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Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe's video editor with AI tools such as Generative Extend and Object Mask. The individual plan is $22.99 a month, annual plan billed monthly.

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CapCut

ByteDance's video editor for desktop, web and mobile, with AI captions, background removal, templates and AI video generation. Free plan; Pro from $19.99/mo.

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Captions

AI video app for captions, editing, dubbing and AI actors on mobile and web. Free plan; paid from $4.99 a month (Android-only Lite), $9.99 for Basic, billed monthly.

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Clipchamp

Microsoft's video editor for web and Windows. The free plan exports to 1080p with AI captions and text to speech; 4K comes with Microsoft 365 Personal or Family.

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Colossyan

AI avatar video and course platform with SCORM export and interactive quizzes. A free Starter plan exists; Professional is $59 a month billed annually.

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D-ID

Web studio and API that turn text, audio or images into talking AI avatar videos, with interactive agents; a 14-day trial, then reported plans from about $4.70 a month billed annually.

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DaVinci Resolve

Video editing, color, effects and audio software for Mac, Windows and Linux. A free version is available; the Studio version is listed at $295 and adds Neural Engine AI tools.

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Fliki

Web AI video and voice tool that turns text, blogs and slides into narrated videos; free plan with watermark, paid from $21 a month billed annually (Reported).

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Google Flow

Google Labs tool for making video and images from prompts, metered in credits. Included with Google AI plans; AI Plus is reported at $4.99 a month, billed monthly.

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Hailuo AI

AI video and image generator with text-to-video, image-to-video and reference inputs across 12+ models. Credit-based paid plans from $14.99 a month; new users get bonus credits.

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Hedra

Web studio for AI talking-avatar and lip-sync video, plus image, audio and voice cloning. Free plan of 300 credits a month; Lite is $8 a month billed annually ($10 monthly).

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HeyGen

AI avatar video platform with voice cloning and video translation in 175+ languages on paid plans. Free plan; Creator is $29 a month ($24 billed annually).

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Higgsfield AI

AI video and image generator with credit-based plans and models such as Seedance, Kling, Veo and Nano Banana, plus its own Soul model.

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InVideo AI

Prompt-based AI video tool that generates images, video, voice and music, with a timeline editor. Credit-metered, priced per seat: Starter is $10 a month billed annually ($20 monthly).

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Kapwing

Browser-based video editor with AI subtitles, translation and dubbing. Free plan adds a watermark; Pro is $16 per member a month billed annually.

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Klap

Web app that turns long videos into short captioned vertical clips and publishes to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn; one free video, paid from $14 a month billed annually.

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Kling AI

AI video and image generator from Kuaishou. Text/image-to-video with native audio, multi-shot scenes, clips up to 15 seconds and a 4K mode. Credit-based, with a free plan.

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LTX Studio

Browser-based AI video platform from storyboard to edit, with a free plan of 800 one-time credits; paid plans start at $12 a month billed annually.

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Luma AI

Browser and iOS workspace for generating video, images and audio with Luma's Ray and UNI models plus third-party models. Credit-based plans.

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Lumen5

Online video maker that turns a URL or script into branded videos using templates; free plan, paid plans from a reported $19 a month billed annually.

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OpusClip

Cuts long videos into short captioned clips for social platforms, with scheduling and posting. Free plan has a watermark; Starter is $15 a month (monthly only); Pro is $14.50 a month billed annually.

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Pictory

Turns scripts, articles, URLs and recordings into captioned videos with AI voiceover and stock media. 14-day trial; Starter is $25 a month billed annually ($29 monthly).

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Pika

AI video generator for short clips from text, images and video, with effects such as Pikaffects, editing tools and several models. Starter is $8 a month billed annually; the Free plan has no monthly credits.

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PixVerse

AI video and image generator with a free Basic plan and credit-based paid plans. Standard is $8 a month billed annually ($10 monthly).

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Runway ML

AI video and image generation and editing platform with credit-based plans. Free plan with 125 one-time credits; Standard is $12 a month billed annually ($15 monthly).

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Submagic

AI tool that adds animated captions to short-form video, with B-roll, auto-zoom and transcript-based editing. Free trial of 3 videos; Starter is $12 a month billed annually.

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Synthesia

AI video platform that turns scripts into videos with AI avatars and voices in 140+ languages. Free Basic plan (watermarked); Starter is $29 a month.

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Topaz Video AI

Desktop app for AI video upscaling, frame interpolation and restoration. Personal is $299 a year prepaid (about $25 a month), or $59 a month on the pricing page.

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VEED

Browser video editor with auto subtitles, subtitle translation, text-to-speech and stock-clip video creation. Free plan with watermark and 720p export.

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Wondershare Filmora

Desktop video editor for Windows and Mac with AI features. Free edition exports with a watermark; Basic is $49.99 a year (about $4 a month) and Perpetual is $79.99 one time.

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Zebracat

Turns prompts, scripts or blog URLs into social videos and can schedule posts. Has a free plan; paid plans start at $23 a month billed annually ($39 monthly).