invideo vs Pictory
We give invideo a 2.8 GPA and Pictory a 2.0, out of 4.0. invideo grades higher on value for money, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
invideo
Agent-driven video editor with built-in AI video and image models
Pictory
Turns scripts, articles and slides into narrated stock-footage videos
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAinvideoGood | 2.0GPAPictoryFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $10 a seat a month on yearly billing for 400 credits, about 160 Nano Banana Pro images or 15 Seedance 2 Fast videos. Against its listed rivals, Runway and LTX Studio at $12, Synthesia at $18 and Pictory at $25, that's the cheapest. Monthly billing doubles it to $20. | DStarter is $25 a month on yearly billing ($29 monthly), the dearest start among its listed rivals: invideo at $10, Runway and LTX Studio at $12, Synthesia at $18 and HeyGen at $24. It buys 2,400 video minutes a year of stock-footage editing, but only about 12.5 minutes of generated video. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with no card, and a small credit allowance that resets every Monday for trying models like Nano Banana. The amount isn't stated. | CA 14-day trial with 15 video minutes, 50 AI credits and exports up to 720p. The listing doesn't say whether it needs a card. |
| Features | BAn agent that edits your own footage on a real multitrack timeline, searchable footage memory, generation with Seedance, Veo, Kling and Sora, ElevenLabs voices, multiplayer editing and a script co-writer. Editing and making video are both covered. | CScript, blog link, PDF or slides into a narrated video with stock footage, text-based editing of recordings, ElevenLabs voices and brand kits. It does that job fully, but it's a smaller one: generated footage is about 12.5 minutes a year on Starter. |
| Ease of use | B4.55 from about 27,900 App Store ratings. Describe an edit in plain words, or take over the timeline yourself at any frame. | CNo app-store rating on record. Pasting a script or link gets a first cut, but scenes, templates and brand kits take some setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, and you can connect Claude, ChatGPT Codex or Grok to the editor through MCP. No desktop app, which an A needs. | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with Zapier, Make, ElevenLabs, Getty and Storyblocks, and an API. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | AI editing on your own footage | turning articles and slides into videos |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: invideo and Pictory. How we grade
Price against what you get
invideo starts at $10 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Pictory starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3.
invideo scores higher and starts $15 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 2 score higher than invideo for less, and 11 score higher than Pictory for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- invideo starts at $10 per seat / month for 400 credits, billed annually ($20 monthly). Pictory starts at $25 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).
- invideo has a free plan. Pictory does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only invideo lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Pictory lists a browser extension.
- invideo also covers AI agents.
- Pictory also covers transcription and templates.
At a glance
| invideo | Pictory | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per seat / month for 400 credits, billed annually ($20 monthly) | $25 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free plan with no card required: a small credit allowance that resets every Monday, for trying AI models such as Nano Banana image generation. The amount is not stated. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial with 15 video minutes, 50 AI credits and exports up to 720p |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | invideo | Pictory |
| Price read from | invideo.io | pictory.ai |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
invideo
- Editors who want AI to do repetitive cuts on their own footage
- Teams editing the same video together in real time
- Making ads and social cuts with generated shots and voiceover
Pictory
- Turning blog posts and slide decks into narrated videos
- Training and course teams producing many explainer videos
- Trimming long recordings into short clips by editing text
Worth knowing
invideo
- The annual prices are shown as 50% off the monthly ones, with no end date given; monthly billing doubles the cost.
- Plan credits reset monthly, even on annual plans, and do not roll over; extra credits last up to 12 months or until the subscription ends.
- Refunds are given only within 7 days and only if nothing was generated or downloaded in that billing period.
- Manual timeline editing and exports do not use credits; generation is billed per model at the provider's list price, so a Veo 3.1 4K clip costs far more than a Kling one.
Pictory
- Generated footage is limited: Starter's 1,200 yearly AI credits make about 12.5 minutes of AI video; most minutes are stock-footage edits.
- Paid subscriptions are not refunded; cancelling only stops the next renewal.
- Monthly billing gives fewer AI credits: Professional includes 500 a month when billed monthly against 12,000 a year when billed annually.
