Text-to-Video for WordPress

Text-to-video is the hardest modality to add to a WordPress site on your own. Image generation has dozens of plugins; usable text-to-video that renders a clip into your media library has almost none. Most site owners who want it end up generating clips in a separate web app and re-uploading the files by hand. StudioUI puts a text-to-video studio inside WordPress so a prompt becomes a short clip saved directly to your media library — on your domain, billed however you choose.

This is the pillar page for the video cluster: what text-to-video does in StudioUI, what powers it, what a clip costs, and the honest limits of the technology today.

What text-to-video does here

You write a prompt describing a scene and motion, press generate, and StudioUI renders a short AI video clip server-side, then writes the finished file into your WordPress media library. From there it’s a normal video attachment: drop it into a post, a hero section, a product page or a page builder. The video studio sits alongside the image, GIF, music and chat studios in one shared interface.

An honest note on what text-to-video is good at

Be realistic about the state of the art — it protects your credibility and your members’ expectations. Today’s text-to-video produces short clips, not minutes-long narrative footage. It excels at atmospheric b-roll, looping backgrounds, abstract motion, product-mood shots and social snippets. It is not yet a replacement for a shot-listed video with consistent characters and dialogue across a long timeline. Use it where short, striking motion adds value, and don’t market it as a one-click film studio.

What powers it, and what a clip costs

StudioUI renders video through an open video model (Wan-class) on hosted GPUs, with the option to offload to hosted video APIs such as fal.ai. Video is the most compute-heavy modality, which is reflected in the credit cost:

What you generate	Credits
Image (FLUX Turbo)	50 credits
Animated GIF	150 credits
Video clip	450 credits

Credits start at 0.1¢ each and the exact cost shows on the generate button before anyone commits. If a render fails on our side the credits are refunded automatically. Because a clip costs more than a still, the studio is built to preview cheaply: rough out your concept with images first, then spend the video credits once the idea is right.

Free hosted to Pro

Free (hosted): connect with a one-time code and render clips on StudioUI’s GPUs, billed per clip in credits. No keys, no setup, moderation applied automatically.
Pro ($149/yr): bring your own video API keys (such as fal.ai) for no per-generation fees and direct control over your provider spend. Self-hosting heavy video models needs serious GPU hardware, so for most sites BYO-key on Pro is the practical no-fee route.

FAQ

How long are the clips?

Short — the few-second range that current text-to-video models produce reliably. For a seamless repeating loop rather than a one-shot clip, the GIF studio (150 credits) is often the better fit.

Is there sound?

The video studio generates visuals. If you need a soundtrack, generate one separately in the music studio (250 credits) and pair them.

Do I need a GPU?

Not on the Free hosted tier — rendering runs on StudioUI’s GPUs and you pay per clip in credits. Self-hosting video models requires substantial hardware, which is why most sites use hosted compute or a BYO video API key on Pro.

Can I resell video generation to members?

Yes. Credits sell through standard WooCommerce at a price you set; you keep the margin and StudioUI takes no cut. Price video to reflect its higher credit cost.

Where do the clips end up?

In your WordPress media library as a normal video file, ready to embed anywhere on your site.

Add text-to-video to your site

Install StudioUI free, connect compute, and your WordPress site can render AI video clips on your own domain — no separate app, no manual re-uploads.

Install free · See Pro — $149/yr