AI video generator price hikes
6 price hikes we tracked on AI video generators, newest first. Each one has its own page with before and after, sources, and what's cheaper now.
- Synthesia cut free AI video clips from 25 a month to 3 · Sep 28, 2026
The free Basic plan's AI-generated video assets (b-roll clips from third-party models) went from up to 25 a month to a cap of 3 a month. - HeyGen dropped unlimited voice cloning from its Creator plan · Sep 21, 2026
Voice cloning on Creator changed from "Unlimited" to "Expanded usage" (Pro to "Maximum usage") with no price change. - Runway cut Pro plan storage from 500GB to 100GB · Sep 7, 2026
Pro ($35/mo) storage dropped from 500GB to 100GB and custom voice clones were capped at 1, while Brand Kits and an agentic collaborator were added. - HeyGen moved its AI image and video models from Creator up to Pro · Jul 27, 2026
Advanced AI models (image and video generation, e.g. Seedance 2, Veo 3) were removed from the $29/mo Creator plan and are now only on Pro ($49/mo and up). - Runway ended unlimited Explore Mode, replacing Unlimited with Max · Jun 2026
The $95/mo ($76/mo annual) Unlimited plan, which offered unmetered relaxed-speed generations via Explore Mode, became Max with a capped 9,500 credits/mo (up from 2,250 metered credits) and no unlimited mode. - Google added a visible watermark to Veo videos outside Ultra in Flow · May 30, 2025
Ten days after Flow launched, Google began stamping a visible watermark on all Veo videos except those made by $249.99/mo Ultra members in Flow, so the $19.99 Pro plan no longer produced clean clips.