Crayo vs CapCut
As of October 9, 2026, Crayo is the better pick if you clip podcasts and streams into shorts: AutoClip ranks the moments, a face-aware camera reframes them, captions run in 56 languages, and the timeline editor and public API are on one $19 plan with published prices. CapCut is the better pick if you want a free editor, a native mobile or offline desktop app, or a much larger template and effects library. The evidence is below.
Pick Crayo if
- You clip podcasts and streams: AutoClip ranks the moments and cuts 1 to 20 clips per run with a face-aware camera, while CapCut's long-to-short tool documents no virality ranking.
- You want to know the price before you start: Crayo publishes every plan at crayo.ai/pricing and meters one credit per finished clip, while capcut.com/pricing returned a 404 on Oct 8, 2026.
- You caption in languages beyond CapCut's 20: Crayo transcribes 56 spoken languages on every plan, and CapCut lists auto captions as a Pro feature.
Pick CapCut if
- You want a free editor. CapCut's free plan exports at 1080p with a watermark on templates and effects; Crayo has no free plan.
- You edit on a phone or offline. CapCut has native iOS, Android, Mac and Windows apps; Crayo is a browser app.
- You live in templates and effects, or you share straight to TikTok from the editor. CapCut's library is far larger and Crayo has no TikTok share.
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At a glance
| At a glance | Crayo | CapCut |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Hobby $19/mo or $160/yr (about $13.33/mo) | Standard $9.99/mo; annual Not offered or not published |
| What the entry plan buys | 250 clips (workflow credits), 2 hours of export, 25GB storage, the timeline editor and the API; also 30 voiceover minutes, 100 AI images and 1 tracked account | Mobile-first tier with 100 GB storage and basic AI, monthly only; auto captions need Pro (third-party figure) |
| Metering unit | 1 workflow credit per finished clip, plus export minutes | Three credit types: subscription credits valid 1 month, purchased credits valid 2 years, activity credits; spent on Motion and AI effects |
| Free tier | None. Twelve free browser tools need no account and never upload the file. | Free editor with a 1080p cap, a watermark on templates and effects, and an end card |
| Export resolution | Up to 1080p | 1080p cap on Free per third-party guides; the Pro ceiling is not stated on the help page |
| Auto clipping | IncludedAutoClip, 1 to 20 clips per run | IncludedLong video to shorts tool in CapCut Online |
| Face-aware reframing | IncludedFace-aware camera track | PartialCamera Tracking is Pro; no auto reframe for clips documented |
| Timeline editor on every plan | IncludedCamera, keyframes, zooms, speed ramps | IncludedFull editor on Free, many effects Pro-badged |
| Native scheduling | Not includedDownload and post yourself | Not includedShare to TikTok only |
| Public API | Included34 endpoints on every plan | Not includedNo public API |
| Cancel in app | IncludedOne click in Settings | Not statedNot described on the help page |
CapCut facts from www.capcut.com/help/difference-between-standard-and-pro-subscription, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo facts from the live plan table at crayo.ai/pricing.
Pricing side by side
A worked example for a clipper's month, then every plan from both vendors. CapCut prices were checked Oct 8, 2026.
| A typical month | Crayo | CapCut |
|---|---|---|
| Plan needed | Hobby | Pro |
| Cost | $19/mo or about $13.33/mo yearly | $19.99/mo or $179.99/yr (about $15/mo), third-party figure |
| Allowance used | 32 of 250 workflow credits and about 32 of 120 export minutes | Credits are spent on Motion and AI effects; CapCut does not publish what a long-to-short run or auto captions cost, so the count cannot be computed. Standard is mobile-only and lacks auto captions. |
| Note | Prices from the live plan table. | Prices from socialrails (Jul 18, 2026) and eesel (May 20, 2026); CapCut publishes no pricing page. |
Scenario: One 60-minute source a week, eight clips each: 240 source minutes and 32 clips a month.
