Steve AI

What is Steve AI?

Steve AI is a video generator for marketers and small teams who need explainer clips, social animations or short promos without a video editor. It comes from the makers of Animaker. Filmmakers expecting cinematic control will find it template-driven.

What you can make

Input can be text, a prompt, a script, audio or an image. Output styles include animation, generative AI and live-action, with seven or more video styles listed, multi-voice AI narration, motion effects and a library of 300+ animated characters on paid plans. It can also turn a tweet, image or blog post into a short clip, translate videos into 10+ languages and publish directly to YouTube. The site mentions GDPR compliance, ISO 27001 and three patents; these are vendor claims.

Platforms: web app and an iOS app.

Is the free plan enough?

The free tier gives 5 voice-overs, 50 minutes per month each of AI avatars and AI speech, 10 AI image credits and 5 video generation credits. The pricing table lists no video resolution for free and no brand kit. That is enough to test the workflow, not to publish regularly.

Pricing and its inconsistencies

As of October 2026 the annual-billing prices shown are Basic $10 per month ($120 a year), Starter $30 ($360) and Pro $40 ($480), plus custom Enterprise. The same page shows other cards at Basic $20, Starter $60 and Pro $80 without a billing period, and the checkout showed Starter at $45 per month and $540 per year. The savings claim also varies between 25% and 30%. Confirm the final price at checkout before paying.

No trial or refund policy is stated, only that you can cancel anytime. Unused credits do not roll over.

Who should skip it

Skip it if you need exact brand control or high-resolution exports on a tight budget without checking the plan table first.

Decision rule: use the free plan to produce one real video. If the watermark-free export you need sits behind Starter, pay monthly for one month before committing to a year.

Key features

• Text, script, audio and image to video
• Animation, generative AI and live-action styles
• Multi-voice AI narration
• 300+ animated characters on paid plans
• Video translation in 10+ languages
• Direct YouTube publishing
• Web and iOS apps

Use cases

• Explainer videos for small businesses
• Social clips from blog posts or tweets
• Multilingual training videos
• YouTube channels run by one person

Steve AI pricing

As of October 2026, annual billing, per month, USD (the page shows conflicting figures elsewhere):