An AutoShorts AI alternative with more control over every Short
AutoShorts AI runs a faceless channel on autopilot. Short.now AI Shorts lets you shape each video: edit the script, pick the style and voice, swap any scene, then schedule it. Free to start, paid plans from $6.99/month.
AutoShorts AI is made to automate a faceless channel: you connect TikTok, YouTube or Instagram, and its plans post on a schedule (three times a week on Starter at $19/month, once a day on Daily, twice a day on Hardcore). Its free plan is shown as temporarily paused. Short.now AI Shorts works per video instead: you write or paste the idea, edit the AI script scene by scene, choose one of 40+ image styles and 22 voices, swap in stock clips or your own media, and then export or schedule it. It does not run a series by itself. If you want hands-off daily posting, AutoShorts is built for that; if you want to review each Short and pay less to start, Short.now fits. Short.now is not affiliated with AutoShorts.
Short.now vs AutoShorts AI: side by side
| Feature | Short.now | AutoShorts AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free to try | 3 AI Shorts/month (watermark), no card | Free plan (1 video) shown as paused |
| Starting paid price | $6.99/month | $19/month |
| Fully automatic series | No | Posts 3×/week to 2×/day by plan |
| Edit the script scene by scene | Yes | Script, title and images are editable |
| AI voices | 22 voices, or describe your own | Voice cloning listed |
| Auto-posting | Scheduled per video (Creator and Pro) | TikTok, YouTube, Instagram on a schedule |
Why creators switch to Short.now
You approve every Short
Read the script before it is voiced, change any line, pick the image style and voice, and swap any scene for stock or your own clip. Nothing posts until you schedule it.
Cheaper to start
Short.now has a free plan with 3 AI Shorts a month and paid plans from $6.99/month. AutoShorts starts at $19/month.
Nine story types
Story, scary, Reddit-style, fun facts, motivation, history, poem, explainer, or describe your own kind of Short.
Clips from your own videos too
The same plan turns long videos and podcasts into captioned clips, so faceless Shorts and clips share one editor and one schedule.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, if you want to check and edit each video before it goes out. If you want a channel that posts every day with no input from you, AutoShorts is designed for that and Short.now is not.
AutoShorts lists Starter at $19/month (3 posts a week), Daily at $39/month and Hardcore at $69/month. Short.now is $6.99, $14.99 or $29.99 a month for 10, 30 or 80 AI Shorts, plus a free plan. Check both sites for current prices.
Yes, on Creator and Pro. You schedule each Short and Short.now posts it to TikTok, YouTube or Instagram at that time. It does not create and post new videos on its own.
No. Each scene is an AI image with a slow zoom or pan, a stock clip or your own media, cut to an AI voiceover with word-by-word captions.
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Start from an idea or your own text. The free plan includes 3 AI Shorts a month with a watermark.
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