Create cinematic
short films with AI.
Write a single prompt. CineAI builds the script, casts AI characters, renders every scene, and delivers a finished cinematic cut — in minutes.
Try it live
Describe your first clip.
One sentence is enough. We carry your idea into the studio — planning is free, and the exact credit cost is confirmed before anything renders.
Duration
Your clip
Planning is free. Credits are confirmed in the studio before rendering.
The process
From idea to feed in minutes.
Write your script
Drop a one-line idea or a full screenplay. AI breaks it into scenes.
Generate with AI
Pick a visual style, design your characters, and choose voices. AI renders each shot with locked continuity.
Export and share
Download your finished cut in vertical 9:16, ready for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts.
Examples
Made with CineAI.
Real shorts rendered in CineAI and shared by their creators. Press play to watch them here.
Visual styles
Pick a look. It stays locked.
Choose one of five visual languages for your cast. Every scene in the skit is rendered in that exact style — same faces, same medium, no drifting between shots.
Premium 3D
Polished, dimensional feature animation
Cartoon
Crisp outlines and expressive shapes
Claymation
Handmade stop-motion texture
Anime
Refined linework and cel shading
Realistic
Natural, cinematic live-action detail
Why CineAI
A studio in your browser.
AI-generated characters
Design unique characters with locked visual styles that stay consistent across every scene.
Social-ready export
Auto-formatted vertical cuts for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts.
Cinematic 1080p output
Color-graded vertical video built for the algorithm.
Credit-based pricing
See the exact credit cost before every render — no surprise bills.
Pricing
Cinematic creation, fair pricing.
Every plan unlocks the full CineAI studio. Pick the credit pack that matches your output.
Purchases are final except where required by law. Verified technical failures restore the credits used. Policy version 2026-08-30 is recorded with your purchase.
One universal credit balance pays for every CineAI video type. The precise cost is always shown before you generate. No hidden fees.
What credits can create
One universal CineAI credit balance pays for every video type — quick clips, presenter films and Animated Skits. These are current estimated rates; the precise cost is always shown before you generate.
| Generation step | Unit | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| script | per script | 2 |
| shot standard | per shot | 50 |
| shot premium | per shot | 100 |
| voice line | per dialogue line | 2 |
| captions | per project | 2 |
| export | per completed export | 20 |
15-second Standard Animated Skit
2 characters · 3 shots · 3 spoken lines
- AI script generation × 1
- 2
- Standard 8s scenes with audio × 3
- 150
- Voice generation × 3
- 6
- Captions / social copy × 1
- 2
- Final assembly / export × 1
- 20
- Approximate total
- 180 credits
30-second Standard Animated Skit
2 characters + sheets · 6 shots · 6 spoken lines
- AI script generation × 1
- 2
- Standard 8s scenes with audio × 6
- 300
- Voice generation × 6
- 12
- Captions / social copy × 1
- 2
- Final assembly / export × 1
- 20
- Approximate total
- 336 credits
Usage varies by duration, provider/model, resolution and optional steps such as lip-sync or a final export. Estimated rates may change prospectively; completed transactions are never re-priced.
Documented credit rates
Live check: documented multipliers and examples match the calculator.
Source: RATE_TABLE.md · documented example base 80 credits · current base 80 credits. Clip cost: max(1, round(base × multiplier × seconds / 60)).
| Format / tier | Multiplier | Examples at current base · credits |
|---|---|---|
| budget | 0.5 | 4s: 3 · 6s: 4 · 8s: 5 |
| standard | 1 | 5s: 7 · 10s: 13 · 12s: 16 |
| cinematic | 4 | 4s: 21 · 6s: 32 · 8s: 43 |
| premium | 8 | 4s: 43 · 6s: 64 · 8s: 85 |
| kling | 8 | 5s: 53 · 10s: 107 |
| HeyGen presenter | — | 6s: 8 · 15s: 20 · 60s: 80 |
| Stitched export | — | 0, regardless of scene count |
| Playback caption overlay | — | 0 |
| Burned-in assembly captions | — | 0; runtime capability check required |
HeyGen: max(1, round(base × seconds / 60)). Stitching and captions add 0 credits; burning requires libass support. These rates cover clips, presenters and exports only—not skits, portraits, voices or plans. Final prices are shown before generation.