CapCut vs Hailuo AI vs InVideo AI vs LTX Studio
A side-by-side look at CapCut, Hailuo AI, InVideo AI and LTX Studio for filmmakers: what each one can do, what it costs, and where they actually differ.
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AI-first editor: Seedance 2.5 clips, Edit Pilot assistant and canvas, free plan to start
- Price
- Free plan; Pro from EUR 23.99/mo; Ultra EUR 68/mo; Teams EUR 14.99/seat/mo
- Learning
- Easy
- Best for
- Social cuts and vertical reframes for TikTok, Reels and Shorts from one edit
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MiniMax video generator: 2K native-audio clips, camera commands, multi-reference input
- Price
- Free tier (limited credits, watermarked); paid plans: see the vendor's pricing page
- Learning
- Moderate
- Best for
- Previs and animatics that need native sound in the first pass
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AI assistant editor on a real multitrack timeline, with a free manual editor
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans per seat from €20/mo (€10/mo billed annually)
- Learning
- Moderate
- Best for
- Short social, ad and explainer videos built from generated clips, stock and talking-head footage
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Script-to-video AI filmmaking workspace: storyboards, keyframes, character continuity
- Price
- See the vendor's pricing page
- Learning
- Steep
- Best for
- Agencies boarding a spot from a script before a shoot
Feature by feature
CapCut vs Hailuo AI vs InVideo AI vs LTX Studio: capabilities
| CapCut | Hailuo AI | InVideo AI | LTX Studio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan; Pro from EUR 23.99/mo; Ultra EUR 68/mo; Teams EUR 14.99/seat/mo | Free tier (limited credits, watermarked); paid plans: see the vendor's pricing page | Free plan; paid plans per seat from €20/mo (€10/mo billed annually) | See the vendor's pricing page |
| Infinite canvas | Yes | Not confirmed | No | Not confirmed |
| Node / flow builder | Partial | Not confirmed | No | Not confirmed |
| AI agent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Chat assistant | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Team collaboration | Partial | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes |
| Text to image | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Image editing | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Text to video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image to video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video to video | Partial | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Native audio in video | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Lip-sync | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Voice / TTS | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Music & SFX | Yes | Partial | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Upscaling | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Partial |
| Character consistency | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial |
| Camera control | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| Third-party models | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Partial |
| Public API | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| MCP server | No | No | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Desktop / local | Yes | No | No | Partial |
| Open source | No | Partial | No | Partial |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial use | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes |
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page. "Not confirmed" means the vendor doesn't say.
Plans
Pricing compared
CapCut
| Free | FreeNo charge |
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| Pro | EUR 23.99/month |
| Ultra | EUR 68/month |
| Teams | EUR 14.99/seat/monthmonthly per seat, auto-renews, default 2 seats |
Hailuo AI
| Free | $0monthly |
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InVideo AI
| Free | €0weekly quota |
|---|---|
| Starter | €20monthly (€10/mo billed annually) |
| Plus | €60monthly (€30/mo billed annually) |
| Max | €150monthly (€75/mo billed annually) |
LTX Studio
| Enterprise | Customannual |
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The verdict
Which one should you pick?
CapCut
Pick it for
- Social cuts and vertical reframes for TikTok, Reels and Shorts from one edit
- Rough cuts and temp VO passes for explainers before moving to a finishing NLE
- AI short-form series that need consistent characters across clips (Director Mode)
Stands out
- Generation and editing in one app: Seedance 2.5 clips, Edit Pilot and the multi-track timeline share the same project, which Premiere and Resolve do not do without a separate AI tool.
- Cheapest paid entry among the NLEs: Pro is EUR 23.99 per month, against $22.99 per month for Premiere alone and $295 one-time for DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Watch out
- Basic colour grading with no professional LUT workflow or OFX plugins
- Audio mixing is light compared with Fairlight or Premiere's audio tools
Hailuo AI
Pick it for
- Previs and animatics that need native sound in the first pass
- Stylised anime and illustration shots for music videos and short films
- Character shots driven by a reference image plus a motion or voice reference
Stands out
- Native stereo audio (dialogue, SFX, music) in the same pass as the picture, which removes a separate sound step for short clips
- Up to 12 mixed image, video and audio references in one generation, more reference types than most single-prompt video tools
Watch out
- Free tier is watermarked and small
- Clips top out at 15 seconds per generation
InVideo AI
Pick it for
- Short social, ad and explainer videos built from generated clips, stock and talking-head footage
- Cutting talking-head, podcast and multicam recordings: silences, filler, angle switching and chapters
- Editors who want an AI first pass and then finish in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve
Stands out
- The AI works on a real multitrack timeline, and every edit it makes can be adjusted by hand afterwards.
- Exports an editable project to Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve with cuts and layers intact, so the AI cut can move into a finishing workflow.
Watch out
- Credits are per seat and do not roll over to the next month
- Seedance 2.0 at 4K and Seedance 2.5 are only on Plus and Max; Starter gets Seedance 2.0 Fast and Mini
LTX Studio
Pick it for
- Agencies boarding a spot from a script before a shoot
- Directors pitching a TV or film pilot with previs footage
- Studios keeping character looks consistent across a multi-episode series
Stands out
- Script-to-storyboard is the core flow: a screenplay becomes scene breaks and frames before any shot is rendered, which most other generators do not center on.
- Dual-keyframe direction (start and end frame) gives more shot control than a single-image image-to-video pass, useful when a camera position has to match a boarded frame.
Watch out
- Credit allowances go quickly at render-heavy 4K work
- Steep learning curve for people who do not already think in shot lists and keyframes
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page, checked against vendor pricing and changelog pages (oldest check: ). Sources are listed on each tool's page.
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