Can You Make the Uptown Funk AI Video for Free?
The honest answer, checked in October 2026: the free and cheap routes for the Uptown Funk AI dance-line video, what a video really costs on each, and when paying makes sense.
Short answer: not as a finished AI video. On 30 October 2026 none of the Uptown Funk AI tools we checked gave a free dance-line video; the closest is a batch of free sign-up credits that covers a quarter of one. Here's what each route costs, MemeFX AI included.
1Upload a photo of you
JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC · under 20 MB0/1 photos
Photos that work best
- Clear, waist up
- Screenshots, stickers
- Head only
- Too dark or blurry
- 12 s video
- 16:9, like the original
- Original song available
- No watermark
2Version
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The routes at a glance
| Route | What's free | What a video costs | Length and frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film it yourselves | Everything | Nothing but time | Your call |
| CapCut templates | The template | Free; your photos cut to the sound | Set by the template |
| AI Photo Animator | 75 credits for new accounts | 300 credits; $4.99 buys 540 | 15 s, 16:9, 480p |
| Uptown Funk AI Video | Nothing | 100 credits at 768p; $9.99 buys 100 | 15 s |
| MakeViral | Nothing listed | 126 credits; packs from $13.99 for 150 | 10 s, 9:16, 720p |
| MemeFX AI | Nothing | From $7.99, or 10 to 85 credits | 12 s, 16:9 |
Film it yourselves
The free route: five friends in a line on a street with shop fronts, the lead in the middle, walking toward a phone held steady at chest height, then a quick close-up and the arm-swinging moves together. Add the Uptown Funk sound from the app's library when you post.
What it costs you: five people, a street and a lot of takes to stay in step.
CapCut templates
Free, but the Uptown Funk ones are remix and lyric edits of your own media, not the dance line. More on that: Uptown Funk CapCut template vs AI.
The AI tools
- AI Photo Animator gives new accounts 75 free credits. Its Uptown Funk video costs 300 credits (15 seconds, 16:9, 480p, no watermark), so the free credits cover a quarter of one; the $4.99 starter pack has 540 credits.
- Uptown Funk AI Video (uptownfunkaivideo.com) says outright "no free video": a 768p video is 100 credits, 2K HD is 300, and the cheapest pack is $9.99 for 100 credits. It takes one lead photo plus up to four crew photos.
- MakeViral makes a 10-second 9:16 version at 720p for 126 credits; the cheapest pack that covers it is $13.99 for 150 credits. Its sound is an original funk groove, not the Uptown Funk song.
When paying makes sense
- You want to lead the line without filming: one photo, the music-video street.
- You want it in your own clothes: your outfit carries into every shot.
- You want to post it as is: with the sound, no watermark.
When it doesn't: you just want your photos with the sound (use a CapCut template), or you have four friends and an afternoon (film it).
Step by step: how to make the Uptown Funk AI video.