Pollo AI review: is it worth it for turning a photo into a video?
Short answer: used every month, a Pollo plan makes a clip for less than paying per clip; in a month you skip, the credits are gone. Figures read on 13 November 2026. We did not buy or run Pollo, so this reviews their published prices and rules, not their output.
What does a Pollo AI video cost compared with one here?
Each Pollo plan card says how many videos the month makes at most. The table divides the monthly price by that count. Their prices were shown in Australian dollars to an Australian visitor, so the figures are A$; ours is a US dollar price, so convert one to the other at today's rate before you compare.
| Plan | Per month (billed annually) | Credits a month | Videos, up to | Cost per video | Videos at once |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | A$23.00 | 400 | 80 | A$0.29 | 2 |
| Pro | A$44.00 | 800 | 160 | A$0.28 | 3 |
| Ultra | A$206.00 | 5,000 | 1000 | A$0.21 | 6 |
| CastTake, no plan | none | pay as you go | any number | US$0.37 (10 credits, 5 s, 720p) | n/a |
Pollo figures: pollo.ai/pricing, annual toggle, read 13 November 2026. "Up to" is their wording, which works out at 5 credits a video; dearer models and longer clips use more credits, per their credits FAQ. We did not read the monthly toggle. The cost-per-video column is ours, divided from their numbers. Our price is for a five-second 720p clip at the Creator-plan credit rate. Their prices change, so check the date.
What does a photo-to-video result look like here?
Two real five-second, 720p results from the image-to-video tool, each from one photo and one line of motion. Look at the face, the hands and the movement before you compare prices, since a cheap clip is only cheap if you can use it.
When should you pick Pollo instead of us?
- You make clips most days. At the stated maximum their plans come to roughly A$0.21 to A$0.29 a clip, and a pay-per-clip price does not beat a plan you use fully.
- You want several tools in one account. Their page lists a wide model menu, image tools, an API and integrations; ours is built around turning one photo into a finished clip.
- You can use up the credits each month. Subscription credits do not roll over, so the plan pays back only on steady use.
Pick a pay-per-clip tool when your months are uneven, when you want the credit price before each clip renders, or when you want to try one free clip first. A render that fails here returns its credits, and pack credits do not expire.
What we measured on our own image-to-video clips
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Window | the 14 days to 13 November 2026 |
| Clips started by real members | 19 |
| Clips finished | 17 |
| Failed and refunded | 2 of 19 |
| Median time from press to finished clip | 101 s |
| Slowest tenth of clips | 206 s or more |
How we wrote this
The CastTake team wrote this page on 2026-11-13. The Pollo figures come from their public pricing page and its FAQ, read on 13 November 2026; the delivery numbers are counts from our own task table for the 14 days to 13 November 2026, a small sample of 19 clips, so treat the median as a rough guide. We did not buy or run Pollo, so we make no claim about their render time or quality.
What should you check before paying any photo-to-video plan?
- Whether unused credits carry over. Pollo says subscription credits do not; here, pack credits never expire and yearly credits last 13 months.
- The refund window. Theirs is 3 days from your first purchase, with eligibility conditions; here, a payment can be refunded for the unused share within 10 days, and a failed render returns its credits.
- The price on your own screen. The page showed us Australian dollars, so look at the checkout total in your currency before you compare.
More on the buying side: our credit packs and yearly plans, the plan-or-pay-per-clip comparison for another tool, and the effect pages if you want a finished look from one photo.
Questions about Pollo AI
Is Pollo AI legit?
It is a working service with a public pricing page, published refund and credit rules, and a review widget on that page showing a 4.4 score from over 5,000 reviews. We did not verify that widget, and we did not buy a plan, so we cannot vouch for support or output. What we can say is that the rules are written down: subscription credits do not carry over, the refund window is 3 days from your first purchase and subject to eligibility, and add-on credits do not expire and are not refundable. Read those three lines before paying, and pay by card so you can dispute a charge.
Is Pollo AI worth it for turning a photo into a video?
It is worth it if you will use the monthly credits every month, because their cards list up to 80 videos on Lite and up to 160 on Pro, which is about A$0.29 and A$0.28 a video on the annual toggle. It is not worth it in a month you skip, since unused subscription credits do not roll over. Paying per clip is better for uneven use. If you make a clip a week, a plan wastes most of its allowance, and if you make a few a day, a plan is cheaper than any pay-per-clip price.
Does Pollo AI have a free trial or free credits?
We did not see a free allowance on their pricing page on 13 November 2026, only the three paid plans, so we cannot say what a new account gets. Here, the first five-second clip from a photo is free on the image-to-video page, which is enough to judge the result before paying anything. If a free tier matters to you, check their signup flow yourself, because a page we cannot read is not a page we will describe.
Do Pollo AI credits expire?
Subscription credits do not carry over to the next billing cycle, according to their pricing FAQ on 13 November 2026. Add-on credits, the extra packs you buy beyond a plan, do not expire and stay usable after the subscription ends, but they are not refundable. For comparison, credit packs here never expire, and yearly-plan credits are valid for 13 months from the day they are granted.
Who should not choose CastTake over Pollo AI?
Anyone who generates clips every day and wants the lowest cost per clip: on their annual toggle a Pollo plan works out cheaper than our per-clip price at volume. Anyone who wants a wide menu of models and tools in one account, including the image tools and the integrations their page lists. We are the better fit when your months are uneven, when you want the credit price of each clip before it renders, and when you want credits that do not expire.