Hour One
Hour One is an AI video creation platform that turns text and presentation material into presenter-led videos using synthetic avatars and voices. It targets business uses such as training, marketing, sales, and communications.
Acquisition Details
Acquired by Wix in May 2025. The hourone.ai domain now redirects to Wix's Wixel AI video product, and the standalone Hour One platform is no longer marketed separately.
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📅 Timeline
Hour One founded
Seed funding announced
Series A funding announced
Reals 2.0 introduced
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hour One AI?
Hour One is an AI avatar video platform that converts scripts and presentation content into videos featuring virtual presenters and synthetic voices.
How does Hour One create AI avatar videos?
Users provide text or presentation content, choose an avatar, voice, language, and template, and the platform renders a presenter-led video without a conventional camera shoot.
What is Hour One used for?
Common uses include employee training, learning and development, marketing, sales enablement, product explainers, onboarding, and internal communications.
Does Hour One support custom AI avatars and multiple languages?
Hour One advertises custom avatar capabilities and multilingual video creation. Available languages, voices, and custom-avatar terms can vary by plan and should be checked on its current product and pricing pages.
What are the best Hour One alternatives?
Relevant alternatives include Synthesia and HeyGen for avatar-led video, Murf AI for synthetic voice production, and InVideo AI for broader prompt-based video creation.