Last updated: 2026-10-21
Elyum is a browser studio from Elyum AI, Inc. that runs 84+ third-party AI video, image and audio models, including Seedance, Veo and Kling, from one credit balance. Each render returns as a watermarked preview, only kept takes are charged, and killed takes are refunded within a monthly kill allowance.
About Elyum
Elyum puts 84+ third-party video, image and audio models behind one credit balance, run from the browser. It does not build models of its own. The video side runs Seedance 2.5 from ByteDance, Veo 3.1 from Google, Kling 3.0 from Kuaishou, Wan 3.0 and MiniMax H3, and the image side adds Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2, Seedream 5 and FLUX 2, with ElevenLabs voices, music and sound effects for audio.
The billing model is what sets it apart from most studios. Every render comes back as a watermarked preview with its price held rather than charged. Keeping a take turns the hold into a charge and unlocks the clean file with commercial rights, and killing it releases the hold in full. The limit sits on the pricing page rather than the homepage: kills are a monthly allowance (2 on Plus, 10 on Pro, 25 on Ultra), and Seedance takes at 720p and above use 2 to 8 kills each, so heavy drafting on premium models works through the allowance fast.
Beyond single shots, Elyum covers the steps between a good take and a posted ad: reusable characters built from one or more photos, a clone mode that copies the motion and pacing of a reference clip, talking avatars, lipsync, burned-in captions, clip extension and edits written in plain language. A hosted MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Codex generate, judge and keep takes under a daily credit cap, and a REST API reaches the same models.
It suits marketers producing UGC-style ads and small studios that test several models per brief and would otherwise pay separately for Kling, Higgsfield and Pika. Teams that need Runway's own Gen-4.5 models should stay with Runway, since those models are not on Elyum's list.
Pricing
Plus $9/mo (900 credits, 2 kills a month), Pro $29/mo (3,500 credits, 10 kills), Ultra $69/mo (9,000 credits, 25 kills); yearly billing saves up to 17%. 50, 15,000 for $135. Bought credits never expire; plan credits expire at each renewal.
23/s at 720p), images per render. Free-plan generation is paused as of October 2026.
| Tier | Monthly price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Plus | $9/mo | 900 credits a month, 2 kills, every video and image model, API and MCP access, 2 videos and 2 images at once |
| Pro | $29/mo | 3,500 credits a month, 10 kills, unlimited images on everyday models in the browser, review deck and strategist, unlimited parallel renders on credits |
| Ultra | $69/mo | 9,000 credits a month, 25 kills, unlimited everyday and mid-tier images (Nano Banana 2 up to 1K), lowest price per credit |
Feature Comparison by Tier
| Feature | Ultra | Pro | Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credits per month | 9,000 | 3,500 | 900 |
| Kills per month | 25 | 10 | 2 |
| List price per 100 credits | $0.77 | $0.83 | $1.00 |
| Image generation on everyday models | Unlimited, plus mid-tier up to 1K | Unlimited in the browser | Spends credits |
Key Features
- Keep or kill previews: Every video and image render arrives as a watermarked preview with its credit price held; keeping it charges the price and unlocks the clean file, killing it releases the hold.
- One balance for every model: Video, image, audio and upscaling models from ByteDance, Google, Kuaishou, Alibaba, xAI, OpenAI, Black Forest Labs and ElevenLabs all spend from the same credit pool.
- Characters and clone: Build a reusable character from one or more photos, or drop in a reference clip to copy its motion and pacing with your own product and presenter.
- Finishing tools in the studio: Captions timed to the voice, lipsync, talking avatars from a single photo, clip extension and plain-language edits run without exporting to another app.
- MCP server with 16 tools: The hosted endpoint at elyum.ai/mcp exposes 16 tools, including test packs that render several finished ad variants, with OAuth scopes and a rolling 24-hour credit cap per connection.
- Agency workspaces: Agency accounts scope each MCP token to one client, the shared library or any client, with hard monthly budgets per member and per client.
Pros
- Shows the exact credit cost on the Generate button before each render, so no take is billed at a price you did not see.
- No subscription is required: one-off credit packs never expire, which suits campaign work that comes in bursts.
- Agent spending is fenced by design: over MCP only the keep action spends credits, and a runaway loop stops at the daily cap rather than at a zero balance.
- Switching models per shot needs no new account, so a brief can go from Seedance to Veo to Kling in one session.
Cons
- The kill allowance is small, starting at 2 a month on Plus, and a single 1080p Seedance take uses 4 of them.
- Free-plan generation is paused as of October 2026, so output cannot be tested before paying.
- A young company with no independent user reviews yet, and its site footer still reads "company registration pending".
- Runway's Gen-4.5 models are not on the model list, so Runway users cannot consolidate here.
Product Information
- Cloud
- Yes
- Training
- Documentation
Data Handling
- Training-data policy
- Elyum does not train foundation models. Its privacy policy (effective 2026-09-08) says it learns from how the service is used, including which outputs are kept, to improve ranking and recommendations, and shares de-identified keep and failure rates with model providers. A workspace can be opted out by emailing hello@elyum.ai.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Elyum's pricing plans in 2026?
Elyum sells three monthly plans: Plus at $9 (900 credits), Pro at $29 (3,500 credits) and Ultra at $69 (9,000 credits), and yearly billing saves up to 17%. Without a plan you can buy credit packs of 1,000 for $10, 5,000 for $47.50 or 15,000 for $135; bought credits never expire, while plan credits lapse at each renewal. Video is priced per second at the resolution you choose, and Elyum's own October 9, 2026 price check puts a 5-second 720p Seedance 2.5 take on Pro at about $1.13 once the plan's kills are counted.
Is Elyum free to use?
Not at the moment. The pricing page says free-plan generation is paused because of supplier costs, even for accounts that still hold welcome credits, though sign-up and saved assets still work. On Pro and Ultra a handful of everyday image models, such as Nano Banana 2 Lite and Z-Image Turbo, render at zero credits, but only in the browser studio, one at a time, and never through the API or MCP.
What are the best alternatives to Elyum?
[Higgsfield](/hub/tools/higgsfield) is the closest match: another multi-model studio with Seedance and Kling, though by Elyum's own comparison it does not refund discarded takes. [Krea](/hub/tools/krea) suits image-first work with real-time generation and upscaling, and [Freepik](/hub/tools/freepik) pairs its generators with a stock library for designers. If you only need one model at volume through code, [Replicate](/hub/tools/replicate) skips the studio layer entirely.
Elyum or Higgsfield: which should you pick?
Both run Seedance and Kling in the browser, so the decision comes down to how you work. Elyum returns the credits for a discarded take up to the plan's monthly kill allowance, which pays off when you run three or four takes per shot and keep one. According to Elyum's comparison, Higgsfield's entry plan does not include Seedance 2.5 at all, while every Elyum plan does; Higgsfield is the pick if you want its ready-made effect presets.
What does it take to start using Elyum?
Create an account at elyum.ai with email or Google, then choose a plan or a credit pack, since free generation is paused. In the studio, pick a model and write a brief; the credit price shows on the button before you render, and you keep the take you want and kill the rest. To drive it from an agent, add the endpoint https://elyum.ai/mcp in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor or Codex and set a daily credit cap on the consent screen.
Top Alternatives
- Higgsfield: Pick Higgsfield when ready-made camera moves and effect presets matter more to you than choosing a model for each shot.
- Kling: Choose Kling directly when every shot uses its model and one vendor subscription is simpler than a shared credit balance.
- Runway: Pick Runway when you need its Gen-4.5 models and built-in editing, neither of which Elyum lists.