Tolstoy vs VEED (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, VEED grades higher than Tolstoy: 2.4 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
VEED grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Tolstoy
AI studio for ecommerce product videos, ads and shoppable video
VEED
Browser-based AI video generator and editor for social video
Which one is for you
Pick Tolstoy if
- Fits if you run an online store and want product photos and ads made with AI
- Works for teams that want shoppable video on product pages
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, since none is listed on the pricing page
- Pricey if you add people, at $20 a seat a month on Plus and Business
- Watch out: video viewers are counted separately, and extra ones cost $10 per 1,000 on Plus
- Watch out: credits drain at different rates for different models and actions
- Skip it if you sell nothing online, because it is built for stores
Pick VEED if
- Fits if you make short social videos and edit in a browser or on a phone
- Works for adding styled subtitles and translations to existing footage
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, because exports are 720p with a watermark that can't be removed
- Pricey if you have several editors, since web plans multiply the price by every seat
- Skip it if you dislike metered plans, as AI credits refresh on renewal and unused ones don't carry over
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $25 for Creator against $146.99 a year
- Watch out: the pricing page shows local currency, the dollar prices here are App Store ones, and there's no desktop app
How we grade them
| 1.6GPATolstoyWeak | 2.4GPAVEEDFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPlus is $16 a workspace a month billed yearly ($20 monthly), which sits level with the category's $14 middle. Business is $80, and extra seats cost $20 each. | CCreator is $146.99 a year, about $12 a month, which is just over this category's $10 middle. Pay by the month and it's $25, above almost everything here, and web plans are per seat with credits that don't carry over. |
| Free plan and trial | FThe pricing page lists no free plan or trial. The homepage says Start for free, but its terms weren't confirmed. | CThe free plan does trim, crop, resize, text and music, but exports are 720p with a VEED watermark that can't be moved or removed, and the AI tools are one-time trials. A look round, not a working plan. |
| Features | CMedia Studio, Ads Studio, Storefront Studio and Shop Bots. Credits aren't a fixed number of photos or videos, so what a plan buys is hard to predict. | BA browser timeline, cutting by deleting words from the transcript, animated auto subtitles, translation, text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, video from a prompt, a screen recorder and brand kits. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Connecting your store, setting up bots and learning the credit system comes first. | CNo store rating on record, and the work is the editing itself, in a browser, with AI credits and voice-hour allowances to keep track of. Starting a video from a typed idea is the easy part. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with Meta the only integration listed. | BBrowser plus iPhone and Android on the same account, and a public API. No desktop app, which is what caps it, and the listing shows no integrations with other tools. |
| Best for | AI product photos, ads and shoppable video for online stores | AI-assisted social video in a browser |
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: Tolstoy and VEED. How we grade
Price against what you get
Tolstoy starts at $16 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. VEED starts at $12.25 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 2.7.
VEED scores higher and starts $3.75 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 51 score higher than Tolstoy for less, and 10 score higher than VEED 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
- Tolstoy also covers video generation, chatbots and ad creative.
- VEED also covers transcription, noise cancellation, templates, screen recording and video editing.
At a glance
| Tolstoy | VEED | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $16 per workspace / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) | $25 per month or $146.99 per year for Creator (US App Store prices) |
| Free plan | None | Basic editing such as trim, crop, resize, text and music, 720p exports that carry a VEED watermark, and one-time trials of AI tools such as Auto Edits, AI B-roll and audio cleanup. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Tolstoy | VEED Ltd |
| Price read from | gotolstoy.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Tolstoy
- Usage is capped monthly: AI credits, plus video viewers counted separately; extra viewers cost $10 per 1,000 on Plus and $7 on the first two Business steps.
- Credits are not a fixed number of photos or videos; models and actions use different amounts.
- Extra team members cost $20 per seat a month on Plus and Business.
- The homepage offers Start for free, but the pricing page lists no free plan; its terms were not confirmed.
