Updated October 20, 2026

The best AI video ad makers in 2026

AI ad tools split into two camps. Some generate the ad for you, often with AI actors, so you don't need to film anything. Others edit footage you recorded into an ad. Which is best depends on what you have and who you want on screen. Here are seven worth comparing, with what each is best at and where it falls short.

We make MirrorCut, one of the tools on this list. Everything about the others comes from their own websites, checked on October 20, 2026, with sources linked under each one. Prices change, so check before you buy.

Quick picks

Ads made from your own recordings: MirrorCut
Ads with no footage, using AI actors: Creatify
Generating footage with AI, and teams: InVideo
Phone-first ads with AI actors or a digital twin: Captions
Cutting ad-length clips out of long videos: Opus Clip
Editing by hand, including on your phone: CapCut
A broad online toolkit, with translation and avatars: VEED

At a glance

Tool	Best for	Price
MirrorCut	Ads made from your own recordings	7-day free trial of Creator, then Creator $10, Pro $30, Studio $60 a month
Creatify	Ads with no footage, using AI actors	Free plan (10 credits a month, watermarked); Standard $15, Pro $55, Max $95 a month, or 20% less billed yearly
InVideo	Generating footage with AI, and teams	Basic $4, Pro $15, Ultra $40 a seat a month billed yearly ($9, $30, $80 monthly)
Captions	Phone-first ads with AI actors or a digital twin	Max $24.99 a month; Frontier from $69.99 a month (iOS prices)
Opus Clip	Cutting ad-length clips out of long videos	Free plan (watermarked); Starter $15, Pro $29 a month
CapCut	Editing by hand, including on your phone	Free plan; Pro, Ultra and Teams (prices shown in local currency)
VEED	A broad online toolkit, with translation and avatars	Creator $10 and Pro $20 per user a month, billed yearly ($125 and $234 a year); start for free

1. MirrorCut: ads made from your own recordings

An AI video editor in the browser. You upload a recording or two (a founder on camera, a demo, a customer talking) and its agent cuts the ad: the strongest opening line as the hook, captions, motion graphics such as stats and an offer end card, music, and every format. Every change it makes is outlined on a real timeline for you to accept or revert.

Good at

· Your real people and product on screen, not AI actors
· Every AI edit shown on the timeline, one undo history with your own edits
· Over 200 motion graphics templates and 48 caption styles
· 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 and 16:9 from one edit, MP4 up to 4K without a watermark

Watch out for

· You need footage: it edits recordings, it doesn't invent a presenter
· No free plan: the free trial needs a card
· Runs on a computer, not a phone app

Price: 7-day free trial of Creator, then Creator $10, Pro $30, Studio $60 a month

How MirrorCut makes ads

2. Creatify: ads with no footage, using ai actors

Generates video ads from a product URL, with a library of AI actors for UGC-style ads. It also makes image ads and can remake an existing ad from its URL (Ad Clone).

Good at

· No recording needed: start from a product URL
· Large library of AI actors
· Built for producing many ad variants and image ads

Watch out for

· The people in the ad are AI actors, not you or your customers
· Free plan exports carry a watermark

Price: Free plan (10 credits a month, watermarked); Standard $15, Pro $55, Max $95 a month, or 20% less billed yearly

MirrorCut vs Creatify Source: Creatify pricing

3. InVideo: generating footage with ai, and teams

Describes itself as an agentic video editor: you describe the edit and its agent works on a multitrack timeline, with several generative AI video and image models and stock footage built in.

Good at

· Generative AI video models in the editor
· Your own footage and 4K export from its Basic plan
· Seats for teams, with guest seats on higher plans

Watch out for

· Priced per seat, with credits that don't roll over
· Broad toolkit rather than one built around editing recordings into ads

Price: Basic $4, Pro $15, Ultra $40 a seat a month billed yearly ($9, $30, $80 monthly)

MirrorCut vs InVideo Source: InVideo pricing

4. Captions: phone-first ads with ai actors or a digital twin

An AI video app with AI Ads, AI Creator and AI Twin (a digital version of you), plus AI editing of your own clips, a teleprompter and captions. Apps and a web version.

Good at

· Record, edit and post from your phone
· AI actors and a digital twin when you don't want to film
· Strong captions

Watch out for

· Listed prices are for its iOS plans
· Ads built on AI people rather than real footage

Price: Max $24.99 a month; Frontier from $69.99 a month (iOS prices)

MirrorCut vs Captions Source: Captions pricing

5. Opus Clip: cutting ad-length clips out of long videos

An AI clipping tool: it finds short moments in a long video and turns them into vertical clips with captions and templates. Useful when your ad material is already a podcast or webinar.

Good at

· Fast automatic clips from long recordings
· Free plan, and a free trial with no credit card
· Premiere and DaVinci XML export on Pro

Watch out for

· Built around clips, not around building a finished ad with an offer and end card
· Free plan exports carry a watermark

Price: Free plan (watermarked); Starter $15, Pro $29 a month

MirrorCut vs Opus Clip Source: Opus Clip pricing

6. CapCut: editing by hand, including on your phone

A video editor for mobile, desktop and the web, with templates, auto captions and AI tools such as turning long videos into shorts and removing filler words. You do the editing, with those tools to help.

Good at

· Mobile, desktop and web apps
· Templates to start from
· Free plan with basic editing tools

Watch out for

· You edit by hand: there's no agent doing the first pass for you
· Prices are shown in local currency and vary by country

Price: Free plan; Pro, Ultra and Teams (prices shown in local currency)

MirrorCut vs CapCut Source: CapCut pricing Source: CapCut filler word remover

7. VEED: a broad online toolkit, with translation and avatars

An online video editor with AI tools: auto subtitles, translation, AI avatars, eye contact correction, a teleprompter, and Magic Cut and edit by script for removing silences and filler words.

Good at

· Translation into 50+ languages on Pro
· AI avatars and dubbing
· Per-seat plans and brand kits for teams

Watch out for

· 4K export is on Pro; Creator exports Full HD 1080p
· You apply each tool yourself: it's a toolkit, not an agent that edits for you

Price: Creator $10 and Pro $20 per user a month, billed yearly ($125 and $234 a year); start for free

MirrorCut vs VEED Source: VEED pricing Source: VEED filler remover

How to choose

You can talk about your product on camera: an editor that works from your recordings (MirrorCut) keeps real people in the ad.
You have no footage at all: a generator with AI actors (Creatify, Captions) gets you an ad without filming.
You want AI-generated shots and a shared workspace: InVideo's generative models and seats fit a team.
Your material is already a long podcast or webinar: a clipping tool (Opus Clip) pulls ad-length moments fast.
You'd rather edit every cut yourself, on your phone: a hands-on editor (CapCut) gives you templates and tools on mobile, desktop and web.
You need translation or AI avatars in one online editor: a broad toolkit (VEED) covers subtitles, translation and avatars.

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Creatify, InVideo, Captions, Opus Clip, CapCut, VEED are trademarks of their owners; MirrorCut isn't affiliated with them. Details checked on October 20, 2026 from each product's own website or help centre.