The cheat code for editing
Upload footage.
Get the edit.
Drop in your raw footage, describe the edit in plain words, and Cheatcut sends back a finished, reviewed video. Revise it until it is right, then approve the final.
- Fixed price before every edit
- Credits back if an edit fails
- Cancel renewals any time
How it works
Three steps. No timeline.
Upload your footage
Drop in the raw video. Big files upload in resumable parts, so a dropped connection picks up where it stopped.
Describe the edit
Say who it is for, the pace, what to keep and whether you want captions or motion. Pick the shape and length, then get a fixed price. Asking costs nothing.
Get the cut
Follow progress, play and download the reviewed video, ask for changes, then approve the final.
What you get
The edit, without the editing.
A fixed price first
Every edit gets a fixed credit price before it starts. Nothing is reserved until you press Start.
Pay only for success
Credits are reserved when you start and charged only when the edit succeeds. A failed or cancelled edit returns them.
Any shape, any length
Short-form or long-form, in vertical 9:16, wide 16:9 or square 1:1, at the finished length you choose.
Checked before it reaches you
Every export is reviewed before delivery, then it plays right in your workspace, ready to download.
Changes on request
Ask for a small change or a full rebuild. Your earlier version stays available while you revise.
Your footage stays private
Originals are kept privately while you revise and deleted when you approve the final, or 24 hours after the final render.
Pricing
Pick a plan. Edit all month.
Each plan adds credits every paid month. Every edit shows its fixed price in credits before you start.
Creator
$129.99/ month
List price · charged as £97.99 at checkout
- 500 credits every month
- Up to 35 one-minute edits
Pro
$199.99/ month
List price · charged as £149.99 at checkout
- 800 credits every month
- Up to 57 one-minute edits
Studio
$299.99/ month
List price · charged as £224.99 at checkout
- 1250 credits every month
- Up to 89 one-minute edits
Every plan: a fixed credit price you accept before each edit · credits back if an edit fails · cancel renewals any time. Edit counts assume a clean one-minute edit of similar-length footage.
Need more credits?
One-time top-ups while your plan is active, from 50 credits.
- 50 credits$13.99
- 150 credits$36.99
- 300 credits$72.99
See prices by video length
Estimated video prices
By finished length, with a clean finish and source footage about the same length.
Credits scale with finished seconds. Quality, motion and extra source footage set your quote. After your brief you get a full fixed quote, and you accept it before any credits are used.
Clean editing: 0.2 credits per second, minimum 8. With simple motion: 0.3 credits per second, minimum 12. Whole credits are rounded up.
| Finished video | Without motion graphics | Simple motion graphics |
|---|---|---|
| 15 sec | $3.9214 credits | $3.9214 credits |
| 30 sec | $3.9214 credits | $3.9214 credits |
| 60 sec | $3.9214 credits | $5.0418 credits |
| 2 min | $6.7224 credits | $10.0836 credits |
| 5 min | $16.7960 credits | $25.1990 credits |
| 10 min | $33.58120 credits | $50.37180 credits |
| 20 min | $67.16240 credits | $100.73360 credits |
Estimated value of the credits used, at the 50-credit subscriber top-up rate (about $0.28 per credit). This is the value of credits used, not a standalone video purchase. Simple motion means animated titles and basic transitions. Bespoke animation, compositing and complex graphics receive a separate quote. A monthly plan comes first; extra credit packs need an active plan. Checkout shows the exact amount in GBP.
FAQ
Before you start.
What is Cheatcut?
An AI video editor you brief like a person. Upload your footage, describe the edit, accept a fixed price and get a finished, reviewed video back.
Which AI powers my edits?
Cheatcut is our managed editing system; its underlying technology is private.
What kinds of videos can I make?
Short-form and long-form edits in vertical, wide or square format. You pick the finished length and shape before you ask for your price.
How many credits will an edit need?
You see a fixed price before an edit starts. It depends on your footage length, the finished length, and the finish and motion you choose. Failed or cancelled edits return all reserved credits.
Can I ask for changes?
Yes. Open a finished edit, say what should change and get a price for it. A small change keeps the same length and style; a rebuild can change them. Your earlier version stays available.
What happens to my original footage?
It stays private while you revise and is deleted when you approve the final. If you don't, the edit closes automatically 24 hours after its final render and the original is deleted then. Your final video stays available to download.
What if editing is busy?
Your edit waits in line and starts as soon as there is room. Your credits stay reserved, not spent, while it waits.
How do I get access?
Choose a monthly plan and pay securely. Your receipt email has a link to create your account, and your credits are saved for that email.
Your footage is waiting.
Choose a plan, upload, and describe the edit. You create your account right after payment.
Start editing