Overview

Steve AI — World's first AI video maker — text to video in minutes

Steve AI is an AI video creation tool that converts scripts and blog posts into professional videos with animated characters, stock footage, or AI avatars. It supports live video style (news-style presentations), animated characters, and cartoon-style videos for diverse content needs.

Animated character videos

Live video style

Script-to-video

1M+ stock media

Features & capabilities

Everything it does, in plain English.

FeatureAnimated character videosIncluded

FeatureLive video styleIncluded

FeatureScript-to-videoIncluded

Feature1M+ stock mediaIncluded

FeatureAPI integrationIncluded

API AccessProgrammatic access available for developers.Available

PlatformsWeb · API

The honest take

Where it shines, where it stumbles.

✓ Pros

✓Multiple video styles
✓API available
✓Good for explainer videos

! Watch-outs

!Limited free tier
!Animation quality basic

Who it's for

Where Steve AI pays for itself fast.

— Use case

Explainer videos

— Use case

Marketing content

— Use case

E-learning

— Use case

Social media

Community reviews

Share your take on Steve AI

4.0

★★★★★

34 reviews

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Kyle L. ✓ Verified

Product Manager · Atlassian

★★★★★

1 months ago

Really good — a few things to improve

Really solid tool overall. Reduced the time I spend on this task by about 70%. Customer support responded within hours and solved my issue. The learning curve was steeper than expected. Best tool in this category, hands down.

Patrick K. ✓ Verified

ML Engineer · Stripe

★★★★★

1 months ago

Good value, works well

Does what it promises and does it well. The onboarding flow was smooth and I was productive from day one. It integrates well with VS Code / Slack / Notion — my daily drivers. It integrates well with VS Code / Slack / Notion — my daily drivers. The UI takes some getting used to. Will continue using this long-term.

Patrick D. ✓ Verified

Copywriter · GitLab

★★★★★

2 months ago

Solid product, recommended

Good value for the price. The onboarding flow was smooth and I was productive from day one. Works consistently across all my devices and browsers. The API is well-documented and easy to work with.

Patrick W. ✓ Verified

Director of Product · Microsoft

★★★★★

2 months ago

Great tool, minor quibbles

Does what it promises and does it well. I've recommended this to at least 10 colleagues already.

Wei S. ✓ Verified

Entrepreneur · Uber

★★★★★

3 months ago

Impressed with the results

Really solid tool overall. I've tried 5 similar tools and this one is clearly the best in class. The customization options let me tailor it to my exact workflow.

Chelsea L. ✓ Verified

Staff Engineer · a fintech company

★★★★★

5 months ago

Very useful, mostly polished

Genuinely useful — glad I tried it. The ROI was clear within the first week of using it. The outputs require minimal editing — saves so much back-and-forth. Customer support responded within hours and solved my issue. A staple in my tech stack now.

Victoria P.

DevOps Engineer

★★★★★

5 months ago

Mixed experience overall

Mixed feelings, but ultimately positive. The collaboration features are genuinely well thought-out.

Jason W. ✓ Verified

ML Engineer · Meta

★★★★★

7 months ago

Useful and reliable

Works really well for my use case. The collaboration features are genuinely well thought-out. Integration with my existing tools was seamless — no friction at all. A few missing integrations I'd like to see added.

Tom J. ✓ Verified

ML Engineer · a marketing agency

★★★★★

7 months ago

Disappointing experience

Not what I expected. The collaboration features are genuinely well thought-out. A few missing integrations I'd like to see added.

Carlos R. ✓ Verified

Backend Engineer · GitHub

★★★★★

1 years ago

Best in class, no question

Best-in-class, period. Integration with my existing tools was seamless — no friction at all. Looking forward to seeing how it improves.

Victoria S. ✓ Verified

PhD Candidate · a healthcare startup

★★★★★

1 years ago

Incredible — highly recommend

Seriously impressive. The ROI was clear within the first week of using it.

Victoria P. ✓ Verified

Design Lead · a media company

★★★★★

1 years ago

Best in class, no question

Game changer for my workflow. Integration with my existing tools was seamless — no friction at all. The interface is intuitive enough that I didn't need to read any docs. The ROI was clear within the first week of using it. My team is very happy with the results.

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