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AI Shorts Generator

Commercial use OK 380+ models No watermark No sign-up needed
Model:
+ GPT-5, Claude, Gemini
Upload a thumbnail, title-card, or reference photo. The Short will animate from your image.
On the Shorts shelf, the first frame IS the thumbnail. A strong title-card hook drives the click.
Start with the free CogVideoX. Premium models render faster with higher fidelity.
Per clip. Stitch clips for up to 60s total.
9:16 Portrait (locked)

Rendered on our own A100 GPUs. 30-120 seconds. Output is 9:16 MP4, no watermark — safe for YouTube Shorts monetization.

~10,000 tokens (4s video)
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Your Short
Title + hashtags for YouTube Shorts 

                

                

                    

                

            

        

        

    







    
Free AI YouTube Shorts Generator — no watermark, ready for monetization

    
Generate vertical 9:16 YouTube Shorts from a prompt or still image. Rendered on our own GPUs. Output is a clean MP4 — no logo burn-in, no upload-count cap, safe for the YouTube Partner Program once you hit the thresholds.


    

        

            

                

                    
                    
Explainer Shorts

                    
Animate a title card into a 60-second explainer. The Tutorial and Explainer presets are tuned for the Shorts shelf.

                

            

        

        

            

                

                    
                    
Meme Shorts

                    
Fast-cut meme reactions and punchy text-overlay reels. Pair with any audio in your editor.

                

            

        

        

            

                

                    
                    
Listicle Shorts

                    
Top-5 and Top-10 Shorts crush on the algorithm. Generate each numbered card, stitch, publish.

                

            

        

    


    
How to make a YouTube Short with AI

    

        

            
Describe your Short

            
Type the idea. Add a title-card hook for the first 3 seconds. Pick a style preset tuned for Shorts.

        

        

            
Pick a model

            
CogVideoX is free. Premium models render faster — choose one if you plan to publish today.

        

        

            
Render vertically

            
Output is locked to 9:16 portrait. Close the tab and we will email you when your clip is ready.

        

        

            
Grab title + hashtags

            
Click Suggest title + hashtags. Paste into YouTube Studio. Mark as Shorts. Publish.

        

    


    
How we compare

    

        

            
                

                    
                    Free.ai Shorts
                    YouTube Create
                    CapCut
                    InVideo
                

            
            
                

                    Type
                    AI video generation
                    Mobile editor
                    Video editor
                    Slideshow from script
                

                

                    Watermark on free tier
                    No
                    No
                    No
                    Yes
                

                

                    9:16 locked export
                    Yes
                    Yes
                    Yes
                    Yes
                

                

                    Generates original AI footage
                    Yes
                    No
                    Partial
                    Partial
                

            
        

    


    

        
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Generate YouTube Shorts and short-form videos with AI.

            

        

    







    

        

            

                
How to Use AI Shorts Generator

                

                    

                        

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Enter your input

                        
Type text, upload a file, or describe what you want. No account needed.

                    

                    

                        

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Click generate

                        
Our AI processes your request in seconds using the best open-source models.

                    

                    

                        

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Download & share

                        
Download, copy, or share your result. Free for personal and commercial use.

                    

                

            

        

    








    

        

            

                
Use this tool via API

                
Automate this tool from your own code. OpenAI-compatible REST endpoint, Bearer-token auth, no extra SDK required. Token costs match the web interface.

                

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curl -X POST https://api.free.ai/v1/video/generate/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-free-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "A cat playing piano", "duration": 4}'

            

        

    










    

        
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AI Shorts Generator — FAQ

                

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
A dedicated short-form video tool that renders vertical 9:16 clips purpose-built for YouTube Shorts. Describe a scene, pick a Shorts-native style (Tutorial, Meme, Explainer, Storytime, Challenge), and we generate the clip on our own GPU fleet — no watermark, no upload dance.

                        

                    

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
Yes. Clips deduct from your daily token pool. Anonymous users get a shared daily pool, signed-in accounts get 10,000 tokens free to start, and paid plans or token packs unlock faster premium video models.

                        

                    

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
Shorts uses 9:16 portrait (vertical). Every clip from AI Shorts Generator is locked to 9:16 so there is no letterboxing when you upload. The output MP4 plays full-bleed on Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels alike — same aspect, same spec.

                        

                    

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
YouTube Shorts supports up to 60 seconds total. Single renders here run 2–6 seconds, so chain multiple clips in any editor (CapCut, Premiere, DaVinci) to build a full 60-second Short, or use the Extend button to stretch one shot.

                        

                    

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
No watermark. The MP4 is yours to publish, remix, or monetize via the YouTube Partner Program. Output quality is suitable for Shorts monetization once you hit the subscriber + watch-time thresholds.

                        

                    

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
Tutorial, Meme, Explainer, Storytime, Challenge, POV, Listicle, and Clean-title-card. Each preset weaves style and framing cues into your prompt so the clip matches what performs on the Shorts shelf.

                        

                    

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
Yes — upload a photo, screenshot, title card, or still reference and AI Shorts Generator animates it from the first frame. Great for explainer intros, product reveals, before/after reveals, and talking-head-style avatars.

                        

                    

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
Yes. After the clip renders, hit "Suggest title + hashtags" and the assistant produces a hook-first 60-character title plus 3–5 YouTube-friendly hashtags for the Shorts algorithm. Copy the block with one click.

                        

                    

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
CogVideoX (Apache 2.0) by default on our own A100 GPUs. Premium users can pick external providers like Kling, Runway, Luma, Veo, Pika, Hailuo, and Wan for higher quality and priority render queues.

                        

                    

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
YouTube Create is a mobile editor — you record first, they cut. InVideo generates slideshows from scripts. Our Shorts generator renders original AI video from text or a still image, so you never had to film anything in the first place.

                        

                    

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
Yes. Output is royalty-free for personal and commercial use. Disclose AI-generated content per YouTube policy and you are eligible for Shorts Fund + YPP revenue once you hit the platform thresholds.

                        

                    

                    
                    

                        

                            
                        

                        

                            
Yes. POST /v1/video/generate/ with aspect_ratio 9:16 and your prompt — billed at the same token rate as the web UI. Developer keys are managed at /developer/. See /api/ for Python, Node, cURL snippets.

                        

                    

                    
                

            

        

    









    

        
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