Tool · Video

CapCut

A video editor with templates and basic editing tools, plus paid AI credits for making short clips from a description using ByteDance's Seedance video models. Free to start; AI generation needs a paid plan or bought credits.

Go to CapCut’s website

At a glance

Open or closed: Closed
Only usable through the maker's app or API
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Licence: CapCut Terms of Service (The maker's own terms)
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Can I sell what I make?: The terms don't say clearly
Terms say 'We don't own your User Content' and you grant CapCut a broad licence, but nothing addresses commercial use of AI outputs. Pricing page says nothing on commercial use either.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Cost: Free option: Free templates and basic editing tools; no AI credits listed
Plans below.
How you use it: In your browser
Only the web pricing page was read; desktop and phone apps not confirmed on a page we read (fetch budget ran out).
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · inferred or from a secondary source; needs review
Skill needed: No setup
Our judgement: template-based editor.
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Made by: TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC
Entity named in the terms we were served (likely the US version; other regions may name another entity). No address given; terms use California law, which is not enough for a country.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Status: Available
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What you can make with it

A video, by editing a video I have (main use)
A video, from a description

text to videovideo to video

Pricing page lists templates, basic editing tools and Seedance AI video generation. Other AI features are not named there; the features page could not be read (fetch budget ran out).

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

Plans and prices

Plan	Price	Includes
Free	Free
Pro	$19.99 a month	1,200 credits a month Up to 240s of 720p (or 600s of 480p) video with Seedance 2.0 Mini. Seedance 2.5 'from $0.12/sec' (first month).
Ultra	$79 a month	8,645 credits a month Up to 1,700s of 720p (or 4,300s of 480p) with Seedance 2.0 Mini. Seedance 2.5 'from $0.18/sec' (first month).
Teams (per seat)	$12.49 a month	1,200 credits a month Card defaults to 2 seats; Pro features for all seats.

Some plans are not listed here; see the source for the full list.

Page says prices are 'for reference only' and final prices need sign-in. '$' only; USD assumed. Yearly discount ('up to 30% off') advertised without figures. Credit top-ups offered but not priced.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

Rough cost of 5 seconds of 720p video: about $0.42 / £0.31 (estimate, worked out by Plainly, not a price the maker publishes). Pro $19.99 / up to 240s of 720p Seedance 2.0 Mini = $0.0833/s x 5s = $0.42. Assumes the whole allowance goes to video. GBP at 0.75.

Rights and safety

Trains on your work?: The terms don't say clearly
Licence covers 'operating, developing and providing the Services'; AI training not mentioned.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

Models it uses

Seedance

Models it uses (not yet listed on Plainly)

Seedance 2.0 Mini

Other options for “A video, by editing a video I have”

Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Premiere, Akool, Animoto, Autodesk Flow Studio, Bria, Captions, Clipchamp, DaVinci Resolve, DeeVid AI, Descript, Facetune, Filmora, FlexClip, Gling, Google Flow, HitPaw VikPea, invideo AI, Kaiber, Kapwing, Klap, Kling AI, Leonardo.Ai

About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.