Claude Motion guide
Claude Motion: who has it, and what to do if you don't
Claude Motion is Anthropic's beta feature that turns a prompt into an editable animated explainer, on Team and Enterprise plans.
The facts
- •Claude Motion is a beta feature in claude.ai, launched October 8, 2026, that turns a prompt into a short animated explainer.
- •Claude builds the animation as code, so you can edit any word, number or timing, then export an MP4.
- •It is on Claude Team (on by default) and Enterprise (an owner turns it on). It isn't on Free, Pro or Max.
- •Claude Code, Codex and Cursor don't have Claude Motion, but a skill gives them the same kind of video.
Which way fits your plan
| Your plan | Claude Motion | How to make the video |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Free | Not included | A Motion skill in Codex, Cursor or Gemini CLI |
| Claude Pro | Not included | Claude Code + a Motion skill |
| Claude Max | Not included | Claude Code + a Motion skill |
| Claude Team | Beta, on by default | Motion in a chat, or a skill for an editable project |
| Claude Enterprise | Beta, an owner turns it on | Ask an owner, or a skill in Claude Code |
| Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI | Not available | A Motion skill |
Three ways to make a Claude Motion-style video
01
Browse Claude Motion prompts →Claude Motion →
Team and Enterprise plans, in claude.ai. Attach your own report, data or images.
02Prompt Opus 5.5 →
Any plan with Opus 5.5, in Claude Code, Cursor or the Claude app. One prompt, no skill: Opus writes the animation from scratch.
03Claude Code or Codex →
Any plan. Install the skill and it renders the MP4 on your computer.
Guides
- What is Claude Motion? Plans, cost and alternatives (2026)Claude Motion is Anthropic's beta that turns a prompt into an animated explainer you can edit and export as an MP4. It's on Claude Team and Enterprise only, at no extra cost. Here's what it does, who has it, and what to use on Free, Pro or Max.
- How to use Claude Motion: a step-by-step tutorialClaude Motion turns a description into a short animated video that Claude builds as code. This tutorial walks through making your first one, writing prompts that work, editing the result and exporting an MP4. It also covers how to get the same kind of video in Claude Code or Codex if your plan doesn't include Motion.
- Claude Motion not on your plan? Access, pricing and what to do insteadClaude Motion is in beta on Claude Team and Enterprise plans only. It isn't on Free, Pro or Max, and it isn't sold separately. Pro and Max users can make the same kind of animated MP4 with Claude Code and a Motion skill; Free users can do it in Codex, Cursor or Gemini CLI. Or move to Team.
- Can Claude Make Videos? What It Can Make, and How (2026)Yes, but not the way a video model does: Claude doesn't generate footage. It makes videos by writing code that animates text, charts, shapes and images, rendered to an MP4 in Claude Motion or in Claude Code with a skill.
- How to make a video with Claude Code (step by step, 2026)Yes. Claude Code can make videos: it writes the animation as code and renders an MP4 on your own computer. The common routes are the Remotion agent skills, HyperFrames, or a Motion Skills full-film skill that plans, scores and renders a whole film. Claude Code is included on Claude Pro and Max, and you don't need Claude Motion, which is a separate beta in Claude on Team and Enterprise plans.
- Make videos with Codex, Cursor or Gemini CLIYes. With an agent skill, Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI can write a film as code and render an MP4 on your computer, the same way Claude Code does. Skills are folders with a SKILL.md file, and all three agents read them; only the install folder differs. This is also the route if you're on Claude's free plan, which doesn't include Claude Code.
- Claude Motion alternatives: which tool for which kind of video (2026)It depends on the job. In a coding agent, Motion Skills, Remotion and HyperFrames get closest to Claude Motion's "animation as code". In the browser, Hera and Jitter make motion graphics without code. For interactive animation in an app, Rive is the right kind of tool, and for a talking presenter, HeyGen. Claude Motion itself is only on Claude Team and Enterprise. Below, ten tools compared by where they run, who writes the motion, what they export and what they cost, including when the answer isn't us.
- Claude Motion Graphics: Examples, Skills and Prompts (2026)Claude makes motion graphics by writing them as code: kinetic type, charts, logo stings and diagrams that animate and render to an MP4. You can make them in Claude Motion on Team and Enterprise plans, or on other plans with a motion graphics Skill in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor.
Questions
Can I make Claude Motion-style videos without a Team plan?
Yes. Install Motion Director (free) in Claude Code (works on Pro and Max), Codex or Cursor. Describe the video; your agent directs it, composes the music and renders the MP4 on your computer.
Are the prompts free?
Yes. Every prompt on this site is free to copy after a Google sign-in. No card needed.
How do I write a good Claude Motion prompt?
Treat it as a shot list: who it's for and where it plays, the length and format, the look, the beats in order, motion words like "counts up" or "wipes in from the left", and the end frame.
Do I need credits?
Not with a skill: it runs in your own agent, so the only usage is your agent's. Claude Motion itself uses your Claude plan's usage.