All CapCut plans (4)ShowHide
| CapCut plan | Monthly | Annual | What is metered | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeFree plan limits are third-party figures; CapCut publishes no pricing page | $0 | n/a | Credits consumed by Motion effects and AI effects; allowance not published |
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| Standardthird-party figure; CapCut publishes no pricing page | $9.99/mo | Not offered or not published | Subscription credits valid 1 month, consumed by Motion and AI effects |
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| Prothird-party figure; CapCut publishes no pricing page | $19.99/mo | $15/mo ($179.99/yr) | Subscription credits valid 1 month; AI credit allowance disputed across sources |
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| Teamsthird-party figure; CapCut publishes no pricing page | $24.99/mo | $17.92/mo ($214.99/yr) | Per user; credit allowance not published |
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From www.capcut.com/help/difference-between-standard-and-pro-subscription, checked Oct 8, 2026. capcut.com/pricing returned a 404 on Oct 8, 2026 and the homepage shows no Pro price, so every dollar figure here is third-party: Standard about $9.99 monthly-only, Pro $19.99/mo or $179.99/yr, Teams $24.99/user/mo or $214.99/user/yr, Free 1080p cap with watermark. Sources: socialrails.com CapCut pricing guide (updated Jul 18, 2026), eesel.ai CapCut pricing article (May 20, 2026), and VEED's veed-vs-capcut article; the three agree on these figures. Pro's AI credit allowance conflicts across them (1,200, 550 or about 200) and is left unstated. App-store prices run $1 to $3 higher. All four prices need a human browser check inside the CapCut app before publication; tier contents come from CapCut's own help page and credit rules from its credits-rule page.
All Crayo plans (3)ShowHide
| Crayo plan | Monthly | Yearly | Clips (credits) | Export | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $19/mo | $160/yr (about $13.33/mo) | 250 per month | 2 hours | 25GB |
| Clipper | $39/mo | $327/yr (about $27.25/mo) | 1,000 per month | 10 hours | 100GB |
| Pro | $79/mo | $664/yr (about $55.33/mo) | 3,000 per month | 30 hours | 500GB |
Read from the live plan table, the same source as crayo.ai/pricing. Credits reset each cycle and do not roll over; one-time top-up packs are separate.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Crayo | CapCut |
|---|---|---|
| Clipping | ||
| Long video to short clips | IncludedAutoClip, 1 to 20 clips per run | IncludedLong video to shorts tool in CapCut Online |
| Moment ranking | IncludedVirality ranking in AutoClip and Find Viral Moments | Not includedNo virality ranking documented |
| Face-aware reframing | IncludedFace-aware camera track | PartialCamera Tracking is Pro; no auto reframe for clips documented |
| Max source length | 3 hours or 4 GB per upload | Not statedNot published |
| Layouts | Speaker, streamer, split, full | Not statedNot enumerated for the clip tool |
| Captions and editing | ||
| Timeline editor on every plan | IncludedCamera, keyframes, zooms, speed ramps | IncludedFull editor on Free, many effects Pro-badged |
| Caption styles | 32 styles | Not statedCount not published |
| Caption languages | 56 spoken languages | Up to 20, auto captions on Pro |
| B-roll | PartialAdd your own clips in the editor | Not includedNo auto B-roll |
| 4K export | Not included1080p maximum | Not statedFree capped at 1080p; Pro ceiling not stated |
| Distribution | ||
| Native scheduling | Not includedDownload and post yourself | Not includedShare to TikTok only |
| Post analytics | PartialSocial Tracker, not per-post stats | Not included |
| Creator tracking | IncludedInstagram, YouTube, TikTok; 1 to 10 accounts | Not included |
| Public API | Included34 endpoints on every plan | Not includedNo public API |
| Webhooks | Included | Not included |
| Platform | ||
| Web app | Included | IncludedCapCut Online |
| Desktop app | Not included | IncludedMac and Windows, works offline |
