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Built for e-commerce brands that need a steady supply of fresh video ad variations for paid social.
What are AI video ads for ecommerce?
Ecommerce video ads show your products in motion on the places shoppers scroll: Meta, TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. AI video ads let an ecommerce team make many of them quickly from product photos, brand guidelines and a short brief, instead of waiting on a shoot for every campaign.
AdSmash is an AI ad creative platform that keeps brand context, model access, review and performance feedback in one workflow. For ecommerce and retail brands, that means a steady supply of video creative to test.
Why ecommerce brands need more creative
Paid social rewards fresh creative. Ads wear out, offers change and seasons move. Teams that test more ideas find winners sooner, and that takes volume. The usual bottleneck is production: briefing, shooting, editing and revising. AI video generation takes the first draft from days to hours.
What ecommerce teams make with AdSmash
- Product demos that show how an item works.
- Problem-solution ads that open on the customer's pain.
- Seasonal and sale creative for holidays, drops and flash sales.
- Founder-style and UGC-style videos; see AI UGC ads.
- Catalogue video for many SKUs; see catalogue video.
A simple ecommerce creative testing plan
- Pick one product and one offer.
- Write four hooks: problem, result, comparison and question.
- Generate a video for each, same product shots and brand references.
- Run them against each other with equal budget.
- Keep the winning hook, then vary the format, length or offer.
Producing 15 to 20 ready-to-test ads a week is doable, which is enough to run this loop every week. Our guide to creative hit rate explains how many variations you need.
Brand consistency across a large range
Brand references (products, likenesses, colors, typography, tone, characters and hooks) are saved once and reused across generations, so ads for different products still look like one brand. You choose what to save.
Performance data
AdSmash has a read-only connection to Meta ad performance data, which feeds ad creative intelligence. Ad creative intelligence recognizes, dissects and improves on winning ads, using roughly 60 to 70 signals, and is available on every plan including Free. Other ad platforms are not connected yet, and AdSmash does not publish ads for you today.
Managed service for busy teams
If you would rather not build the ads yourself, the managed service lets you send a brief; ads go through a human review before they ship, with a turnaround of 48 hours. Self-serve plans do not include human review.
Costs
The cost of each render is shown before you run it. Plans start free with $1 worth of credits; Pro and Team add monthly credits and features. See AdSmash pricing for current prices.
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Frequently asked questions
Does AdSmash connect to Meta Ads?
Yes, read only. A workspace administrator authorizes and selects the ad accounts, and AdSmash imports campaign structure, creative information and performance metrics for dashboards and creative recommendations.
Can AdSmash launch ads for me?
Not yet. Publishing is not supported, and the Meta connection is read only. TikTok and Google performance integrations are planned.
Can I watch what competitors are running?
Competitor watchlists are included on Pro (3 watchlists) and Team (5 watchlists). The Free plan has none.
How much does AdSmash cost?
As of October 1, 2026, AdSmash lists Free at $0 with $1 worth of trial credits, Pro at $49 per month and Team at $100 per month. Enterprise & Services is quoted on a booked call. Prices can change, so check the pricing page for current figures.
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