Elyum AI
A multi-model AI video and image studio where you only pay for the takes you decide to keep.
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Elyum is the right pick for solo creators and small teams who want to audition multiple AI video models without committing credits upfront, thanks to its keep-or-kill billing mechanic. The tradeoff is real: it has no editing timeline, no inpainting, and no community feed, so it loses to Runway on post-generation polish. Anyone who needs avatar-led presenter videos or transcript-based editing should look elsewhere entirely.
What is Elyum AI?
Elyum AI is a web-based creative studio that gives users access to more than 40 AI video, image, audio, and 3D generation models through a single credit-based account. It covers video models including Seedance 2.5, Kling 3, Veo 3.1, and MiniMax H3, alongside image models such as Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2, and FLUX 2 Pro, plus audio tools from ElevenLabs, Suno, and others. A free plan with 150 credits requires no payment card to start.
The platform is built around a keep-or-kill billing model: every render is previewed before any credit is charged, and users pay only for the outputs they choose to keep. Killed takes return all held credits immediately. Paid plans range from $9 to $69 per month and include API and MCP access for integration with external AI tools. Elyum targets individual creators, marketers, and small teams producing UGC ads, product videos, and social content.
How we scored Elyum AI
Capability scores well because the model roster is genuinely wide: Seedance 2.5, Kling 3, Veo 3.1, MiniMax H3, and 40+ others in one balance is a real differentiator, though the absence of any editing timeline or inpainting keeps it from matching Runway's depth. Ease of use benefits from transparent per-second pricing shown before generation and a clean keep-or-kill flow, but the kill allowance cap (only 2 per month on Plus) creates friction that undercuts the mechanic's promise. Value is solid at $29/month for 3,500 credits covering 31 Seedance 2.5 clips, but the free plan's generation being paused is a meaningful gap for a tool marketed as freemium. Delivery takes the biggest hit: no independent user reviews were found, the free tier is functionally broken for new users right now, and the kill allowance is a hard ceiling that the pricing page buries in fine print, which reads as a delivery gap between the promise and the reality.
Pros and cons
What we liked
- Keep-or-kill billing is unique: credits for rejected takes are returned in full, so you can run multiple takes of a prompt without paying for the misses.
- Model breadth is exceptional for the price: Seedance 2.5, Kling 3, Veo 3.1, MiniMax H3, GPT Image 2, ElevenLabs, and 40+ others all draw from one balance with no separate subscriptions.
- API and MCP access is included from the $9/month Plus plan, letting developers call any model from Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor without touching the browser UI.
Where it falls short
- Kill allowances are capped by plan tier, not by credit volume: Plus gets only 2 kills per month regardless of how many credits you buy, which severely limits the keep-or-kill advantage for heavy users on the entry plan.
- No editing tools whatsoever: there is no timeline, no inpainting, no outpainting, no prompt-based clip editing beyond what the generation models themselves produce, putting Elyum well behind Runway for post-generation work.
- Free plan asset generation is currently paused due to supplier costs, meaning new users cannot actually test the core product without purchasing credits, which undermines the freemium positioning.
Key features
Elyum AI pricing
Free plan with 150 credits (currently paused for new asset generation due to supplier costs). Paid plans: Plus at $9/month (900 credits, 2 kills/month), Pro at $29/month (3,500 credits, 10 kills/month), Ultra at $69/month (9,000 credits, 25 kills/month). Credits cost roughly one cent each on Plus and less per credit on higher tiers. Image upscaling is free for a limited time across all paid plans.
| Plan | Price | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 150 credits, no payment card required. Asset generation is currently paused for new free-plan users due to supplier costs; existing accounts and saved assets remain accessible. |
| Plus | $9/month | 900 credits per month (rollover pool up to 3,000 total), 2 kills per month, access to every video and image model, image upscaling free for a limited time, API and MCP access, 2 videos and 2 images rendering simultaneously. |
| Pro | $29/month | 3,500 credits per month (rollover pool up to 10,000 total), 10 kills per month, everything in Plus, unlimited images on everyday models, review deck and strategist, unlimited parallel renders. |
| Ultra | $69/month | 9,000 credits per month (rollover pool up to 30,000 total), 25 kills per month, everything in Pro, unlimited images on everyday and mid-tier models (Nano Banana 2 free up to 1K resolution), lowest price per credit, unlimited parallel renders. |
Pricing reflects what we saw at time of review (2026-09). Always confirm current pricing on the tool's own site.
Who should use Elyum AI?
Solo video creators and small marketing teams who regularly test multiple AI models to find the best output for a brief will get the most from Elyum. The keep-or-kill mechanic is genuinely useful if you habitually run three or four takes of the same prompt and discard most of them. At $29/month for 3,500 credits, a Pro subscriber can generate roughly 31 Seedance 2.5 clips at 8 seconds and 480p, keeping only the ones worth using, which is a reasonable budget for weekly social content.
If you need to edit footage after generation, add captions by editing a transcript, or build avatar-led training videos, Elyum is the wrong tool. Runway is the better fit for creators who want generation plus a real editing timeline in one place. HeyGen is the right call for anyone whose primary need is a talking-head presenter video from a photo or script.
Skip it if: Teams needing a full editing timeline, avatar presenters, or transcript-based video editing
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Frequently asked questions
What happens to credits when I kill a take?+
All held credits for that take are returned to your balance instantly. Failed renders also refund themselves automatically and do not count against your kill allowance.
How many kills do I get per month?+
Kill allowances are fixed by plan: 2 kills on Plus ($9/month), 10 kills on Pro ($29/month), and 25 kills on Ultra ($69/month). Buying more credits does not add more kills.
Can I use Elyum from outside the browser?+
Yes. API and MCP access is included from the Plus plan upward, letting you call any Elyum model from Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor via the Model Context Protocol.
Is the free plan actually usable right now?+
Free-plan asset generation is currently paused due to supplier costs. Existing free accounts and saved assets remain accessible, but new free users cannot generate content without purchasing credits.
How is video pricing calculated?+
Video is priced per second at the resolution you select. On the Pro plan (3,500 credits), Seedance 2.5 costs 112 credits for an 8-second clip at 480p, yielding roughly 31 clips. The exact credit cost appears on the generate button before you commit.
Does Elyum have a video editor or timeline?+
No. Elyum is a generation and curation tool. It offers clip extension and prompt-based clip editing, but there is no editing timeline, inpainting, or outpainting. For post-generation editing, Runway is the more capable option.
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