Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.
Lower starting price
Artlist
From $11.99/mo against from $29/mo
Free plan
Lumen5
Only Lumen5 has one
Higher rating
Lumen5
4.2 against 4.3
Same job?
Yes
Both are Video tools
Side by side
Compared on
Artlist
Lumen5
Our rating
4.2
4.3Better
Starts at
$11.99/moBetter
$29/mo
Free plan
No
YesBetter
Category
Video
Video
Plans
AI Starter$19.99/mo, or $11.99/mo billed yearly
AI Core$39.99/mo, or $23.99/mo billed yearly
AI Creator$69.99/mo, or $41.67/mo billed yearly
Custom BusinessCustom pricing
From $29/mo
Key features
AI video, image, and voiceover generation under a shared credit system
Royalty-free music and sound effects library built from the company's original catalog
Stock footage library including footage up to 8K resolution
50+ video editing plugins for post-production workflows
Video templates for faster asset assembly
Converts blog posts and articles directly into marketing video
Automatic stock footage and text-overlay matching to key sentences
Free tier for standard use
Operating since 2017, among the category's more established tools
Brand-kit tools for consistent, repeatable social content
Pros
Combines licensed asset libraries with generation tools in one subscription instead of two separate services
Established company (founded 2016) with a large creator base and enterprise clients like Nike and Netflix
Credit-based AI Suite gives flexibility to shift usage between video, image, and voice generation
Long operating history specifically refining the blog-to-video workflow
Free tier available for standard use
Brand-kit tools suit ongoing, repeatable content production well
Cons
No free trial for any plan as of 2026, unlike several AI generation competitors
Full AI Studio access requires the higher-priced Professional tier at $89.99 per month
Credit limits on lower tiers can run out during heavier generation workloads
More features require a paid plan
Narrower input format than Pictory's broader content-type support
Less filmmaking depth than tools like LTX Studio or Runway
Company
Artlist Ltd., founded 2016
Lumen5, founded 2017
Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, last checked 20260718. Check the vendor before you buy.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Is Artlist better than Lumen5?
In our reviews Artlist scores 4.2 and Lumen5 scores 4.3. The better pick depends on the job. Artlist: Creative platform combining royalty-free music, footage, and an AI Suite for generating video, image, and voiceover content. Lumen5: Turns a blog post into a marketing video, one of the category's older tools.
Which is cheaper, Artlist or Lumen5?
Artlist has the lower starting price: from $11.99/mo for Artlist and from $29/mo for Lumen5.
Artlist
Lumen5
