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Lumen5: the blog to video maker, and where it stops

Lumen5: the blog to video maker, and where it stops

Lumen5: the blog to video maker, and where it stops

For marketing, comms and L&D teams who repurpose content: what Lumen5 does with blog to video, what its plans buy, and why VidRush turns the same article into a finished 6 to 60 minute YouTube video.

Weighing Lumen5 for long-form YouTube? VidRush builds the whole edit

Weighing Lumen5 for long-form YouTube? VidRush builds the whole edit

One brief in, a finished 6 to 40 minute video out, cut from real footage. You see the credit quote before anything runs.

4.3

· 54 reviews

Lumen5

AI video maker that turns blogs, articles and documents into short branded videos for business teams

4

· 73 reviews

About

Lumen5 is a web-based AI video maker aimed at business and enterprise teams in marketing, communications and training. You paste a blog URL, upload a PDF, add text or start from an outline. Its AI Script Composer writes several script options, and Lumen5 pairs the chosen script with stock media, timing and motion to build a rough cut you then adjust. It includes AI voiceover, automated captions, brand kits, templates, a licensed stock library and Talking Head presenter overlays. Videos are capped at 10 minutes on every plan.

Ideal for

Marketing, communications and L&D teams that want to turn existing written content into short, on-brand videos without an editor.

What it does well

Builds a video from a blog URL, an uploaded PDF, pasted text or an outline

AI Script Composer writes several script options from your content to choose from

Automated captions on every plan, including Free

Voice cloning from a short sample on Basic and above (1 voice; 3 on Pro)

Shutterstock library from Starter up, and 300 Shutterstock editorial assets a year on Pro

Talking Head lets you add presenter clips with callouts and cutaways inside a video

Weighing Lumen5 for long-form YouTube? VidRush builds the whole edit

4.3

· 54 reviews

Plans side by side: what each minute buys, not sticker prices

Plans side by side: what each minute buys, not sticker prices

Product

Plan

Price

Billing

Includes

Lumen5

Lumen5

Free

Free

$0/forever

$0/forever

Free

Free

Lumen5 branded outro, max 2-minute videos, 5 videos per month, 720p, 24 AI voiceover mins/yr, automated captions

Lumen5 branded outro, max 2-minute videos, 5 videos per month, 720p, 24 AI voiceover mins/yr, automated captions

Lumen5

Lumen5

Basic

Basic

$19 USD

$19 USD

per month, billed yearly

per month, billed yearly

AI voiceover, not a finished video: a stock-media rough cut from your text that you still adjust; you still do research, script, footage, the edit, music. Unlimited videos up to 10 min, 720p

AI voiceover, not a finished video: a stock-media rough cut from your text that you still adjust; you still do research, script, footage, the edit, music. Unlimited videos up to 10 min, 720p

Lumen5

Lumen5

Starter

Starter

$59 USD

$59 USD

per month, billed yearly

per month, billed yearly

AI voiceover, not a finished video: a stock-media rough cut from your text that you still adjust; you still do research, script, footage, the edit, music. Everything in Basic, plus 1080p

AI voiceover, not a finished video: a stock-media rough cut from your text that you still adjust; you still do research, script, footage, the edit, music. Everything in Basic, plus 1080p

Lumen5

Lumen5

Pro

Pro

$149 USD

$149 USD

per month, billed yearly

per month, billed yearly

AI voiceover, not a finished video: a stock-media rough cut from your text that you still adjust; you still do research, script, footage, the edit, music. Everything in Starter

AI voiceover, not a finished video: a stock-media rough cut from your text that you still adjust; you still do research, script, footage, the edit, music. Everything in Starter

Lumen5

Lumen5

Team

Team

On request

On request

billed yearly

billed yearly

AI voiceover, not a finished video: a stock-media rough cut from your text that you still adjust; you still do research, script, footage, the edit, music. Everything in Pro, plus multiple users

AI voiceover, not a finished video: a stock-media rough cut from your text that you still adjust; you still do research, script, footage, the edit, music. Everything in Pro, plus multiple users

VidRush and Lumen5, feature by feature

VidRush and Lumen5, feature by feature

Feature

VidRush

Lumen5

Steps you still do yourself

Steps you still do yourself

VidRush

VidRush

None on Mini and Pro: all 8 from one brief

Lumen5

Lumen5

Research; you finish script, footage and visuals, editing, music and sound

Long-form videos, 6–40 minutes

Long-form videos, 6–40 minutes

VidRush

VidRush

Yes, 6–60 min

Lumen5

Lumen5

No, 10 min max

Max video length is 10 min on every paid plan, 2 min on Free

Real licensed footage (Storyblocks)

Real licensed footage (Storyblocks)

VidRush

VidRush

Yes

Lumen5

Lumen5

No Storyblocks; licensed stock and Shutterstock

Shutterstock library from Starter up

CC and public-domain-only footage mode

CC and public-domain-only footage mode

VidRush

VidRush

Yes, paired with another tier

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Quote before any credit is spent

Quote before any credit is spent

VidRush

VidRush

Yes

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Prompt checker before generation

Prompt checker before generation

VidRush

VidRush

Yes

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Bring your own voiceover

Bring your own voiceover

VidRush

VidRush

Yes, 6–60 min

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

AI presenter inside a full edit

AI presenter inside a full edit

VidRush

VidRush

Yes (beta)

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Timeline editor

Timeline editor

VidRush

VidRush

Yes

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Chat edits

Chat edits

VidRush

VidRush

Yes (beta)

