Best AI Video Editing Tools Compared (2026)

Best overall

Content creators, marketers, and podcasters repurposing long videos via custom AI text prompts

Free plan✓ 14 days

Best free trial

Freelance editors, affiliate marketers, and short-form content creators wanting chat-directed video editing

✓ Free trial · no cardNo refunds

Best value

Creators and event videographers wanting quick prompt-based highlight reels without manual timeline editing

✓ Free trial⚠ Not published

Tool · TrustScore	Free trial	From	Refund	Privacy
AI Video Cut 9.5/10 ★ 4 (5)	Free plan	$10/mo	✓ 14 days	Policy published	Compare →
Submagic 8.5/10 ★ 4.5 (824)	✓ Free trial	—	⚠ Not published	Policy published	Compare →
Captions 8.5/10 ★ 4.4 (390)	No trial	Free plan	⚠ Not published	Policy published	Compare →
Tellers 8.5/10 ★ 3.7 (1)	✓ Free trial	—	⚠ Not published	⚠ Not published	Compare →
reap Ai 8.5/10 ★ 3.8 (2)	Free plan	$9.99/mo	⚠ Not published	Policy published	Compare →
NemoVideo 8.5/10 ★ 2.7 (4)	✓ Free trial · no card	$19.99/mo	No refunds	⚠ Not published	Compare →
Vidio 8/10 ★ 4.6 (230)	✓ Free trial	$8/mo	⚠ Not published	⚠ Not published	Compare →

Awaiting full vetting

4 more ai video editing tools are on our radar but haven't completed the 5-point vetting yet — no score, no comparison until they do.

ViralBotTurns a main video and YouTube links into subtitled, split-screen vertical clips for TikTo

Video Editor AIBrowser-based AI video editor for object/watermark removal, background swaps, upscaling, a

InstaShortsTurns long-form videos into short-form TikTok content using AI scripting and voice cloning

VideographAI tool that auto-crops landscape videos into portrait (9:16) format for social media.

7 of the 7 tools we vetted offer a free trial or free plan.

2 of 7 have a money-back guarantee or refund policy we verified during vetting. Check each tool's spec sheet before paying.

Published entry prices range from $8 to $19.99 per month among the tools that disclose pricing.