Free AI Video Editor: The Free Edits and the Paid Ones
Every edit, free ones first
| Edit | Cost | What it touches | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edit storyboard text by hand | Free | One segment’s text | No model is called. The video you already have does not change until you regenerate the segment |
| Switch to an earlier take | Free | Which take plays, downloads, shares and joins | Every generation is kept; takes that are not active are cleaned up after 90 days |
| Restore earlier text (History) | Free | Text only | The original is always there, plus the text from before your last five changes; a restore can itself be undone |
| Insert or delete a segment | Free | The list of segments | A new segment starts empty. A segment whose video is still generating cannot be deleted |
| Subtitles, Realign to new lines, Download SRT | Free | Shown over the clip, burned into the download or saved as a text file | Only on accounts that have bought credits or a plan at least once. A daily limit per account applies |
| Download, share | Free | The active take | A free account’s video carries the small AI badge in the corner |
| AI edit of the text | 1 credit per revision | Text only | Charged only when a revision comes back and is shown to you. Failures, refusals and unusable replies cost nothing |
| Trim | 5 credits per trim, whatever the length | Cuts the start, the end or a moment from a finished clip | Nothing new is generated, so the picture you approved is the picture you keep |
| Redub with Lip sync | 1 credit per second of clip | Voices every line again; mouths follow | The picture is kept; the clip’s own ambience is not |
| AI visuals, or Redub with Re-perform | 2 times the tier’s per-second price, per second of clip | Re-makes the clip from itself with one change | Re-perform is offered for clips of 15 seconds or less |
| Enhance | Per second, by option and resolution | Same take, one resolution step up | The price is on each card before you press |
| Regenerate a segment | Tier price per second of the segment | A fresh take | The old takes stay |
| Export episode | 1 credit a second of the finished length | Joins the segments into one file | A trimmed segment is shorter, so it costs less to join |
The credits for every paid edit are held when you press the button and come back if the edit fails. None of them has a free allowance of its own, so what you can do for free is the first six rows, plus whatever the welcome credits (50 on a new account) pay for. What each clip fix costs.
Why the line falls where it does
The free edits are the ones that do not need a model. Changing text is re-read on your side and nothing is generated; switching takes only moves a pointer; restoring text puts older text back. The paid edits all start a media process or a model call: a trim re-cuts the file exactly to the frame, a redub generates new audio, an AI picture change makes the clip again, an export joins files. That is also why the free column is the right place to do your thinking. Decide what you want in the text, where it is free to be wrong, and spend credits only when you press the button that makes something.
The one trap in the free column is the difference between changing the text and changing the video. Editing a line in the storyboard changes the plan, not the clip, so the segment keeps playing the old words until you regenerate it. Fixing one shot without redoing everything · AI edit or edit by hand.
A worked example: three problems in a 45-second episode
Take an episode of three 15-second segments on the default tier, and suppose three things need fixing. This is a different job from fixing a single clip, because here the choices interact.
| Problem | Cheapest fix that works | What it costs | What it keeps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segment 2: a character says “Tuesday” and the plot needs “Friday” | Redub with Lip sync | 15 seconds at 1 credit a second | Every frame. All the segment’s lines are voiced again, so re-read the others |
| Segment 2 alternative: the whole delivery is wrong, not just the word | Edit the line by hand (free), then regenerate segment 2 | 15 seconds at 10 credits a second | Nothing; it is a new take, and the old one stays in the takes list |
| Segment 3 starts a beat early | Trim with Keep | 5 credits | The whole picture; the segment is shorter by what you cut |
| Segment 1 should be at night | AI visuals, the time-of-day change | 15 seconds at 20 credits a second on the default tier (2 times a regeneration) | Acting, framing and timing; small details can differ |
| Put the episode together | Export episode | The finished length at 1 credit a second | The trim in segment 3 makes it slightly cheaper |
The pattern in the table is the useful part. A voice-only fix is a small fraction of any picture fix, a trim is a flat fee that does not grow with length, and a picture fix costs 2 times a regeneration of the same length, so of the three it is the dearest. Regenerating is worth it when the plan is wrong, because only a regeneration can change the framing, the camera or where people stand. A fix is worth it when the clip is right apart from one thing and you do not want to re-roll everything else. Lip sync or re-perform · AI visuals: what it can change.
Staying in the free column
- Collect your notes, then regenerate once. Edit everything wrong in a segment’s text first. One regeneration pays for all of them.
- Draft on the cheapest tier. The default draft tier is 480P and is for finding out whether a shot reads; finish the keepers on 720P or 1080P. Draft at low resolution, finish at high.
- Use takes as a free A/B. Once a segment has two takes, switching between them is free, and the composite joins whichever is active.
- Treat History as undo. Try an AI edit, save it, and restore the text from before it if you change your mind. The credit for a revision you discarded is not returned, but nothing else is lost.
- Do not regenerate the whole storyboard to fix one shot. It rebuilds every segment and discards the finished videos with them, with no refund. What you lose.
What a free account can and cannot use
Credits, not plans, gate the clip fixes: trim, redub, AI visuals and enhance are priced in credits and are not on the list of paid-plan features. The paid-plan features are the ones that bring your own material in or change how the output is labelled: uploading your own pictures onto a character, place or prop, a custom visual style, the storage quota for uploads, and removing the AI badge from your videos. Subtitles are a separate gate: they need at least one purchase of credits or a plan on the account. What a paid plan changes.
If you want the same list without the free angle, video editor with AI orders the repairs from cheapest to dearest, and AI video editor explains what the editor is and is not.
FAQ
Is there a free AI video editor?
Part of editing is free: changing storyboard text, switching takes, restoring older text, adding or deleting segments, downloading and sharing. Anything that makes new picture or sound is charged in credits.
Is trimming a video free?
No. A trim is 5 credits, whatever the length, and nothing new is generated. If it fails, the credits come back.
What does an AI edit of the text cost?
1 credit for each revision that comes back and is shown to you. Failed, refused or unusable attempts cost nothing.
Can I undo an edit for free?
Yes. Every video fix is a new take and switching back is free, and the text history lets you restore earlier wording at no cost.
Do I need a paid plan to use the fixes?
No plan is needed for trim, redub, AI visuals or enhance, only credits. Uploading your own pictures, a custom style and badge removal are paid-plan features.
Are subtitles free?
They cost no credits, but they are switched on only for accounts that have bought credits or a plan at least once.
What if an edit fails?
The credits are held when you press and return if the edit fails. An AI picture change that is blocked by content review is refunded too.
What is the cheapest way to fix one wrong word?
A lip-sync redub, at 1 credit a second of the clip, keeps the picture. Editing the line by hand and regenerating the segment costs the segment’s full per-second price.
Do your thinking in the free column
Edit the text first. Press the paid buttons only when you know what you want.
Updated November 2, 2026