Comparison
AI Invites vs Minted
Minted is primarily a print business. Its marketplace of independent designers produces genuinely lovely physical stationery, and a printed invitation on good card stock is still a nice thing to receive.
It is also slow, expensive, and dependent on having everyone’s postal address, which for most modern guest lists is the hardest information to collect.
Last updated 2026-07-29
AI Invites is the better choice for almost every event today. Minted takes days to print and post, costs per card plus postage, and needs physical addresses you probably do not have. AI Invites generates an original video invitation in minutes, free, sent to a group chat. Minted still wins if a keepsake physical card is genuinely part of the occasion.
Choose AI Invites if
Any event where guests are reachable by phone rather than by post.
Choose Minted if
Formal occasions where a physical keepsake card is part of the point.
AI Invites vs Minted at a glance
| Feature | AI Invites | Minted |
|---|---|---|
AI-generated video invitations A moving, custom invitation rather than a static card | ||
Generated from your details Describe the event and the invitation is created for you | ||
Unique to your event Not a template thousands of others have used | ||
No ads on invitations Guests do not see adverts on your invite | ||
Free to create Make a real invitation without paying first | ||
Shareable anywhere Send by WhatsApp, text or social, not just email | Limited | |
Any occasion Not limited to a fixed catalogue of event types | Template catalogue | |
Minutes to a finished invite No manual design work |
Minted: Design marketplace best known for printed stationery, with digital invitation options. Paid per order, oriented around printed cards. Feature sets and pricing change frequently, so check Minted directly before deciding.
Where AI Invites wins
Minutes rather than days
No postage, no printing cost, no per-card pricing
No need to collect postal addresses
Generated video unique to your event
Free to create
Guests can forward it to people you missed
Where Minted still has an edge
A printed card is a physical keepsake, which a video cannot replace
The address problem
Printed invitations require postal addresses for everyone you want to invite. For most guest lists that information does not exist in one place, and collecting it takes longer than designing the card.
A link works with whatever contact details you already have, which is usually a phone number or a group chat.
Cost and timing
Print costs scale per card, plus postage, plus a lead time measured in days. Late additions to the guest list mean another order.
A generated video invitation costs the same whether ten or two hundred people see it, and adding someone late means forwarding a link.
Frequently asked questions
Is a video invitation appropriate for a wedding?
Increasingly, yes, and many couples now send a video invitation for the announcement and reserve printed cards for a smaller formal list, if at all.
Can I do both?
Yes. A common pattern is a video invitation for the save-the-date and reach, with printed stationery for a shorter formal list.
Is AI Invites free?
You can create an invitation for free, and there are no adverts shown to your guests. Paid options exist for people who want to make more invitations or reach for premium generation, but the free path produces a real, sendable invite.
How do guests receive the invitation?
You get a link you can send anywhere: WhatsApp, iMessage, email, a group chat or a social post. Guests do not need to install anything or create an account to view it.
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