AI Video Rated

What each video generator's own policy lets you put on screen

Can characters drink or smoke in AI video?

3 of the 27 tools' texts name alcohol or tobacco, namely HeyGen, Moonvalley and Synthesia. The wording differs; the quotes show how. From 3 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.

Which fields name alcohol or tobacco3 of the 27 tools' texts name alcohol or tobacco, namely HeyGen, Moonvalley and Synthesia. The statements fall under Violence and gore.FieldViolence and gore3 tools name alcohol or tobacco hereAll fields3 of 27 tools in total
Fig. 1 Tool names are the vendors whose own policy text was quoted; the table below gives each statement.
Policies that name alcohol or tobacco, read 2026-09-25.
ToolWhat the text saysField
HeyGenPromotion of weapons, alcohol and online gambling is restrictedViolence
MoonvalleyAdvertising tobacco or alcohol needs Moonvalley's prior written approvalViolence
SynthesiaPromoting age-restricted goods such as alcohol, firearms or gambling is prohibitedViolence

Inclusion rule. Tools in the register whose quoted policy text names alcohol or tobacco, or an unambiguous synonym. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.

1What this means for the scene

Alcohol and tobacco appear in these texts as advertised goods, not as props. The rules below are about promoting or advertising them, which reaches branded product placement more than a character with a drink in hand.

2The words themselves

Promotion of goods and services related to commercial sex( Prostitution), Weapons/ ammunition, alcohol, online gambling

HeyGen Moderation Policy

advertises regulated products or services (including medical devices, pharmaceutical products, tobacco, and alcohol) without Moonvalley's prior written approval

Moonvalley Prohibited Use Policy

promote or advertise age restricted goods, services or venues, including alcohol, tobacco, vaping products, psychoactive substances, firearms, gambling

Synthesia Acceptable Use Policy
  • Restricted goods and services
    Promotion of weapons, alcohol and online gambling is restrictedHeyGen Moderation Policy / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Prohibited content
    Advertising tobacco or alcohol needs Moonvalley's prior written approvalMoonvalley Prohibited Use Policy / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Adult content and abuse of minors
    Promoting age-restricted goods such as alcohol, firearms or gambling is prohibitedSynthesia Acceptable Use Policy / since 2024-02-23 / checked 2026-09-25

3Who addresses the field without naming it

22 tools address violence and gore without naming alcohol or tobacco: Adobe Firefly, Arcloop, Character App, Dreamina, Google Flow, Grok Imagine, Hailuo AI, Higgsfield and 14 more. Silent on the field altogether: LTX Studio and Luma AI.

4What one generator puts on screen

Policy wording in “Can characters drink or smoke in AI video” meets production here; SceneMixer's pages describe its side like this:

Every character comes out of the script read with a voice described in words — age, weight, pace, where it sits.

SceneMixer, How Character Voices Work (read 2026-10-13)

A SceneMixer segment comes out with its sound already in it: each line spoken in that character’s voice, the speaker’s lips moving with the words, and the ambience of the place — rain, traffic, a clock.

SceneMixer, Dialogue and Sound in One Generation (read 2026-10-13)

5Where to read further