AI tools that force a credit or brand mark on your output

Persistent Vmake brand watermark is forced on free output; no way to remove without paying.

The pricing matrix confirms the Colossyan branded overlay is present on Free (the 'Remove' feature is a paid-only checkmark; Free column is empty). A persistent Colossyan brand overlay burned into every free export = L4 (persistent brand watermark). Note the matrix also states 'Full commercial license, Enjoy full rights to all the videos you create - no attribution required', but that 'no attribution' applies to paid plans where the watermark is actually removed.

The free tier forces a persistent Riverside brand watermark on all output, an unavoidable on-screen credit, which is L4. Removed only on paid ("No watermark").

Free output carries a forced on-screen HeyGen watermark and the Terms require an affirmative AI-origin disclosure (§2), a mandatory branding/disclosure burden.

No formal attribution clause in the terms, but a Steve AI brand watermark is forced on free-tier output and is removable only by paying, functions as a mandatory forced watermark-credit. L3.

The free tier forces a mandatory, explicit and visible on-screen credit naming Mubert as the copyright holder. It is removed only by upgrading to a paid plan ('It is not necessary to cite or attribute Mubert to Remix' applies to paid licenses), so it is a forced visible credit on free => L3.

L3: free output carries a forced, non-removable Luma brand watermark on every clip, a mandatory on-screen credit the creator cannot opt out of without paying. No separate text-attribution clause, but the burned-in Luma mark functions as forced watermark-credit. (Separately, Terms 4.6 requires public AI-generation disclosure for person-resembling Output, but that is a synthetic-content disclosure, not attribution to Luma.)

Free-tier use carries a mandatory, named credit to AIVA. It is not a persistent embedded brand watermark (L4), but it is a required on-screen/credit attribution, so L3. Both Standard and Pro remove the credit requirement.

Every free export carries a forced, non-removable-without-paying Pollo brand watermark, a persistent on-screen brand mark that credits Pollo on the creator's content => L3 (forced watermark-credit). Scored consistently with the codebase's treatment of other forced-watermark tools (Kling/Synthesia/HeyGen). The Terms impose no separate textual attribution clause, so the L3 rests entirely on the brand watermark; scored L3 rather than L4 as the more lenient read. Does not change the band, which the commercialUse+freeGate override already forces to Not recommended.

Mandatory, non-optional credit to Soundful on every free use = mandatory forced credit = L3.

Mandatory brand attribution to Mureka for every free-tier use. Stricter than a disclosure label, required credit to the vendor.

Free-trial output carries a mandatory on-screen D-ID watermark (full-screen per the FAQ: 'a full-screen watermark appears for trial users') plus the Synthetic Mark, neither removable without D-ID's prior written approval (EULA 4.2). A forced on-screen watermark-credit branding the content → L3.

Free output carries a watermark ('Remove watermark' is a paid feature), users are forbidden to 'remove the “Watermark” from the Generated Videos,' and the agreement separately requires that you 'provide appropriate viewer notifications clearly visible within the video' disclosing the videos are computer-generated. A forced on-screen watermark plus a mandatory visible AI-origin credit = Level 3.

User policy §4.5 requires free output to carry a mandatory Kling brand/logo label or a "generated by Kling AI" notice unless you have written permission, a forced credit that brands your content as Kling's.

Every free export carries a forced Hedra brand watermark (confirmed on the image-generator page and corroborated by the pricing FAQ 'limited watermarked generations'). This is a forced watermark-credit branding the content with Hedra's mark, removable only by paying -> L3. Not L4 because it is removable on a cheap paid tier and does not claim authorship/ownership of the content (Terms s.3.2 disclaims that).

No formal attribution clause exists in the ToS, but the only output a free user can actually share, the hosted share link, carries a forced LOVO watermark/brand credit = L3. Removed entirely on paid ('all paid subscriptions ... videos are not watermarked').

Attribution credit to Suno is mandatory for every free-tier output, a forced credit condition.

