Free · Video · 15 of 17 tools · updated Oct 17, 2026
Free AI tools to generate video from text or images
ComfyUI is the strongest tool to generate video from text or images you can use without paying, at 97/100. What you get for nothing: free; needs your own GPU. 15 of the 17 tools tracked for this job have a free tier, an open-source licence, or are free outright. It is also the top-ranked tool for this job overall, free or not.
Same evidence score as the ranking — GitHub stars, Hacker News mentions, release activity, free access — recomputed nightly, never sold. See all 17 tools to generate video from text or images.
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+ Gets day-one support for new open models (Flux, Wan, Hunyuan) and lets you wire up any pipeline you can imagine.
− The node graph has a steep learning curve and shared workflows frequently break on missing custom nodes.
+ The strongest fully open video model, with a 1.3B variant that runs on consumer GPUs and broad ComfyUI support.
− Local generation is slow (minutes per clip) and the larger 14B model needs a high-end GPU.
+ One-click camera presets (crash zoom, bullet time, FPV) deliver dramatic shots without prompt wrangling.
− Presets dominate the product; free-form control is limited and credits are consumed fast.
All 15, side by side
| Tool | Score | Pricing | What you get free | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ComfyUI | 97 | Open source | free; needs your own GPU | windows, mac, linux |
| Wan (Wan2.x) | 56 | Open source | weights free (Apache 2.0); hosted plans vary | linux, web, api |
| Higgsfield | 36 | Free tier | no limits published | web |
 Runway | 31 | Free tier | from $12/mo | web, ios, api |
 Krea | 28 | Free tier | from $10/mo | web |
 Kling AI | 11 | Free tier | from $6.99/mo | web, ios, android, api |
 Leonardo.Ai | 11 | Free tier | from $12/mo | web, ios, android, api |
 Adobe Firefly | 10 | Free tier | from $9.99/mo | web, ios, android |
 Freepik AI Suite | 10 | Free tier | from about $10/mo | web, ios, android |
 InVideo AI | 10 | Free tier | from $28/mo | web, ios, android |
 Luma Dream Machine | 10 | Free tier | from $9.99/mo | web, ios, api |
 Sora | 10 | Free tier | free with limits; more via ChatGPT Plus/Pro | web, ios, android |
 Hailuo AI | 9 | Free tier | no limits published | web, api |
 Pika | 9 | Free tier | from $8/mo | web, ios |
 LTX Studio | 8 | Free tier | no limits published | web |
A free tier counts, and so does an open-source licence you can self-host — both are in the table, so a tool that is only free for a trial is not here.
Head to head: ComfyUI vs Wan (Wan2.x) ComfyUI vs Higgsfield Wan (Wan2.x) vs Higgsfield