OpenClaw Creates 90% of Video Using AI Models for $69.5

A Reddit user demonstrated using OpenClaw to create 90% of a video, with the remaining 10% involving basic editing in CapCut and YouTube upload.

What OpenClaw Handled

• Selecting the topic
• Generating characters
• Creating the storyboard
• Creating scene setup
• Preparing first frames
• Creating video prompts
• Generating video segments

Manual Steps Required

• Using CapCut to add intro, some text, captions, and a few transitions
• Uploading to YouTube (noted as potentially automatable by an agent)

Results and Output

The final video contained glitches but achieved:

• Consistent characters throughout the video
• Automated processing of many manual steps
• 2 characters, 3 setup environments, 50 first frame images, and 50 4-to-8-second clips created

Models and Costs

Models used:

• OpenAI GPT-5 for topic selection, storyboards, and prompt generation
• VEO3.1 fast
• Nano Banana Pro

Video creation cost breakdown:

• Images: 50 × $0.15 = $7.50
• Clips: 50 × $0.15 × 8 = $60.00
• LLM: 200 × $0.01 = $2.00
• Total: $69.50

Testing and setup with multiple attempts cost an additional $100.