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What creative AI platforms actually charge, allow and ship.

What one generation costs on each platform, what a free plan really makes, and which platform leads each creative job. Read inside the products every month.

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Key findings · Nov 2026

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01

vibedex.ai · Nov 2026

No platform leads every job; each job has different leaders.

  • Cinematic filmHiggsfield
  • AvatarsSynthesia
  • UGC adsVEED, HeyGen, Higgsfield
  • Social videoCapCut, Canva, VEED, Fotor
  • Product visualsCanva

What to do: Shortlist by the job you do, not by the brand you know.

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02

vibedex.ai · Nov 2026

The same model costs up to 12.5x more on another platform.

12.5x

GPT Image 2, per image

$0.045 InVideo$0.56 VEED

What to do: Price the model you want across platforms before you subscribe.

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03

vibedex.ai · Nov 2026

In ten weeks, three of five job leaders changed.

AugustNovember
Cinematic filmHiggsfieldHiggsfield (held)
AvatarsHeyGen, SynthesiaSynthesia (changed)
UGC adsHeyGen, InVideoVEED, HeyGen, Higgsfield (changed)
Social videoCapCut, VEEDCapCut, Canva, Fotor, VEED (changed)
Product visualsCanvaCanva (held)

What to do: Re-check the job you buy for before you renew.

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The Creative AI Platform Index: 10 platforms against 5 jobs, leading groups marked

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AI Filmmaking Platform Rankings 2026: Issue 2

Twenty working AI filmmakers rank the platforms they ship on. Higgsfield leads, OpenArt and Magnific follow, and we show the count without partner votes.

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