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Steve AI

Steve AI · San Francisco, California, United States · founded 2014

What it is

Steve AI is a generative video platform that turns text, images, prompts, scripts, blog content, and audio into videos. It offers AI-generated visuals, stock media, and animated explainer styles, with scene-level editing so users can change visuals without regenerating the full video. Listed uses include marketing, social media, education, storytelling, and business training. Videos can be downloaded or shared to YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other channels. The web and iOS service includes AI presenters, script-to-video, AI scene generation, brand kits, and subtitle generation. Its free plan provides 200 AI credits and 1,200 seconds of AI video creation, though exports have limited downloads. Paid plans include commercial rights to videos; reselling rights are reserved for Enterprise. The Basic plan is $120 a year, billed yearly and shown as $10/month, with 100 minutes of AI videos per month and 720p resolution. Steve AI says it encrypts data in transit and at rest and aligns its processes with GDPR and CCPA.

For and against

For

  • Converts scripts, blogs, images, prompts, and audio into video
  • Scene-level visual edits do not require full regeneration
  • Offers AI visuals, stock media, and explainer styles
  • Can download or share videos to social channels

Against

  • Free exports have limited downloads
  • Free plan includes 200 AI credits
  • Reselling rights are exclusive to Enterprise

The verdict

Steve AI combines multiple source formats with scene editing and several video styles. Its free plan has limited downloads, while paid plans include commercial rights and Enterprise is required for reselling rights.

Who it suits

It suits individuals and teams creating videos for marketing, social media, education, storytelling, or business training. People who need commercial video rights can consider a paid plan; reselling rights are limited to Enterprise.

Plans and prices

Free

Free

200 AI credits · 1,200 seconds video creation · 10M+ stock library · watermark/download restrictions may apply

Basic

$10a month, billed yearly

720p · 100 minutes AI video/month · 800 AI images and premium stock/month · 120 seconds generative credits

Starter

$30a month, billed yearly

1080p · 100 minutes AI video/month · 800 AI images and premium stock/month · 120 seconds generative credits

Generative AI

$40a month

400 minutes AI video/month · 3,200 AI images and premium stock/month · 15 minutes generative credits · 2K

Pro

$40a month, billed yearly

2K · 300 minutes AI video/month · 2,400 AI images and premium stock/month · 120 seconds generative credits

Enterprise

Priced on request

Custom limits · 6,000 minutes AI video/month · 48,000 AI images and premium stock/month · 50 minutes generative credits

Every plan, in full

On the record

API availability
The pricing comparison lists a Steve AI API as a custom Enterprise capability; no public API reference or SDK documentation is provided on the cited official pages.app.steve.ai · read 21 Oct 2026
Audio and image inputs
Users can create videos from uploaded audio or images, including image-to-video and motion effects workflows.steve.ai · read 21 Oct 2026
Characters and avatars
The feature page lists more than 300 animated characters, while the product also offers talking-head avatars.steve.ai · read 21 Oct 2026
Commercial use
Steve AI says paid plans include commercial rights to videos, while resell rights are exclusive to Enterprise.steve.ai · read 29 Sep 2026
Company
Steve AI is a product of Animaker Inc., a Delaware corporation whose stated principal address is in San Francisco, California.steve.ai · read 29 Sep 2026
Company founding
LinkedIn lists Animaker Inc., the maker of Steve AI, as founded in 2015.linkedin.com · read 21 Oct 2026
Company headquarters and size
Crunchbase lists San Francisco, California as headquarters and 101–250 employees, while LinkedIn lists Animaker Inc. at 51–200 employees.crunchbase.com · read 21 Oct 2026
Company legal name
Crunchbase lists Animaker Inc. as Steve AI's legal name and identifies RS Raghavan as a founder.crunchbase.com · read 21 Oct 2026
Compliance
The security FAQ says the service follows GDPR and California Consumer Privacy Act requirements.steve.ai · read 21 Oct 2026
Documentation and support
The help center is organized into getting started, video creation, editing, exporting, team collaboration, billing and security collections.steve.ai · read 21 Oct 2026
Editing and publishing
The workspace supports camera movements, transitions, auto-subtitles, one-click resizing and direct YouTube publishing.steve.ai · read 21 Oct 2026
Enterprise security
The Enterprise plan lists AI data privacy and advanced security, while SSO is listed only for Enterprise.app.steve.ai · read 29 Sep 2026
Free tier limits
The free plan provides 200 AI credits and 1,200 seconds of AI video creation, and its exports have limited downloads.steve.ai · read 29 Sep 2026
Integrations
Official pages state that videos can be shared directly to YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn, and the pricing comparison lists custom integrations for Enterprise.steve.ai · read 21 Oct 2026
Legal terms
Steve AI's terms identify the service as a product of Animaker Inc., a Delaware corporation with a principal address in San Francisco.steve.ai · read 21 Oct 2026
Licence
The cited official terms grant use of the hosted Steve AI service and do not state an open-source licence.steve.ai · read 21 Oct 2026
Limit: Apple app complaints
App Store reviewers report that publishing or downloading videos sometimes fails and that annual renewals were not refunded under the stated policy.apps.apple.com · read 21 Oct 2026
Limit: G2 free access and editing
G2 review summaries identify free-plan download limits, limited options, download issues and file-management issues; one reviewer could not upload a reference image for text-to-video.g2.com · read 21 Oct 2026

The review

Steve AI is a video-creation platform for people turning scripts, posts, images, prompts, or audio into finished videos. It is best suited to marketers, educators, and teams making social, training, or explainer content. Its strongest advantage is the ability to revise individual scenes, while its free exports and plan-specific quotas limit how far users can take it without paying.

