AI video generator (image to video)
PixVerse review
One of the lowest entry prices for turning product photos into short videos, from $10 a month with free daily credits — but commercial use needs a paid plan and PixVerse's own models, and refunds and reviews are poor.
Prices and terms checked against PixVerse's own pages — sources.
Pick PixVerse if…
- Shops and marketers who want to animate product photos, campaign stills or team pictures into short social clips
- Small budgets — the cheapest paid plan is $10 a month, and bought credits never expire
- Creators who want to try image-to-video for free before paying, with 30 free credits every day
Skip it if…
- Anyone who needs a data processing agreement or EU-only hosting — we found neither documented for self-serve plans, and content may be used for training
- Agencies that want to sell clips made with third-party models such as Kling or Seedance — PixVerse's commercial licence covers only its own models
- Buyers who need a refund safety net — only unused subscriptions are refunded, credit packs never
PixVerse is an AI video generator that turns a photo or a text prompt into a short video clip. Its own models (V6, C1 and the real-time R2) sit next to third-party models such as Seedance, Kling and MiniMax; it adds camera moves, extending clips, transitions and sound, plus an API and a command-line tool. PixVerse is operated by AIVORA Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. It was built by AIsphere, a Beijing startup founded in 2023, which raised a Series C of $439 million with Alibaba among its investors, according to DealStreetAsia.
How we checked PixVerse
Checked without an account on 10 November 2026: the terms of service, the privacy policy updated 7 May 2026, the image-to-video and API pages, and PixVerse’s own information page, which lists prices, credits and the refund rules. The subscription page in the app blocks automated access, so the prices below are the ones PixVerse publishes there, checked by PixVerse on 15 October 2026 — confirm them at checkout. We also read Trustpilot and press reports on the company. We have not generated a video, so the score covers prices, features, terms and data protection, not the quality of the clips. How to animate a photo with PixVerse or a free alternative is in our guide How to animate a photo with AI.
| Checked | What we found |
|---|---|
| Prices | Standard $10 or $8 yearly, Pro $30 or $24, Premium $60 or $48, Ultra $199 (promotion, reference $249) or $149 yearly; Team Ultra per seat; tax added at checkout |
| Credits | Membership credits every 30 days, unused ones expire; daily credits expire at midnight UTC; bought and bonus credits “do not expire” |
| Credit packs | 500 for $5 up to 10,000 for $100; plus 10% (Standard), 30% (Pro) or 50% (Premium, Ultra) |
| Free plan | 60 starting credits plus 30 a day; watermark-free output from Standard |
| Commercial use | Paid plans and credit packs only, and “only for content generated by models developed by PixVerse”; third-party models follow their own rules |
| Templates | “Platform Creative Materials” — images, characters, templates and similar — are “for non-commercial, in-Platform creative use only” |
| AI training | Licence to use content “in an aggregated and anonymized manner … including model training”, “unless you choose to opt out where such option is made available” |
| Faces | Facial data extracted for the video “is permanently deleted once processing is complete” (privacy policy); this does not cover the photo or the video themselves |
| Data location | Headquarters Singapore; data “may be transferred to the United States or other locations”; no DPA and no EU-only hosting option documented for self-serve plans |
| Refunds | No partial refunds; full refund only for an unused, still valid subscription; credit packs non-refundable; dissatisfaction with results is no reason |
| Cancellation | On the Subscribe page; deleting the account does not cancel the subscription |
| Contract | Terms can change “at any time without providing notice”; Singapore law, SIAC arbitration; liability capped at the fees paid |
| Minimum age | 16 |
What it really costs
Prices as published by PixVerse, checked on 15 October 2026, excluding tax. PixVerse does not publish a per-clip credit table for the web app; the app shows the price before you generate. For the API it publishes rates: 9 API credits per second for a V6 clip in 720p without sound and 18 per second in 1080p, at 225 API credits per dollar — about 20 and 40 cents for 5 seconds. Web and API credits are separate, so the examples below give credits, not clips.
| Scenario | Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test image-to-video | Basic | $0 | 60 credits once, then 30 a day; non-commercial use only |
| A few product clips a month for social media | Standard | $10 monthly or $8 a month yearly ($96 in advance) | 1,200 credits every 30 days plus 60 a day, no watermark, up to 720p |
| Regular ad variations in higher resolution | Pro | $30 monthly or $24 a month yearly ($288) | 6,000 credits plus 60 a day, up to 4K output |
| Top up without a subscription change | Credit pack | From $5 for 500 credits | Credits that never expire; not refundable |
Generated clips cost credits even when you do not use them, and Trustpilot reviewers report prompts being rejected after moderation; check the price shown before you confirm. “Up to 4K” is an output setting of the plan, not a promise that every model generates native 4K — PixVerse itself points out that V6 generates up to 1080p through the API.
