Crayo vs AutoShorts
Crayo vs AutoShorts: two different products with the same price tag
People compare these two because both cost roughly $19 to $79 a month, but they are built for different jobs. Crayo is a manual studio with many tools; AutoShorts is a scheduler that publishes a faceless series while you sleep. StoryTok sits between them: manual formats like Crayo, and for one niche, Reddit stories, a scheduler that can also post like AutoShorts, paid from credit packs instead of a monthly plan. AutoShorts covers far more niches than that. We make StoryTok, so weigh that accordingly.
The short version
AutoShorts automates many niches on a plan. Crayo has the toolbox. StoryTok automates Reddit stories, and can post them, on credits.
- AutoShorts: scheduled series with auto-posting to TikTok, YouTube and Instagram, $19–$69 a month, one watermarked free video.
- Crayo: manual studio with many AI tools, $13–$55 a month billed annually, no trial or refunds, no posting.
- StoryTok: Autopilot rewrites, renders and can post a Reddit-story series; packs from $5 that never expire; posting costs 1 paid credit per video per account; 3 free render minutes.
- Packs from $5, nothing renews
- Credits never expire
- 3 free render minutes, no card
- Failed renders and posts refund themselves
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| StoryTok | AutoShorts | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Manual story videos plus an Autopilot scheduler for Reddit stories | Fully automated faceless series across many niches |
| Pricing | $5, $10 or $50 one-time packs; credits never expire | $19–$69/month subscription (checked August 2026) |
| Free tier | 3 render minutes, no card | One watermarked video |
| Manual one-off videos | Reddit story, texting story, captions, split screen, highlights | Focused on scheduled series |
| Scheduled series | Autopilot: sources the day’s top post from your subreddits, rewrites it, renders on your cadence | Yes; the category originator |
| Visual style | Gameplay footage, yours or stock | Leans on AI-generated still images |
| Auto-posting | Yes, opt-in per series, to connected TikTok, Instagram and YouTube accounts; Review first holds each video as a draft instead | Yes, to TikTok, YouTube and Instagram (autoshorts.ai, checked 18 September 2026) |
| What posting costs | 1 paid credit per video per connected account, reserved before the render and returned if the render or post fails | Sold as part of the subscription; we did not find a per-post charge |
| Niches the scheduler covers | Reddit stories only; other formats are made by hand | Many faceless niches from prompts |
| Series limit | As many as your credits cover | Lower tiers cap you at one series |
| Coding-agent access | Yes: MCP server, CLI and skill file for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Desktop, on the free trial | None found (September 2026) |
And Crayo
| StoryTok | Crayo | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Manual story videos plus an Autopilot scheduler | Manual studio: six workflows plus AI utilities |
| Pricing | $5, $10 or $50 one-time packs | $13, $27 or $55 a month billed annually ($160, $327 or $664 up front), or roughly $19, $39 or $79 month to month |
| Free tier | 3 render minutes, no card | None |
| Scheduled series | Yes, for Reddit stories | No |
| Publishing | Post now or schedule any eligible finished video to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube from the web app | None found; download only (September 2026) |
| Refunds | Failed renders refund automatically | “We do not offer refunds” |
| Extras | AI script writer, developer API | AI images, face swap, voice changer, speech enhancer, social tracker, content rewards, developer API |
| Coding-agent access | Yes: MCP server, CLI and skill file for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Desktop | No MCP server or agent integration; REST API on a paid plan (September 2026) |
How to choose
- Want a channel in a niche other than Reddit stories to make and post itself, and you are happy paying monthly: AutoShorts. Its scheduler covers more ground than ours.
- Want a broad manual toolkit with AI images and audio utilities, and you post enough to use a plan every month: Crayo. Plan on uploading by hand.
- Want scheduled Reddit-sourced videos that are rewritten rather than read verbatim, posted to your accounts or held for review, plus manual formats, without a subscription: StoryTok.
Questions people ask
Is Crayo or AutoShorts better for a faceless channel?
AutoShorts if you want the channel fully automated including posting, in almost any niche, and will pay monthly for it. Crayo if you want a manual studio with many AI tools. Neither has a free trial beyond AutoShorts’ single watermarked video, and both reset credits monthly (September 2026). If the channel is Reddit stories, StoryTok’s Autopilot also renders and posts on a schedule, paid from credit packs.
Does Crayo have scheduling like AutoShorts?
No. Crayo’s workflows end at the download step and it has no scheduler or auto-posting. AutoShorts schedules and posts to TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. StoryTok’s Autopilot schedules sourcing, writing and rendering of Reddit stories, and posts each video to your connected accounts if you opt in. It posts after the scheduled render finishes, not at an exact clock time.
Which is cheapest?
For irregular use, StoryTok: a $5 pack of 20 credits covers about 20 short renders and never expires; posting from the app adds 1 paid credit per video per account. For daily posting in a niche other than Reddit stories, AutoShorts’ entry plan, where auto-posting is part of the subscription. Crayo’s Hobby plan is $13 a month billed annually or about $19 month to month, and does not post.
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Competitor facts checked September 2026 against the competitor’s public pricing page, FAQ, API reference and Trustpilot profile. StoryTok publishes this page. Crayo, AutoShorts, OpusClip, Revid and Faceless.so are trademarks of their owners; StoryTok is not affiliated with any of them.