| Mobile app | Not includedBrowser app only | IncludediOS and Android |
| Team seats | Not included | IncludedTeams plan, up to 4 members |
| Billing | ||
| Free tier | Not includedFree browser tools only | IncludedWatermark on templates and effects, end card |
| Free trial | Not included | Not statedNot stated |
| Metering | 1 credit per finished clip | Credits spent on Motion and AI effects |
| Credit rollover | Not includedTop-up packs are separate | Not includedSubscription credits expire after 1 month |
| Refund policy | No refunds, all sales final | Credits are non-refundable per the credits rule |
| Cancel in app | IncludedOne click in Settings | Not statedNot described on the help page |
| Also included | ||
| AI images | Included100 to 500 per month by plan | IncludedPro feature per the help page |
| AI voiceover | IncludedHundreds of voices, 30 to 180 minutes by plan | IncludedText to speech |
| Voice cloning | Not included | Not statedNot listed on the help page |
| AI avatars | Not included | IncludedAI avatars on Pro |
| Reddit story videos | Included | Not includedCommunity templates, no generator |
| Fake text videos | IncludediMessage-style | Not includedCommunity templates, no generator |
Included, Partial and Not included describe what each product publishes as of the prices-checked date. Not stated means the vendor does not publish it.
Where Crayo wins
- 01
Crayo ranks moments before cutting; CapCut's long-to-short tool does not.
CapCut Online's Long video to shorts tool cuts clips but documents no virality ranking as of Oct 8, 2026. Crayo AutoClip returns 1 to 20 ranked clips per run and Find Viral Moments lists up to 50 ranked moments to review before you spend a credit. Clip Cutter adds manual ranges, up to 50 per video, at no credit cost. Source
- 02
Crayo transcribes 56 spoken languages on every plan; CapCut lists up to 20 and puts auto captions on Pro.
CapCut's own caption page says up to 20 languages, and its help page lists auto captions under Pro, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo's language picker has 56 entries and captions ship with 32 styles and keyword highlight on the entry plan. Source
- 03
Crayo publishes every plan price; CapCut has no pricing page.
capcut.com/pricing returned a 404 on Oct 8, 2026, and CapCut's help page defines Standard and Pro without a price. The figures on this page (Pro $19.99/mo or $179.99/yr) come from the socialrails pricing guide updated Jul 18, 2026 and the eesel article of May 20, 2026. Crayo's plan table at crayo.ai/pricing shows monthly and yearly prices for Hobby, Clipper and Pro with every tool on every plan. Source
- 04
Crayo ships a 34-endpoint API with webhooks on every plan; CapCut has no public API.
CapCut publishes no public API or developer documentation as of Oct 8, 2026; automation means hand-filled community templates. Crayo's API covers autoclip, exports, transcripts, voiceover and webhooks with one key per account, on every plan at crayo.ai/developers, and Social Tracker is on the same plans. Source
- 05
CapCut's served user agreement contains a broad content license clause, quoted here verbatim.
The English user agreement CapCut serves, fetched Oct 8, 2026, states a "nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sublicensable license" over user content. The full clause is at the link; this page quotes it and does not interpret it. Source
Where CapCut wins
- 01
CapCut is free to start and Crayo is not.
Third-party guides (socialrails, Jul 18, 2026) describe a free plan with a 1080p cap and a watermark on templates, effects and the end card. Crayo has no free plan and no trial; the only free products are twelve browser tools. Source
- 02
CapCut runs natively on phones and offline on desktop.
CapCut ships iOS, Android, Mac and Windows apps, and the desktop apps work offline. Crayo is a browser app at crayo.ai with a camera track, keyframes, zooms and speed ramps on every plan, but it needs a connection. Source
- 03
CapCut's template and effects library is far larger, and it shares straight to TikTok.
