AI motion design, without the AI look
Videos people actually watch
Turn an idea, a script, a link or a document into a motion design video. Visuals, animation, voice, sound and editing: all done for you.
Every video on this page was made with Motiongist. No mockups.
Motiongist in numbers
- Video lengths, in three formats
- 45–180 s
- Narrator voices, each in English and French
- 8
- Narration languages: English and French
- 2
- Ready-made looks, plus your brand or a custom one
- 3
- To get a free storyboard to review before paying
- ≈ 1 min
- Measured render time, with full quality review
- 8–18 min
Product facts, checked against the current engine. We don't publish user or view counts we can't back up.
Real outputs
Watch them all the way through
Complete videos, exactly as they come out of the engine. Pick one and it plays right here, with sound.
Turn the sound on: the voice and sound effects are part of the render.
Now playing · 1:14
Why is the sky blue?
Sunlight, tiny air molecules and a color that scatters more than the others: the sky, explained in under a minute.
How it works
From what you have to a finished video
Bring what you have
An idea in one sentence, a script, a link or a document. One line is enough to get started.
Motiongist builds the whole video
Script, design, animation, voice and sound are built together, so every visual lands on the right word.
Watch, tweak, publish
Change the script, the voice or the look and run it again. Download the vertical MP4, ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Done for you
Everything a studio would do, without the studio
No timeline, no keyframes, no sound library to manage. Motiongist handles every layer of the video.
Script
Written from your idea, your link or your document.
Design
A look picked for the topic, or in your brand colors.
Animation
Every scene moves to the rhythm of the narration.
Voice
Natural narration, in the voice you choose.
Sound
Music and sound effects, mixed under the voice.
Captions
On screen, synced to every spoken word.
Editing
Cut, paced and assembled into a finished video.
Want to hear the voices?
Listen to all 8 voices
Three ways to make an explainer
Motiongist vs After Effects vs template editors
Each tool is great at something. Here's an honest look at where each one fits.
Motiongist
- You start from
- A sentence, a script, a link or a document
- Script and voice
- Written (or kept word for word) and narrated for you
- Animation timed to the voice
- Automatic, scene by scene
- Captions
- Word by word, included
- Skills needed
- None
- Creative control
- Script, voice, look and a scene-by-scene storyboard
- Formats
- Vertical 9:16 (16:9 coming soon)
- Best for
- Explainers and educational shorts, at volume
After Effects
- You start from
- A blank timeline
- Script and voice
- Bring your own script and voice-over
- Animation timed to the voice
- Keyframed by hand
- Captions
- Made by hand or with plugins
- Skills needed
- Motion design and editing
- Creative control
- Total: any style, any detail
- Formats
- Any size or ratio
- Best for
- One-off hero pieces with a unique art direction
Template editors
- You start from
- A fixed layout to fill in
- Script and voice
- Usually your own; depends on the tool
- Animation timed to the voice
- Preset timings you adjust
- Captions
- Depends on the tool
- Skills needed
- Basic editing
- Creative control
- Within the template's limits
- Formats
- Depends on the template
- Best for
- Quick promos with a known layout
Comparing with a specific AI video tool? See our side-by-side comparisons, with sources.
Simple pricing
Pick your plan
One subscription, a fresh credit balance every month, clean exports. Every video shows its price before you launch it.
Free
To try it out: a first video, draft voice, discreet watermark.
Free forever
500 free credits
Once, when you sign up
- 500 credits on sign-up
- Draft voice
- "motiongist.com" watermark
- 1 video at a time
Solo
To post every week: final voice, clean exports, your brand.
$19 billed $148.20 a year
3,000 credits / month
≈ 3 standard videos with the final voice
- 3,000 credits / month
- Final voices (commercial license)
- Watermark-free exports
- Look in your brand colors
- Top-ups on demand
Studio
To produce at volume: priority rendering, custom looks, API and MCP.
