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CapCut vs invideo

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Only CapCut (invideo has paid plans only)
Higher Trust score
CapCut — 85 vs 79 for invideo
Best fit
CapCut: Short-form creators cutting for TikTok, Reels and Shorts on a phone · invideo: Marketing and social teams producing short videos weekly who want stock, voice and generative scenes in one editor
Platforms
CapCut: iOS, Android, Web, macOS, Windows · invideo: Web, iOS, Android
Status
Both up at our last check (Sep 6, 2026)

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Side by side

FactCapCutinvideo
CategoryAI Video EditingText-to-Video Generators
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at—$20/seat/mo
Trust score85 / 10079 / 100
PlatformsiOS, Android, Web, macOS, WindowsWeb, iOS, Android
CompanyByteDanceInvideo Innovation Pte. Ltd.
Launched2020—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

CapCut

The free tier is the most capable no-cost video editor most people will ever need — real multi-track editing, keyframes, chroma key and 1080p export without paying. Pro is worth it only for 4K and the generative tools. The genuine complaint is commercial opacity: there is no published price list anywhere on the site, and what you pay depends on your country and whether you buy through a browser or an app store.

Pros

  • The free tier includes multi-track timeline, keyframes, chroma key, speed ramping and 1080p export
  • One project syncs across iOS, Android, web, macOS and Windows
  • Automatic captioning and dubbing are fast and adequate for social output
  • Buying through the website is reported as 20-30% cheaper than through the app stores

Cons

  • No published pricing page at all — every /pricing-style path returns 404, and third-party reports of the Pro rate vary by more than double, so what you will pay stays unknown until checkout
  • Some Pro templates and effects stamp a watermark on free exports
  • 4K export, the generative toolset and the storage allowance are all paywalled
  • No API, so it cannot be driven from a pipeline

invideo

invideo's bet is that people want one subscription that bundles the frontier video models with a real editor, and for marketing teams churning out social clips that is a fair deal: a brief in, a cut with voice and captions out, and Veo or Kling scenes dropped in without opening four other accounts. The cost is that everything is credits, the model mix moves without notice, and a Starter seat's 400 credits is about fifteen short generative clips before the meter stops. Treat it as a production tool with a generative budget attached, not as unlimited AI video.

Pros

  • Several third-party video and image models under one subscription, chosen per scene
  • Brief-to-video flow produces script, scenes, voiceover and captions that can then be edited on a timeline
  • Mobile apps and bring-your-own-agent editing from Claude, Codex, Grok or Gemini
  • Premium stock clips and multiple voice engines included in the seat

Cons

  • Credits lapse at the end of each month and the vendor reserves the right to change model credit costs at any time
  • 400 credits on Starter is roughly 15 fast generative clips, so real generative work starts on Plus
  • Prices render in local currency and the annual rate is the headline; the monthly price is double
  • Three contracting entities across Singapore, Delaware and Mumbai, with no company page on the site

Which one fits

Choose CapCut if you need

  • Short-form creators cutting for TikTok, Reels and Shorts on a phone
  • Anyone who needs automatic captions and dubbing without a subscription
  • Editors who want the same project open on a phone and a laptop

Choose invideo if you need

  • Marketing and social teams producing short videos weekly who want stock, voice and generative scenes in one editor
  • Creators who want Veo, Kling or Seedance output inside a timeline rather than a prompt box
  • Teams that will use the guest seats to let clients review and comment

CapCut vs invideo: the questions people ask

Is CapCut cheaper than invideo?

invideo starts at $20/seat/mo. CapCut has a free tier; what its paid plans cost is not confirmed by us yet.

Does CapCut or invideo have a free tier?

CapCut has a free tier; invideo has paid plans only.

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