Overview

Steve AI combines several kinds of source material with AI visuals, stock media, and animated explainer styles. Users can change visuals at scene level without regenerating the whole video, a useful way to refine a draft when only one segment needs work. AI presenters, script-to-video, scene generation, subtitles, and a brand kit round out the creation tools.

Videos can be downloaded or shared to YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other channels. Maker blog-described integrations include Getty media and ElevenLabs voiceovers, along with beta direct publishing to YouTube. Steve AI says it encrypts data in transit with 256-bit encryption and at rest with AES-256, uses TLS/SSL on application endpoints, and follows GDPR and CCPA processes. Enterprise adds AI data privacy and advanced security, as well as SSO.

Key features

Flexible creation and scene editing

Starting from text, images, prompts, scripts, blogs, or audio makes Steve AI useful for repurposing material rather than requiring every project to begin from scratch. Scene-level visual changes can reduce rework during revisions. That flexibility is most valuable to people producing recurring content; it does not remove the need to work within monthly video and media allowances on paid plans.

Styles and publishing

AI visuals and stock media offer different routes to a finished video, while animated explainer styles are a natural fit for instructional and business material. Direct sharing to major social and professional channels shortens the path from creation to publication. Resolution varies by plan, so users who need sharper exports must budget for a higher tier.

Pricing

Steve AI has a free plan and no free trial. The free tier includes 200 AI credits and 1,200 seconds of AI video creation, but exports have limited downloads. It is suitable for exploring the workflow, not for dependable ongoing publishing. Paid plans include commercial rights; reselling rights are exclusive to Enterprise.

  • Free: free. Includes 1,200 seconds of AI videos and 200 credits. Limited downloads make it a constrained option for regular publishing.
  • Basic: $120 a year, shown as $10/month and billed yearly. It includes 100 mins AI videos/month, 800 AI images and premium stock/month, 120 sec generative credits, and 720p video resolution. It suits budget-conscious creators who can accept lower resolution.
  • Starter: $360 a year, shown as $30/month and billed yearly. It keeps the Basic quotas and raises output to 1080p. The price premium mainly buys resolution, so it fits users whose work needs Full HD rather than 720p.
  • Pro: $480 a year, shown as $40/month and billed yearly. It includes 300 mins AI videos/month, 2,400 AI images and premium stock/month, 120 sec generative credits, and 2K video. The larger video and media quotas suit heavier production; generative credits remain 120 sec.
  • Enterprise: custom pricing. The listed allowance is 6,000 mins AI videos/month, 48,000 AI images and premium stock/month, and 50 mins generative credits. It is the required tier for reselling rights and the only tier with SSO, alongside AI data privacy and advanced security.
  • Generative AI: $40 a month. It includes 400 mins AI videos/month, 3,200 AI images and premium stock/month, 15 min generative credits, and 2K video. It offers more generative credits and video minutes than Pro, but its monthly price is not an annual-billing equivalent of Pro's listed yearly rate.

Basic, Starter, and Pro all specify monthly usage quotas and annual billing; the published plan terms do not state seat counts. Support rises from Basic on Free and Basic to Advanced on Starter, Premium on Pro, and Priority on Enterprise. Choose by the allowance and resolution needed, not just the displayed monthly equivalent: the cheaper annual plans have lower resolution, and Basic and Starter share the same video, image, and generative-credit quotas.

Platforms

Steve AI is available on iOS and the web. That pairing suits users who want browser-based creation or mobile access, but does not cover Android in the platform list.

Who it's for

Steve AI is a strong fit for teams and creators who regularly turn existing material into marketing, social, education, storytelling, or business training videos and want to revise scenes independently. Basic or Starter can fit lighter production with a clear 720p or 1080p need; Pro or Generative AI suits larger monthly workloads. It is less compelling for occasional users who need unrestricted exports, or anyone who requires reselling rights but cannot justify Enterprise.

Pros and cons

  • Pro: Multiple source formats make it practical to repurpose scripts, blogs, images, and audio into video.
  • Pro: Scene-level edits avoid regenerating the whole video when just one visual needs revision.
  • Pro: AI visuals, stock media, and animated explainer styles support different kinds of content.
  • Con: Free exports have limited downloads, restricting the free plan's usefulness for ongoing publishing.
  • Con: Basic is capped at 720p, while Starter costs more for 1080p without larger listed monthly video or image quotas.
  • Con: Reselling rights and SSO require Enterprise, whose price is custom.

Alternatives

Consider HeyGen if you want an alternative with a free plan capped at three videos per month and one minute per video. Pika is another freemium option; its free plan provides zero monthly credits, so it is less suitable if you need included recurring generation. Choose Powtoon instead for a free plan offering 720p videos up to three minutes, with screen recording and basic templates and characters, accepting a watermark.

Animaker is an alternative freemium video maker. FlexClip offers a free plan with 12 online projects, videos up to 10 minutes, and one stock video and audio per project. Vmake Labs has a free plan with 20 daily credits and up to 720p output. Krikey AI provides 20 one-time free credits, with its Pro plan at $15 a month for 165 monthly credits. Easy-Peasy.AI Video Generator is another freemium option.

For category browsing, see AI video generators, AI Slideshow Makers, Explainer Video Software, and AI Explainer Video Makers.

Verdict

Choose Steve AI if you need a flexible way to turn varied source material into videos and value editing individual scenes over rebuilding a whole project. Its mix of styles, publishing options, and escalating allowances makes it a capable choice for recurring content teams. Look elsewhere if limited free downloads are a deal-breaker, you need Android, or you require resale rights without Enterprise pricing.

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