Melius
Node-based AI creative canvasChain models visually for images, video and audio
Highlights
What you can do with it
- Build a storyboard into shots on parallel branches, then edit in the multi-track editor
- Create one graph per ad concept and apply it across placements and aspect ratios
- Reuse a single product photo as a reference node for multiple lifestyle scenes
How to use it
- 1 Register a free account on the Melius website
- 2 Describe what you want to create, in image, video or audio terms
- 3 Let the Mel agent connect nodes and pick models, then edit any prompt
- 4 Add reference nodes and run parallel branches to compare results
- 5 Generate, edit in the built-in editor, then save the graph as a template
- 6 Buy credits or a paid plan if you need more generation
Who it is for
Pros
- The graph makes a multi-step creative process visible and re-runnable
- Any step can be changed and re-run without restarting the whole job
- Parallel branches let you compare options before committing
- Templates keep style consistent and cut repeated setup work
Limitations
- Free registration covers exploration; actual generation needs credits or a paid plan from $18 per month
- Node-based workflows take time to learn if you are used to chat interfaces
- Output still depends on the underlying models, which vary in quality by task
What Melius is
Melius is an AI-native workspace for creative professionals, built around a node-based canvas. Instead of a chat thread, every prompt, image, video and audio clip is a node on an infinite canvas, connected by edges, so the output of one node becomes the input of the next. That structure matters because creative work is usually a chain: a prompt feeds an image, the image feeds a video, the video gets cropped for three placements. The Mel agent reads what you describe, wires the nodes together and picks an appropriate model for each step, while every prompt stays editable and every step keeps its own settings and version history. Registration and exploration are free; generating content needs credits, and paid plans start at $18 per month.
What you can do with it
- Build multi-step image, video and audio workflows on a visual canvas
- Edit any prompt or node and re-run just that step instead of the whole job
- Run parallel branches and compare variants before committing
- Save a working graph as a template and reuse it for consistency
- Pin brand assets, fonts and references as nodes for team output
Who it is for
- Video production teams turning storyboards into shots
- Advertising and campaign teams building one concept per graph and applying it across placements and aspect ratios
- E-commerce teams reusing a single product photo as a reference node for many scenes
- Brand and design teams that need downstream output to stay on brand
What to watch out for
Free registration gets you into the platform, but generation runs on credits and paid plans start at $18 per month, so it is not a free output tool. The node model is powerful but unfamiliar if you come from chat interfaces, and there is a learning curve before the graph feels faster than prompting. Output quality also varies with the model chosen for each step, so expect to test several before a workflow is dependable.
FAQ
Can I use Melius for free?
You can register and explore for free. Generating content requires credits, and paid plans start at $18 per month.
What does the node canvas do?
It treats each prompt, image, video or audio clip as a node, so the output of one step becomes the input of the next and the whole workflow is visible as a graph.
Can I reuse a workflow?
Yes. You can save a validated creation graph as a template and reuse it later to keep style consistent.
Does it support team work?
Brand and design teams can pin assets, fonts and reference materials as nodes so downstream output stays on brand.
Why it is free
What the official page says： for free
Free limits, trial length and features are decided by the official site and can change at any time.
Product preview
Screenshot archived from the listing page, for preview only.
