Castmint vs AutoShorts
Their every plan stops at 1 series. Our ladder runs 1 → 2 → 3 → 4.
AutoShorts pioneered the self-running faceless channel — and caps every plan at a single series, with no Instagram. Castmint scales past both limits. Below is the full comparison, with a date and a source on every number.
Side by side
| Feature | Castmint | AutoShorts |
|---|---|---|
| Video series per plan | Scales with your plan: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 series slots[1]Running multiple channels is what the ladder is for. | 1 series maximum — on every plan, including the top one[3]Verified live on their pricing page, 2026-08-15; a frequent complaint in their user reviews. |
| Native publishing | YouTube, TikTok and Instagram — publish once, it goes to your connected channels[5]Publishing to connected channels is available from the Growth plan. | No Instagram publishing[3]As reported in our August 2026 research; check their current feature list. |
| Free plan | 30 credits — 3 videos or 1 real AI film clip, watermarked[1] | Marked “temporarily paused” — the $0 card is shown but disabled[3]Verified live on their pricing page, 2026-08-15. This can change quickly — check their site. |
| Pricing model | $23 / $42 / $75 / $117 per month for 40–500 videos and 400–5,000 credits[1] | $19 / $39 / $69 per month, priced by posting frequency (3 posts/week → 1/day → 2/day)[2]Verified live on their pricing page, 2026-08-15. Yearly billing advertised as two months free. |
| Visuals | 17 AI video engines with generated motion, from budget clips to cinematic 1080p[4] | Users report mostly static, slideshow-style images[3]Reviewer reports, not our own test. |
| Failed render policy | Automatic credit refund — enforced in our billing code and by a database constraint, not by support tickets[1] | No equivalent public commitment found[3]August 2026. We may simply not have found it — see methodology. |
| Who presses publish | You do — every video is reviewed by you before it goes out[5]By design. Nothing publishes without you. | The tool does — content is generated and posted on schedule[2]That is their core promise, and for some people it is the right one — see below. |
Where AutoShorts is stronger
A comparison you can trust has to cut both ways. These are real advantages AutoShorts has over Castmint today.
- Truly hands-off postingIf you want a channel that posts entirely by itself, with no review step, that is literally AutoShorts' product. Castmint deliberately requires your review before anything publishes — we think that protects your channel, but it is more work than their promise.
- The simplest pricing in the categoryPlans named by posting frequency — 3 posts a week, 1 a day, 2 a day — are easier to understand at a glance than any credit system, ours included.
- A proven, public track recordAutoShorts is one of the category's best-known success stories, with publicly reported growth over several years. Castmint is newer and smaller — we would rather say that plainly than invent numbers.
How we verified this page
Prices, plan structure, the single-series limit and the free-plan status on this page were verified live on AutoShorts' public pricing page on 2026-08-15. Castmint figures come from our own pricing pageand the code that enforces them. Where we could not test something ourselves, the table says so. One thing we noticed while verifying: AutoShorts' marketing copy invites you to “spin up multiple series across niches”, while every published plan lists one series — we note the difference as observed on that date, nothing more. This page is a sales page, not an audit, but every number on it has to survive one.
- Castmint prices, credits, video counts and series slots: the Castmint pricing page, in force since 2026-08-12 and checked against what checkout actually charges. Last confirmed 2026-08-15.
- AutoShorts prices and plan structure: verified live on the vendor's public pricing page (autoshorts.ai), 2026-08-15 — Starter $19 (3 posts/week), Daily $39 (1 post/day), Hardcore $69 (2 posts/day); yearly billing advertised as two months free.
- AutoShorts single-series limit and free plan status: verified live on the vendor's public pricing page, 2026-08-15 — every plan lists “1 Series”, and the free ($0) card is shown as temporarily paused. Other product details (no Instagram, static visuals): as advertised and as reported in public user reviews, August 2026 — not independently tested by us.
- Castmint video engine count: our production model registry, counted on 2026-08-15. Every listed engine generates real video — we do not list “coming soon” models.
- Castmint native publishing (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram): live in production since 2026-08-08, including Meta-approved Instagram publishing. Available from the Growth plan.
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Frequently asked questions
Does AutoShorts have a free plan right now?
When we checked AutoShorts' pricing page on 2026-08-15, the free ($0) plan was shown but marked as temporarily paused. That can change at any time — check their site for the current status. Castmint's free plan is open: 30 credits, enough for 3 videos or 1 real AI film clip, watermarked.
Can I run more than one video series on Castmint?
Yes. Castmint's plans include 1, 2, 3 or 4 series slots as you move up the ladder, so a multi-channel operator is not capped at one series the way AutoShorts plans are.
Does Castmint post automatically like AutoShorts?
Castmint publishes natively to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram from the Growth plan, but you review every video before it publishes — nothing goes out without you. If you want a channel that posts entirely by itself with no review step, that is AutoShorts' pitch, not ours.
Which is cheaper?
AutoShorts' entry plan is $19 per month to Castmint's $23 (both verified 2026-08-15). The models differ: AutoShorts prices by posting frequency with one series per plan; Castmint prices by videos and credits with series slots that scale to 4. Which is cheaper for you depends on how many channels you run.
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