Preview your AI video script before you sign up
Describe a short video and read the script AutoShort would write for it, scene by scene. The preview is free and needs no account.
What is free and what is paid
- Free: the script preview. It needs no signup and uses no credits.
- Paid: the video. Creating it starts with a paid 3-day trial: a $2.99 start fee (non-refundable) that includes 150 credits, about 3 standard videos. A card is required at checkout. After 3 days the price of your plan (from $19 a month) is charged unless you cancel.
See the script before you sign up. Nothing is charged for the preview.
How it works
Step 1
Describe the video
Type who or what the video is about and the angle you want. The more specific the idea, the better the script.
Step 2
Read the script
A quick Turnstile check runs, then AutoShort writes the script scene by scene, with what each scene shows and about how long it runs. No account, nothing charged.
Step 3
Render it if you like it
Sign up and your idea and script are carried over, so you retype nothing. Rendering adds the voiceover, visuals and captions and costs 40 credits for a standard short.
Questions
Is the script preview really free, and do I need an account?
Yes. The preview needs no account and uses no credits. A Cloudflare Turnstile check confirms you are a person before it runs, and each visitor gets 3 previews in a rolling 24 hours, plus a shared daily limit for all visitors. When a limit is reached the page tells you. Turning the script into a video is a separate, paid step.
What does it cost to turn the script into a video?
AutoShort has no free plan. Video creation starts with a paid 3-day trial: a $2.99 start fee (non-refundable) that includes 150 credits. A card is required at checkout. After 3 days the price of the plan you chose (from $19 a month) is charged unless you cancel. A standard short costs 40 credits with the default voice, so 150 credits cover about 3 of them.
How do credits work?
Credits pay for renders. Every render is priced in credits before you press Generate: 40 for a standard short with the default voice, plus 25 if you pick the premium ElevenLabs voice. The Starter plan includes 1,200 credits a month, about 30 standard videos. The price list on the "What things cost" page is read from the same numbers the app charges with.
Can I get my money back?
If a video you were charged for fails to render, its credits are returned to your balance automatically and show as a Refund line in your credit history. The $2.99 start fee is non-refundable. An eligible first subscription bought on the AutoShort website has a 14-day money-back guarantee: email support@autoshort.org within 14 calendar days of that first charge. Renewals, later subscriptions and one-time credit packs are not covered by it. The refund policy page has the full wording.
How do I cancel before the plan price is charged?
For a website purchase, go to Dashboard, then Settings, then Billing, and open subscription management. Cancel before the 3 days end to avoid the plan charge. You keep access until the end of the period you already paid for. Cancelling stops future renewals; it does not by itself request a refund.
More detail: what things cost, plans and the refund policy.
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