Crayo vs Vidu
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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Browser video editor for short-form clips: Auto Clip, AI voiceovers, captions and Reddit or fake-text videos
AI video generator for text, image and reference-to-video, with its own Q4 and Q3 models and an API
- Free access
- Crayo: Free access
- Vidu: Free access
- Paid from
- Crayo: USD 19 per month
- Vidu: USD 99 billed yearly
- Plans listed
- Crayo: 4
- Vidu: 4
- Public API
- Crayo: Not confirmed
- Vidu: Not confirmed
Where Crayo and Vidu differ
On the listed facts these two look alike. The plans, limits and screenshots below show where the details part ways.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Crayo | Fact | Vidu |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree browser tools · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree · USD 0 per month |
| USD 19 per monthHobby · billed $57 every 3 months · crossed-out $29 | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 99 billed yearlyStandard · $8.25 per month, list $10 |
| Free browser tools; paid from $19 a month (billed $57 every 3 months) | Pricing model | Free plan; paid from $8.25 a month billed yearly ($99) |
| 4 | Plans listedSame | 4 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Creators and clippers who turn long videos or scripts into captioned vertical clips at volume | Built for | Creators and marketers who want text, image and reference-based AI video, including anime-style clips, from one web app |
| Video & editing | CategorySame | Video & editing |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 31, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 31, 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
Crayo
Prices confirmed · Oct 31, 2026- Free browser toolsUSD 0
- HobbyUSD 19 per monthbilled $57 every 3 months · crossed-out $29
- ClipperUSD 39 per monthbilled $117 every 3 months · crossed-out $59
- ProUSD 79 per monthbilled $237 every 3 months · crossed-out $129
Vidu
Prices confirmed · Oct 31, 2026- FreeUSD 0 per month
- StandardUSD 99 billed yearlyUSD 8.25 per month, list $10
- PremiumUSD 425 billed yearlyUSD 35.42 per month, list $43
- UltimateUSD 2,300 billed yearlyUSD 191.67 per month, list $230
Strengths and limits
Crayo
Strengths
- Same tools on every plan: The pricing page says every plan includes all Crayo tools.
- Credits tied to finished videos: One workflow credit is one generated video rather than a charge per minute uploaded.
- Free browser tools: Twelve small tools run without signup or watermark, per the provider.
Limits to plan around
- No free plan or refunds: The pricing page lists paid plans only and the Refund Policy says all sales are final.
- Terms and pricing FAQ disagree on commercial use: The 2024 Terms say personal, non-commercial use; the pricing FAQ says you own and can monetize your videos.
- Allowances do not roll over: Unused monthly credits are lost, so uneven posting months waste part of the plan.
Vidu
Strengths
- Free plan exists: The pricing page lists a $0 Free plan with bonus credits for logged-in users.
- Several input modes: The menu lists text, image and reference to video plus image generation.
- Developer access: A separate API platform sells pay-as-you-go credit packs.
Limits to plan around
- Free limits are not numbers: The credit amount and watermark terms for the Free plan are not stated on the pages we read.
- Monthly price not shown: The captured pricing text shows yearly-billed prices only.
- Broad license to your content: The Terms give Vidu a perpetual, sublicensable license to content you submit.
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