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The Best AI Ad Creators

Seven AI tools that make ad creative, from UGC-style avatar videos to static image ads, compared on what they make, what they cost and what happens after the ad is made.

The Short Answer

Which AI Ad Creator Is Best?

For AI UGC video ads in volume, Creatify or Arcads. For a simple Meta-first app, Zeely. For cheap social and ad creative, Predis.ai or Holo. For image ads inside a Meta account you run, Madgicx. If you want the ads made and then launched and managed for you, that is Valiant, from $49 a month.

At a Glance

Every Option at a Glance

What each one is best for, what it costs to start, month to month, and its Trustpilot rating.

The Best AI Ad Creators
ToolBest forPrice, month to monthTrustpilot
CreatifyAvatar video ads to test in volumeFree tier; $10 a month3.7 (842)
ArcadsUGC ads with a large AI actor libraryNot published2.6 (188)
ZeelyMeta ads from a phone app$29.95 a month + 12% of ad spend4.4 (4,554)
Predis.aiLow-cost creative from a prompt$19 a month4.4 (295)
HoloOn-brand ads plus social and email$20.33 a month4.4 (1,234)
MadgicxImage ads inside your Meta accountNot published1.7 (271)
ValiantAds made, launched and managed for you$49 a month4.3 (13)

We make Valiant, so we've listed its limits as plainly as everyone else's. Prices are in US dollars, as each company published them; several tools cost less when you pay for a year up front.

The List

Seven AI Ad Creators

In no particular order, except Valiant: it is last because it does a different job, making the ads and then running them. We make Valiant.

1. Creatify

Best for: Avatar video ads to test in volume

Creatify makes AI avatar, URL-to-video and UGC-style video ads, with 1,500 AI actors on Pro and an Ad Launcher that pushes them to Meta, Google and TikTok. It’s cheap to start, from a free tier and $10 a month; how many videos a credit makes depends on the video model.

An AI video ad maker with avatars, URL-to-video and UGC-style ads, priced in credits. Price: A free tier, then $10 a month. Reviews: 3.7 on Trustpilot from 842 reviews.

Strengths

  • A free tier, and paid plans from $10 a month. Source
  • A large avatar library: 1,500 AI actors on Pro, plus custom avatars. Source
  • Pushes finished ads to Meta, Google and TikTok. Source

Watch out for

  • Credit-based: what you can make depends on the video model each ad uses. Source
  • No email campaigns or organic social posting. Source
  • You plan the campaigns and choose what to launch; it makes the videos. Source
  • 3.7 on Trustpilot from 842 reviews. Source
Read Creatify vs Valiant

2. Arcads

Best for: UGC ads with a large AI actor library

Arcads offers 1,000+ AI actors, including actors holding your product, plus editing, translation, subtitles and upscaling. Its prices are shown only after you sign up, and its Trustpilot rating is low.

AI UGC video ads from a library of 1,000+ AI actors, with editing and translation tools. Price: Its website shows no prices; plans are shown after you sign up. Reviews: 2.6 on Trustpilot from 188 reviews.

Strengths

  • A large library of 1,000+ AI actors, including actors holding your product. Source
  • Editing, translation, subtitles and upscaling in the same tool. Source
  • Ready-made presets for performance ad formats. Source

Watch out for

  • No published price: plans are shown only after you sign up. Source
  • Built to make the videos: no campaign strategy, ad account management or email is mentioned on its homepage. Source
  • 2.6 on Trustpilot from 188 reviews. Source

3. Zeely

Best for: Meta ads from a phone app

Zeely makes AI avatar, UGC-style and URL-to-video ads and launches them on Meta from a polished app. Plans start at $29.95 a month, plus 12% of your Meta ad spend, or 6% with its Booster add-on.

AI tools to make your own ad creative and launch your own Meta ads. Price: From $29.95 a month, plus 12% of your Meta ad spend, or 6% with the $39.95 a year Booster add-on. Reviews: 4.4 on Trustpilot from 4,554 reviews.

