Comparison, checked 2026-09-27

Faceless.so alternatives (2026): 7 faceless video tools compared

Faceless.so makes faceless videos across 28 niches and posts them to seven platforms. Its pricing page lists Starter at $24 a month, while its homepage says from $29. AutoShorts, Revid and Syllaby also auto-post. GhostShorts, Crayo and Pictory make the video and leave posting to you, and GhostShorts does not auto-post. quso.ai, formerly Vidyo.ai, clips 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
Faceless.soThe tool this page compares againstStarter $24/mo (monthly billing; pricing page figure; the homepage says "from $29/mo")[1]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
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).
AutoShortsStarter $19/mo (monthly billing; per third-party reviews; AutoShorts' own pricing page needs JavaScript or returned 404, read 2026-09-27)[3]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
CrayoHobby $13.33/mo (per month, billed yearly; $160 a year; the monthly-billing price is not shown)[4]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)[5]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
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
Vidyo.ai (now quso.ai)Lite $29/mo (monthly billing)[7]Also: Lite $19/mo on annual, Essential $39/mo, Growth $49/moFree plan: 75 credits a month, 720p, 7-day retentionYes: TikTok on the free plan; 7-platform scheduling from EssentialNot confirmed
PictoryStarter $29/mo (monthly billing)[8]Also: Starter $25/mo on annual, Professional $59/mo, Team $199/moFree trial (limits not confirmed)Not mentioned on the pricing pageAPI on Enterprise only (separate pricing)
  1. [1] Faceless.so: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: faceless.so/pricing.
  2. [2] GhostShorts: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: ghostshorts.com/pricing.
  3. [3] 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.
  4. [4] Crayo: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: crayo.ai/pricing.
  5. [5] Revid: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: www.revid.ai/pricing.
  6. [6] Syllaby: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: syllaby.io/pricing.
  7. [7] Vidyo.ai (now quso.ai): read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: quso.ai/pricing.
  8. [8] Pictory: read from the tool's own page, read 2026-09-27. Source: pictory.ai/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
Faceless.soPosts to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads and X with "Unlimited Series", across 28 niches, and lists an API, a hosted MCP server and a CLI.Its own pages disagree: Starter is $24 a month on the pricing page and "from $29/mo" on the homepage, and API access is listed on Ultra ($166 a month) only on the pricing page.
GhostShortsFixed templates such as Reddit story, text messages, quiz, split screen and clipping, with a free preview of your own input on most. The REST API and MCP server come with every plan, for four templates.It does not auto-post or schedule. There is no free plan, and the app interface is English only. The API covers four templates, not the whole catalogue.
AutoShortsTurns a topic into a series and posts it to TikTok and YouTube for you (per third-party reviews).One series per subscription and monthly billing only. Its prices are third-party because its own pricing page did not load, and no API is confirmed.
CrayoReddit story, fake text, clipping, subtitles and face swap in one tool, and a "Developer API" is listed.The headline prices are billed yearly and the monthly 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, and lists API, MCP and CLI on the same plan.Hobby ($39 a month) includes no AI credits. Growth at $39 a month is a promo price, shown crossed out from $99.
SyllabyBulk scheduling on every plan and an API listed, from $9 a month.Starter covers about 7 videos a month. No free trial, only a 30-day refund window.
Vidyo.ai (now quso.ai)A free plan (75 credits a month, 720p) that posts to TikTok, and 7-platform scheduling from Essential.A repurposing tool for long videos, not a faceless story generator. API access is not confirmed.
PictoryTurns a script, article or URL into a video with stock footage, with a free trial.API access is Enterprise only and auto-posting is not mentioned on its pricing page.

How we picked

We picked tools a Faceless.so user would realistically look at next: three that also auto-post (AutoShorts, Revid, Syllaby), three that make the video and leave posting to you (GhostShorts, Crayo, Pictory), and one repurposing tool (quso.ai, formerly Vidyo.ai) for people who start from 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. Where Faceless.so's own pages disagree, both figures are shown. There is no reviews section for Faceless.so because we found no reviews we could quote. We did not test output quality and nothing here is a ranking. GhostShorts is our product.

Faceless.so alternatives: questions

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

Its pricing page, read 2026-09-27, lists Starter at $24 a month, Growth at $49 a month, Influencer at $107 a month and Ultra at $166 a month on monthly billing. Its homepage says "from $29/mo", so check both before you pay.
Its homepage lists a REST API, a hosted MCP server with 27 tools and a CLI. Its pricing page lists API access on the Ultra plan only. We could not reconcile the two from its public pages, so ask Faceless.so which plan includes it.
GhostShorts has a REST API and an MCP server for four templates (Reddit story, text messages, quiz, article). Revid lists API, MCP and CLI on Growth and above. Syllaby and Crayo list an API. Pictory has one on Enterprise only.
No. GhostShorts makes the video and you download the MP4 and post it yourself. AutoShorts, Revid, Syllaby and quso.ai all list some form of posting or scheduling.
quso.ai has a free plan (75 credits a month, 720p). Revid lets you make a first video with no card, and Pictory has a free trial. 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.
We found none we could quote. Its Trustpilot page returned 404 on 2026-09-27 and a Reddit search found no threads. Negative reviews that appear in search results are about faceless.video, which is a different product.
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=…