AI video creation from text in minutes, not hours
Lumen5 is one of the original text-to-video tools: paste a blog URL or article, and the AI breaks it into scenes, picks stock footage, sets text overlays and produces a draft. We picked it because for content marketers republishing blog content as video — the fastest way to multiply the reach of long-form work — Lumen5 still has the cleanest paste-URL-to-rough-cut flow in the category. Trade-off: the AI draft is a starting point, not a finished video; expect 10-20 minutes editing scene timings and copy before publishing.
Paste a blog URL. Lumen5 splits text into scene-sized chunks and matches each to stock footage from iStock and Storyblocks. You review scene by scene: edit copy, swap clips, pick music. Brand kits hold logos, colours and fonts.
Templates handle vertical, square and horizontal ratios so one article outputs for TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. Direct publishing pushes to social; exports are 720p (free), 1080p (paid) or 4K (top tier). Brand+Voice adds AI text-to-speech in multiple languages.
Five tiers: Community (free), Basic, Starter, Professional, Enterprise. Community: 720p with watermark. Basic $19/mo annually: 1080p, no branding. Starter $29: Storyblocks stock and custom watermarks. Professional $79/mo annually: full Storyblocks, AI voiceover, brand controls.
Honest cost watch: Basic lacks Storyblocks. Real workflows need Starter at minimum; Professional pays back at more than a few videos a week.
| Tool | Strength | Starter price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumen5 | Blog-to-video conversion | Free / from $19/mo | Content marketers |
| InVideo AI | AI script-to-video | Free / from $20/mo | Faceless content |
| Pictory | Long-form clip extraction | From $19/mo | Webinar clips |
| Animoto | Template-driven assembly | Free / from $8/mo | Small business |
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The free tier lets you paste a real blog post and see the AI draft. Move to Starter once the workflow proves out — Basic is fine for testing but light on stock.
See the Lumen5 offerA B2B SaaS company publishes 2-3 blog posts weekly. Lumen5 converts each into 4-5 short-form videos (LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok) in under 30 minutes total. Editors review, swap footage if needed, and schedule. Output: 10-15 branded clips per week without hiring video staff.
Agencies bid on projects requiring 10-20 promotional or explainer videos. Lumen5 cuts production time by 60%, allowing teams to accept more clients or hit aggressive deadlines. Clients see polished, branded output; agencies retain margin on faster turnaround.
A demand-gen team needs 15 landing page video variants to test different value props. Lumen5 generates all 15 from a single script in 2 hours, each with different footage and music. Testing cycles compress from weeks to days.
Quarterly access to product leadership.
Bonus credits redeemable on partner tooling.
We re-verify the offer every quarter so it never goes stale.
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Check your investor or accelerator benefits portal for the Lumen5 partner code. Y Combinator, Sequoia, and most Tier 1 VCs have codes available.
Renewals stay at the same rate — verified by us, not the vendor.
| Feature | Lumen5 |
|---|---|
| Free trial | 14 days |
| Cheapest paid plan | $0/mo |
| Annual discount | Up to 25% |
| Refund window | 30 days |
| Setup time | < 1 hour |
| Best for | Founders |
“Turns my newsletter into a YouTube summary video every week”
“Great for agencies scaling social video production”
“Repurposing blog content into LinkedIn videos is now trivial”
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Save 35% on Starter — 30% on Creator
Save 35% on annual plans
Free trial available
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Free plan + free trial available
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