# InVideo AI Pricing 2026: From $25/mo + the Credit Trap

> InVideo AI in 2026: Free with watermark, Plus $25/mo, Max $60/mo, Generative $120/mo. AI-minute caps and iStock credit pools explained. See if it fits.

InVideo AI costs $25/month for Plus or $60/month for Max when billed monthly (roughly $20 and $48 on annual plans). A fourth Generative tier at $120/month bundles access to Sora 2 and Veo 3.1. Every paid plan is watermark-free, but each tier enforces separate credit pools for AI-minute generation, iStock footage, voice clones, and background removals, limits that catch most creators off-guard within the first two weeks of heavy use.

## InVideo AI Pricing 2026 at a Glance

InVideo AI sells four tiers in 2026, each built around a separate-pool credit system. Monthly price first, annual-billing equivalent second:



| Plan | Price (monthly) | Annual (per mo) | AI minutes/mo | Notable limits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | n/a | small allocation | watermark, weekly export cap |
| Plus | $25/mo | ~$20/mo | 50 min | 80 iStock, 2 voice clones, no 4K |
| Max | $60/mo | ~$48/mo | 200 min | 320 iStock, 5 voice clones, 4K, priority queue |
| Generative | $120/mo | ~$100/mo | 200 min + 100 gen credits | Sora 2 and Veo 3.1, 5 UGC ad slots |



Every InVideo plan splits AI minutes, iStock downloads, voiceover minutes and voice-clone slots into separate pools that do not roll over, so one pool can run dry while another sits full. On Plus, 50 AI minutes covers roughly 35 to 40 published shorts a month after re-generations, about $0.50 to $0.70 per finished video.

## InVideo AI Pricing Plans for 2026: Every Tier Explained

*Pricing verified against invideo.io/pricing and InVideo's Help Center (help.invideo.io), June 2026. Monthly rates shown first; annual-billing rates in parentheses.*

InVideo AI now offers four tiers:

**Free**, $0/month. Access to the AI video generator with an InVideo watermark on every export. Limited to a weekly export quota. AI generation, iStock media, and voice cloning all consume credits from a small monthly allocation. The free plan is genuinely useful for testing the editor, but not viable for regular published content.

**Plus**, $25/month billed monthly ($20/month billed annually at ~$240/year). Removes the watermark. Includes **50 AI generation minutes per month**, 80 iStock asset downloads per month, 2 voice clones, and up to 120 voiceover minutes per month. 4K export is not available on Plus.

**Max**, $60/month billed monthly ($48/month billed annually). Increases AI generation to **200 minutes per month**, iStock downloads to 320, and voice clones to 5. 4K export is included. Priority rendering queue. This is the production-volume tier for agencies and high-output creators.

**Generative**, $120/month billed monthly (~$100/month billed annually). Added in late 2025. Bundles **Sora 2 and Veo 3.1** directly into the InVideo workflow, the only platform that packages both frontier AI video models under one subscription. Includes 100 Generative credits, 200 AI video minutes, 320 iStock assets, and 5 generative UGC ad slots per month. Generative credits are priced per second of output, with cost varying by resolution and model.

All plans use a **multi-pool credit system**: AI generation minutes, iStock asset downloads, background removal uses, voice clone slots, and voiceover minutes are each capped separately and do not roll over month to month.

## What Each InVideo AI Tier Actually Gets You

**Free plan:** Exports with watermark, modest weekly export cap, limited AI credits. Best use: testing the editor before committing.

**Plus ($20-$25/month):** The entry point for clean published content. 50 AI generation minutes equates to roughly 50 one-minute Shorts or 25 two-minute videos per month, if you spend none of those minutes on re-generations or retries. In practice, most creators use 15-25% of their minute allocation on refinements, landing closer to 35-40 publishable videos per month. The 80 iStock credits per month cover B-roll supplementation but are exhausted quickly if you rely on iStock for every scene.

**Max ($48-$60/month):** Four times the AI minute allocation of Plus. At 200 minutes per month with 4K output included, this is the serious production tier. Agencies managing multiple client channels or creators publishing five-plus videos per week will land here. The additional voice clones (5 vs 2) also make Max useful for creators maintaining distinct audio brands across several channels.

**Generative ($100-$120/month):** The Sora 2 and Veo 3.1 integration makes this tier unique in the market for 2026. Cinematic-quality AI video generation (not stock footage) is now possible inside InVideo's end-to-end workflow. The 300-second cap on Generative video per month is the binding constraint at this tier, roughly five 60-second AI-generated video segments, so this plan works best for creators who use AI-generated clips as premium visual anchors within a larger stock-footage edit, not for pure AI-video production.

**The multi-pool trap:** On any InVideo plan, you can exhaust your iStock credits while still having AI minutes remaining, or burn through voiceover minutes while your iStock pool is full. There is no unified dashboard warning before any individual pool runs empty. Creators who depend on iStock footage for most scenes should calculate their per-video iStock use against the monthly cap before committing to a plan.

