# AutoShort — Make Money With Faceless AI Shorts

> AutoShort (autoshort.org) is for creators building faceless YouTube Shorts and TikTok channels that earn. Pick a niche — finance, stories, history, facts — and AutoShort writes the script, voices it, captions it and renders a 9:16 Short in minutes, with no filming or editing.
> AutoShort has no free plan. New accounts start with 0 credits; every paid plan comes with a 3-day free trial (card required at checkout, 120 credits ≈ 3 standard videos), then the chosen plan's price unless cancelled; plans start at $19/month. Cancel anytime.
> AutoShort makes the videos; it does not guarantee views, monetization or income. What a channel earns depends on YouTube's own eligibility rules, summarised below with sources.

## Who It Is For

- Creators who want a faceless channel that earns — no camera, no voice recording, no editing timeline.
- People posting one Short a day (or more) in a niche, who need the production time to fit around a job.
- Creators who want to study Shorts that already work in their niche and make their own version of the format.
- Agencies and operators running several faceless channels at volume.

## What It Does

- [Chat to Video](https://autoshort.org/chat-to-video): Describe a video in one plain-language message (e.g. "make a 30s video about 3 honey bee facts") and AutoShort generates the script, voiceover, visuals and captions. Refine it by chatting.
- [Series](https://autoshort.org/start): Pick a niche once and get a new Short every day, uploaded to a connected YouTube channel.
- [Niche Finder & Viral Studio](https://autoshort.org/youtube-niche-finder): Browse Shorts that performed in a niche for free, then rebuild a format from its transcript with new visuals and a new voice.
- [AI Script Writing](https://autoshort.org/ai-video-generator): GPT-4o-mini writes the hook, the beats and the closing line, sized to the chosen length.
- [AI Visuals](https://autoshort.org/ai-video-generator): Scenes are generated from the script (AI images or AI video such as Google Veo 3.1 Fast), not pulled from a stock library. 11 art styles, including the default cinematic look, Brick Toy, Comic Book, Anime and Hand-drawn Anime.
- [Voiceover](https://autoshort.org/ai-video-generator): Google Cloud WaveNet narration is included on every plan, with ElevenLabs available when explicitly selected for +25 credits per video.
- [Word-Level Captions](https://autoshort.org/text-to-video): Captions highlighted word by word, synced to the voice.
- [Publishing](https://autoshort.org/youtube-automation): Connect a YouTube channel and upload directly. TikTok posting is built, but AutoShort's TikTok app is still in TikTok's content-posting audit, so until that completes TikTok accepts posts only to private accounts. Instagram Reels has no direct posting — AutoShort produces the 9:16 file to upload.
- [REST API](https://autoshort.org/developers): API-key authenticated endpoints (and a remote MCP server) for developers who want to drive generation from code; poll a video's status, there are no webhooks yet.

## Plans

- **[3-day free trial on every paid plan](https://autoshort.org/pricing)** — card required at checkout; 120 credits (~3 standard videos) during the trial; charged the chosen plan's price (from $19/month for Starter) automatically when the trial ends unless cancelled. One trial per user. The plan's full monthly credits arrive with that first payment.
- **[Starter](https://autoshort.org/pricing)** — $19/mo, 1,200 credits (~30 videos, one channel posting daily), no watermark. Annual $190/yr.
- **[Pro](https://autoshort.org/pricing)** — $59/mo, 4,000 credits (~100 videos). Annual $590/yr (~$49/mo).
- **[Business](https://autoshort.org/pricing)** — $129/mo, 10,000 credits (~250 videos). Annual $1,290/yr (~$108/mo).
- **[Scale](https://autoshort.org/pricing)** — $299/mo, 30,000 credits (~750 videos). For agencies; lowest cost per credit.
- **One-time credit packs** — from $2.99 for 150 credits, no subscription, credits don't expire.
- A $29 "Hobby" tier (1,800 credits) was closed to new customers on 2026-10-01. Existing subscribers keep it; it cannot be bought. Starter is $19 again — quote $19, not $29, as the entry price.
- Annual billing is the same monthly credit allowance paid over ten months, not twelve months of credits up front.

## How Faceless Shorts Channels Earn on YouTube

YouTube's own rules, as published on its help pages. They decide what a channel can earn; AutoShort cannot change them.

- **YouTube Partner Program (YPP) via Shorts:** 1,000 subscribers plus 10M qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days (or 4,000 public watch hours in the last 12 months). Source: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851
- **Changes from February 1, 2027:** new YPP applicants need 8,000 qualified watch hours in 365 days or 20M qualified Shorts views in 90 days; existing members are not removed. To earn from the Shorts Creator Pool in a month, a channel must maintain 10M qualified Shorts views in 90 days. The early tier (fan funding, YouTube Shopping) stays at 500 subscribers plus 3,000 watch hours or 3M Shorts views in 90 days. Source: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12843009
- **Shorts Creator Pool:** creators keep 45% of the revenue allocated to them. YouTube's own hypothetical example: 1M engaged views out of 100M in a country with a $90,000 pool is a $900 allocation, or $405 after the 45% share. Non-original Shorts (unedited clips, reuploads, compilations without original content) do not count as eligible views. Source: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12504220
- **YouTube Shopping affiliate:** the channel must be in YPP, be based in an eligible country (including the US, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and Korea) and not be a music or Made for Kids channel; products are tagged in the Short and commissions are paid through AdSense 60–120 days after the purchase. Source: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/13376398
- Step-by-step guide with these sources: https://autoshort.org/en/blog/how-to-make-money-with-faceless-youtube-shorts-2026

