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Faceless YouTube AI stack cost calculator
What does an AI-powered faceless YouTube workflow actually cost? Pick how many Shorts you ship per month and see three honest stack options — free, value, and quality — with per-video cost.
Monthly software cost for a narration-driven Shorts channel. Script generation is excluded (free tiers of common LLMs cover it). Prices are the list prices from each vendor's official pricing page, checked 2026-08-15; credit math varies by usage, so treat everything as an estimate and verify before buying.
Estimates use list prices and simple credit math — actual plans, credit burn, and regional prices differ. Links below go to each tool's profile with the source-checked pricing record.
Why these stacks
Free: every layer has a genuinely free tier — ElevenLabs Free (10,000 credits ≈ 10 min TTS), CapCut free editor, OpusClip free (60 credits/mo, watermarked exports), Make free (1,000 credits). $0/month, but watermarked exports and small credit pools cap a serious channel.
Value: ElevenLabs Starter $6 (30,000 credits) + VEED Creator $12 (6,000 credits). Unwatermarked, commercial-use-friendly output at roughly $18/month before repurposing tools.
Quality: ElevenLabs Creator $22 + VEED Pro $24 + Runway from $12 for AI b-roll. Full toolset, $58/month before repurposing and automation.
Keep exploring
Want the whole workflow? Start with the best AI tools for faceless YouTube, see how InVideo fits a faceless workflow, or compare the cost of repurposing with OpusClip. Per-tool pricing lives on each tool profile.