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Vizard AI: Pricing, Free Plan & Short Clips (2026)

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Summary

Vizard AI is a long-video-to-Shorts clipper with a real free plan (60 credits a month) and Creator from $14.50 a month billed yearly. Prices are unchanged in October 2026, and Vizard Agent is the big new feature this year.

Pros and cons

What we like

  • Real free plan 60 credits a month lets you test a full 1-hour video before paying.
  • Transcript editing delete words in the transcript to cut the clip, then fine-tune on the timeline.
  • Built-in publishing schedule clips to up to 6 social accounts on Creator and 20 on Business.
  • 4K exports on paid plans with no watermark and 100 GB of storage on Creator.
  • API and clip model v2 automate clipping and choose fewer, more complete clips when quality matters.

What could be better

  • Per-minute credits 1 credit per uploaded minute burns through allowances on long streams.
  • Free plan limits 720p exports with a watermark, 10-minute exports and 3-day storage.
  • Uneven AI picks strongest on talking-head video, weaker on dense tutorials and screen recordings.
  • Not a generator it repurposes existing footage and doesn't create video from a prompt.

Key features

  • AI highlight detection that suggests short clips from long uploads
  • Auto reframe for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts
  • Auto subtitles with subtitle translation and caption templates
  • Transcript-based editing plus timeline fine-tuning
  • AI emojis, B-roll, highlight keywords and post suggestions
  • Schedule and publish to up to 20 social accounts
  • Brand kit, custom fonts and shared workspace on Business
  • Vizard Agent for brief-to-finished-video editing
  • API with clip model v2

Screenshots

Vizard clip dashboard — Long upload processed into a grid of AI-suggested short clips with scores and vertical previews.
Text-based editor — Transcript view where deleting a sentence removes that segment from the clip, with caption styles applied.
Schedule / publish calendar — Ready clips queued to TikTok, Reels, Shorts, or LinkedIn with titles and captions attached.
Vizard clip dashboard — Long upload processed into a grid of AI-suggested short clips with scores and vertical previews.

Full review

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Vizard AI turns long podcasts, webinars and YouTube videos into short vertical clips with captions, then schedules them to your social accounts. It has a real free plan with 60 credits a month, and Creator costs $29 a month or $14.50 a month billed yearly. It edits footage you already have; it doesn’t generate video from a prompt.

Vizard AI in 30 seconds

  • What it does: finds highlight moments in a long upload, reframes them for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, adds captions and lets you trim by editing the transcript.
  • Price: Free $0; Creator $29 a month or $14.50 billed yearly ($174); Business $39 a month or $19.50 billed yearly ($234).
  • Free plan: 60 credits a month, 720p exports with a watermark, uploads up to 60 minutes and 3-day storage.
  • Credits: 1 credit = 1 minute of uploaded video, so a 1-hour webinar uses 60 credits.
  • Best for: podcasters, coaches and marketing teams with regular long recordings. Not for: text-to-video or heavy timeline editing.

Vizard AI Pricing (2026)

We re-checked vizard.ai/pricing on October 19, 2026. Prices haven’t changed since September, and yearly billing still halves the monthly price.

Vizard pricing page on October 19, 2026 showing Free at $0 with 60 credits, Creator at $14.50 a month and Business at $19.50 a month billed yearly
Vizard’s pricing page with yearly billing selected, October 19, 2026.
PlanMonthlyYearlyCreditsKey limits
Free$0$060 a month720p export with watermark, 10-minute exports, 60-minute uploads, 3-day storage, 1 social account
Creator$29/mo$14.50/mo ($174/year)From 600 a month (7,200 a year)No watermark, 4K export, 600-minute uploads, 100 GB storage, 6 social accounts, scheduling
Business$39/mo$19.50/mo ($234/year)From 600 a month (7,200 a year)Shared workspace, team seats at $5/mo each, brand kit, unlimited storage, 20 social accounts
Prices in USD from vizard.ai/pricing, checked October 19, 2026. Creator and Business offer bigger credit tiers, up to 74,400 credits a year, at higher prices.