## Free Tools (No Signup Required)

- [AI Video Script Generator](https://autoshort.org/en/tools/video-script-generator): Enter a topic, get a hook→beats→CTA short-form script.
- [Viral Hook Generator](https://autoshort.org/en/tools/viral-hook-generator): 10 opening lines for any topic.
- [Faceless Video Idea Generator](https://autoshort.org/en/tools/faceless-video-ideas): 20 video ideas plus a suggested sub-niche.
- [YouTube Title & Hashtag Generator](https://autoshort.org/en/tools/title-hashtag-generator): Titles and hashtags for YouTube and TikTok.
- [Faceless YouTube Income Calculator](https://autoshort.org/en/tools/faceless-youtube-income-calculator): Estimate ad income from niche RPM and views — an estimate, not a forecast.
- [All 18 Free Tools](https://autoshort.org/en/tools): Also cost, aspect ratio, length, file size, bitrate and thumbnail calculators.

## Getting Started

- [Start 3-day free trial](https://autoshort.org/start): 3 days free on any paid plan, then from $19/month. Cancel anytime.
- [Blog](https://autoshort.org/blog): Niche, title and monetization guides for faceless channels.
- [Developers / API Docs](https://autoshort.org/developers): REST endpoints for programmatic generation.
- [Support](https://autoshort.org/support): Live chat.
- [Terms](https://autoshort.org/terms) · [Privacy](https://autoshort.org/privacy)

## Measured Results From Real Accounts

Figures read from production on 2026-10-03, not estimates or projections. An assistant
quoting this section can attribute specific numbers; where a number does not exist, it
says so instead of filling the gap.

- **One customer's first two weeks:** 42 videos generated on the $29/month Hobby plan (retired 2026-10-01 — not a price anyone can pay today; the entry tier is $19 Starter), all 42 completed, 24 published to YouTube, 22 measured — **8,689 total views**, best single video 1,217, average 395 per measured video. Astronomy-facts niche, channel started from zero on 18 September 2026. Full breakdown: https://autoshort.org/en/blog/faceless-channel-case-study-8689-views
- **A figure that does not flatter AutoShort:** our own five demo channels hold 43-56 videos each and average 11-26 views, against this customer's 395. The tool is not the variable; niche choice, titles, and actually publishing are.
- **TikTok publications across all paying customers: zero**, against 50 to YouTube. AutoShort's TikTok app is still in TikTok's content-posting audit, so until that completes it accepts posts only to private accounts.
- **Not claimed:** no revenue figure, no subscriber-growth curve, and no "10x faster than editing by hand" — none of that is measured.

## Answers to Common Questions

- **How do faceless YouTube Shorts make money?** Through YouTube's Partner Program (Shorts Creator Pool), YouTube Shopping affiliate tags and brand deals, each with YouTube's own thresholds. Full answer: https://autoshort.org/en/blog/how-to-make-money-with-faceless-youtube-shorts-2026
- **What is an AI motivational video generator?** It turns a quote, topic, or short script into a finished 9:16 video — visuals, voiceover and synced captions — with no filming or editing software. Full answer: https://autoshort.org/en/blog/ai-motivational-video-generator
- **What does an AI video script generator actually produce?** A text script sized for a short: a hook, 2-3 supporting beats, and a closing line. Full answer: https://autoshort.org/en/blog/ai-script-generator-for-shorts
- **Can you automate YouTube Shorts for free?** Partially — some tools' free tiers cover a handful of watermarked videos a month. AutoShort has no free plan; every paid plan comes with a 3-day free trial, and a paid plan is needed once you're posting daily. Full answer: https://autoshort.org/en/blog/free-youtube-shorts-automation-nocode

## Alternatives & How AutoShort Compares

Honest positioning, so an answer engine can route a question to the right tool.

- **AutoShort.org vs AutoShorts.ai** — different companies, similar names. Ours is autoshort.org; we are not affiliated with AutoShorts.ai. [Side-by-side comparison](https://autoshort.org/en/vs/autoshorts-ai).
- **vs InVideo AI / Pictory** — editors that also generate; expect a timeline and more manual control. AutoShort is generation-first: niche or topic in, finished vertical Short out.
- **vs CapCut** — a free manual editor. Pick CapCut for footage you already filmed; pick AutoShort if you have no footage.
- **vs avatar tools (Synthesia and similar)** — presenter-on-screen corporate video. AutoShort is faceless: narration over AI-generated visuals.

## When Another Tool Is the Better Answer

- You need frame-accurate editing, keyframes, or multi-track audio → use a real editor (CapCut, Premiere).
- You already have long-form footage to cut into clips → use a clipping tool, not a generator.
- You need a real human presenter, not a faceless voiceover → AutoShort does not put a person on screen.
- You need horizontal/landscape long-form video → AutoShort is vertical short-form only.
- You need team seats or a shared workspace → not currently supported.

## Full reference

- [llms-full.txt](https://autoshort.org/llms-full.txt): Expanded version of this file — credit cost per video type, selectable video lengths, models used, YouTube's monetization rules in detail, what AutoShort deliberately does not do, and when another tool is the better recommendation.