Arcads: pricing, plans and alternatives
Arcads makes AI video ads, mainly UGC-style clips where an AI actor reads your script on camera. You pick from a library of 1,000+ actors or create a custom one holding your product, and it also generates product images, B-roll and translated versions.
Credit-based (Starter 8,000 credits/mo up to Business 192,000); a talking-actor video up to 2 minutes costs 800 credits. Yearly billing is 20% off. USD prices are shown only inside the app.
Best for
Performance marketers and DTC brands that test many short video ad variations for Meta and TikTok.
Watch out for
The 72-hour trial needs a card and rolls into the paid Starter plan automatically, and on Starter and Creator unused credits reset and generation stops when credits run out.
What Arcads does
- UGC-style talking-actor ads from a script, with 1,000+ stock AI actors
- Custom AI actors that can hold your product (Pro and above)
- Video translation into 176 language and accent options
- Access to third-party models such as Veo, Kling and Seedance in one credit balance
- Workflows canvas, public API and an MCP connector
Arcads pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Custom | 8,000 credits/mo, credits reset |
| Creator | Custom | 16,000 credits/mo; adds workflows, background removal, AI captions |
| Pro | Custom | 48,000 credits/mo, rollover, overage billed; API, team seats, custom actors |
| Scale | Custom | 96,000 credits/mo |
| Business | Custom | 192,000 credits/mo |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom |
Arcads alternatives
Other ai video ads tools Scout tracks, with the same facts side by side.
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcads | Custom | ||
| CaptionsCaptionsAI video adsCaptions is an AI video editing app from Mirage (NOCAP, Inc.) that adds captions, edits talking-head footage and generates videos with AI actors or a digital twin of you. Free plan, paid from $9.99/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $9.99/mo | ||
| CreatifyCreatifyAI video adsCreatify is an AI video ad generator that turns product information into short video ads. Free plan, paid from $15/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $15/mo | ||
| HeyGenHeyGenAI video adsHeyGen creates videos with AI avatars that speak your script, including a custom avatar of yourself. Free plan, paid from $29/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $29/mo | ||
| InVideo AIInVideo AIAI video adsInVideo AI is a prompt-driven video maker and editor that uses an AI agent and third-party models to generate video, images, voice and music. Free plan, paid from $20/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $20/mo | ||
| PictoryPictoryAI video adsPictory turns text, blog posts, scripts or images into short videos using stock footage, AI voices and avatars. Paid from $29/mo, 14-day trial.Click for Scout's full analysis | $29/mo | ||
| SynthesiaSynthesiaAI video adsSynthesia turns scripts into videos presented by AI avatars, with dubbing and translation. Free plan, paid from $19/mo.Click for Scout's full analysis | $19/mo |
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How we checked
Every fact on this page comes from Arcads's own website, help center or Shopify App Store listing. We list what we read below. Prices and plans change often, so confirm on Arcads's pricing page before you buy.