VEED
- Free exports are limited to 720p and carry a VEED watermark that cannot be moved or removed.
- Web plans are billed per seat, so the plan price is multiplied by the number of editors in the workspace.
- AI credits refresh when the subscription renews and unused credits do not carry over.
- The pricing page shows local-currency prices; the dollar prices here come from the US App Store listing and web checkout prices may differ.
Key features
Tolstoy
- Media Studio
- Creates product photos, reshoots, colorways, videos and creator-style content.
- Ads Studio
- Turns content into ad creative and Meta campaigns, including creative refreshes.
- Storefront Studio
- Adds virtual try-on, shoppable video and a Personal Shopper assistant to a store.
- Shop Bots
- AI agents for roles such as creative director or ads manager, whose work the team reviews and approves.
- Forward
- Hands-on setup and workshops from Tolstoy's team, an add-on to Business and included in Enterprise.
VEED
- AI video generation
- Type an idea and get a draft video as a talking character or a faceless format, using models such as VEED Fabric and Google Veo. Each generation spends AI credits from the plan.
- Browser video editor
- Trim, crop and arrange clips on a timeline, add text and music, or cut footage by deleting words from the transcript. It runs in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox without a download.
- Subtitles and translation
- Auto-generated subtitles with animated styles. Paid plans include unlimited subtitles under a 50-hour monthly fair-use limit, while translation minutes count against the plan's allowance.
- AI voices, avatars and dubbing
- Text-to-speech, voice cloning, AI dubbing and AI characters for talking-head videos. AI voice time is capped by plan.
- Screen and webcam recorder
- Record a browser tab, a window or the whole screen with webcam and microphone in a chosen layout, then open the recording in the editor.
- Brand kits and templates
- Store brand fonts, colors, logos and watermarks for reuse across projects. Multiple brand kits start on Pro and custom templates on Studio.
Plans
Tolstoy
Plus$16
per workspace / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
4,000 AI credits a month (3,000 Studio, 1,000 Onsite AI) and 5,000 video viewers a month; extra viewers $10 per 1,000.
Business$80
per workspace / month, billed annually ($100 billed monthly)
20,000 AI credits and 25,000 video viewers a month; steps at $160 and $400 a month billed annually add credits and viewers. Studio credit top-ups available.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom usage and contracts, security and permission controls, bot versioning, custom integrations, and Tolstoy Forward included.
VEED
Free$0
Basic editing tools, 720p exports with a VEED watermark and one-time trials of the AI editing tools.
Creator$25
per month, or $146.99 per year, as US App Store in-app purchases
No watermark, unlimited auto subtitles, the full audio and video catalog and 15+ AI tools. The yearly web plan lists 6,000 AI credits.
Pro$49
per month, or $289 per year, as US App Store in-app purchases
Everything in Creator plus multiple brand kits, translation into 50+ languages and up to 144 hours a year of AI voice. The yearly web plan lists 30,000 AI credits.
Studio$79
per month, or $464.99 per year, as US App Store in-app purchases
Everything in Pro plus custom templates and up to 960 hours a year of AI voice. The yearly web plan lists 180,000 AI credits.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom AI credits, central team and data management, review mode, privacy controls and customer success. Trials through sales need at least 3 users.
Ways to pay less
Tolstoy
- Annual discount
Yearly billing lowers the monthly price
Plus is $16 a month billed yearly ($192) against $20 monthly; the Business steps are $80, $160 and $400 against $100, $200 and $500.
VEED
- Annual discount
Save up to 51% with yearly billing
VEED's pricing page labels its Pay yearly option as saving up to 51% compared with paying monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Tolstoy or VEED?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Tolstoy starts at $16 per workspace / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly), and VEED starts at $25 per month or $146.99 per year for Creator (US App Store prices). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Tolstoy or VEED?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only VEED has a free plan. Tolstoy does not.
Which platforms do Tolstoy and VEED run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only VEED lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.