Strengths

  • A lower entry price: Starter is $29.95 a month before the ad-spend fee. Source
  • A polished phone app, rated 4.6 on the App Store from 24K ratings. Source
  • Fast, hands-on creative: AI avatar, UGC-style and URL-to-video ads you make in minutes. Source
  • Widely used: 4,554 Trustpilot reviews averaging 4.4. Source

Watch out for

  • You set the budget, the audience and the launch yourself; its AI suggests, it does not run the account. Source
  • Paid campaigns launch on Meta only; TikTok and Google Ads get an export. Source
  • A 12% service fee on Meta ad spend comes on top of the plan. Source
  • No email campaigns. Source
Read Zeely vs Valiant

4. Predis.ai

Best for: Low-cost creative from a prompt

Predis.ai turns a prompt, a link or an image into video ads, UGC ads, static ads and social posts, from $19 a month, with competitor analysis on every plan. You download the ads and upload them yourself.

AI tools to make social posts, videos and ad creative, and schedule them to your social channels. Price: From $19 a month. Reviews: 4.4 on Trustpilot from 295 reviews.

Strengths

  • Very low entry price: Core is $19 a month. Source
  • Posts, carousels, videos and static ads from one prompt, link or image. Source
  • Competitor analysis runs included on every plan. Source

Watch out for

  • Does not launch or manage ad campaigns: you download the ads and upload them yourself. Source
  • No email campaigns. Source
  • No auto-posting on Core; the 3-day trial needs a card. Source
Read Predis.ai vs Valiant

5. Holo

Best for: On-brand ads plus social and email

Holo makes on-brand ads from your website alongside social posts, emails and SEO content, from $20.33 a month, and can move ad budget on Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok.

AI that turns your website into ads, social posts, emails and SEO content, with an optional autopilot. Price: From $20.33 a month. Reviews: 4.4 on Trustpilot from 1,234 reviews.

Strengths

  • A low price: Starter is $20.33 a month. Source
  • Ads, social posts, emails and SEO content from one brand profile. Source
  • Campaigns in 99+ languages. Source
  • 4.4 on Trustpilot from 1,234 reviews. Source

Watch out for

  • A monthly allowance of creations: 125 on Starter, 325 on Scale. Source
  • Autopilot and analytics are on Scale only. Source
  • Google ads are not named among its ad platforms (Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok). Source
Read Holo vs Valiant

6. Madgicx

Best for: Image ads inside your Meta account

Madgicx’s ad creative optimizer generates ad images inside a full Meta ads toolkit of audits, automation and reports. It’s for hands-on Meta advertisers; the price is shown in the app, by ad spend.

Software for running your own Meta ad account: audits, ad creative, automation and reports. Price: The pricing page says “See price inside the app” and asks for your monthly ad spend. Reviews: 1.7 on Trustpilot from 271 reviews.

Strengths

  • Deep Meta ads tooling: account audits, launch recommendations and budget shifts. Source
  • Reports that combine Meta, Google, GA4, Shopify, Klaviyo and TikTok data. Source
  • A 7-day free trial, with a trial extension offered if you see no results. Source

Watch out for

  • No public price: it is shown inside the app, by your ad spend. Source
  • Built around Meta; Google and TikTok ads are not managed. Source
  • No email campaigns or organic social posting. Source
  • 1.7 on Trustpilot from 271 reviews. Source
Read Madgicx vs Valiant

7. Valiant

Best for: Ads made, launched and managed for you

Valiant makes 5 ad videos and 8 ad graphics a month on Growth, built on ads already winning in your market, then launches them and manages your ads on Meta, Google, TikTok and X, for $49 a month. You get fewer pieces than a credit-based creator, and the account is run for you.

AI marketing software that plans, makes and runs your ad videos, graphics, emails and ad accounts. Price: From $49 a month, with no fee on your ad spend. Reviews: 4.3 on Trustpilot from 13 reviews.

Strengths

  • Done for you: strategy, ad videos, ad graphics, email campaigns and ad account management.
  • Ads managed on Meta, Google, TikTok and X, with no fee on your ad spend.
  • A custom growth strategy and a 1:1 setup call before anything goes live.
  • From $49 a month, with no fixed contract.

Watch out for

  • No blog posts or SEO content.
  • A set number of campaigns each month: 5 ad videos and 8 ad graphics on Growth.
  • Growth includes 1 user seat.
  • Fewer public reviews than older tools: 13 on Trustpilot.
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How We Chose

How This List Was Made

We picked tools whose main job is making ad creative, compared what each one makes and what happens after the ad is made, and checked each one’s pricing page and Trustpilot profile on the date shown. Every fact about another company comes from its own website, help center or app listings, or its public review profiles, linked beside the claim. If something has changed, tell us at [support@valiant.app](mailto:support@valiant.app) and we'll correct it.

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