Arcads vs Motion: AI Actors and Video Ads or Creative Analytics and Reports
Arcads fits marketers who want talking-actor video ads made with AI instead of hired creators. Motion fits creative teams that want detailed reports on which hooks, formats and angles work.
Choose Arcads if you want video ads with AI actors and quick edits, without filming. Choose Motion if you want AI tags and reports on your creatives, and have the budget for a $999 starting price. If you also need automation rules, Madgicx does that, from $45 a month.
See how we reached this recommendation| Arcads | Motion | |
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| How you pay | Monthly credits: Starter 8,000, Creator 16,000, Pro 48,000, Scale 96,000 and Business 192,000, plus a custom Enterprise plan. Its public pages show no dollar prices. | Plans are cut by monthly ad spend: Starter is $999 a month for up to $50,000 of spend. Pro and Growth are priced through sales. |
| Free plan or trial |
A 72-hour free trial with 1,000 credits and all features. A card is required but not charged during the trial, and Starter begins after 72 hours unless you cancel.
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No free plan is listed. Its pricing page has a Start free trial button but does not state the trial's length.
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| Image ads |
Static ads from a product image, and product and lifestyle images.
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Static ad generation is listed on the site of its AI teammate, Runneth, and not on its main pricing page.
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| Video ads |
A library of 1,000+ AI actors, a choice of video models and tools to edit, translate, extend, subtitle and remix video.
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Not confirmed: we found no video ad generation on its pages. Pro adds first-pass video QA in Slack. |
| Scoring new ads before launch |
We saw no scoring of new ads on its pages.
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Not confirmed: we did not find a score for new ads before launch on its pages. |
| Analysis of your live ads |
Its agent, Mark, analyzes a Meta campaign and clones the winning ad. We saw no wider analysis of live ads.
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AI tags each Meta creative by format, messaging theme, offer and hook, and reports show top and declining ads. Reports update with live data.
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| Ad inspiration and research |
We saw no ad library or inspiration feed on its pages.
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Its plans list benchmarks. Not confirmed: a library of competitors' ads.
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| Publishing to ad accounts |
Mark can publish a new Meta ad from a winning one. Other ads are ready to upload, so you upload them yourself.
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Runneth's site says it launches ads to Meta Ads Manager, and a July 2026 demo shows them staged as paused drafts. We found no help article on it.
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| G2 rating | No G2 rating found | 4.5 from 114 reviews |
Where they differ
How the price grows
Arcads: Plans grow by monthly credits, from 8,000 on Starter to 192,000 on Business, and the higher plans add API access, team seats and custom actors. Its public pages show no dollar prices. Motion: Motion's price steps up with monthly ad spend, from $999 a month at up to $50,000 to custom quotes above that. Seats and ad accounts are not capped.
Who each is built for
Arcads: Arcads is built for marketers and ecommerce brands that want UGC-style video ads with AI actors. Motion: Motion is built for brands and creative teams that spend $50,000 a month or more on ads and want reports they can share with freelancers and agencies.
What each one is built to do
Arcads: Arcads generates talking-actor video ads from a script, with AI actors you choose or create, and lets you edit the result with AI tools. Its agent, Mark, can analyze a Meta campaign and run scheduled routines. Motion: Motion reads your ad data, tags each creative with AI and builds reports and recommendations about which angles, hooks and formats work. Its AI teammate, Runneth, works in Motion and Slack.
What reviewers say
Arcads: G2 shows no reviews yet for Arcads. Motion: G2 lists 4.5 from 114 reviews. Reviewers on G2 say Motion is easy to use, 6 of the 10 most recent reviews we read. 2 of those 10 mention wrong data from the AI agent or reliance on consistent ad naming.
Price
| Example | Arcads | Motion |
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| Entry level | Starter: 8,000 credits a month. Its public pages show no dollar price | Starter: $999 a month for up to $50,000 of monthly ad spend, with unlimited seats and ad accounts. |
| Mid level | Pro: 48,000 credits a month, with API access, team seats, custom actors and ElevenLabs voices. Creator and Scale sit between Starter and Business | Pro: price not published, for brands spending over $50,000 a month. Adds attribution integrations and first-pass video QA in Slack. |
| Larger or custom | Business: 192,000 credits a month. A custom Enterprise plan is also offered. Its public pages show no dollar prices | Growth: price not published, for brands spending over $125,000 a month. Adds a customer success manager and advanced security. |
Our verdict
Choose Arcads if
- You get a library of 1,000+ AI actors, or you can create your own avatar.
- You get a choice of video models, including Seedance and Kling.
- You get tools to edit, translate, extend, subtitle and remix a video.
Choose Motion if
- You get reports on top and declining ads that update with live data.
- You can share reports with freelancers and agencies without giving them platform access.
- You get unlimited seats and ad accounts on every plan.
Neither fits when
You need what happens after the creative. We found no rules on Motion's pages that pause ads, scale them or change budgets. Madgicx has ready-made and custom automation rules. Madgicx has ready-made and AI audiences. Madgicx analyzes which creatives and lines of copy bring results on your live ads. Seats and ad generations are unlimited in every plan, from $45 a month.
How we compare: methodology
- What each tool generates, researches or analyzes: images, video, text and ad libraries.
- Whether the tool scores new ads, analyzes live ads or both.
- What the price buys: credits, generations or seats.
- What recent G2 reviewers praise and complain about.
Published by Madgicx, which competes with both tools. We use each vendor's pricing and product pages (arcads.ai and motionapp.com) and the most recent G2 reviews we could read, with dates listed below. This is our editorial view of fit, not independent test results. Confirm any capability not listed here with the vendor. Arcads has no public pricing page and its pages show no dollar prices, so we link no pricing source and quote no price. Motion's pricing page was re-read on 5 November 2026 and matches the repo pages; its feature facts date from 22 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How much do Arcads and Motion cost?
Arcads is priced in monthly credits, with no public dollar prices. Motion is from $999 a month. Arcads entry level: Starter: 8,000 credits a month. Its public pages show no dollar price Motion entry level: Starter: $999 a month for up to $50,000 of monthly ad spend, with unlimited seats and ad accounts.
Does Arcads have a free trial?
A 72-hour free trial with 1,000 credits and all features. A card is required but not charged during the trial, and Starter begins after 72 hours unless you cancel.
Does Motion have a free trial?
No free plan is listed. Its pricing page has a Start free trial button but does not state the trial's length.
Can Arcads publish ads to Meta?
Its agent, Mark, can analyze a Meta campaign, clone the winning ad and publish a new Meta ad. Other ads come ready to upload, so you upload them yourself.
Is Motion the same as the Motion calendar app?
No. Motion at motionapp.com is a creative analytics tool that tags ads and builds reports on your ad data.
Sources
- Arcads on G2, reviewed 5 November 2026
- Arcads home page, reviewed 5 November 2026
- Arcads help center, reviewed 5 November 2026
- Motion on G2, reviewed 5 November 2026
- Motion pricing, reviewed 5 November 2026
- Motion help center and demos, reviewed 22 October 2026
- Runneth site, reviewed 4 November 2026
- Madgicx pricing, reviewed 5 November 2026
