prompts and images into short videos with creative effects, scene generation, and style transfer.

video
image
+6 pros/5 cons
P

Pictory

Free trial

8.1

AI video creation platform that turns articles, scripts, and long-form content into professional short videos.

video
marketing
+5 pros/4 cons