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format_list_numbered AI Ranking Video V001 Updated 2026-10-03

How to Make an AI Ranking Video

Create a faceless AI Ranking or Top 5 video for TikTok, Reels, or Shorts. Learn how to choose clips, set the order, preview rank styles, and render.

What this video is

An AI Ranking Video is a faceless countdown that plays five short clips from number 5 to number 1. It shows a title and rank labels while each clip plays.

Ranking Videos do not have narration or background music.

Free plan

You can make 1 full free video each day. Ranking is one of the free choices.

  • Free works in manual mode and one-click mode.
  • Your daily free video covers the selected clips, ranking overlays, and final render.
  • Free uses built-in clips. Uploads need a paid plan.
  • Free rendered Ranking videos include a small Trending watermark. Paid plans remove it.
  • The free plan also lets you choose Simple-mode List, Rants, Confession, or Did You Know videos with 5 standard voices.
  • Paid plans unlock uploads and more video formats.
  • Email signups must verify their email before using the free plan.

What you do

  • Pick a broad built-in tag such as Cursed, Funny, Animals, or Wholesome. The built-in library does not search for narrow objects or products.
  • Pick 5 clips (one clip per rank). Free users use built-in clips. Paid users can also use uploads.
  • Enter the rank items (like #1 to #5).
  • Pick overlay styles and preview.

For a very specific subject, create or upload at least five short videos and add them to one My Library folder. Paid users can use that folder for a Ranking, or choose saved clips in the custom workflow. Finished AI videos are saved automatically and keep their sound when available. Selecting a saved clip does not generate it again.

What we do for you

  • Help you organize clips into a clean Top 5 flow.
  • Build the title and ranking overlays.
  • Preview the look before rendering.
  • Render the final vertical video.

Steps (simple)

  1. Name your video
    Give it a name for your library.
  2. Pick clips
    Choose 5 clips first. Use the Play/Pause button to preview clips, and on mobile a sticky footer shows how many clips are selected and how many remain.
  3. Rank info
    Set #1 to #5 and what each rank says.
  4. Styles and preview
    Pick fonts/colors and preview.
  5. Review and render
    Render the video. Once it starts, pick a generated title and review the description. After it finishes, download or render again.

One-click create (optional)

On Step 1, you can choose One-click create to make a Ranking Video automatically.

To keep it truly one click, the optional settings are hidden at first. Click Options (the tune icon) if you want to change anything.

  • Category (optional) — leave blank for random.
  • Preview only (optional) — stops before the final render so you can render later.

You will also see an Estimated cost before you start.

After you start One-click create, we send you to My Library and show progress. It usually takes about 10 minutes.

On the free plan, your daily pass is for 1 full rendered video total each day. Preview-only does not use that daily pass.

API (for developers)

You can also create Ranking Videos with an API call:

  • POST /api/v1/ranking/videos — start a Ranking Video
  • GET /api/v1/ranking/videos/{video_id} — check status and get a temporary download link when ready

See Video API docs for API key, polling, and webhooks.

Keep scripts suitable for ages 13 and up

Trending is a general-audience service. Prompts and scripts with sexual content, self-harm, violent stories, hate, threats, or similar unsafe material are refused.

We check the idea before writing, check the finished script, check saved edits, and check again before creating the voice-over. If a request is refused, try a different, non-graphic idea that is suitable for a general audience. A refused generation does not use generation credits.