# Steve AI review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Prompt-to-video maker for animated, stock and generative clips Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Steve AI creates videos from a text prompt, script, audio file or image. It offers several output styles, including animation, stock-footage and generative video, with AI voices and an online editor. It runs in the browser and has an iOS app. - **Category:** Screen Recording & Video - **Made by:** Steve AI - **Website:** https://www.steve.ai - **Runs on:** Web, iOS - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: downloads are limited. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Steve AI has a free plan, and paid plans start at $19 per month (billing basis not confirmed). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 1,200 seconds of AI video and 200 credits for AI and stock media generation, with limited downloads. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 1,200 seconds of AI video and 200 credits for AI and stock media generation. | | Starter | $19 per month, billing basis not shown | 100 minutes of AI video a month, 800 AI images and stock items, 1080p, no watermark, 120 seconds of generative credits. | | Pro | $39 per month, billing basis not shown | 300 minutes of AI video a month, 2,400 AI images and stock items, 2K resolution, no watermark. | | Generative AI | $99 per month, billing basis not shown | 400 minutes of AI video a month, 3,200 AI images and stock items, 2K, 15 minutes of generative credits. | | Enterprise | Custom | Contact sales; no published price. | Read from https://www.steve.ai/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Steve AI before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual billing discount** (Annual discount): The homepage pricing toggle labels annual billing as 30% off compared with monthly. Source: https://www.steve.ai/ ## Key features - **Several ways to start a video:** Make a video from a prompt, a script, an audio file or an image, in animated, live-footage or generative styles. - **AI voices and multi-voice scenes:** Voiceovers use AI voices, and several voices can be combined in one script. The share of human-like voices rises on Pro. - **Motion effects and clips:** Add zooms, camera movement and kinetic text, or turn a tweet, image or blog post into a short clip. - **FlexiCredits and power-ups:** Plans can be topped up with extra generative credits and power-ups, which add more AI media and video minutes. - **iOS app:** A mobile app lets you create and edit videos on a phone. ## Good for - Faceless videos for social media, explainers and training - Turning a script or blog post into a first-draft video - Creators who want animated and stock styles in one place ## Worth knowing - The pricing page loads prices with scripts and shows different figures in different views, so the billing basis is unclear. - The homepage toggle advertises 30% off annual billing, but the monthly and yearly prices are not both visible. - Generative credits are limited on every paid plan, and extra ones are bought as add-ons. - Higher resolutions than 2K need the Enterprise plan. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Steve AI makes videos from a prompt, script, audio file or image in animated, stock-footage and generative styles. The free plan limits downloads, the paid prices load by script and show different figures in different views, and generative credits are limited on every plan. - **Value for money: C.** Starter is $19 a month and Pro $39, though the billing basis isn't confirmed. That is inside the middle of the category. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free plan: 1,200 seconds of AI video and 200 credits, with limited downloads. - **Features: C.** Prompt, script, audio and image inputs, AI voices, motion effects and an editor. Generative credits are limited on each paid plan and sold as add-ons. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A prompt box gets you a draft, but fixing scenes means using the editor. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web plus an iOS app. No desktop app and no integrations listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Steve AI's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among screen recording and video tools - Steve AI's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 14 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 27. - Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $12.25 for the category: 62 of the 88 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 55 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/video ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Steve AI 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: 92 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools grade higher. It costs $228 a year. - You could not: A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. - You could not: A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. - You could not: A video editor. - You could not: A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Video generation, Text to speech, Video editing, AI features ## Alternatives - [Animaker](https://toolgpa.com/tools/animaker): Browser-based animated video maker with characters and AI voices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/animaker-vs-steve-ai) - [Lumen5](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lumen5): Turn blog posts, scripts and ideas into videos with AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lumen5-vs-steve-ai) - [Visla](https://toolgpa.com/tools/visla): AI video maker that builds videos from text, scripts and slides. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/steve-ai-vs-visla) - [Synthesia](https://toolgpa.com/tools/synthesia): AI video platform that turns scripts into avatar-presented videos. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/steve-ai-vs-synthesia) - [HeyGen](https://toolgpa.com/tools/heygen): AI video generator with realistic avatars and video translation. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/heygen-vs-steve-ai) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.steve.ai/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/steve-ai Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).