How Vizard credits work

Vizard charges 1 credit for every minute of video you upload, whatever length clips you export. That makes the free plan enough to test one 1-hour webinar a month, while the entry Creator tier covers about ten hours of uploads.

How far Vizard credits go: a 60-minute webinar uses 60 credits, so Free covers one a month and Creator covers ten

Per hour of source video, Creator billed yearly works out to about $1.45, and about $2.90 billed monthly. Clippers that charge per 20-minute block, such as Ssemble, are cheaper for long videos but have no free plan.

What’s new in Vizard in 2026

  • Vizard Agent: launched in August 2026, it takes a brief plus your footage, a script, a product page or just an idea, and returns a finished edit. Vizard’s own launch post says you’ll still need to step in on long or complex jobs.
  • Clip model v2 in the API: since July 2026 developers can choose clip_v2, which returns fewer, more complete clips and costs 1.25x the standard credit rate. The original model stays the default.
  • Prices held: Free, Creator and Business cost the same in October 2026 as in September.

Vizard AI pros and cons

What works: the free plan is good enough for a real test, the transcript editor makes fixing a clip fast, and Creator’s 4K export, scheduling and six social accounts cover most solo creators. The API is useful for agencies that want to automate clipping.

What doesn’t: per-minute credits add up quickly on long streams, the free plan’s watermark and 720p cap make it a test only, and AI picks are weaker on dense tutorials and screen recordings than on talking-head video.

Best use cases

  • Podcasters and YouTubers: turn a weekly episode into a batch of captioned Shorts and schedule the week from one calendar.
  • Coaches and course creators: clip webinars and workshops into short lessons and testimonials.
  • Marketing teams and agencies: Business adds a shared workspace, brand kit and 20 social accounts for several brands.
  • Developers: use the API, with clip model v2 when quality matters more than volume.

Top alternatives to Vizard AI

  • Opus Clip: the closest rival, with a free plan, strong viral scoring and per-minute credits.
  • Ssemble: much cheaper for long videos at about $0.60 an hour on Pro yearly, but no free plan. See Opus Clip vs Ssemble for the credit math.
  • Klap: bills per clip with no watermark. Our Klap AI vs Opus Clip guide compares the two models.
  • Submagic: pick it for stylish captions and effects on short videos.
  • Descript: a full text-based editor for podcasts and long videos, not an automatic clipper.
  • More options: best AI video clippers for 2026.

TechPilot.ai’s verdict on Vizard AI

Vizard is still one of the easiest clippers to recommend: the free plan lets you test it on your own footage, and Creator billed yearly at $14.50 a month covers about ten hours of uploads with 4K exports and scheduling. Per-minute credits make it pricier than Ssemble on long streams, and the AI is best on talking-head content. Try a full episode on the free plan, then move to Creator yearly if the clip picks hold up.

Vizard AI FAQ

Is Vizard AI free?

Yes. The Free plan is $0 with 60 credits a month, 720p exports with a watermark, uploads up to 60 minutes and 3-day storage.

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How much does Vizard AI cost in 2026?

As of October 19, 2026, Creator is $29 a month or $14.50 a month billed yearly ($174), and Business is $39 a month or $19.50 billed yearly ($234). Extra Business seats are $5 a month.

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How do Vizard credits work?

Each minute of uploaded video costs 1 credit. A 30-minute podcast uses 30 credits, so Free covers two a month and the entry Creator tier covers twenty.

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What is Vizard Agent?

Vizard Agent, launched in August 2026, is an AI video editor that takes a brief and your materials and returns a finished video. You can still give it feedback and ask for revisions.

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Does Vizard have an API?

Yes. All plans include API access with rate limits that grow by plan, and developers can choose the newer clip_v2 model, billed at 1.25x the standard rate.

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Is Vizard the same as Vidu?

No. Vizard clips and edits footage you already have. Vidu is a text-to-video generator.