MakeUGC pricing: plans, credits, the $1 trial and what a video costs (2026)

Re-checked 1 Nov 2026: Starter is still $29/month billed yearly with 500 credits, any plan can still be tried for $1, and the API docs still charge 100 credits per talking-actor video.

Read on 2026-10-28 from makeugc.ai/pricing, the MakeUGC API docs (Limits & credits), the Trial Policy and the Refund Policy (both effective 2026-10-22). Prices are in US dollars, before tax.

MakeUGC plans and prices

The headline $29 is the annual rate. Paid month to month, Starter costs $59, so the annual plan is about 51% cheaper, which matches MakeUGC's own "save 51%" label. Quarterly billing sits in between at about 30% off. MakeUGC says the plans and monthly credits are the same on every billing period; only the price changes.

What the credits buy

Credits are shared between the web studio and the API, refresh monthly and don't roll over, according to the pricing FAQ. The API docs publish the generation costs. They count in API units, where 1 unit equals 100 credits on the website.

These per-video figures are our division of MakeUGC's published numbers, not MakeUGC's own rates. The talking-actor cost comes from the API docs, which say the studio and API use the same credit balance; a talking-actor script is capped at 1,500 characters by default. Check the cost the app shows before you confirm a generation.

Is MakeUGC free?

No. There is no free plan. What MakeUGC offers is a $1 trial of any plan. The pricing FAQ says checkout shows the trial length and the renewal amount for the billing period you picked, and the trial renews at the plan price unless you cancel in your account settings. The Trial Policy describes it as a $1, 72-hour trial for example, limited to the period and credit allowance stated at sign-up.

Cancellations and refunds

You can cancel at any time in account settings, which stops the next renewal; access continues to the end of the paid period. The Refund Policy says all fees are final and non-refundable, including trial fees, annual and multi-month plans and unused credits, apart from mandatory consumer rights and discretionary goodwill refunds. Downgrades take effect at the next renewal with no refund of the difference. UK and EU consumers who haven't generated anything or used any credits within 14 days of purchase can cancel for a full refund by emailing help@makeugc.ai; using the service ends that right.

Old prices still circulate. When we researched this topic on 2026-10-25, some MakeUGC pages in search results still showed monthly prices of $49, $69 and $119. The current pricing page lists $59, $79 and $149 on monthly billing. Trust the live pricing page and your checkout screen.

MakeUGC API pricing

There is no separate API plan. API and MCP access are included in Starter, Growth and Pro at no extra cost, and calls draw from the plan's credits, per the pricing FAQ. You create a key under Settings, API Integration. Enterprise adds volume API pricing and custom integrations on a quote. The API docs say no universal requests-per-minute quota is published and that an unlimited web plan doesn't mean unlimited API generation, so confirm capacity with support before a high-volume integration.

MakeUGC vs other AI UGC tools on price

Entry prices as stored in our database from each vendor's pricing page. The plans aren't equivalent, so use this to choose which pricing pages to open, not as a verdict.

On a per-video basis, Arcads' help center lists 8,000 credits on Starter and 800 credits per talking-actor video, which is 10 videos a month. Arcads doesn't publish the dollar price (see our Arcads pricing guide). Creatify has a free plan and a $10/month annual entry plan, but its credits are priced per 15-second clip, so compare on the length of ad you'll actually make (see our Creatify pricing guide). MakeUGC's affiliate program pays 30% of every subscription payment for as long as the customer stays subscribed, with a 60-day cookie and a $50 minimum payout, according to its affiliate page.