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MATE stands out in the aescripts library for pairing After Effects automation with a choice of AI backends and included usage for its base models.
MATE is an AI agent for After Effects from OMATA Labs. You describe what you want in natural language, and it handles simple and complex tasks: staggering and reorganizing layers, replacing text, and adding animations. It can also generate scripts and expressions and manage your render queue.
The agent is powered by OpenAI GPT, Claude, Gemini, or Mistral. AI usage for the base models is included with an active license, covering GPT-5.4 Mini and Claude Haiku 4.5. Adding your own provider API keys unlocks additional OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and Mistral models, including top-tier options like GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.7 and 4.8, and Gemini 3.5 Flash.
You can add PDF, CSV, and JSON files to a prompt and let MATE update texts, project data, or other settings. MCP connectors link MATE to other services such as Notion. Version 2.1.0 adds support for Claude Sonnet 5, and it works with After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, and CS3.
MATE is best for after Effects artists who want to automate repetitive tasks and generate scripts or expressions through natural-language prompts.
MATE is completely free to download and use.
MATE supports After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, and CS3, so it spans both current releases and much older versions. Version 2.1.0 is the latest build and adds support for Claude Sonnet 5 alongside bug fixes. If you run one of the listed versions, the agent's natural-language automation, script and expression generation, and render queue management are all available to you. For any version not on that list, check the developer's page before installing to confirm current compatibility.
MATE includes AI usage for its base models with an active license, covering GPT-5.4 Mini and Claude Haiku 4.5, so you can start without supplying anything extra. Adding your own provider API keys unlocks additional OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and Mistral models, including top-tier options such as GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.7 and 4.8, and Gemini 3.5 Flash. The included models stay available whether or not you add keys. Version 2.1.0 also adds support for Claude Sonnet 5.
MATE lets you add PDF, CSV, and JSON files to a prompt and then update texts, project data, or other settings based on them. This arrived in version 1.1.0. Beyond file input, MATE can connect to outside services through MCP connectors, such as Notion, and it handles natural-language tasks like staggering and reorganizing layers, replacing text, and adding animations. It can also generate scripts and expressions and manage your render queue.
MATE is listed as free here in the catalog. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page on aescripts for current details before you commit. AI usage for the base models, GPT-5.4 Mini and Claude Haiku 4.5, is included with an active license, while your own provider API keys are needed to unlock additional OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and Mistral models. The included models remain available regardless of whether you add your own keys.
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