FacelessHype vs AutoShorts.ai (2026): price per video and which makes more viral Shorts
AutoShorts.ai runs one series that posts on a schedule. FacelessHype makes each Short on demand, with tools to start from what is already trending. Here is the price per video on each, and which one is built for viral Shorts.
By the FacelessHype team
5 min read
FacelessHype vs AutoShorts.ai comes down to one choice: do you want a series that runs on its own, or do you want to pick each Short and start it from what is already working? The two tools are built for those two ways of working, and the price per video follows from it.
AutoShorts numbers below come from its own site, read on November 1, 2026. Ours are on the pricing page.
The comparison table
| FacelessHype | AutoShorts.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 s AI photo Short | $0.68 (9 credits) | About $1.46: a flat price per post (Starter posts about 13 times a month for $19) |
| 30 s AI video Short | $2.66 (35 credits, Veo 3.1 Lite) | Not published: motion credits animate scenes, the amount per video is not stated |
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter, $19 a month | Starter, $19 a month, posts 3 times a week, 27 motion credits |
| Shorts a month on that plan | 27 AI photo Shorts, or 7 AI video Shorts | About 13 (3 posts a week, 1 series) |
| Free video | Yes: 1 video, no card, small watermark | 1 video, shown as temporarily paused |
| Long videos | Up to 50 minutes, on Pro and Studio (not on Starter) | No: short videos up to 90 seconds |
| Viral feed or trending ideas | Yes: trending Shorts for each format, linked to the original post | Not stated |
| Remix a viral video from a link | Yes: paste a TikTok, YouTube or Instagram link and get your own version | Not stated |
| Hook ideas | Yes: five scored opening lines for your idea | Not stated (a hook option for product demo series only) |
| Trending formats | Yes: fruit drama, talking objects, history POV and stickman | Not stated: pick a topic from a preset list or write your own |
| Caption styles | 3 styles (One word, Two words, Full line) | Not stated |
| Music | Yes: licensed tracks picked by mood, or upload your own | Yes: background music on every plan |
| Posts to your accounts | No: you download the MP4 and post it yourself | Yes: TikTok, YouTube and Instagram on every plan |
The AutoShorts price per video is our arithmetic: $19 divided by about 13 posts a month. Yearly plans are "2 months free", and no yearly price is shown.
Price per video
Both tools start at about the same monthly price. What you get for it is different.
AutoShorts Starter makes one series and posts 3 times a week. That is about 13 videos a month, so each one costs about $1.46. The price is the same whatever length it picks. Its Daily plan ($39, once a day) works out to about $1.30 a video, and Hardcore ($69, twice a day) to about $1.15.
FacelessHype Starter gives you 250 credits a month. A 30 second AI photo Short is $0.68, so the plan covers about 27 of them. A 30 second AI video Short, with every scene made by Veo 3.1 Lite, is $2.66. You choose the mix.
AI video. AutoShorts makes still images by default and uses "motion credits" to animate them. Starter has 27 a month, and the site does not say how many a video uses, so we cannot give a price per AI video Short.
On our biggest plan billed yearly, the two Shorts cost $0.48 and $1.85. Plan credits do not roll over, credits you buy never expire, and all payments are final.
Which one makes more viral Shorts?
No tool can promise views. What helps is starting each video from a pattern that is already working, and that is where the two tools differ most.
AutoShorts picks topics from a preset list or your own prompt, then writes and posts on schedule. Its public pages do not describe a trending feed, a hook tool or a way to remix a viral video.
FacelessHype puts those tools next to the create button:
- A viral feed of trending Shorts for each format, each linked to the original post.
- Remix from a link. Paste a TikTok, YouTube or Instagram link, and FacelessHype plans your own version of the idea. It never copies the footage or audio.
- Hook ideas. Five scored opening lines for your topic. The video hooks guide shows why the first line matters.
- Trending formats. Fruit dramas, talking objects, history POV and stickman explainers.
If you want to steer each video toward what is trending this week, that control is the point of FacelessHype.
Where AutoShorts wins
- Hands off posting. It posts to TikTok, YouTube and Instagram on a schedule, on every plan. FacelessHype does not post for you.
- Voice cloning is listed on every AutoShorts plan. FacelessHype has narrator voices only.
- Set and forget. One series, no daily choices.
Where FacelessHype wins
- Cheaper per video. $0.68 for a 30 second AI photo Short against about $1.46 a post.
- A free video you can make today. The AutoShorts free plan is paused.
- AI video with a clear price. $2.66 for 30 seconds, shown before you press create.
- Long videos. Up to 50 minutes on Pro and Studio. AutoShorts stops at 90 seconds.
- Viral tools: feed, link remix, hooks and trending formats.
The short version of this page is FacelessHype vs AutoShorts. For every tool ranked on one measure, see the best faceless video generators.
Quick answers
Is FacelessHype cheaper than AutoShorts? Yes on the cheapest plans. Both start at about the same monthly price, but AutoShorts Starter posts 3 times a week, about 13 videos a month, which is about $1.46 a video. On FacelessHype a 30 second AI photo Short is $0.68, and Starter covers about 27 of them.
Does AutoShorts have a free plan? Its free plan, 1 video, is shown as temporarily paused. FacelessHype gives you 1 free video with no card, with a small watermark.
Which one should I pick if I never want to upload by hand? AutoShorts. It posts to TikTok, YouTube and Instagram on every plan. FacelessHype does not post for you: you download the MP4 and post it yourself.
Try it now: make your first video free, no card needed.
Sources
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Written by the FacelessHype team. FacelessHype is not affiliated with YouTube or TikTok. Nothing here is a promise of views or income.
