The Kaiber Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Kaiber in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Kaiber
The Insider’s Guide
Credit-based AI video and image canvas with beat-synced music videos
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI image and video generators, read from Kaiber’s own pages.
Made by Kaiber, Inc. · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Kaiber’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Kaiber’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 4 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade
Kaiber is a browser-based studio for generating AI images and video from several third-party models on one canvas. It also has a Beat Sync tool that cuts supplied images or clips to a music track, and a timeline editor. Usage is metered in monthly credits.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Kaiber, taken from its own pages and our grades.
A web canvas with models, credits and workflows to learn.
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Best for several video models plus a music beat-sync tool
Kaiber is a browser studio that runs several outside models on one canvas and has a Beat Sync tool for cutting visuals to music.
- 2
Paid plans start at $10 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $10 per month, billed monthly.
- 3
You can try it first
$5 for 5 days of full access, converting to the Creator plan; one trial per account.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Canvas with many models
Generate images and video on one canvas using models Kaiber lists from other labs, including Veo, Kling, Seedance and Nano Banana.
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Beat Sync
Drop in images, clips or a long video plus a track and get beat-synced videos back, with lyric detection and auto-clipping. Not on Starter.
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Talking characters
A workflow makes a character in an image speak, aimed at ads, short films and social posts.
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A 1.8 GPA, above 4 of 89
That is against the other AI image and video generators we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Kaiber you would be making a video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Kaiber at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $10 per month, billed monthly
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- $5 for 5 days of full access, converting to the Creator plan; one trial per account.
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Kaiber, Inc.
- Category
- AI Image & Video Generators
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for several video models plus a music beat-sync tool
Kaiber is a browser studio that runs several outside models on one canvas and has a Beat Sync tool for cutting visuals to music. There is no free plan, only a $5 five-day trial, and credits run out fast on the cheapest plan.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter is $10 a month billed monthly, the category's middle price, for 500 credits. |
| Free plan and trial | D | No free plan. The way in is a $5, five-day trial that turns into Creator, one per account. |
| Features | C | Canvas with many models, Beat Sync, talking characters and a timeline editor. Beat Sync isn't on Starter. |
| Ease of use | C | A web canvas with models, credits and workflows to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Browser only, with no integrations listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Kaiber is for
- Fits if you cut AI visuals to a music track
- Makes sense if you want several video models on one canvas
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because there is only a $5 five-day trial
- Tight if you are on Starter, as it has 500 credits a month and no Beat Sync
- Pricey if you need volume, with Pro at $99 a month for 5,000 credits
- Watch out: the trial converts to Creator at $29 a month
Good to know
Good for
- Musicians and labels who want beat-synced visuals for a track
- Creators who want several video models behind one subscription
- Social teams producing batches of short clips
Worth knowing
- There is no ongoing free plan; the entry point is a $5, 5-day trial that converts to Creator.
- Kaiber lists an annual toggle saving up to 20%, but the page shows only monthly prices without the toggle, so annual prices are not recorded here.
- Credits run out by plan: 500, 1,500 or 5,000 a month. Extra packs run from 300 credits for $5 to 20,000 for $250.
- Beat Sync is not included on Starter.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$10
A month to start
Kaiber is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $10 per month, billed monthly.
Starter
$10
per month, billed monthly
500 credits a month, premium models, commercial use, 1 canvas, 3 generations at a time and 1 timeline edit. No Beat Sync.
Creator
$29
per month, billed monthly
1,500 credits a month, 5 canvases, 15 generations at a time, unlimited timeline edits and Beat Sync batches of up to 2 videos.
Pro
$99
per month, billed monthly
5,000 credits a month, unlimited canvases and simultaneous generations, and Beat Sync batches of up to 10 videos.
Visionary
Custom
For labels and agencies: unlimited credits, quoted by email through support. No public price.
Trying it first
$5 for 5 days of full access, converting to the Creator plan; one trial per account.
Read from kaiber.ai on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save up to 20% with annual billing
Kaiber's pricing page has a Monthly/Annual switch labelled save up to 20%; the annual prices are behind that switch.
Stated on kaiber.ai
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Place it runs: Web
Credit-based AI video and image canvas with beat-synced music videos. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, video editing, image generation, video generation.
Canvas with many models, Beat Sync, talking characters and a timeline editor.
- Canvas with many models
- Generate images and video on one canvas using models Kaiber lists from other labs, including Veo, Kling, Seedance and Nano Banana.
- Beat Sync
- Drop in images, clips or a long video plus a track and get beat-synced videos back, with lyric detection and auto-clipping. Not on Starter.
- Talking characters
- A workflow makes a character in an image speak, aimed at ads, short films and social posts.
- Timeline editor
- Edit generated clips on a timeline. Starter allows one timeline edit; Creator and Pro allow unlimited ones.
- Ready-made workflows
- Curated workflows cover image-to-video, image editing, background swap, frame-to-frame video and combining images.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Kaiber is made by Kaiber, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
4/89
Other AI image and video generators it is graded above
Kaiber's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 4 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on ease of use (C, above 7 of 89) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 22).
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 30 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 26 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 AI image and video generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Kaiber’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 89
- DFree plan and trialAbove 22 of 89
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 89
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 89
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 89
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Kaiber is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Kaiber you would be making a video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 74 of the 89 other AI image and video generators grade higher. It costs $120 a year.
What you could not
- A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
- An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- A video editor.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Kaiber’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Runway, Pika, Luma, Neural Frames and Higgsfield
The 5 tools Kaiber is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Runway
Free trial · from $12/mo
AI video, image and audio studio with its own Gen-4.5 model.
- Only Runway lists iOS and Android apps.
- Runway also covers AI agents.
- 2.6GPA
Pika
From $8/mo
Video, image and sound apps built on Pika and partner models.
- Only Pika lists an iOS app.
- 2.0GPA
Luma
Free trial · from $25/mo
Creative agents for video and images, built on Luma's Ray models.
- Luma also covers AI agents.
- 1.4GPA
Neural Frames
From $26/mo
Audio-reactive AI music video maker with lyric sync and 4K upscaling.
- Kaiber also covers image generation.
- 2.4GPA
Higgsfield
Free plan · from $9/mo
AI video and image suite with its own studios and many models.
- Higgsfield has a free plan. Kaiber does not, though it has a free trial.
- Kaiber also covers video editing.
- Higgsfield also covers AI agents.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Kaiber free?
No, Kaiber is a paid product, but you can try it first. $5 for 5 days of full access, converting to the Creator plan; one trial per account.
How much does Kaiber cost?
Kaiber lists 4 plans. Starter: $10 per month, billed monthly.
What platforms does Kaiber work on?
Kaiber is available on Web.
Does Kaiber offer any discounts?
Kaiber publicly lists the following: Save up to 20% with annual billing.
Does Kaiber have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Kaiber is listed for Web.
Does Kaiber have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Kaiber is listed for Web.
Is Kaiber open source?
Kaiber is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Who makes Kaiber?
Kaiber is made by Kaiber, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Kaiber?
The closest alternatives to Kaiber in our directory are Runway, Pika, Luma, Neural Frames and Higgsfield.
How does Kaiber compare with other AI image and video generators?
Kaiber's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 4 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 11.
Is Kaiber good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Kaiber C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 30 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Kaiber?
To replace Kaiber you would be making a video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Kaiber’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Kaiber's own pages on 12 November 2026. Its pricing page returned no text here, so the grades follow the listing. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Kaiber, Inc. Prices change, so check kaiber.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Kaiber, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/kaiber
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Kaiber’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Kaiber is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Kaiber, Inc. Prices and plans change: check kaiber.ai before you buy.