USE CASE · EXPLAINERS
The best AI for explainer videos
Rates shown at each model's base tier, verified July 2026 from official vendor pricing pages and documentation. Vendors change prices without notice — see methodology.
Explainers live and die on timing: the visual must land when the voiceover says the word. Veo 3.1 Fast's native audio makes that timing native instead of an editing chore — generate the line and the visual together, then keep or cut. For the connective tissue between key moments, Seedance produces clean conceptual footage at prices that let a 90-second explainer stay under $15.
The workflow that works: script first, storyboard the 12–18 shots, generate narration-critical moments on Veo Fast and everything else on Seedance. Avoid text-in-frame from any model — captions and labels belong in your editor, where they're free and always spelled correctly.
Whichever pick fits, pressure-test the budget in the calculator with your real clip counts — and remember every rate above multiplies by your retake ratio.