Best AI Image to Video Tools in 2026: 7 Tools Compared

Runway is the name most people think of first for AI video, and its pricing page is easy to read. The free plan gives 125 credits one time, so it works as a short trial rather than a monthly allowance. Standard costs $15 per month (or $12 per month billed annually) with 625 credits, Pro is $35 ($28 annual) with 2,250 credits, and Max is $95 ($76 annual) with 9,500 credits.

The page says Standard includes all of Runway's AI video and image models and states that its output has no watermarks. Pro adds the Topaz AI Upscale and what Runway calls unlimited Seedance 2.5, while Max adds early access to new models. That unlimited label is Runway's wording, so read its terms for the fine print.

The catch is that credits run out fast when you re-generate to get the motion right. The page we read does not mention commercial use, so if you are making ads for clients, check the terms of service first.

Luma is built around its Ray video models, and its pricing page lists Ray3.2 and Ray3.14 for video, priced by resolution from a draft setting up to 1080p. As an example, Ray3.14 text-to-video is listed at 20 credits per second at 720p and 80 credits per second at 1080p. Image-to-video costs may differ, so look at the cost shown before you generate.

The individual plans are Plus at $30 per month ($25 billed annually, 10,000 credits), Pro at $90 ($75 annual, 40,000 credits) and Ultra at $300 ($250 annual, 150,000 credits). Plus includes commercial use, Luma and third-party models, and guest edit access. Team and Enterprise are sold through sales.

Luma suits people who care about smooth, film-like motion and want the license clarity on the first paid plan. The downside is the entry price. At $30, it costs twice what Runway's Standard does and three times Pika's Starter, and the page we read showed no free tier for testing.

Pika is the cheapest paid starting point we could confirm, and it publishes unusually clear numbers. Starter is $10 per month ($8 billed annually) with 900 credits, Creator is $35 ($28 annual) with 3,150 credits, and Fancy is $95 ($76 annual) with 8,550 or more. All paid plans list a commercial license, and Fancy adds a priority queue.

The credit table shows why model choice matters. A five-second 720p clip costs 122 credits on Seedance 2.5 and 33 credits on Wan 3.0. By our math, Starter's 900 credits cover roughly seven Seedance 2.5 clips or about 27 Wan 3.0 clips, so the cheaper model stretches your plan much further. Extra credit packs start at $25 for 1,500 credits and expire after 365 days.

There are catches. The free plan lists zero monthly credits, so it is a way to look around rather than a free allowance. Pika's FAQ says payments are non-refundable, and the plan credits you do not use disappear at the end of the billing period.

Flow is Google's creative studio for video and images, and the title of its page calls it an "AI Creative Studio for Video, Images & Custom Tools." Its video features come with Google's AI subscriptions rather than a separate Flow bill, which is convenient if you already pay for one.

Google's plans page lists monthly Flow credits by tier: 200 for Plus, 1,000 for Pro, 10,000 for Ultra 5x and 25,000 for Ultra 20x. The same page says Pro and Ultra include Veo 3 photo-to-video inside Google Photos, but only in the US, and it links a free trial. The USD plan prices were not legible on the version we could open, and our sources disagreed, so we have not quoted any.

Flow suits people who want a few clips a month along with other Google AI tools such as Gemini and storage. The honest catch is clarity. The Flow pages we could open said little about how image-to-video works step by step, so test a trial before committing.

Firefly is the natural pick if your team already works in Adobe apps. Its plans page lists a free tier with daily generations and four paid individual tiers that spell out what you get in video terms. Standard has 2,000 generative credits and up to 20 five-second videos, Pro has 4,000 and up to 40, Pro Plus has 10,000 and up to 100, and Premium has 50,000 with unlimited use of the Firefly Video Model.

The page lists partner models such as Luma Ray3.14 and Nano Banana alongside Adobe's own models. Adobe's FAQ says outputs from Firefly models can be used for commercial purposes, and it says you are responsible for judging whether content from partner models suits your project. That split is worth reading closely before client work.

The pricing page we reached showed amounts in Colombian pesos rather than dollars, so we cannot give a USD price and write See website. Also note that credits reset monthly and do not roll over. If you are not already in Adobe's ecosystem, Runway or Pika may feel simpler.

Kling AI is a video and image generator that lists several model generations. Its homepage names Kling 4.0 as the newest release and lists Image to Video among its features, along with an image model called Kling Image 3.0.

The membership page lists Standard, Pro and Premier tiers priced monthly in US dollars and mentions credits and free daily credits. The dollar amounts did not appear in the text we could read, and third-party guides disagree on them, so we are not quoting any. The separate pricing page we found is for developers using the API, not for regular members.

Kling is worth a try when you want to compare results with Runway or Luma without paying first. The honest warning is on cost: with prices unclear in our check, look at the plan page, the credits per clip and any introductory discount before you subscribe, since first-month offers often differ from renewal rates.

Hailuo AI is the consumer site for MiniMax's video models. Its homepage announces a model called H3, which it describes as native multimodal generation and editing. It has an image-to-video creation page and a long list of templates that ask you to upload a photo and produce a short animated clip.

That template approach is handy when you just want a fun result fast, such as animating a family photo or a product picture. The site shows a Subscribe link and a "From" price, but the amount and the plan tiers did not appear in the text we could read, and the page did not mention free credits.

Because we could not confirm price, credit limits or commercial terms, we place Hailuo lower on this list than tools with published numbers. It is worth testing for style, but check the pricing page and terms before using results for anything you plan to sell.