$49 billed $382.20 a year
30,000 credits / month
Unlimited for normal use
- Unlimited for normal use (30,000 credits / month)
- 2 videos in parallel, priority rendering
- Studio quality and custom looks
- REST API, webhooks and MCP (Claude, Cursor…)
- Everything in Solo
Team
For teams and agencies: 5 seats, 4 renders in parallel, one invoice.
$149 billed $1,162.20 a year
100,000 credits / month
Unlimited for normal use
- Unlimited for normal use (100,000 credits / month)
- 5 seats included
- Series: turn a course or a document into a series of shorts
- 4 videos in parallel, fastest queue
- Everything in Studio
Prices exclude tax.
Need more? Top up anytime: 1,000 credits for $10, no plan change needed. How much does a video cost?
Done-for-you production
Rather have us make the videos for you?
Send us your course, your product or your documents: our team delivers the finished series.
You see the exact credit price before you confirm
Before every render, the studio shows the exact cost, line by line. Your quote stays locked for 1 hour. The render can't cost more than the quote you approved.
Failed renders are refunded automatically
If a render fails on our side, we retry it up to 2 times, at no extra cost. If it still fails, every credit goes back to your balance on its own, with a line in your credit history and an e-mail.
Questions
You might be wondering…
Answers to the questions we hear most. Missing one?
What do I need to get started?
One sentence. You can also paste a script, share a link to an article or drop a document (PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown): Motiongist writes or adapts the script, then builds the video from there.
Do I need to know how to edit video?
Nope. The voice, visuals, animation, captions and sound are all done for you. You stay in control of the script, the voice and the look, and you can re-run the video as many times as you like.
How do credits work?
Everything runs on a single credit balance. A video costs 400 credits in short format (45–60 s), 700 in standard (90–120 s) and 1,000 in long (150–180 s). The final voice adds 1 credit per 10 narrated characters (the draft voice is free), Studio quality +300 a custom look +300 and 3D rendering +100. A revision costs 50% of the base price, since only what changed gets rebuilt. You see the exact price before every generation, and if a generation fails, its credits come back automatically. Estimate a price.
Can a video end up costing more than the price I saw?
No. Before every render, the studio shows the exact credit price, line by line. You confirm that quote, it stays valid for an hour, and the render can’t cost more than it. The API and the MCP server follow the same rule: no approved quote, no render.
What happens if a render fails?
We retry it automatically, at no extra cost. If it still fails, its credits go back to your balance on their own, with a line in your credit history and an e-mail to let you know. Cancelling before the render starts refunds them too. See the refund policy.
Can my AI agent use Motiongist?
Yes. From the Studio plan, you get an MCP server (Claude, Cursor and any compatible client) and a REST API with webhooks: your agent can write a script, start a render and fetch the finished video. It’s all in the MCP docs and the API docs.
Can I monetize my videos?
Yes: channels, social media, ads, courses or client work. Paid plans export without a watermark, and final voices come with a commercial license. On the free plan, videos carry a watermark and the draft voice is for testing only.
Can I turn a course into a video series?
Yes, with the Team plan. Drop in your course, webinar or document: Motiongist splits it into coherent episodes and creates one project per episode, which you review before rendering. See pricing.
What video formats do you support?
Vertical 9:16 (1080 × 1920), ready for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts, with every element inside the safe zones. Horizontal 16:9 is coming soon.
How long does a video take?
From a few minutes to about fifteen, depending on length and queue. Feel free to close the tab: we’ll email you as soon as it’s ready.
Which languages?
English and French, for the script, the voice and the captions. The site and the studio are available in both too. All eight voices speak both languages: listen to them on the Voices page.
What’s your refund policy?
Canceling stops the renewal; you keep access until the end of the paid period, which isn’t refunded. A successful generation uses real compute and isn’t refundable, but a failed one gives you its credits back automatically. Charged twice? Just email us. Full details on the Refunds page.
Are the videos labeled as AI-generated?
Yes. The voices and visuals are synthetic, and we ask you to disclose it when you publish (platforms require it too, and so does the EU AI Act for audiences in Europe). See the terms of service.
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