CapCut's homepage claims 100M downloads and the editor is built around templates, effects and a TikTok share step. Crayo offers five looks, four intensities and 32 caption styles, and you post exports yourself. Source
- 04
CapCut has a Teams plan; Crayo has no team seats.
Third-party guides put Teams at $24.99 per user per month or $214.99 per user per year, up to 4 members, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo accounts are single-seat on every plan. Source
Billing and cancellation
Each side's published terms. At most two dated user quotes, each tied to a row in the table above. No scores.
Crayo
- No free tier and no trial.
- No refunds. All sales are final.
- Cancel any time in one click from Settings. The plan stays active to the end of the cycle and nothing further is charged.
- Credits reset monthly and do not roll over; top-up packs are separate.
Source: crayo.ai/refund-policy
CapCut
- Refunds: CapCut's credits rule page states credits are non-refundable. No refund terms for subscriptions were found on a CapCut page as of Oct 8, 2026.
- Cancellation: Cancellation steps are not described on CapCut's help or pricing pages; the pricing page returns a 404.
- CapCut publishes no pricing page; the socialrails guide (Jul 18, 2026) and eesel article (May 20, 2026) agree Standard is monthly-only at about $9.99 and Pro is $19.99/mo or $179.99/yr, up from about $9.99/mo before the late-2025 restructure. CapCut's credits rule page says subscription credits are valid for one month, purchased credits for two years, and credits are non-refundable.
Source: www.capcut.com/clause/credits-rule, checked Oct 8, 2026
“Seems to be impossible to cancel a Pro subscription”
“it's asking for more money for pro features”
Hands-on test
Superiority claims need a described test behind them. This is the test and its status.
- Status
- Scheduled, not yet run
- Source
- A 45-minute two-person podcast recording owned by Crayo
- Plans
- CapCut Pro (Standard is mobile-only) and Crayo Clipper, same file, same day, defaults first then one tuned run each
Until this test runs, the page shows no timings, clip counts or screenshots, and every claim above comes from published pricing and documentation. The results table replaces this note when it is done.
Show the protocolProtocol
- Same source file through both tools on the same day, defaults first, then one tuned run each.
- We pay for the competitor's entry paid plan and Crayo's Clipper plan and record browser, date and plan.
- We record time to first clip, total wall time, clips produced, clips judged usable, credits spent, list-price dollars for the run, export resolution, caption word errors on a fixed 60-second segment, and whether the speaker stayed framed.
- Usable means: starts and ends on a complete sentence, hook in the first two seconds, speaker framed, captions accurate enough to post without edits. Two reviewers, disagreements noted.
- If the competitor wins a row, it stays. If a run fails, we say so and show the error.
Switching from CapCut to Crayo
- 01
Paste a link or upload the file
AutoClip accepts YouTube and TikTok links or file upload (up to 4 GB, 1 minute to 3 hours). Nothing to migrate from the other tool.
- 02
Pick a layout and an intensity
Speaker, streamer, split or full layout; subtle, balanced, dynamic or max editing; 1 to 20 clips per run.
- 03
Export at 1080p or open the editor
Download the clips as they are, or open any clip in the timeline editor to change captions, camera, zooms and music.
Your source files are yours on both sides. Crayo does not need an export from CapCut; it works from the original video, and clips you already made in CapCut stay wherever you saved them.
Questions clippers ask
Try it on your own clips
Try it on your own video
Paste a YouTube or TikTok link or upload a file. Every tool is on every plan.
About this page
What changed and when. The updated date above only moves when something here does.
- First published. CapCut prices checked Oct 8, 2026 via third-party guides because capcut.com/pricing returns a 404: Standard about $9.99/mo monthly-only, Pro $19.99/mo or $179.99/yr, Teams $24.99/user/mo.
CapCut is a trademark of its owner, used here only to identify the product compared. Sources: www.capcut.com/help/difference-between-standard-and-pro-subscription, www.capcut.com/clause/credits-rule.
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