- The trial exports at up to 720p and allows 15 video minutes.
Key features
invideo
- Editing agent on a real timeline
- Describe an edit in plain words and the agent applies it to every shot on a multitrack timeline, from cutting pauses to matching the look; you can take over at any frame.
- Searchable footage memory
- The editing agent watches and logs every uploaded clip, so a moment can be found by describing it rather than scrubbing.
- Agents & Models
- Generate video and images with Seedance, Veo, Kling, Sora, Nano Banana, Ideogram and others, plus ElevenLabs voices, music and voice cloning.
- Multiplayer editing
- Several people edit one project at once with live cursors and comments on the timeline.
- Script and storyboard
- Write a script with an AI co-writer and turn it into a shot-by-shot plan before generating anything.
- Bring your own agent
- Connect Claude, ChatGPT Codex or Grok to the editor through invideo's MCP so they trim, grade and mix on your timeline.
Pictory
- Script, URL and slides to video
- Paste a script or link, or upload a PDF, PowerPoint or audio file, and Pictory splits it into scenes matched with stock footage, captions and voiceover.
- AI Studio
- Generate images from prompts and animate images into clips with Veo 3.1, Veo 3.1 Fast or PixVerse 5.5, then drop them into scenes in the editor.
- Edit video with text
- Upload a recording and cut it by editing its transcript, pull out highlight clips automatically, and add captions.
- Voices and avatars
- ElevenLabs voices in 29 languages, voice cloning and custom avatars on Professional and above, with uploaded voiceovers synced to scenes.
- Brand kits and templates
- Saved fonts, colors and logos keep videos on brand, and templates set the layout, text and timing of each scene.
- Zapier, Make and API
- Start videos from other apps through Zapier or Make, make a video from any web page with the Chrome extension, or build on the API.
Plans
invideo
Starter$10
per seat / month for 400 credits, billed annually ($20 monthly)
About 160 Nano Banana Pro images or 15 Seedance 2 Fast videos; timeline editor, multiplayer for up to 5 seats, no Seedance 2.5.
Plus$30
per seat / month for 2,000 credits, billed annually ($60 monthly)
About 800 Nano Banana Pro images or 52 Seedance 2 videos; all models and agents, up to 10 seats and 10 free guest seats.
Max$75
per seat / month for 5,000 credits, billed annually ($150 monthly)
About 2,000 Nano Banana Pro images or 131 Seedance 2 videos, the lowest cost per credit, and up to 20 seats. 10,000 and 15,000 credit steps cost more.
Team$79
per seat / month for 1,600 credits, billed monthly
Team plan for agencies and small teams, up to 30 seats, with UGC ads and 400 GB of storage per seat. Yearly price not read.
Scale$215
per seat / month for 4,000 credits, billed monthly
Business plan for growing creative teams, up to 30 seats and 1,000 GB of storage per seat. Yearly price not read.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits per seat and volume discounts per model, with SOC 2 terms, single sign-on and indemnification.
Pictory
Starter$25
per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
2,400 video minutes and 1,200 AI credits a year (about 12.5 minutes of generated video or 2,000 images), 1 brand kit. Monthly: 200 minutes, 100 credits.
Professional$35
per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
7,200 video minutes and 12,000 AI credits a year (about 125 minutes of generated video), custom avatars and voice cloning. Shown as a Pictory 2.0 offer.
Team$119
per month for 3+ users, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
21,600 video minutes and 28,800 AI credits a year, 10 brand kits and a shared team workspace. The page does not say if the price is per user.
EnterpriseCustom
10+ users, custom minutes and credits, SSO, interactive video hosting with quizzes, SCORM export and done-for-you video creation.
Ways to pay less
invideo
- Annual discount
50% off with annual billing
The pricing page marks annual plans 50% off: Starter is $10 a seat a month instead of $20, Plus $30 instead of $60 and Max $75 instead of $150.
Pictory
- Annual discount
Save up to 40% with annual billing
Annual billing costs $25 a month for Starter against $29, $35 for Professional against $59, and $119 for Team against $199.