What users report
On 10 November 2026, Trustpilot showed 2.1 out of 5 from 133 reviews: 65% one-star, 19% five-star. PixVerse claimed the profile in February 2026 and replies to almost all negative reviews. Recent one- and two-star reviews repeat four points: prompts rejected by moderation, credits used on clips that were not usable, subscriptions and promotions that did not work as expected, and app crashes with slow support. User reviews are anecdotal and were not checked by us; 133 reviews are a small sample. The refund complaints match the written rules.
Is PixVerse worth it?
For a small business that wants to turn existing product photos into short social or ad clips, it is worth a trial: on paper it fits, as long as you use a paid plan and PixVerse’s own models. We did not test the quality of the clips. Start on the free plan with photos that contain no people, work out what a usable clip really costs in credits, then take Standard monthly; buy credit packs only when you know you will use them, because they are never refunded. Do not build client work on templates, which are non-commercial, or on third-party models without checking their rules. Keep photos of customers and staff out unless you have a legal basis and their permission: the terms allow training on content and we found no DPA.
PixVerse vs. the alternatives
| Checked | PixVerse | Higgsfield | Kling AI | Runway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $10 a month ($8 yearly), 1,200 credits | $19 a month, 270 credits | Standard from about $10 a month, 660 credits | $12 a month yearly ($15 monthly), 625 credits |
| Free option | 60 credits once, 30 a day | Free plan, no credits, watermark | Free Basic plan | Free, 125 one-time credits |
| Models | Own V6 and C1 plus Seedance, Kling, MiniMax and others | Many third-party models plus its own | Kling only | Mainly Runway’s own models |
| Bought credits | Never expire | Packs valid 90 days | Not checked | Never expire |
| AI training on your data | Yes, aggregated and anonymised, opt-out only where offered | Yes by default, no opt-out | Not checked | Not checked |
PixVerse prices as published by PixVerse on 15 October 2026; Higgsfield, Kling and Runway as checked on 2 November 2026 for our Higgsfield review. Credit totals are not comparable between services, because each charges different credits per clip.
Change log
- 10 November 2026: First review. Terms, privacy policy, PixVerse’s information page, product and API pages, Trustpilot and press checked.
Why credit-based AI plans are hard to compare is in AI credits explained; what to check before customer data goes into a tool, in AI tools and the GDPR.
What works
- Low entry price — Standard is $10 a month or $8 billed yearly for 1,200 credits; bought credits never expire
- Free daily credits, so you can test image-to-video before you pay
- Its own video models (V6, C1) plus Seedance, Kling, MiniMax, Google and OpenAI models in one account
- Built for photo-to-video — product shots, portraits and campaign stills, with camera moves, extend, transitions and sound
- Developer API, a command-line tool and Canvas for repeatable workflows; API pricing is published per second of video
- PixVerse says its information security is certified to ISO/IEC 27001 by DNV
What to watch
- Commercial use only on paid plans and only for PixVerse's own models; clips from third-party models follow those providers' rules, and templates and other "Platform Creative Materials" are non-commercial
- Content may be used, aggregated and anonymised, to train models; an opt-out exists only "where such option is made available", and we could not check it without an account
- No data processing agreement found for self-serve plans; data may be transferred to the US and other countries
- No partial refunds; a full refund only for an unused subscription, credit packs never
- Monthly membership credits and daily credits expire; the per-clip credit price is visible only in the app
- Trustpilot showed 2.1 out of 5 from 133 reviews on 10 November 2026, 65% one-star; recent complaints include rejected prompts and credits spent on unusable clips
How PixVerse scores
3.5 / 5
- Value for money Weight 25% 4.0 / 5 Standard is $10 a month, $8 yearly, for 1,200 credits; packs from $5 for 500 credits that never expire. Credits per clip are visible only in the app.
- Features for small businesses Weight 25% 4.5 / 5 Image and text to video with its own V6 and C1 models plus Seedance, Kling and MiniMax, extend, transitions, sound, API and CLI, as listed; quality not tested.
- Data protection (EU) Weight 20% 2.0 / 5 Content may train models unless an opt-out is offered, transfers to the US and other countries, no DPA found for self-serve plans.
- Try before you pay Weight 15% 4.0 / 5 Free plan with 60 starting and 30 daily credits; free outputs may not be used commercially, and only unused subscriptions are refunded.
- Fair terms Weight 15% 2.5 / 5 Monthly cancellation, but no partial refunds, credit packs non-refundable, terms can change without notice, arbitration in Singapore.
