CapCut: AI video for creators
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CapCut helps you make and edit video by this route: edit videos with templates, captions and AI tools, free to start. It is best for creators who want a free editor for short videos, captions and templates. Paid plans add monthly AI credits for AI video generation, premium templates and 1 TB of storage. A free plan is available.
What it does
CapCut is a video editor with templates and AI features. Its site lists tools such as a video translator, resizer, cropper, keyframe animation, motion tracking, a green screen editor, a vocal remover, a voice enhancer and a background noise remover. Paid plans add monthly AI credits for AI video generation, premium templates and 1 TB of storage. A Teams plan adds a brand kit and per-seat credits.
Official site:www.capcut.com.
Editorial note
CapCut is a video editor for desktop, web and phone with templates, captions and AI tools. CapCut’s pricing page lists a Free plan, Pro at USD 19.99 a month and Ultra at USD 79 a month, and says displayed prices are for reference only.
Who it’s for
- For: Creators who want a free editor for short videos, captions and templates.
- Not ideal for: teams that need a fixed, published price; CapCut says final pricing appears after sign-in.
Key use cases
- Video & avatars
What you can do with it
- Free access: CapCut lists a Free plan at USD 0 with free templates and basic editing tools. This matters when you want to test before you pay.
- Pro plan: 1,200 monthly AI credits, AI features, all premium templates and Pro features, 1 TB storage. This matters when the free tier is not enough.
- Ultra plan: 8,645 monthly AI credits, everything in Pro plus exclusive AI features, 1 TB storage. This matters when the free tier is not enough.
- Help documentation: Official pricing and product pages at www.capcut.com. This matters when you set it up yourself.
How to use CapCut: step-by-step tutorial
Five to eight steps from the account to a first useful result. Where the official guide names a control, the step uses that name. Where it does not, the step stays general.
- Open capcut.com and create an account on the free plan. You can reach a first result before you choose a paid plan.
- Open CapCut online or download the app from capcut.com, and sign in.
- Start a new project in a 9:16 frame and import your video.
- Trim to the part you want, and split out any pauses.
- Add captions, then read them against the audio and fix names and numbers.
- Export the video and upload it to the platform you post on.
These steps follow the official guide: CapCut pricing.
Example inputs
Adapt these. They are examples of what to ask for, not a button name, unless the steps above already use that name.
A first request: edit videos with templates, captions and AI tools, free to start. Keep it short enough to review in one pass.
Name the audience, the format you need, and one fact that must stay accurate.
Frequently asked questions
Is CapCut free?
Yes. CapCut lists a Free plan at USD 0 with free templates and basic editing tools, checked October 24, 2026.
How much is CapCut Pro?
CapCut’s pricing page showed Pro at USD 19.99 a month in our check. CapCut says displayed pricing is for reference only and the final price, taxes and offers show after you sign in.
What are CapCut AI credits?
Paid plans include monthly AI credits: 1,200 on Pro and 8,645 on Ultra, per the pricing page. You can also buy more credits.
Does CapCut have a team plan?
Yes. Teams is listed at USD 12.49 a month per seat with Pro features for every seat and a brand kit.
Pricing
Prices checked on the official pricing page.
- Free
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USD 0
Free templates and basic editing tools
- Pro
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USD 19.99/month
1,200 monthly AI credits, AI features, all premium templates and Pro features, 1 TB storage
- Ultra
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USD 79/month
8,645 monthly AI credits, everything in Pro plus exclusive AI features, 1 TB storage
- Teams
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USD 12.49/month per seat
1,200 monthly AI credits per seat, Pro features for all seats, brand kit, 1 TB storage
- Limits: Prices are shown for reference only; AI generation uses monthly credits.
- Plans change: vendors update limits and prices; confirm on the official page before you buy.
Facts
- Access
- Ongoing free plan
- Paid plans from
- $12.49/seat/mo
- Checked
- Category
- Category: Video tools (48 in the library).
- On the record
- CapCut lists a Free plan at USD 0 with free templates and basic editing tools.