Comparison, checked 2026-09-27

AutoShorts alternatives (2026): 7 faceless video tools compared

AutoShorts turns a topic into a faceless video series and posts it to TikTok and YouTube for you. Its prices here come from third-party reviews, because its own pricing page did not load. Revid, Faceless.so and Syllaby also post for you. GhostShorts, Crayo and InVideo AI make the video and leave posting to you, and GhostShorts does not auto-post. Opus Clip is for clipping long videos you already have.

Try a free step on your own story

The facts

Input
Text you supply or footage you upload: a story, a topic, an article URL, a written conversation, or a video file, depending on the template.
Output
One 1080x1920 MP4 at 30 fps, downloaded from your library.
Render time
About a minute. Measured on production over the 60 days to 2026-09-24: p50 61 seconds, p90 99 seconds, across all templates.
Free step
No free plan. Most templates show a free preview of your own input first, with no card. Split Screen has none.
Price
Starter is $19.99 a month and includes 30 videos. Prices on this page were checked 2026-09-27.
Auto-posting
None. GhostShorts does not post or schedule. You download the MP4 and post it yourself.
API and MCP
Yes, for four templates: reddit_story, fake_text_message, quiz_video and article_video, on the REST API and the MCP server.

One real example

14 seconds

What went in

Template
Reddit Story.
Title
I made my friend fail med school
Story
The creator's own text, about a roommate called Justin, two years of shared sleepless nights, and the week of exams that went wrong.
Voice
One AI voice, picked from the voice list in the wizard.
Background
Minecraft parkour, from the background library.

The title above is the card the video renders. The story summary is read from the captions in this clip, not from a saved draft.

Prices, side by side

Last verified 2026-09-27

USD before tax, read from each tool's own pricing page on 2026-09-27unless the footnote says otherwise. Prices change; check the tool's site before you pay. A number we could not confirm is not printed.

ToolCheapest published planFree tierAuto-postingAPI or MCP
AutoShortsThe tool this page compares againstStarter $19/mo (monthly billing; per third-party reviews; AutoShorts' own pricing page needs JavaScript or returned 404, read 2026-09-27)[1]Also: Daily $39/mo (per third-party reviews), Hardcore $69/mo (per third-party reviews)One free test video, per third-party reviews; Trustpilot reviewers say it is often not availableYes: posts a "Series" to TikTok and YouTube (per third-party reviews)Not confirmed
GhostShortsStarter $19.99/mo (monthly billing)[2]Also: Starter $16.66/mo on annual, Creator+ $39.99/mo, GhostMode $79.99/mo, Credit pack $9.99 one-timeNo free plan. Most templates have a free preview of your own input, with no card.No. It does not post or schedule; you download the MP4.Yes: REST API and MCP server, for four templates (Reddit story, text messages, quiz, article).
CrayoHobby $13.33/mo (per month, billed yearly; $160 a year; the monthly-billing price is not shown)[3]Also: Clipper $27.25/mo billed yearly ($327 a year), Pro $55.33/mo billed yearly ($664 a year)None, per third-party reviews (no free plan or trial in 2026)Not listed on the pricing page"Developer API" listed; no MCP found
RevidHobby $39/mo (monthly billing; includes no AI credits)[4]Also: Growth $39/mo (promo price, shown crossed out from $99), Ultra $199/moTrial: the first video, no credit card requiredYes: TikTok, Instagram and YouTube on Growth and above; Auto-Mode schedulesYes: API, MCP and CLI on Growth and above
Faceless.soStarter $24/mo (monthly billing; pricing page figure; the homepage says "from $29/mo")[5]Also: Growth $49/mo, Influencer $107/mo, Ultra $166/moFree to sign up; what the free account includes is not confirmedYes: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads and X, with "Unlimited Series"Homepage lists a REST API, a hosted MCP server (27 tools) and a CLI; the pricing page lists API access on Ultra only
SyllabyStarter $9/mo (monthly billing)[6]Also: Basic $29/mo, Standard $78/mo, Premium $153/moNone ("There is no free trial"); a 30-day refund window insteadYes: bulk scheduling on all plansAPI listed
Opus ClipStarter $15/mo (monthly billing)[7]Also: Pro $29/moFree plan: watermarked exports, files expire after 3 daysYes: scheduler to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and X on ProAPI on Pro and Business
InVideo AIStarter $20/mo (per month, billed yearly; the monthly-billing price was not confirmed)[8]Also: Plus $60/mo, Max $150/moNot listed on the pricing pageNot confirmedNot confirmed
  1. [1] AutoShorts: not from the tool's own pricing page (see the note next to the price), read 2026-09-27. Pricing from a third-party review (Reelry, updated 2026-06-11), matching Argil and SendShort reviews. autoshorts.ai/pricing returned 404 on 2026-09-27. Source: www.reelry.app/compare/autoshorts-review.
  2. [2] GhostShorts: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: ghostshorts.com/pricing.
  3. [3] Crayo: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: crayo.ai/pricing.
  4. [4] Revid: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: www.revid.ai/pricing.
  5. [5] Faceless.so: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: faceless.so/pricing.
  6. [6] Syllaby: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: syllaby.io/pricing.
  7. [7] Opus Clip: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: www.opus.pro/pricing.
  8. [8] InVideo AI: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: invideo.io/pricing.