## Does InVideo AI Have a Free Plan?

Yes, InVideo AI has a free plan with no time limit on access. The free tier provides access to the full editor interface, AI video generation, and InVideo's template library.

The catch: **every free export carries a visible InVideo watermark**, and the monthly credit allocation across all pools is small. AI generation, iStock media, and background removal each have their own free-tier caps that are typically hit within a handful of videos.

For creators who want to evaluate the editor before subscribing, the free plan is a reasonable starting point. For anyone publishing to a monetized channel or client deliverables, the watermark makes the free plan non-viable.

## Hidden Costs and Credit System Gotchas

**Four separate credit pools.** InVideo AI meters four things independently: AI generation minutes, iStock asset downloads, background removal uses, and voice clone slots. Exhausting one has no impact on the others, and the billing dashboard does not provide a unified low-balance warning. Creators managing multiple projects across a billing period frequently find one pool depleted with days remaining in the month.

**4K is Max-only.** Publishing in 4K to YouTube or Reels requires the $60/month (or $48/month annual) Max plan. Plus plan exports are capped at 1080p.

**Voice cloning requires Plus or above.** Free users cannot train a custom AI voice. Plus allows 2 voice clone slots; Max allows 5.

**Annual lock-in for lowest rates.** Plus at $20/month and Max at $48/month require a full-year upfront commitment. Monthly billing is 25% more expensive ($25 and $60 respectively). Creators who cancel mid-year typically lose the remaining pre-paid months.

**Generative-tier credit burn rate varies by model.** Sora 2 and Veo 3.1 consume Generative credits at different rates per second depending on resolution (720p vs 1080p) and whether audio generation is enabled. The effective per-second cost is not shown at the point of generation, making budget tracking non-trivial.

**Team seats cost extra.** InVideo charges incrementally for additional team account seats beyond the base allocation, which compounds agency costs.

## FluxNote vs InVideo AI: Honest Pricing Comparison

**FluxNote plans (as of June 2026):**
- Free: 1 AI video/month, no watermark
- Rise ($9.99/month): 21 AI videos/month
- Pro ($19.99/month): 50 AI videos/month
- Max ($49/month): 150 AI videos/month + unlimited stock, UGC clips, and business video ads

**At the Pro/$19.99 tier:** FluxNote generates 50 complete narrated short-form videos per month (voiceover, stock footage or AI scenes, animated captions, all included, no separate credit pools) for 20% less than InVideo AI Plus ($25/month), which also caps stock footage at 80 iStock downloads per month.

**Where InVideo wins:** Longer-form content (multi-minute explainers), the iStock/Getty integration for clients who specifically require licensed footage from those libraries, and the Generative plan's Sora 2 / Veo 3.1 access for cinematic AI-clip generation at $120/month.

**Where FluxNote wins:** Short-form faceless content (TikTok, Shorts, Reels), predictable pricing without multi-pool credit management, and substantially lower cost-per-video at all comparable tiers. FluxNote's free plan also ships without a watermark, InVideo's free plan does not.

## Is InVideo AI Worth It in 2026?

InVideo AI is worth the price for specific workflows:

**Buy Plus ($25/month) if:** You produce 20-40 short videos per month and need access to iStock's library specifically, the 80 iStock downloads and 50 AI minutes cover a reasonable publishing cadence at a mid-range price.

**Buy Max ($60/month) if:** You manage multiple client accounts or channels, publish daily, need 4K output, or want more than 2 voice clones for audio branding.

**Buy Generative ($120/month) if:** You need native Sora 2 or Veo 3.1 generation inside an end-to-end video workflow, this is the only platform that bundles both models at a flat subscription rate as of mid-2026.

**Consider alternatives if:** Your primary output is short-form faceless content (Shorts, TikTok, Reels) and you publish more than 30 videos per month. At that volume, FluxNote's Pro plan ($19.99/month for 50 videos with no credit pool management) delivers better value. FluxNote is not a replacement for InVideo's long-form capabilities or iStock integration, it is a better fit specifically for the high-frequency short-form use case.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does InVideo AI cost per month?

InVideo AI costs $25/month for Plus and $60/month for Max when billed monthly. Annual billing lowers those to approximately $20/month (Plus) and $48/month (Max). A Generative tier with Sora 2 and Veo 3.1 access costs $120/month ($100/month annual). There is also a free plan with watermarked exports.

### Does InVideo AI have a free plan in 2026?

Yes. The free plan gives access to the AI video editor and generator but exports include a visible InVideo watermark. Credits for AI generation, iStock media, and background removal are each capped at a small monthly amount on the free tier.

### What is the InVideo AI credit system and why does it matter?

InVideo AI uses separate credit pools for AI generation minutes, iStock asset downloads, background removal uses, and voice clone slots. Each pool depletes independently and credits do not roll over month to month. Heavy users can exhaust one pool (e.g. iStock downloads) while still having credits remaining in others, with no consolidated warning before a pool runs dry.

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Source: https://fluxnote.io/guides/invideo-ai-pricing-2026