How old is every major AI video tool? (2026 data).

New AI video tools launch almost every week, and it's genuinely hard to tell the five-year-veterans from the three-month-old wrappers. So we pulled the data: the table below lists 30+ AI video, image, and creative tools with when each domain was first registered — a reliable lower bound on how long the product has actually been online — alongside what each one is known for.

Methodology (so you can trust the numbers)

"Online since" is the year each tool's primary domain was first registered, pulled from public RDAPregistry records. It's a conservative proxy: a product can launch a little after its domain is registered, and a couple of brands here reused an older domain (noted in the table). We don't list pricing in this table because plans change monthly — we don't want to publish a number that's wrong next week.

The table — oldest to newest

*Vidu and Midjourney use domains far older than their AI products (a reused domain and a 2007 registration respectively); their product launch year is shown instead.

What the data shows — three waves

Plotted by age, the AI creative landscape falls into three clear waves:

• The veterans (2015–2021): HeyGen, Runway, Hedra, OpusClip, Vizard. These had years to accumulate content, backlinks, and search authority. They rank well largely because they got there first.
• The 2023 wave (the biggest cohort): Pollo, PixVerse, Higgsfield, Klap, TopView, Crayo, Arcads, AutoShorts and a dozen more. Most are 2–3 years old and still building authority — beatable on content quality.
• The 2024–2026 newcomers:MakeUGC, Revid, BudgetPixel, Kinovi, getvivix. All effectively starting from zero search authority. At this stage, the differentiator isn't age — it's what the product actually does and how clearly it explains itself.

Why age matters less than it looks

Domain age correlates with search ranking, but it doesn't decide product quality. A 2026 tool can be better than a 2021 one — it just has less accumulated authority. When you're choosing a tool, age is useful for one thing: knowing whether you're looking at an established product with a track record, or a newer one that may be moving faster but has less of a paper trail.

Where getvivix fits

getvivix is one of the newest names on this list — and instead of competing as a single model, it bundles 100+ AI models (video, image, and voice) into one subscription, with the exact credit cost shown before every generation so there are no surprise bills. The practical upside: rather than betting on one three-year-old tool or one three-month-old tool, you can run the whole field from one place and judge each model on output, not on how long its domain has existed.

Frequently asked

Does an older AI tool mean a better one?

Not necessarily. Older tools usually rank higher in search and have more tutorials, but the underlying models change fast — a newer tool can use a more capable model. Age tells you about track record and authority, not current output quality.

How did you determine when each tool came online?

From public domain-registration (RDAP) records — the year each tool's primary domain was first registered. It's a conservative lower bound; a couple of brands reused older domains, which we've flagged in the table.

Which is the newest AI video tool here?

Kinovi and getvivix, both registered in 2026. Newest doesn't mean weakest — it means they're competing on product rather than accumulated search authority.

See how getvivix compares to each of these tools — or start free with 100+ models and the cost shown before every generation.