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Free AI video quotas worth knowing (Oct 2026 caps)

Short list of free or freemium video-generation allowances that still show up when you need a clip for a demo or placeholder. Caps change often — treat these as rounded figures and check the provider's page. I'm a co-founder of nopaywall , a public catalog of free AI offers, API tiers, generation limits, and alternatives. Cards there show the checked terms and a last-checked date. One-time or…

Free or freemium video-generation allowances are still occasionally available when you need a clip for a demo or placeholder. However, these caps change often, so it's important to treat them as rounded figures and check the provider's page for the most current information. Co-founder of nopaywall, a public catalog of free AI offers, API tiers, generation limits, and alternatives, shares these details.

One-time or small free credits can be found on Runway, offering about 125 free credits on the free plan with a watermark on free exports. This data was last checked in October 2026. Replicate provides around $5 in free credits for new accounts, also last checked in October 2026.

Qiroq offers approximately 10 credits per month at 480p with a watermark, again based on data last checked in October 2026. Monthly or recurring free lanes include Google Vids, which provides roughly 6 clips per month on the free lane, last checked in October 2026. Synthesia offers a free plan with around 1,200 credits per month, roughly equivalent to about 10 minutes of avatar video. However, these terms should be checked for the current plan details as they may change.

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