Make videos with Claude.
Claude is a brilliant director that has never had a camera. Claude Video gives it one: Claude writes the storyboard, our motion engine renders a studio-grade film.
Can Claude make videos?
Not on its own. Claude, Anthropic’s family of AI models, outputs text and code. It does not generate video files or animate pixels.
With Claude Video, yes. Claude does what it is best at (researching your product, writing the story, choosing scenes, copy and timing) and our deterministic Kinetik engine renders it frame by frame into an MP4 with 3D titles, product tours, particles and beat-synced music.
Because the pixels come from an engine rather than a generative video model, your text is always readable, your real UI is shown exactly and every edit re-renders in seconds.
Claude models
Pick the Claude model that directs your film.
Every current Claude model can direct a Claude Video. They differ in depth, speed and cost.
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Make videos with Claude Opus 5.5
Opus 5.5 is the default director inside Claude Video. It reads your site, decides what the story is, and writes a scene-by-scene storyboard that our engine turns into a studio-grade motion-design film.
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Make videos with Claude Sonnet 5.5
Sonnet 5.5 is the speed pick. When you need ten hook variations for an ad test or a release video every week, it writes clean storyboards quickly and at half the API price of Opus.
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Make videos with Claude Fable 5.1
Fable 5.1 is the model to reach for when the brief is genuinely hard: a 90-second explainer for a technical product, an investor film that has to land a vision, or custom scene code that goes beyond our built-in catalog.
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Make videos with Claude Haiku 4.5
Haiku 4.5 is the lightweight option: perfect when the storyboard already exists and you just need fast changes, or when you generate many short, simple clips.
Read the guide| Model | Role in Claude Video | Best for | Speed | Context | API price / 1M tok |
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| Claude Opus 5.5 claude-opus-5-5 | Default AI director | Launch films, product videos, multi-scene storyboards | Balanced | 1M tokens | $4 / $20 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 claude-sonnet-5-5 | Fast director for high volume | Social ads, hook variations, changelog videos at volume | Fast | 1M tokens | $2 / $10 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 claude-fable-5-1 | Premium director for hard briefs | Complex narratives, long explainers, custom React scenes | Deliberate | 1M tokens | $10 / $50 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 claude-haiku-4-5 | Lightweight director for quick edits | Quick copy edits, captions, short teasers | Fastest | 200K tokens | $1 / $5 |
Anthropic API list prices (input / output) and context windows as of October 2026. Your Claude Video plan price does not change with the model.
Where you use Claude
Make videos from Claude.ai, Claude Desktop or Claude Code.
Our remote MCP server gives Claude ten video tools: create, preview, edit and render, right inside the conversation or your terminal.
Make videos with Claude Code
Yes, with an MCP server. Claude Code cannot render video by itself, but once the Claude Video MCP server is added it can create a storyboard, preview frames, edit scenes and render an MP4, all from your terminal or a CI job.
Set it upMake videos in Claude with MCP
Not natively, but you can add it. Connect the Claude Video MCP server to Claude.ai or Claude Desktop and Claude gains video tools: it writes the storyboard, checks frames, edits on request and renders a finished MP4 you can download.
Set it upMotion design
Claude as your motion designer.
Motion graphics, kinetic typography, 3D titles and animation, directed by Claude and rendered frame by frame.
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Claude and video: questions
Can Claude make videos?
Claude itself outputs text and code, not video files. To make a video with Claude you pair it with a renderer. Claude Video does exactly that: Claude researches your product and writes the storyboard, and our Kinetik motion engine renders it into an MP4 with 3D titles, product tours and music.
Which Claude model is best for making videos?
Claude Opus 5.5 is the best default for launch and product films. Claude Sonnet 5.5 is faster and cheaper for ad variations and recurring videos. Claude Fable 5.1 suits complex explainers and custom scene code. Claude Haiku 4.5 is ideal for quick edits.
Can I make a video with Claude for free?
Yes. Claude Video’s free plan includes 3 video exports per month at 720p with a small watermark, no credit card required.
How do I make a video with Claude step by step?
Paste your website URL into Claude Video (or connect our MCP server to Claude), let Claude write the storyboard, review and edit the scenes, then export an MP4 in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1.
Is Claude Video the same as Claude by Anthropic?
No. Claude Video is an independent product built on the Claude API. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Anthropic PBC. “Claude” is a trademark of Anthropic PBC.
Can Claude edit an existing video?
Claude Video edits the videos it creates: change any word, color, scene or timing by hand, or ask Claude in plain English and it rewrites the storyboard. Editing arbitrary footage you filmed yourself is not what it is built for.
Claude Video is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic PBC. “Claude” is a trademark of Anthropic PBC.
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