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AI Compare · Video & Animation

Turn a photo into a video: which AI plans document it

Bring a still image or photo to life as a short clip.

Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.10.16-3, Oct 16, 2026 Rules 2.1.0

Products that document it
13 of 26
Lowest price
Free
Use
Video & Animation
Quality
Not tested

Compare plans for this task

What it needs

  • Photo to video RequiredAnimates a still image or photo you supply into a video clip.

What you get: A short clip from your image.

Plans that document it

For each product, the lowest-priced plan that documents every required feature, cheapest first. Documented means offered on the vendor's own pages, not tested.

Lowest-priced plan of each product documenting Turn a photo into a video
ProductLowest-priced plan
Adobe Firefly Firefly FreeFree
Canva Canva FreeFree
Descript Descript FreeFree
Gemini Gemini (free)Free
HeyGen HeyGen FreeFree
Midjourney Midjourney Basic$10 a month
Runway Runway Standard$15 a month
Higgsfield Higgsfield Starter$19 a month
Ideogram Ideogram Plus$20 a month
Perplexity Perplexity Pro$20 a month
Synthesia Synthesia Starter$29 a month
Luma Luma Plus$30 a month
X Subscription (Cursor, Grok, X) X Subscription Premium$30 a month

13 other products do not offer it, or it is not what they are for.

What we have not tested

Motion and likeness are not measured: check faces, hands and text in the clip.

From the facts in our data release 2026.10.16-3. Read how AI Compare works.

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