# MakeUGC review (2026): is it worth $29 a month, billed yearly?

> AI actors and video models for UGC-style video and image ads

Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA.

MakeUGC generates UGC-style video ads from a script using AI actors, plus image ads and general AI video from several third-party models. Plans are monthly credit allowances, with API and MCP access included. Any plan can be started for $1.

- **Category:** Ad Creative & Reporting
- **Made by:** MakeUGC
- **Website:** https://makeugc.ai
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need HD exports on Starter, as it exports at 480p and 720p only.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 12, 2026, MakeUGC is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $29 per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** Any plan can be tried for $1; the checkout shows the trial length and the renewal amount.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | $29 per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly) | 500 credits a month, 300+ AI actors, 480p and 720p export, 1 video and 1 image at a time, no custom avatars, API and MCP included. |
| Growth | $39 per month, billed yearly ($79 billed monthly) | 1,000 credits a month, 500+ actors, HD, 2K and 4K export, 10 parallel videos and images, 1 custom avatar and 200 promo credits. |
| Pro | $79 per month, billed yearly ($149 billed monthly) | 2,000 to 5,000 credits a month, 1,000+ actors, unlimited parallel jobs, 3 custom avatars and 500 extra promo credits. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom credits and dedicated capacity, a creative strategist, approval workflows, volume API pricing and an optional managed production service. |

Read from https://makeugc.ai/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with MakeUGC before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Up to 51% off with annual billing** (Annual discount): MakeUGC says quarterly billing saves up to 31% and annual billing up to 51% compared with paying monthly, for example Starter at $29 against $59 a month. Source: https://makeugc.ai/pricing

## Key features

- **Talking actors:** Script-to-video with a library of AI actors that speak in 50+ languages with matching lip-sync.
- **Product in hand and custom avatars:** Actors can hold a product on camera, and an avatar of a user can be created from a short clip on Growth and Pro.
- **Ad Remake and Content Library:** A library of proven UGC formats by niche, and a tool that remakes an existing ad with the user's own product.
- **Third-party video and image models:** Access to models such as Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance, Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 2, with export quality that depends on the model.
- **AI Flows and Batch Mode:** A node canvas that chains prompts, actors and models, and a batch mode that makes variations from one brief.
- **API and MCP access:** Included in every plan at no extra cost; calls draw from the same credit balance as the studio.

## Good for

- E-commerce and app marketers testing many short video ads
- Teams that want API access to an ad-video generator
- Small teams that want a low-cost entry plan

## Worth knowing

- Credits are shared between the studio and the API, refresh monthly and do not roll over; each generation costs credits by model, length and resolution.
- Starter exports at 480p and 720p only and runs one video and one image at a time.
- The listed prices assume billing for a year; the quarterly prices are $41, $55 and $104, and monthly billing costs more.
- Enterprise is sold through sales with custom credits and volume API pricing.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. MakeUGC makes AI actor videos and images for UGC-style ads, from $29 a month on yearly billing. Credits refresh monthly and do not roll over, Starter exports at low resolution, and a trial costs $1.

- **Value for money: C.** Starter is $29 a month billed yearly ($59 monthly), just above the cheaper quarter of ad tools ($27). Growth is $39 and Pro $79.
- **Free plan and trial: D.** Any plan can be tried for $1, which means paying at checkout. There is no free plan.
- **Features: C.** Talking actors, custom avatars, ad remakes, third-party models and batch mode. Credits are used per generation by model, length and resolution.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You write scripts and learn the credits before it works for you.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web app with an API, MCP, Claude, ChatGPT and several video models. No phone or desktop apps are listed.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from MakeUGC's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among ad creative and reporting tools

- MakeUGC's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 16 of the 39 other ad creative and reporting tools we grade, and level with 8.
- It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 11 of 39) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 12).
- Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 11 of the 32 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ad-tools

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace MakeUGC 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. It costs $348 a year.

- You could not: A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
- You could not: An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- You could not: A voice model trained on your recordings.
- You could not: Ad images and videos made to each network's sizes.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Claude, ChatGPT and Veo 3.1 among them, and has an API.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Claude, ChatGPT, Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance, Nano Banana Pro

**Tags:** Video generation, Image generation, Ad creative, Voice cloning, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Arcads](https://toolgpa.com/tools/arcads): AI actor video ads and product videos made from a script. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/arcads-vs-makeugc)
- [Creatify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/creatify): AI video ads with AI actors, made from a product link. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/creatify-vs-makeugc)
- [Topview](https://toolgpa.com/tools/topview-ai): AI video and image generation with many models, sold by credits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/makeugc-vs-topview-ai)
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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026:

- https://makeugc.ai/pricing
- https://makeugc.ai

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/makeugc
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