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An Alici AI Alternative for AI Short Drama

Updated November 1, 2026

Quick answer: Alici is an AI video creation platform: its Video Super Agent turns an idea, a photo, a product or a short script into a shot plan and generates clips with third-party video models, and it has an AI short drama use case that turns “a story idea or script into a multi-scene short drama”. SceneMixer is built for the series: a cast drawn once, an episode outline, a storyboard per episode, video segment by segment with the lines performed, in 15 languages. Choose Alici for short clips and promos planned by an agent across many models; choose SceneMixer when the same faces and rooms must carry twenty episodes.
Still from “The Glass Floor”, an AI short drama generated end-to-end by SceneMixer (5 characters, 1 episode)
Sample: “The Glass Floor” — Digital HD, 1 episode, produced end-to-end by SceneMixer from the script · watch the episodes

An agent that plans clips, or a pipeline that builds episodes

Alici's plans are sized in credits that videos and images share: Basic lists 150 credits a month as “12 videos at 480p, or 100 images”, and the top plan 3,8002. SceneMixer prices video by the finished second and lists it before each stage runs.

At a glance

Alici AI facts as stated on its own pages, checked November 1, 2026
Alici AISceneMixer
Built aroundA Video Super Agent that plans shots and generates clips; image and video studios; a short-drama use case1One series project: script → cast → episode outline → storyboard per episode → video per segment → one file per episode
InputsA photo, product, character, short script or idea; viral video links for recreation1Upload or paste a script or novel (.txt, .docx, .md), or draft one from a single sentence with AI Create
Characters across shotsNot stated as a guarantee; the brief and shot plan are kept together across generation1The cast is generated once as reference sheets and attached to every segment a character appears in; paid plans can upload their own image instead
Video modelsMiniMax H3, Seedance 2.5, Google, Kling, Runway, Grok, Vidu, Wan, HappyHorse; availability and durations vary by workflow1Tiers by resolution and price per second; the model behind each tier is managed for you
PlansBasic $12/month (150 credits, up to 720p); Pro $25 (500 credits); Creator $59 (1,440); Ultimate $149 (3,800); first-month discounts shown; yearly “save 30%”2Credit packs from $1.49; Pro plan $7.99/month with 700 credits. New accounts get 50 free credits and 15 free reference images.
ResolutionBasic up to 720p; other plans up to 4K; “maximum video resolution varies by model”2From about $0.06 per second at 480P, $0.12 at 720P and $0.24 at 1080P (lowest tier at each resolution, at the lowest credit price).

Models differ between platforms, so compare a test clip of your own scene, not only the price per second.

What a fixed cast looks like

Character reference sheet 1 from The Glass Floor, an AI short drama made with SceneMixerCharacter reference sheet 2 from The Glass Floor, an AI short drama made with SceneMixerCharacter reference sheet 3 from The Glass Floor, an AI short drama made with SceneMixerCharacter reference sheet 4 from The Glass Floor, an AI short drama made with SceneMixer
Reference sheets SceneMixer generated once for “The Glass Floor”. Every segment that features one of these characters is rendered against their sheet, so the face does not have to be re-described shot by shot · watch the sample

Stay with Alici AI if…

  • You want an agent to plan a clip from a photo or a product and pick among many models for you1.
  • You make promos and short pieces rather than episodes — Alici lists marketers, business owners and social teams first1.

SceneMixer fits if…

  • You are telling a story in episodes. One read of the script returns the cast, locations, props and an episode-by-episode outline with an end-of-episode hook; each episode gets its own storyboard. Upload a script and read it.
  • The same faces must hold from shot to shot. Reference sheets ride along with every segment, linked by id rather than by name. How consistency works.
  • Your cast should speak a particular language. Pick it in step 1 and the lines are performed in that language as the shot renders — no dubbing pass. Native dialogue vs dubbing.
  • You would rather pay as you go. Packs start at $1.49 and plan credits stay in your balance. Do credits expire?
  • You want commercial rights from the first credit. Our terms give you ownership of the results, including commercial use, on free allowances too.

Where Alici AI lands in SceneMixer

In Alici AIClosest step in SceneMixer
Video Super Agent shot planThe storyboard: numbered shots with seconds, who is in frame and the lines, editable as text
Short drama use caseA Short Drama project: episodes with hooks, cast drawn once. Upload a script and read it
Credits shared by images and videosOne credit balance; images, reads and video priced per item and shown before you press

Moving a story over

  1. Paste the script you would have given the agent — the read returns the cast, locations and an episode outline.
  2. Set the project in step 1: Type (Short Drama, TV Series or Film), aspect ratio, dialogue language and target region.
  3. Reuse character art you own. On a paid plan, upload it in place of a generated sheet; otherwise generate sheets — the first 15 on an account are free.
  4. Draft cheaply, finish the keepers. Generate at the lowest tier, then regenerate only the segments that will be seen most at a higher resolution. Draft at 480P, finish at 1080P.
A SceneMixer storyboard segment: location, time and weather fields, then numbered shots with durations, asset chips and spoken lines
One storyboard segment: where and when, then numbered shots with durations, the cast in each shot and the spoken lines. Edit the text, then regenerate just that segment.

Frequently asked questions

Is SceneMixer an Alici alternative?

For an episodic drama with a fixed cast and performed dialogue, yes. For agent-planned clips across many video models, Alici is built around that.

How much does Alici cost?

On November 1, 2026 its pricing page listed Basic at $12 a month with 150 credits, Pro at $25 (500), Creator at $59 (1,440) and Ultimate at $149 (3,800), with first-month discounts. Check alici.ai/pricing for current prices.

Does SceneMixer have a free plan?

New accounts get 50 free credits and 15 free reference images; there is no monthly free allowance beyond that.

Sources and corrections

  1. Alici AI (alici.ai) — what the platform is, tools, models, who it is for
  2. Pricing – Alici AI (alici.ai/pricing) — plans, credits, resolution

Facts about Alici AI come only from the pages listed above, as checked on November 1, 2026. Prices and plans change often, so check Alici AI's site before you buy. Alici AI is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to identify the product; SceneMixer is not affiliated with it. Spotted something out of date? Email support@scenemixer.com and we will correct it.

From a plan to a series

The same cast, episode after episode.

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