Argil

Overview

Argil turns a script into a short social video presented by an AI avatar. You can train your own avatar from footage, which avoids the per-video royalty that applies to Argil's own stock avatars, bring in your ElevenLabs voice, and add AI or stock B-roll. Video and voice generation are billed as credits and can be driven programmatically through a developer API.

Best for creators and marketers who want a custom AI avatar for short social videos.

Argil suits solo creators and small marketing teams that need to keep a feed moving without ever filming, and it is cheapest for those willing to commit to one recurring presenter rather than a rotating cast. The credit model is the thing to watch: seats are rarely the limit, but a month of heavy editing can exhaust an entry plan long before the calendar does, so budget by output rather than by headcount. Long-form or highly produced video is not what it is for, and campaigns that need a large stock cast or wide enterprise localisation will meet the ceiling of both the avatar library and the language list. Its stronger case is unattended production, where scripts arrive from somewhere else and finished clips come back out.

Key Facts

Features

Avatar library

Yes, Argil's own avatars, with per-video royalty, plus your trained avatars

Custom and cloned avatars

Yes, train a custom avatar from your footage

Languages and translation

Yes, translation into 30+ languages keeping the same voice and avatar, with speech and captions kept in sync

Editor

Yes, a clip-based editor with captions (style, size and position), B-roll images and video, music, zooms, split-screen layouts and avatar positioning

Learning features

No

API

Yes, credit-based developer API

Integrations

• ElevenLabs
• Make

Deployment and Support

Deployment

• Cloud (SaaS)
• Browser-based

Support

• Email helpdesk
• Community forum

Onboarding

• Documentation and knowledge base

Company size

• Freelancers
• Small and mid-sized

Suitability

The table combines the industries the vendor addresses with the company sizes the tool is aimed at. An empty cell means the combination is not stated, not that it is ruled out.

Pros and Cons

Pricing

• Classic

  $39

  Per month. 1,500 credits, 10 avatar styles and 100+ Argil avatars.

• Pro

  $149

  Per month. 6,000 credits, unlimited avatar styles and fast generation.

• Scale

  $499

  Per month. 18,000 credits and 3 workspace seats.

• Enterprise

  From $1,000

  Per month. Custom credit limits, priced on request.

Best For

• Media & Creative
• Technology

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