QuickMagic vs Magic Hour
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Turn ordinary video or a text prompt into editable 3D character animation, with no mocap suit or markers
AI video, image and audio studio with 100+ tools and an API
- Free access
- QuickMagic: Free access
- Magic Hour: Free access
- Paid from
- QuickMagic: USD 14.90 per month
- Magic Hour: USD 10 for 4,000 credits; $30 for 12,000
- Plans listed
- QuickMagic: 5
- Magic Hour: 6
- Public API
- QuickMagic: Not confirmed
- Magic Hour: Not confirmed
Where QuickMagic and Magic Hour differ
- PlansQuickMagic lists 5 plans and Magic Hour lists 6.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| QuickMagic | Fact | Magic Hour |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree · USD 0 |
| USD 14.90 per monthBasic | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 10 for 4,000 credits; $30 for 12,000Credit packs · shown at $27; $80 for 32,000 · shown at $68; $160 for 64,000 · shown at $128 |
| Free plan with 50 V-Coins and FBX export (no commercial use); paid plans from $14.90 a month | Pricing model | Free (personal use); paid plans from $12 a month billed yearly, $19 monthly |
| 5 | Plans listedDiffers | 6 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Animators, game developers and 3D creators who want rough-to-usable character motion from phone footage and will clean it up in their own 3D tool | Built for | Creators and small teams who want video, image and audio generation under one credit balance |
| Video & editing | CategorySame | Video & editing |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 11, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
QuickMagic
Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- BasicUSD 14.90 per month
- ProUSD 49.90 per month
- MaxUSD 179.90 per month
- StudioUSD 499.90 per month
Magic Hour
Prices confirmed · Oct 11, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- CreatorUSD 19 per month billed monthly; $12 per month billed yearlyUSD 144
- ProUSD 39 per month billed monthly; $25 per month billed yearlyUSD 300
- BusinessUSD 99 per month billed monthly; $66 per month billed yearlyUSD 792
- Credit packsUSD 10 for 4,000 credits; $30 for 12,000shown at $27; $80 for 32,000 · shown at $68; $160 for 64,000 · shown at $128
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Strengths and limits
QuickMagic
Strengths
- No suit or markers: The Facts page says QuickMagic uses ordinary single-camera video from a phone, webcam or camera for markerless capture.
- Free plan with FBX export: The Facts page lists Free at $0 with 50 V-Coins, 30-second uploads and FBX export, so the workflow can be tried before paying.
- Wide export list on paid plans: Paid Video to Motion lists FBX, BVH, BIP, C4D, VMD and presets for Unreal, Mixamo, Unity Anim, CC & iClone and Roblox.
Limits to plan around
- Free plan is not commercial: Free does not include commercial use, and the Facts page does not state when its 50 V-Coins renew.
- Credit cost per clip is not published: The pricing FAQ says credits needed vary by feature, model, video duration, frame rate and processing method, and no per-clip cost is given, so a monthly credit allowance cannot be turned into a number of clips.
- No credit top-ups on personal plans: The pricing FAQ says there are no separate Monthly Credit top-up packages, and unused credits do not roll over; when credits run out you wait for refresh or buy a higher tier.
Magic Hour
Strengths
- Free start without an account: The homepage says core tools can be tried without signing up, and the pricing FAQ says no credit card is needed for the Free plan.
- One credit balance across video, image and audio: The pricing page lists allowances for each tool, so you can see what a plan buys before paying.
- Credits do not expire: The pricing FAQ says unused credits roll over, and credit packs are described as never expiring.
Limits to plan around
- Free tier is limited and its size is not stated: Free video and audio may be watermarked, use is personal only, and the daily credit amount is not published on the pages read.
- Resolution is gated by plan: Creator stops at 1024px and 4K needs the $99-a-month Business plan, or $792 billed yearly.
- Credit cost varies widely by tool: The same plan buys 1.7 hours of most video but 7 minutes of UGC ads, so the headline hours do not apply to every tool.
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