Pay per video. No subscription.
Animaker has no subscription: one credit produces one video, the 100-credit pack costs $29.90 which works out to $0.299 per video, and credits stay valid for 90 days with no recurring charge.
The specifics
- Free to start
- 2 credits on signup, no card required.
- 20 credits
- $9.90 — $0.495 per video.
- 50 credits
- $19.90 — $0.398 per video.
- 100 credits
- $29.90 — $0.299 per video, the lowest per-video price.
- Credit validity
- 90 days from purchase. The clock does not restart and there is no auto-renewal.
- Recurring charge
- None. Every product in the catalog is a one-time purchase.
When paying per video is cheaper than subscribing
Most tools in this category sell monthly plans, with prices commonly between about $8 and $16 a month. That is the right shape if you generate several videos every week. It is an expensive shape if you only need a handful of clips — you keep paying in the months you do not use it.
The comparison is easiest in volumes. Ten videos at $0.299 each costs $2.99. Ten videos on a $9.99 monthly plan costs $9.99 in one month and $119.88 over a year if you forget to cancel. The crossover only moves in the subscription’s favour at volumes where the per-video price of a plan drops below roughly $0.30, which for most of these products means several hundred videos a year.
There is also a cost you only notice in retrospect: unused months. Credits here last 90 days, so a pack bought for a project stays usable for the next one instead of expiring at the end of a billing cycle.
FAQ
Does Animaker require a subscription?
No. There is no subscription and no recurring charge. You buy a credit pack, and one credit produces one video.
How much does one video cost?
It depends on the pack. The 20-credit pack works out to $0.495 per video, the 50-credit pack to $0.398, and the 100-credit pack to $0.299. The first 2 videos are free.
Do credits expire?
Credits are valid for 90 days from purchase.
Will I be charged again automatically?
No. Every credit pack is a one-time purchase; nothing renews on its own.
Is there an unlimited plan?
No. Animaker sells credits rather than unlimited access, and the most you commit to at once is the 100-credit pack.
What happens if a generation fails — am I still paying for it?
No. The credit is returned automatically when a generation fails, so a task that never produced a video never costs anything.