The score weighs documented facts — prices, plan limits, terms and the vendor's data-processing documents as of 10 Nov 2026. It is not a lab test. How the score works.
PixVerse plans and prices
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | Free | 60 starting credits plus 30 credits a day that expire at midnight UTC; outputs for non-commercial use only |
| Standard | $10/mo | $8/mo | 1,200 credits every 30 days plus 60 a day, no watermark, up to 720p |
| Pro | $30/mo | $24/mo | 6,000 credits every 30 days plus 60 a day, up to 4K output, 30% bonus on credit packs |
| Premium | $60/mo | $48/mo | 15,000 credits every 30 days plus 60 a day, 50% bonus on credit packs |
| Ultra | $199/mo | $149/mo | 25,000 credits every 30 days; $199 shown as a promotion, reference price $249 |
| Team Ultra | $199/mo | $149/mo | Per seat; a shared pool of credits and assets, roles and central billing |
USD, excluding tax, from PixVerse's pricing page on 10 Nov 2026. Prices change — the vendor's page is binding.
Alternatives worth a look
Higgsfield · Kling AI · Runway · Canva
Sources
- PixVerse AI information page: prices, credits, refunds (prices checked by PixVerse on 15 October 2026)
- PixVerse terms of service
- PixVerse privacy policy (updated 7 May 2026)
- PixVerse image to video
- PixVerse API documentation
- PixVerse on Trustpilot
- South China Morning Post: Alibaba leads US$60 million investment in AIsphere
- DealStreetAsia: PixVerse's Series C reaches $439m as Alibaba joins extension round
- Runway pricing
- Kling AI membership plans
Checked 10 Nov 2026.
Questions
PixVerse: common questions
Is PixVerse AI free?
Partly. The free Basic plan gives you 60 credits once and 30 credits every day; the daily credits expire at midnight UTC if you do not use them. That is enough to test a few short clips. Clips made on the free plan may only be used non-commercially, and watermark-free output starts with the $10 Standard plan.
How much does PixVerse cost per month?
Standard costs $10 a month or $8 a month billed yearly for 1,200 credits every 30 days. Pro is $30 or $24 yearly for 6,000 credits, Premium $60 or $48 for 15,000, and Ultra $199 (shown as a promotion) or $149 yearly for 25,000. Prices as published by PixVerse, checked by PixVerse on 15 October 2026, excluding tax.
How many videos do PixVerse credits get you?
It depends on the model, length, resolution and sound, and the app shows the credit price before you generate. PixVerse does not publish a per-clip table for the web app. Its API charges 9 API credits per second for a V6 clip in 720p without sound, about 20 cents for 5 seconds; web credits are a separate currency, so check the price in the app.
Is PixVerse a Chinese company?
PixVerse is operated by AIVORA Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, according to its terms. It was built by AIsphere, a Beijing startup founded in 2023 by former ByteDance and Microsoft Research executive Wang Changhu; Alibaba has invested in it, according to the South China Morning Post and DealStreetAsia. The privacy policy says data may be transferred to the US and other countries; it does not name China.
Is PixVerse AI safe?
PixVerse names a Singapore operator and has raised large funding rounds, so it is an established company. That does not remove the risks, which are about data and money. The terms allow content to train its models in aggregated and anonymised form unless you opt out where possible, we found no data processing agreement, and refunds are strict. Do not upload photos of customers or staff without a legal basis and their permission, and test with free credits first.
Can I use PixVerse videos commercially?
Only on a paid plan or with bought credits, and only for clips from PixVerse's own models. Clips from third-party models such as Kling or Seedance follow those providers' rules. Templates, characters and other "Platform Creative Materials" are for non-commercial use inside PixVerse; check whether an effect counts as one before you use it in an ad. You also need the rights to the photo you animate.
How do I cancel PixVerse?
Cancel on the Subscribe page in the web app. Deleting your account does not cancel the subscription. The plan runs until the end of the period; PixVerse does not refund part of a period, and a full refund is possible only if the subscription is unused and still valid. Credit packs are never refunded.
Does PixVerse use my photos to train its AI?
It may. The terms and privacy policy grant PixVerse a licence to use your inputs and outputs, aggregated and anonymised, to improve the service, including model training, unless you opt out where that option is offered. PixVerse says facial data it extracts to make a video is deleted after processing; that says nothing about when the photo itself, your prompt or the video are deleted.
What are good PixVerse alternatives?
Higgsfield bundles many video models and an MCP server for Claude, from $19 a month. Kling AI is the closest single-model alternative from about $10 a month. Runway starts at $12 a month billed yearly. For a simple photo animation inside a design tool you already use, Canva has a photo-to-video feature.