Compare AI filmmaking tools
LTX Studio and M Studio both take a script to a storyboard, video, sound and an XML handoff. LTX Studio offers more video models and live collaboration; M Studio plans the film from a screenplay PDF and makes each shot with MiniMax H3.
M Studio is an LTX Studio alternative for films made from a finished screenplay without choosing among video models. Pick LTX Studio if you want to choose among video models (LTX-2.5 on every plan, Kling 3.0 and Seedance 2.0 from Standard, Veo 3.1 on Pro), edit with collaborators in real time, or need a PDF pitch deck. Pick M Studio if you bring a finished screenplay PDF, want a flat video rate ($0.05 a second) with commercial use on the $27 plan, and need FCPXML or EDL for Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.
Switching is probably not worth it if you already make films in LTX Studio on Standard or Pro, you rely on Veo, Kling or Seedance, or your team edits projects together in real time.
Prepared by the M Studio team. Last checked against LTX Studio’s own pages. How we checked
M Studio vs LTX Studio
Starting point
A written brief, or an imported screenplay PDF. M Studio plans the scenes, a shot list and the cast, then writes each shot's picture and video prompt.
AI pictures
Four image models: GPT Image (default), Nano Banana 2, Seedream 5.0 and Flux Klein, at $0.01–$0.30 a picture.
Video models
One model, MiniMax H3: text or picture to video, and lip sync of your own picture to a voice line. Shots run 5–15 seconds.
Script to cut
Script, storyboard, video clips, voice, music, and sound without moving files between tools
One session
First cut in one session: storyboard, video clips, and an animatic from your script
Edit-ready
Export MP4, WebM, or MOV (1080p on Starter, 4K from Professional), or hand the cut to your editor as FCPXML or EDL
Models from these AI providers
At a glance
LTX Studio has its own LTX-2.5 and LTX-2.3 on every plan, adds Kling 3.0 Pro and Seedance 2.0 on Standard and Veo 3.1 on Pro. M Studio makes every clip with MiniMax H3.
LTX Studio plans include monthly credits, and its pricing page lists no credit cost per second. M Studio charges a monthly budget at set rates: $0.05 a second of video, $0.01–$0.30 a picture.
LTX Studio Pro ($125/month) lets 3 collaborators per project work in real time. M Studio Starter has 2 seats: team members comment on each shot, and clients watch a read-only link.
Static board vs motion
Drag the handle to compare a static storyboard with the video clip M Studio makes from it.
Drag the handle to compare the static board with the M Studio video clip.
Script, characters, pictures, video, voice and the timeline that ties them together — every part of making a film lives in one place. Pick a tool to see it in action.
Editor — Lay your shots out on a real timeline and cut them together.
Feature by feature
The answer in each cell, with the plan it needs. A check marks the stronger side for a writer-director making a film from a script; an equals sign means neither is stronger. Each LTX Studio cell links the page we read it on.
| What you need | M Studio | LTX Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $27/month, billed monthly; no free plan | Stronger here:Free: 800 one-time credits (personal use only); Lite $15/month (personal use only); commercial use from Standard, $35/monthRead on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 |
| Starting point | About the same:A written brief, or an imported screenplay PDF. M Studio plans the scenes, a shot list and the cast, then writes each shot's picture and video prompt. | About the same:Type an idea or upload a script. It splits the script into scenes and shots and pulls out characters, objects and locations as Elements. AI Storyboards need Standard ($35/month) or higher.Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 (Standard and up) |
| AI pictures | About the same:Four image models: GPT Image (default), Nano Banana 2, Seedream 5.0 and Flux Klein, at $0.01–$0.30 a picture. | About the same:Z-Image on every plan; Nano Banana 2 and Pro, FLUX.2 Pro and ChatGPT Images 2.0 from Standard ($35/month).Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 |
| Video models | One model, MiniMax H3: text or picture to video, and lip sync of your own picture to a voice line. Shots run 5–15 seconds. | Stronger here:LTX-2.5 and LTX-2.3 (Pro and Fast) on every plan; Kling 2.6 Pro, Kling 3.0 Pro and Seedance 2.0 from Standard; Veo 3.1, Veo 3.1 Fast and Veo 3.1 Lite on Pro ($125/month).Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 (LTX-2.5 (released August 11, 2026)) |
| Consistent characters | About the same:One reference image per character. When a shot's prompt mentions the character, that image goes to the picture and video model. | About the same:Elements: characters and objects taken from the script, tagged and reused across scenes and frames (Standard and up).Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 (Standard and up) |
| Voice, music, sound effects and timeline | About the same:Voiceover in 12 languages, music and sound effects generated in the project; a timeline with volume, trim and fade. | About the same:Voiceovers, dialogue, sound effects and music added in the project; the edit is finished in its timeline.Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 |
| Collaboration | About the same:2 seats on Starter, 5 on Professional. Team members comment on each shot; clients get a read-only link to watch. | About the same:Real-time project collaboration on Pro ($125/month), with 3 collaborators per project. None on Free, Lite or Standard.Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 (Pro) |
| Export and editor handoff | About the same:MP4, WebM or MOV, plus a delivery package with FCPXML and EDL for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro. 1080p on Starter; 4K on Professional ($99/month). | About the same:MP4, a PDF pitch deck, or an XML file for further editing.Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 |
| Commercial use | Stronger here:Allowed on every plan, from Starter at $27/month. | Free and Lite are for personal use only. The commercial license starts on Standard at $35/month.Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 |
| Usage on the entry plan | About the same:Starter, $27/month: a $90 budget for pictures and video at published rates. Past the budget you can top up a wallet. | About the same:Lite, $15/month: 8,000 credits. Standard, $35/month: 28,000 credits, and extra credits can be bought. The pricing page lists no credit cost per second.Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 |
Same job, both tools
24 shots of 5 seconds, each with a storyboard picture and a video clip, plus a voiceover and music. Budget three takes of every clip and two of every picture. One person, one month, billed monthly.
