# Which AI video tool fits your project?

Answer four questions about what you want to make and what you already have. The picker suggests the category of AI video tool that fits: text-to-video, image-to-video, AI avatars, video editing, short-form clips, AI animation or dubbing and lip sync.

Use the tool on the [web page](https://aivideogen.fyi/tools/ai-video-tool-picker). It works without JavaScript.

## How to use it

1. Choose what do you want to make?.
2. Choose what do you already have to work from?.
3. Choose how long should the finished video be?.
4. Enter will you use the videos commercially?.
5. Read the result.

## How it works

We check the rules in order and stop at the first that is true: dubbing, avatar presenter, music video or creative, existing footage, long-form length, image input. Everything else falls to text-to-video.

The length line follows how the tools actually bill: most generative clips run 5 to 15 seconds, so anything over about a minute is an editing or presenter job, not a single generation. The categories are this site's own taxonomy, the same groups the directory listings use.

The result is a starting point for your shortlist. It does not rank vendors. Check each tool's own page for its inputs, output limits, watermark rules and commercial-use terms — especially if you answered yes to commercial use.

> A starting point for your shortlist, not legal advice. Commercial use, likeness rights and platform rules depend on each vendor's terms and where you publish.

## Questions

### What is the difference between text-to-video and image-to-video?

Text-to-video invents the whole scene from your prompt. Image-to-video animates a still you supply, which keeps your product or artwork accurate. If you have good photos, image-to-video is usually the better starting point.

### Do I need a different tool for vertical video?

Not always. Many generators export multiple aspect ratios. For repurposing existing footage into vertical clips, a clip maker or editor with auto-reframe is the right category instead.

### Can one subscription cover several categories?

Often yes. Large platforms bundle generation, avatars, editing and dubbing under one credit system. Compare the credit cost per finished video across the categories you need before you subscribe.

### What if I need an API?

The picker covers browser tools. If you will generate video inside your own product, check each vendor's own site for a published API before you commit.