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Thumbnail generator

Thumbnail generator

VidRush

VidRush

Yes

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

When credits are charged

When credits are charged

VidRush

VidRush

When the video finishes; blocked input and system failures cost nothing

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Pause your plan

Pause your plan

VidRush

VidRush

Monthly plans pause for up to 3 months

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Custom avatar from a photo

Custom avatar from a photo

VidRush

VidRush

Yes, from one photo, with no charge to create it

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Train on your own channel

Train on your own channel

VidRush

VidRush

Editing Style and Script Style learned from one of your videos

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Footage source blocklist

Footage source blocklist

VidRush

VidRush

Up to 30 blocked sources per Brand Profile, plus preferred sources

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Re-render cost

Re-render cost

VidRush

VidRush

First render included in the video charge

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Concurrent videos

Concurrent videos

VidRush

VidRush

1 to 15 at once, by plan

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Credit rollover

Credit rollover

VidRush

VidRush

Unused plan credits roll over, up to half the monthly allotment

Lumen5

Lumen5

—

Bring your own script

Bring your own script

VidRush

VidRush

Yes

Lumen5

Lumen5

Yes

Upload your own script or URL

Talking-head editing

Talking-head editing

VidRush

VidRush

Yes

Lumen5

Lumen5

Limited

Adds presenter clips with callouts and cutaways inside a video

Brand profiles per channel

Brand profiles per channel

VidRush

VidRush

Yes, 5–50 by plan

Lumen5

Lumen5

Brand kits: 1 on Basic/Starter, 3 on Pro

Unlimited on Team

Full ElevenLabs voice library

Full ElevenLabs voice library

VidRush

VidRush

Yes, plus Cartesia and 25 VidRush-exclusive voices

Lumen5

Lumen5

1000+ AI voices; provider not stated

Team seats

Team seats

VidRush

VidRush

Yes, up to 15 by plan

Lumen5

Lumen5

Single user up to Pro; multiple users on Team

Support hours

Support hours

VidRush

VidRush

In-app chat, 24 hours on weekdays

Lumen5

Lumen5

Chat on paid plans; one page states 24/7 chat

Free plan gets help center only

Video languages

Video languages

VidRush

VidRush

English, German and Spanish

Lumen5

Lumen5

Translations: 12/yr Basic and Starter, 60/yr Pro

Unlimited on Team; Free has none

Resolution on the cheapest paid plan

Resolution on the cheapest paid plan

VidRush

VidRush

1080p

Lumen5

Lumen5

720p on Basic

1080p starts on Starter

Why VidRush does more with your written content

Why VidRush does more with your written content

Lumen5 pros and cons

Lumen5 pros and cons

Pros

Builds a video from a blog URL, an uploaded PDF, pasted text or an outline.

Script Composer writes several script options from your content to choose from.

Automated captions on every plan, and voice cloning from Basic up.

Video translation on paid plans, unlimited on Team.

Short social formats with aspect ratio reformatting, a job VidRush does not do.

Cons

Every video is capped at 10 minutes, on every plan including Team.

The AI returns a rough cut. Reviewers report changing slides and copy so the images match the text.

Reviewers report lag, sticky rendering and final renders that do not match the preview timing.

Research is left to you, and script, footage, editing and music are only partly done.

Basic exports at 720p. 1080p starts on Starter.

Single user on every plan below Team.

What creators say about VidRush

What creators say about VidRush

From zero to 3 monetized channels in 5 months

“In that short time I managed to monetize three YouTube channels. That's something I never would have pulled off so fast with a traditional setup. What used to take my team roughly four days to coordinate, scripting, editing, voiceover, finding the right footage, I can now get done in under 30 minutes.”

Arez A.

· VidRush customer

It helped me monetize a channel in 1 month.

“So far, the vidrush videos went viral much faster and more often than the ones my editors did. AND, I created those videos in 1-2 hours, with minimal input on my end. Maybe I changed 1 or 2 scenes. The videos turn out very good.”

RomyB

· VidRush customer

“My editors have been in panic mode since I started using vidrush. It makes great videos in a few hours and also create thumbnail for it. The editing is better than 70% of my editors.”

Osas King

· VidRush customer

Vidrush is for you if you want good quality videos fast

“Vidrush is great because it cuts video production time down by a lot. With a few prompts or even your own custom script, you can get a video done in around a couple hours, versus possibly days with a normal video editor.”

Pic Jr

· VidRush customer

World-Class Tool, World-Class Support

“VidRush has become the backbone of my entire production workflow. The voice quality, imagery, and video output are genuinely impressive, everything comes out looking and sounding professional without the hours of manual editing other tools require.”

Cam Conkle

· VidRush customer

Vidrush is Lifechanging

“Vidrush is insane, I've gotten multiple bangers and made my money back so early that every video afterwards is just playing with house money (one vid hit 1.3M views early on and I barely knew what I was doing back then).”

Gabby

· VidRush customer

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does Lumen5 cost per month?

Is Lumen5 legit?

Are AI video generators legit?

Is VidRush or Lumen5 better for blog to video on YouTube?

Which costs less per minute of finished video, VidRush or Lumen5?

Why choose VidRush over Lumen5 to repurpose content?

AI tools generate. VidRush produces.

AI tools generate. VidRush produces.

AI tools generate. VidRush produces.

Real, licensed footage, narration, music and captions, assembled into a publish-ready video in under an hour.

The #1 AI tool for producing

long-form videos

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