$27/month
Starter, billed monthly
Starter includes a $90 monthly generation budget. A storyboard picture costs $0.25 (GPT Image) and video costs $0.05 a second (MiniMax H3), so the 48 pictures and 72 five-second clips use $30 of it. Voiceover, music and sound effects do not draw on the budget. Exports are 1080p; 4K export needs Professional at $99/month.
Read on mstudio.ai, Oct 25, 2026$35/month, plus extra credits if needed (rate not published)
Standard, billed monthly
Standard is the cheapest plan with AI Storyboards and a commercial license, and it includes 28,000 credits a month. LTX Studio does not publish how many credits a second of video or a picture uses, so whether 360 seconds of video and 48 pictures fit in 28,000 credits is not published; Standard can buy more credits.
Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 (Standard)Decision fit
Import the PDF and M Studio plans the film: scenes, a shot list, the cast, and a picture and video prompt for each shot.
Commercial use is allowed on every M Studio plan, including Starter at $27/month.
Starter's $90 monthly budget buys about 360 five-second clips or about 360 storyboard pictures: video is $0.05 a second and a GPT Image picture $0.25. Nothing is charged past the budget without a top-up.
The delivery package has FCPXML and EDL for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro.
Decision fit
LTX-2.5 (released August 11, 2026) and LTX-2.3 on every plan, Kling 3.0 Pro and Seedance 2.0 from Standard, and Veo 3.1 on Pro.
Pro ($125/month) allows 3 collaborators per project, working in the project in real time.
It builds a PDF pitch deck from the project, on Lite and higher plans.
The free plan gives 800 one-time credits for personal projects, with LTX-2.5 and LTX-2.3.
Sources:Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026 (LTX-2.5)Read on ltx.io, Oct 15, 2026
Decision fit
Read on each vendor's own site on 15 October 2026.
An AI video tool for ad teams. Write or import a script, get a storyboard with consistent characters, and turn the shots into video with Runway Gen-4, Google Veo 3.2, Kling and other listed models. Essential is $19/month with a 7-day free trial.
Turns an idea, script, blog post or PowerPoint into a voiced video with stock or AI visuals and AI clips priced per second. Free plan; Standard is $28 per user a month.
A storyboard tool for client sign-off: AI frames, an animatic made from still frames, and approvals. It makes no AI video. Free plan; Solo is $39/month.
Sources:Read on katalist.ai, Oct 15, 2026Read on katalist.ai, Oct 15, 2026Read on fliki.ai, Oct 15, 2026Read on fliki.ai, Oct 15, 2026Read on boords.com, Oct 15, 2026Read on boords.com, Oct 15, 2026
Switching
Switching is probably not worth it if you already make films in LTX Studio on Standard or Pro, you rely on Veo, Kling or Seedance, or your team edits projects together in real time.
How we checked
Prepared by the M Studio team. We make M Studio, so read this as a vendor's comparison and check the linked sources. Each fact about another product links the page we read it on, with the date we read it. "Read on" means we read it on that vendor's own pricing page, docs or release notes; we did not run its product for this page. M Studio facts come from our live plans and model list. We last checked the LTX Studio facts on .
Why M Studio
Script, storyboard, video clips, voice, sound, and export, with no handoffs between single-purpose tools.
Script, storyboard, video, voice, and sound in a single workflow — no tool switching.
Export the finished film in 4K on Professional and up (1080p on Starter).
Write, direct, and narrate films end to end — scripts, dialogue, and voiceover in your language.
You own what you make — use it commercially, on YouTube or for clients.
How it works
M Studio builds a film shot by shot, and you direct every shot — this is the whole path, start to finish.
Start from a one-line brief, or import a screenplay PDF and build straight from the pages you already wrote.
Scenes, action and dialogue laid out shot by shot — editable line by line before anything renders.
Add each character once with a reference image so the same face carries across every shot in the film.
Your script breaks into shots on a canvas. Reorder, reframe and re-prompt any shot until the board reads right.
Turn approved storyboard pictures into video clips one shot at a time, then layer voiceover, music and sound effects.
Take the finished cut out as an MP4, MOV or WebM, up to 4K on Professional and up, ready for the edit or the pitch.
There is no length cap in the editor. Because films are made shot by shot, how long a film can run comes down to how many video clips your plan includes — not a limit in the tool.
FAQ
Common questions about workflow, AI generation, audio integration, and export capability.
It depends on the plan you need. LTX Studio has a free plan and Lite at $15/month, both for personal use only; commercial use and AI Storyboards start on Standard at $35/month. M Studio starts at $27/month with commercial use. For a 24-shot pitch trailer with three takes of every clip, M Studio Starter covers the job with $30 of its $90 budget. LTX Studio does not publish credits per second, so we cannot say whether Standard's 28,000 credits cover the same job.
Yes. LTX Studio has LTX-2.5 and LTX-2.3 on every plan, Kling 2.6 Pro, Kling 3.0 Pro and Seedance 2.0 from Standard, and Veo 3.1 on Pro. M Studio makes every clip with MiniMax H3.
No. There is no LTX Studio importer. Upload exported MP4 clips and reference images to the asset library, and import the screenplay PDF so M Studio plans the shots.
Yes. LTX Studio exports an XML file for further editing. M Studio exports FCPXML and EDL for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro.
It depends on the plan. In LTX Studio, yes on Pro ($125/month), with 3 collaborators per project. In M Studio, team members comment on each shot (2 seats on Starter), and clients watch a read-only link.
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