Artlist alternative
Artlist alternative for video makers who need the shots, not the stock
Pixel Dojo generates the exact shot your edit is missing on Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1 or WAN 3.0, with sound built in and the credit price on every model page.
Artlist made its name on licensed music and stock footage, and now sells AI credits too. We took one small client job, a promo for a mountain hut, and generated every shot on Pixel Dojo to show what the AI side looks like here.
30 credits ($1.88) per 5 s clip at 720p with audio. Included in every plan, from $10/month.
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By Brian Lovett · Updated
The job: a mountain hut promo with no footage
A small mountain hut wants a short promo for the season. There is no budget for a drone crew and no stock clip shows their ridge, their mugs or their warden.
We wrote four shots the way an editor would: an aerial opener, a trail detail, a cozy cutaway and a closing line from the host. Then we cast each shot on the engine we thought suited it.
Shots for other edits
We made each of these on Pixel Dojo with the prompt shown. Tap one to start from it.
Vertical lifestyle b-roll on Seedance 2.5, with sound built in.
Vertical tracking shot of a roller skater in a mustard hoodie gliding down an empty coastal road at sunset, the camera rolling alongside, long shadows on the asphalt, wheels humming and gulls overhead.
A mood cutaway on MiniMax H3 for 12.5 credits.
Static shot through a rain covered cafe window at night, blurred city lights and a yellow taxi sliding past, raindrops racing down the glass, a cup steaming on the sill.
Macro detail on Veo 3.1 Lite for 6 credits.
Macro shot of a wooden match striking against a matchbox and lighting a candle wick in a dark room, the flame steadying, warm glow on the wax, the scrape and flare of the match then a soft hush.
The thumbnail for the same promo, on GPT Image 2.5.
Video thumbnail: a hiker in a red jacket sits on a rock above a sea of clouds at sunrise next to a small stone hut, bold white headline "SLEEPING ABOVE THE CLOUDS" with a soft shadow, high contrast, vivid warm colors.
Case study: four shots, four engines
Every clip below is 4 or 5 seconds with sound. Each tile shows the model, the settings and the credits it used.
Aerial drone shot rising over a stone mountain hut on a grassy ridge at dawn, smoke curling from the chimney, a thin trail winding down into a sea of clouds, golden light on the peaks. Sound: wind and distant cowbells.
Low tracking shot beside a hiker's muddy leather boots striding up a rocky alpine trail, wildflowers brushing past the lens, morning sun flaring through, footsteps crunching on gravel and steady breathing.
Close up of a chipped blue enamel mug of tea on a weathered wooden table outside a mountain hut, steam rising into cold morning air, a hand reaches in and lifts it, the valley soft and out of focus behind, birdsong and a kettle whistle.
Medium shot of a mountain hut warden in her fifties with a long grey braid and a red fleece standing in the doorway of a stone hut. She smiles and says, "Soup is on. Boots off at the door." Soft morning light, wind chimes and distant cowbells.
- Seedance 2.5 made the opener feel like a real drone move, rising from the roof to reveal the peaks above the clouds.
- Kling 3.0 nailed the low, handheld energy of the boots shot, with flowers brushing past the lens.
- WAN 3.0 gave a warm cutaway for 10 credits, with a kettle on the fire behind the mug.
- Veo 3.1 delivered the spoken closing line from the warden, ready to cut onto the end card.
Artlist plans vs Pixel Dojo
Artlist figures come from its AI pricing guide and its Unlimited guide on the Artlist blog, read on October 15, 2026. Artlist prices exclude VAT.
| At a glance | Artlist | Pixel Dojo |
|---|---|---|
| Entry AI plan | AI Starter: 7,500 credits for $15.99 monthly or $9.99 a month billed yearly | Lite $10 a month for 160 credits |
| Bigger AI plans | AI Creator from 80,000 credits for $69.99 monthly, up to AI Pro Plus tiers in the millions of credits | Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits |
| Stock bundle | Artlist Max from $39.99 a month billed yearly: AI tools plus music, SFX, footage, templates, LUTs and plugins | Generate the shot you need, plus text to music and text to speech |
| Unlimited | Annual plans with 80K+ credits or monthly with 500K+, with monthly fast generation caps, daily thresholds and fair use rules | Unlimited Relax mode on our self-hosted models; every other model page shows its credit price before you generate |
| License | AI Suite covers all commercial use on any platform | Commercial use on every plan |
| Beyond single clips | AI Agent and Artlist Studio | Sensei plans and prices a project, Film Studio builds whole films, public API and hosted MCP server |
Why Artlist users switch to Pixel Dojo
Unlimited on every plan
On every paid plan, Relax runs Qwen Image 2.1, FLUX 3 Image Klein and MiniMax H3 Turbo, plus every video and photo effect, unlimited with no credits spent.
Sensei, the AI director
Describe a project and Sensei plans it, prices it, waits for your approval and reviews every take.
Video Studio
Generate, edit and extend a clip in one place, on whichever top video engine suits the shot.
One click video effects
300+ one-click video effects turn a photo into a trend clip, from AI Hug to AI Inflate, with no prompt to write, and 3 are free every day.
One job AI tools
35 single purpose tools each do one edit from an upload: remove a watermark, an object or text, restore and colorize an old photo, swap a background, retouch a portrait or make a thumbnail.
Credits that roll over
Your credits roll over while you stay subscribed, so nothing you pay for disappears at the end of the month.
Every top model, plus an API
More than 80 image and 60 video models in one account, with a public API and a hosted MCP server for your own apps and AI assistants.
What the hut promo costs on Pixel Dojo
Plans are Lite $10 a month for 160 credits, Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits. Every plan includes every model and commercial use. Credits roll over while you stay subscribed.
Our four shots cost 30, 27.5, 10 and 18 credits, and every tile lists its own price.
Under our refund policy, a first purchase can be refunded within 7 days, in full if under 20% of the credits are used and pro-rated after that.
Artlist questions
What is a good alternative to Artlist AI?
Pixel Dojo runs Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1 and WAN 3.0 for video and the top image models, with the credit price on every model page, Sensei for whole projects and a public API.
How much does Artlist AI cost?
Artlist's AI pricing guide lists AI Starter from $15.99 a month for 7,500 credits, or $9.99 a month billed yearly, with larger AI Creator, AI Pro and AI Pro Plus tiers.
Is Artlist Unlimited really unlimited?
Artlist says Unlimited covers selected models for annual plans with 80K or more credits, with a monthly cap on fast generations, daily usage thresholds and fair use rules, and that supported models can change.
Can I make a whole promo without stock footage?
Yes. We generated an aerial, a trail detail, a cutaway and a talking closer for the mountain hut promo on this page, each on a different engine.
Video Effects New
Your first video is free. One photo, one click.
310 ready-made effects, from AI Hug and Earth Zoom In to product spins and listing walkthroughs. Upload a photo and press Generate. No prompt to write, and a free account gets 3 a day.
Switch from Artlist to Pixel Dojo today
Write a prompt above or start from any example on this page. One plan covers every top model, six studios and Sensei, and your credits roll over.
Start with Seedance 2.5Sources
Facts about Artlist come from these public pages, checked on Oct 15, 2026. Prices and plans change; check the source before you buy.