Verbatim license-table row (columns: License | Available to | Attribution required | Commercial use). Free license requires attribution 'Yes, always', a mandatory visible 'Designed by Magnific' credit. L3.

There is no written attribution clause, but the free tier forces a visible Photoroom watermark on every export, which functions as a mandatory on-screen credit that is only removed on a paid plan.

On the free tier, output carries a forced AutoShorts brand watermark (a forced watermark-credit) that only paying removes = L3. No textual attribution clause exists, but the free-tier watermark is the de facto forced credit. Removed entirely on paid, so this is not a permanent/non-removable L4 mark.

No separate text-credit clause, but the forced free watermark acts as mandatory Viggle branding. Level 3.

Every free 'Basic' render carries the Synthesia logo/watermark ('Remove Synthesia logo' is a paid-only Starter feature per the pricing page), and the AUP expressly prohibits removing or disabling that watermark. A forced, non-removable on-screen provenance/brand mark on free output = mandatory on-screen credit/forced watermark-credit => L3. (Borderline: the Synthesia logo is arguably an L4 persistent brand watermark; scored L3 as the lenient read, either way the band stays Risky.)

Free tier effectively forces attribution via the 'Made with Gamma' badge, removable only on paid plans. Confirmed by help center (non-primary, raises risk).

There is no separate mandatory text-credit requirement, but the free plan forces a persistent on-screen Fliki watermark on every export that brands the content with Fliki's name, a forced watermark-credit (L3). It is not L4 because it is removed on the paid tier rather than being a permanent brand-ownership mark. This is the same watermark artifact that drives freeGate, surfaced here as the de-facto forced attribution. (Level is L3, not a safe 0/1 level, so a help-source quote is acceptable; the watermark is also independently confirmed on the pricing page.)

Mandatory clear, visible attribution with a direct link to www.kapwing.com for free users; the requirement is lifted only by upgrading to a premium subscription. Mandatory on-screen/visible credit = L3.

CORRECTED to L3, the prior draft scored L0 (no attribution) off a /tools/highlight-video-maker marketing page tagged 'official-statement', which both mislabels the source AND contradicts the tested free-tier watermark. There is no license-level attribution CLAUSE in the ToS, but the free export carries a forced visible Klap brand watermark (ClipJury product test) that the user cannot remove without paying = forced watermark-credit on free output = L3. It is L3 not L4 because the badge is removable by upgrading (not a permanent persistent watermark). A clipjury-observation legitimately raises risk here; it is not certifying a safe level.

Free videos carry a forced Lumen5-branded outro (on-screen Lumen5 logo/credit) that cannot be removed without paying = forced watermark-credit, L3. Separately, some library media auto-generates required credits, but the outro is the binding constraint.

On the free tier every export carries a forced on-screen 'Submagic watermark' that brands the creator's content with Submagic's mark, a mandatory, non-removable (without paying) brand credit => L3. No separate textual-credit/disclosure requirement exists in the terms, and paid tiers explicitly show 'No Watermark', so the forced branding is unique to the free tier. (Same verbatim Free-card quote as freeGate, for consistency.)

Because removing the InVideo branding/username on export is a paid-plan feature, a free export carries InVideo branding that functions as a mandatory on-screen credit/forced watermark-credit (L3). Unlike a persistent un-removable brand mark (L4), it CAN be removed, but only by paying, which is exactly the L3 definition.

L3, the forced burned-in 'Vizard.ai' badge on every free export is, in effect, mandatory on-screen attribution/forced watermark-credit the creator cannot remove without paying. Not scored L4 because it is a small corner badge, not full brand-takeover framing the content as Vizard's own. The Terms themselves contain no attribution clause, so the product-enforced watermark documented on the help center is the basis.

No written attribution clause exists in the terms, but the free tier's burned-in Vidnoz watermark is a forced watermark-credit (removal is a paid-only feature), L3. On a paid plan this drops to L0.

The visible "made with Veo" watermark is a mandatory on-screen credit on Free, Plus, and Pro exports. Per Google's Flow help page it is removed on Ultra except where local regulations still require it.