Melies
AI filmmaking software for writing, storyboarding, casting, and generating images, video, voices, music, and sound effects.
About Melies
Melies is an AI filmmaking studio that takes a project from an initial story idea to generated visual and audio assets in one workspace. It combines story writing, storyboarding, casting, image generation, video generation, voices, music, and sound effects, with focused tools for jobs such as movie posters. Creators can select from more than 150 AI actors or train a custom actor from a reference photo, then reuse that character across images, videos, and posters. Developers and AI agents can also use a command-line workflow with structured JSON output, quality presets, and access to more than 50 models through one CLI. The CLI requires Node.js 18 or later, runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows, and requires a Melies account. Subscriptions use credits; compare model-specific generation costs, concurrency, queue priority, output resolution, and commercial-use rights before selecting a tier.
Best for
Best use cases
Choose Pro when three concurrent generations and 60,000 yearly credits fit an individual creator workflow.
Choose Max when eight concurrent generations, 180,000 yearly credits, and early model access justify the higher annual cost.
Check the model credit table before a large batch because generation costs differ by image, video, audio, and upscaling model.
Compare before choosing
Compared with a single-model generator, Melies provides many image, video, and audio models behind one account and credit balance.
Compared with a browser-only studio, Melies adds a cross-platform CLI for agents, scripts, and CI pipelines.
The plan decision depends on annual credit volume, concurrency, early model access, and price rather than a different core tool set.
Features
Develop a film concept into production assets
Write a story, create a storyboard, cast AI actors, and generate related images, video clips, voices, music, and sound effects in one filmmaking workflow.
Maintain a recurring character across scenes
Choose an actor from the 150+ actor library or train a custom actor from a reference photo, then reuse that character in images, videos, and movie posters.
Automate creative generation from the command line
Use the Melies CLI with AI agents, scripts, or CI workflows to generate assets and receive structured JSON results without switching to a browser-based workflow.
Pros
- Combines story, storyboard, casting, image, video, voice, music, and sound workflows in one product.
- The 150+ actor library and custom-reference workflow can reduce repeated character setup across scenes.
- A cross-platform CLI with structured JSON supports AI agents, scripts, and CI automation.
Cons
- Credit consumption varies by model, making the effective cost dependent on the chosen generation workflow.
- The listed Pro and Max prices require yearly billing, creating a larger upfront commitment than month-to-month payment.
- CLI use requires Node.js 18 or later, account authentication, and command-line setup.
Pricing Plans
Pro
- 60,000 credits per year
- All AI tools included
- All image and video models
- 150+ AI actors library
- Custom actors and references
- Up to 4K image resolution
- Commercial license
- 3 concurrent generations
- Priority queue
Max
- 180,000 credits per year
- All AI tools included
- All image and video models with early access
- 150+ AI actors library
- Custom actors and references
- Up to 4K image resolution
- Commercial license
- 8 concurrent generations
- Priority queue
* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on Melies's official website.