No editing skills. Just an idea.
Describe your story in a sentence and BuildStory AI writes it, illustrates it, narrates it, and scores it — or films it as a cinematic movie with a cast that talks. Ready to watch in minutes, not hours.
You wanted a video. You got a timeline, three upgrades, and a bill that keeps climbing. We built BuildStory AI to fix that. First, it's simple. One sentence in, a finished video out. No timeline. No editing. Nothing to learn. Second, it's affordable. Twenty dollars a month gets you forty minutes of video. Need more? Add a credit pack anytime. No watermark. No hidden fees. Third, it's fast. Our cloud engine builds your scenes in parallel, so your video is ready in minutes, not hours. Simple. Affordable. Fast. That's why creators choose BuildStory AI. Start free today.
Built to fix what other tools get wrong
Most AI video tools bury you in timelines and confusing credit rules. We didn't.
Most AI video tools
- Timeline editors that take practice to use
- Credits reset or expire at the end of each month
- Extra fees to export to different platforms
- Watermarks even after you pay
- Characters whose voice changes from one clip to the next
BuildStory AI
- One sentence in, a finished video out
- Top-up credits never expire, even if you cancel
- Export to every platform at no extra cost
- No watermark on any paid plan
- Cinematic movies where every character keeps their own voice, lips in sync
If you can describe it, you can create it
No timeline, no layers, no editing software to learn. Type what you want, pick a style, and BuildStory AI handles every step in between.
- No prior video-editing experience needed
- One text prompt replaces a whole editing workflow
- AI writes the script, visuals, narration, and music for you
- Captions timed to the narration for you, word by word
Minutes, not hours
The video on the left was generated end-to-end by BuildStory AI — script, visuals, voice, and music — without a single manual edit.
- Full generation typically finishes in a few minutes
- Work on other stories while one renders in the background
- Get an email the moment your video is ready
A cast that talks, lips in sync
Make it a cinematic movie and every scene becomes real video. Each character speaks in a voice of their own, and the ones on screen move their lips with their lines.
- Up to 2 characters talking in one shot, the others reacting
- A voice per character, from 30, kept from the first scene to the last
- Your own cast: up to 10 photos of the people and places in your story
- From 6 credits per 15 seconds (12 in Premium quality), on every paid plan
A credit system you can actually understand
No confusing tiers or hidden math — one rate per kind of video, shown before you generate.
Illustrated stories
1 credit = 15 seconds
4 credits per minute of fast, image-based storytelling with narration and music — 2 credits minimum per video.
Cinematic movies
6 credits = 15 seconds
Real video scenes with a voiced cast and lip sync: 24 credits a minute in Standard quality, 48 in Premium for finer detail in close-ups. On every paid plan.
Pick the plan that matches how much you create
- 4 credits to start (1 min of illustrated video)
- 720p exports
- 1 min max duration
- Medieval, Fantasy, Mystery & Kids styles
- Videos kept 30 days
- No cinematic movies
- 60 credits/month (15 min illustrated or up to 2 min 30 s cinematic)
- Cinematic movies with a talking cast
- 1080p exports
- 5 min max duration
- All styles
- Remove watermark
- AI captions & mobile sharing for socials
- Videos kept 90 days
- 160 credits/month (40 min illustrated or up to 6 min 30 s cinematic)
- Cinematic movies with a talking cast
- 1080p exports
- 30 min max duration
- All styles
- Priority generation
- Remove watermark
- AI captions & mobile sharing for socials
- Videos kept 90 days
- 600 credits/month (150 min illustrated or up to 25 min cinematic)
- Cinematic movies with a talking cast
- 1080p exports
- 60 min max duration
- All styles
- Priority generation
- Remove watermark
- AI captions & mobile sharing for socials
- Videos kept 90 days
Need more? Top up anytime
One-time packs on top of your Creator or Studio plan. Pack credits never expire — even if you cancel.
Starter
200
credits · 50 min illustrated or up to 8 min 15 s cinematic
$29
one-time
Creator
800
credits · 200 min illustrated or up to 33 min 15 s cinematic
$109
one-time
Studio
2,000
credits · 500 min illustrated or up to 83 min 15 s cinematic
$259
one-time
Packs are available with an active Creator or Studio subscription. Your plan's monthly credits are used first.
Frequently asked questions
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