Where each tool fits, and where it does not

One line each, from the tool's own pages. GhostShorts is held to the same standard, so its row says what it does not do.

ToolWhere it fitsWhere it does not fit
AutoShortsTurns a topic into a series and posts it to TikTok and YouTube for you, with no per-video work (per third-party reviews).One series per subscription and monthly billing only (third-party review). Trustpilot reviewers say the free test video is often not available.
GhostShortsFixed templates such as Reddit story, text messages, quiz, split screen and clipping, with a free preview of your own input on most, plus an API and MCP server for four templates.It does not auto-post or schedule, so it does not replace an AutoShorts Series. There is no free plan, and the app interface is English only.
CrayoReddit story, fake text, clipping, subtitles and face swap in one tool.The headline prices are billed yearly and the monthly-billing price is not shown. Auto-posting is not listed. Third-party reviews say there is no free plan or trial.
RevidPosts to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube on Growth and above, with Auto-Mode schedules, and has an API, MCP and CLI on Growth.Hobby ($39 a month) includes no AI credits. Growth at $39 a month is a promo price, shown crossed out from $99. Generation is credit-metered.
Faceless.soPosts to seven platforms with "Unlimited Series", across 28 niches.Starter is $24 a month on the pricing page, but the homepage says "from $29/mo". API access is listed on Ultra ($166 a month) only.
SyllabyThe lowest entry price on this page (Starter, $9 a month) and bulk scheduling on every plan.Starter covers about 7 videos a month. There is no free trial, only a 30-day refund window.
Opus ClipClips a long video into shorts, has a watermarked free plan, and schedules posts on Pro.Clipping only. It does not write faceless story videos from a topic, so it replaces AutoShorts only if you already have long videos.
InVideo AIA general prompt-to-video agent with a timeline editor.The $20 a month Starter price is on annual billing. No named faceless templates, auto-posting is not confirmed, and unused credits do not roll over.

What AutoShorts users complain about

Quoted from AutoShorts on Trustpilot, rated 3.4/5 from 14 reviews when read on 2026-09-27, which is a small sample. These are individual reviews, not a test we ran.

How we picked

We picked tools an AutoShorts user would realistically look at next: three that auto-post like AutoShorts (Revid, Faceless.so, Syllaby), three that make the video and leave posting to you (GhostShorts, Crayo, InVideo AI), and one clipping tool (Opus Clip) for people who already have long videos.

Every price was read from the tool's own pricing page on 2026-09-27, except AutoShorts, whose page did not load, so its prices come from a dated third-party review. Numbers we could not confirm are left out. We did not test output quality and nothing here is a ranking. GhostShorts is our product.

AutoShorts alternatives: questions

Found a price that has changed? Email [email protected].

No. GhostShorts makes the video and you download the MP4 and post it yourself. It has no scheduler and no connected TikTok or YouTube account. If auto-posting is the reason you use AutoShorts, Revid, Faceless.so and Syllaby post for you.
Per third-party reviews: Starter $19/mo, Daily $39/mo, Hardcore $69/mo, billed monthly, for 3, 7 and 14 posts a week on one series. AutoShorts' own pricing page returned 404 on 2026-09-27, so we could not read the prices from AutoShorts itself.
Revid on Growth and above, Faceless.so on seven platforms, and Syllaby on every plan, per their pricing pages read 2026-09-27. Opus Clip schedules on Pro, but it only clips long videos. GhostShorts, Crayo and InVideo AI do not list auto-posting.
Opus Clip has a free plan with watermarked exports. Revid lets you make a first video with no card. GhostShorts has no free plan, but most templates show a free preview of your own input first, and Starter is $19.99 a month for 30 videos. Syllaby has no free trial, and third-party reviews say Crayo has none.
GhostShorts has a REST API and an MCP server for four templates. Revid lists API, MCP and CLI on Growth and above. Faceless.so lists a REST API, MCP and CLI on its homepage but API access on Ultra only on its pricing page. Syllaby lists an API, and Opus Clip has one on Pro.
We did not test it. Two Trustpilot reviewers, in 2025 and 2026, say the free first video was not available to them, and third-party reviews say the free plan is one test video. The quotes and the source are on this page.
Yes. GhostShorts has an API and an MCP server. Connect it to Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT (via API) or n8n and ask for a video; see ghostshorts.com/developers.
API and MCP

Make this from ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor

The same template runs through the GhostShorts API and MCP server. Connect it once and ask your assistant for a video; it comes back as a finished MP4 on the same plan and credits.

claude mcp add --transport http ghostshorts https://api.ghostshorts.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <your API key>"

This template is available as reddit_story on the API. Plain-text guide for agents

Link straight in: ghostshorts.com/reddit-story?title=…&story=…