Can Claude make videos for free? What each plan allows
Claude outputs text on every plan. Free can add one video tool as a connector, but the tool bills each clip, so the videos themselves aren't free.
Not for free. Claude's models output text on every plan, so a video has to come from a tool Claude calls. Any Claude plan, Free included, can add a remote MCP connector for that, with Free limited to one, but the video tool bills each clip. The connection is available on Free; the videos are paid.
Claude's side comes from Anthropic's models overview and custom connectors article. The billing comes from Sume's hosted MCP server, per MCP tools and gates and MCP OAuth and API keys. All were read on 2026-09-29. Can Claude make videos? covers what Claude does around a video.
Which Claude plans can make videos?
All of them, through a connector. Anthropic says all current models support "text and image input, text output", and that custom connectors using remote MCP are available on Claude, Cowork, and Claude Desktop for users on every plan in the table.
- On Free, the one-connector limit is Anthropic's rule. If your one custom connector is already in use, there's no room for a second.
- Sume has no official Claude connector: you add
https://mcp.sume.com/mcpas a custom connector. Add Sume to Claude as a custom connector walks through it. Sume's basics page says hosted MCP still works but is not the primary path today.
| Claude plan | Custom connectors | Who adds one |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Yes, limited to one | No separate steps in the article |
| Pro | Yes | You, under Customize > Connectors |
| Max | Yes | You, under Customize > Connectors |
| Team | Yes | An Owner adds it; members connect |
| Enterprise | Yes | An Owner adds it; members connect |
How much does a video cost from Claude?
Your Claude plan doesn't pay for it. On Sume, generate_video is a paid tool billed to your Sume wallet, and routed video models are priced at the provider's list price × 1.25, plus a 5.5% agent fee by default. A 10-second 720p clip costs $0.13 to $5.82 depending on the model; How much does an AI video cost? shows the math. The same holds on Pro and Max: a bigger Claude plan doesn't include clips.
Can I connect without being able to spend?
Yes, and it is the default. When you sign in, Sume's consent page shows Read locked on and Write off. Under OAuth with only mcp:read, mutating and paid tools are hidden and return insufficient_scope, so Claude can browse your account but can't start a paid job. Turn Write on only when you want Claude to generate.
dry_run=truepreviews a paid call's cost without submitting the job; ask Claude to run it first.max_spend_usdcaps a call, enforced only when provided.- Anthropic says to review Claude's tool approval requests and click "Allow always" only for a server and tool you trust to run unsupervised.
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