What is Arcads?
Arcads is an AI video ad platform for performance marketers that generates UGC-style ads with realistic AI actors. You write a script, pick from a library of 1,000+ AI actors or create your own, and produce talking-head, unboxing and product videos, then edit, translate into 30+ languages and test variations for TikTok, Meta and YouTube.
User-generated-content ads work well on social platforms, but hiring creators for every hook and variation is slow and costly. This platform replaces the shoot with AI actors who can hold your product, show your app or wear your clothes, and gathers video and image models like Sora 2 Pro, Kling, Seedance and Nano Banana in one place, so teams can produce and test many ad variants quickly.
Main Features
- Offers a library of 1,000+ AI actors for talking, UGC-style video ads.
- Lets you generate a custom AI actor or avatar and have it hold your product, show your app or wear your clothes.
- Includes video and image models such as Sora 2 Pro, Kling, Seedance, Nano Banana, GPT Image and Seedream.
- Edits ads with captions, background removal, actor swap, voice changes, video extension, upscaling and frame extraction.
- Translates videos into more than 30 languages for localized campaigns.
- Provides ready-made ad presets built for performance marketing formats.
- Create Workflow puts tools and ad workflows on one infinite canvas for team collaboration.
- Offers an AI video API, a lip sync API and an MCP connector for Claude and ChatGPT.
How to Get Started with Arcads
- Sign up at arcads.ai with Google and start the free trial.
- Write or paste an ad script and choose an AI actor or a proven ad preset.
- Generate the video, then add captions, B-roll, music or translations.
- Export variations and test them in your TikTok, Meta or YouTube campaigns.
Arcads Pricing
The homepage advertises a free trial, and generations use credits from a paid subscription plan. No public pricing page was available (arcads.ai/pricing returns 404), so check current plan prices after signing up.
Who Should Use It?
- Performance marketers testing many ad hooks and variations
- D2C and ecommerce brands that need product videos without shoots
- Mobile app studios producing app-install ads
- Marketing agencies scaling creative for multiple clients
- Advertisers localizing video ads into many languages
Arcads Alternatives
- AdCreative AI: stronger for static banners and ad copy
- Tavus AI: personalized video API aimed at developers
- Waymark AI: builds ads from your business website, suited to local businesses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Arcads free?
There is a free trial, but ongoing use requires a paid, credit-based subscription. Credits are spent on generations such as talking-actor videos and image models, and plan prices are shown during sign-up rather than on a public pricing page.
What can Arcads AI actors do?
They deliver your script on camera in a UGC style, and you can generate a custom actor who holds your product, demonstrates your app or wears your clothing. You can also swap actors, change voices and translate the video.
Does Arcads have an API?
Yes. It lists an AI video API and a lip sync API, plus an MCP connector so you can create UGC and static ads from Claude or ChatGPT. The help center has setup guides for the API and MCP.