Can I make a video from text for free?

Yes. Every account gets 20 credits a month with no card, enough for 40 seconds of video in clips of up to 15 seconds with Seedance 2.0 Mini.

Is there a watermark?

RenderHour adds no watermark to results, on the free plan or any other.

Can I use the videos commercially?

You keep whatever rights you have in what you make, as far as the law and the model makers’ terms allow, on the free plan as on a paid one. See the Terms of Service.

What happens when the free credits run out?

Next month’s credits arrive on the day your account was made. If you need more before then, plans start at $10 a month for 250 credits.

Free text to video: make a video from a prompt

Write a scene and get a clip back, paid from the 20 free credits every RenderHour account gets each month. 13 video models make at least one clip with that; Seedance 2.0 Mini makes the most: 40 seconds of video in clips of up to 15 seconds.

Write a prompt free See plans

Models that do it

Seedance 2.0 MiniThe cheapest way to try an ideaFrom 0.5 credits per secondFree plan: 40 seconds of video in clips of up to 15 secondsTry Seedance 2.0 Mini
Seedance 2.0 FastFaster and cheaper draftsFrom 1 credit per secondFree plan: 20 seconds of video in clips of up to 15 secondsTry Seedance 2.0 Fast
Grok Imagine 1.5 LiteLow-cost stylised clipsFrom 1 credit per secondFree plan: 20 seconds of video in clips of up to 10 secondsTry Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite
MiniMax Hailuo 2.3Six-second clips with strong physicsFrom 6 credits per clipFree plan: 3 clipsTry MiniMax Hailuo 2.3
Kling 3.0Steady motion, with or without audioFrom 1.25 credits per secondFree plan: a clip of up to 15 secondsTry Kling 3.0
Kling 3.0 TurboQuick clips from a photoFrom 1.5 credits per secondFree plan: a clip of up to 10 secondsTry Kling 3.0 Turbo

How it works

Sign up with Google. The free credits are on your balance straight away, with no card.
Open the Video page, pick one of the models below and write your prompt or add a photo.
The price is on the Generate button and comes off your free credits.
A failed run costs nothing. The credits renew every month, counted from the day you signed up.

Tips

Draft with Seedance 2.0 Mini: it makes the most video for the free credits.
Write who or what, the action, the place, the camera and the light, in two or three sentences.
Leave out names of films, characters, brands and famous people: models refuse results that look like existing work.

Questions

Can I make a video from text for free?: Yes. Every account gets 20 credits a month with no card, enough for 40 seconds of video in clips of up to 15 seconds with Seedance 2.0 Mini.
Is there a watermark?: RenderHour adds no watermark to results, on the free plan or any other.
Can I use the videos commercially?: You keep whatever rights you have in what you make, as far as the law and the model makers’ terms allow, on the free plan as on a paid one. See the Terms of Service.
What happens when the free credits run out?: Next month’s credits arrive on the day your account was made. If you need more before then, plans start at $10 a month for 250 credits.