ChatCut vs FireCut

FireCut automates cuts inside Premiere and Resolve. ChatCut edits the whole video with AI.

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ChatGPT

Claude

Enter the prompt below into any task on your ChatGPT desktop app

/goal Read chatcut.io/web-plugin/chatgpt to install the ChatCut plugin and set up a new task for me.

Enter the prompt below into any session on your Claude Code desktop app

/goal Read chatcut.io/web-plugin/claude to install and use the ChatCut plugin

Paste the prompt below into any session on your desktop app

Read ChatCut.io/desktop to install ChatCut

Whole projects,
not plugins

FireCut is a paid Premiere and Resolve plugin plus a 5-minute browser shorts tool. ChatCut edits, generates, packages and dubs whole videos on a free timeline—or from Claude Code and Codex.

ChatCut vs FireCut: features compared, FireCut checked November 8, 2026
Capability	ChatCut	FireCut
AI-native editing
Describe the edit, AI makes it	Yes — Any edit, on the timeline	Partly — Plugin panels and Workflows
Standalone desktop and web editor	Yes — Mac, Windows and web	Partly — Needs Premiere/Resolve, or Shorts
Motion graphics from a prompt	Yes — Editable layers	Partly — Experimental, from transcript
Translate and dub speech	Yes — Captions, voice and lip sync	Partly — Caption translation only
AI video generation	Yes — Models on the timeline	No — Stock B-roll and AI images
Your AI runs the editor
Claude Code edits for you	Yes	No
Codex edits for you	Yes	No
Any MCP agent	Yes — Antigravity, WorkBuddy…	No
Desktop app open to your AI	Yes — Local MCP	No — Premiere and Resolve only
Free in ChatCut, paid in FireCut
Auto captions	Yes — Free	Paid: Paid plans — Not on Free or Starter
Remove filler words	Yes — Free from the transcript	Paid: Pro — $20.99–$34/mo
Silence cutting for Premiere	Yes — Free with XML export	Paid: Starter — $19/mo after 7-day trial
Watermark-free web export over 720p	Yes — Free, up to 4K local	Paid: $14.50/mo — 720p watermark on Shorts Free
Both do it
Remove silences and repeated takes	Both
Edit video from a script	Both
Auto-cut multicam podcasts by speaker	Both
Long video to vertical shorts	Both
Translate captions across 50+ languages	Both
AI voiceover, images and music	Both
Premiere Pro and DaVinci workflows	Both

FireCut details from its own pages, checked November 8, 2026: FireCut plans and pricing · What is FireCut? · FireCut Add graphics · FireCut Add captions and translation · FireCut Workflows · FireCut Multi-track podcast editing

Finish the edit without host plugins

Instead of chaining plugin passes inside Premiere or Resolve, clean up speech, style kinetic captions, cut multicam angles and dub languages on one AI timeline.

Cut fillers and retakes for free

FireCut gates filler and retake removal behind Pro; ChatCut slices pauses, fillers and bad takes on a free timeline.

Try Speech Cleanup

Editable kinetic captions, not PNG renders

FireCut renders styled Premiere captions as PNG clips; ChatCut switches native kinetic presets directly on your timeline for free.

Try Add captions

Cut multicam speakers and layer graphics

FireCut switches cameras by track loudness; ChatCut tracks active speakers and adds editable motion graphics in the same timeline.

Try Editorial Explainer

Dub speech beyond translated subtitle tracks

FireCut only translates caption text; ChatCut localizes scripts, dubs voices and lip-syncs speakers across languages in one pass.

Try Video Translation

Run timeline edits from Claude Code

FireCut only runs inside Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or a browser shorts tab; ChatCut Desktop exposes a local MCP server to Claude Code, Codex and any MCP agent.

Claude Code

Clean up a talking-head cut

Read chatcut.io/desktop to install ChatCut, then remove silences, filler words and repeated takes from my recording, add kinetic captions and export a Premiere XML timeline.

Codex

Cut a multicam podcast and shorts

Read chatcut.io/desktop to install ChatCut, then sync my podcast camera angles, switch on the active speaker, pull three vertical shorts with captions and export 4K MP4s.

How the Agent Plugin works

Workflows for creators switching from FireCut

Run a repeatable recipe for talking-head cleanups, kinetic captions, editorial graphics or multilingual dubs, then export a video or a Premiere/DaVinci XML timeline.

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ChatCut vs FireCut FAQ

Is ChatCut a good FireCut alternative?

Yes, if you want a standalone AI video editor on desktop and web—or want Claude Code and Codex to drive your timeline—without paying $19 to $59.99/month on top of Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. ChatCut transcribes speech and removes filler words for free, builds editable motion graphics from a prompt, translates and dubs voices, and exports free Premiere or DaVinci XML timelines. If you already do every edit inside Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve (including on Linux) and just want an in-host extension for silence cuts, chapter markers and Storyblocks B-roll, FireCut fits directly inside that setup.

Does FireCut work without Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve?

FireCut's main plugins require Adobe Premiere Pro 2022+ or DaVinci Resolve 20+ to run, while its browser tool (FireCut Shorts) is limited to short-form clips up to 5 minutes each. ChatCut is a full standalone multitrack editor on Mac, Windows and the web, and exports XML timelines when you want to hand off to Premiere or DaVinci.

What is free in ChatCut that requires a paid plan in FireCut?

In FireCut, auto captions require a paid plan (starting at $12.99/month on Resolve, $34/month on Premiere Pro, or $14.50/month on Shorts), filler-word removal requires Pro ($20.99 to $34/month), and Premiere silence cutting requires Starter ($19/month after a 7-day trial). ChatCut's Free plan includes the multitrack editor, transcription, auto captions, transcript-based filler and silence removal, watermark-free local 4K export on desktop and XML timeline export.

Is ChatCut free?

Yes. The Free plan includes the editor, uploads, transcription, captions and standard exports. AI generation and the built-in agent use credits, and AI video generation needs a paid plan.

See ChatCut pricing

Can I use ChatCut from Claude Code or Codex?

Yes. The ChatCut plugin runs in Claude Code and the Codex app, and ChatCut Desktop connects Claude Code, Codex and other agents through a local MCP server. Your agent edits the real timeline, which you can keep adjusting by hand.

How the plugin works

Can I finish a ChatCut edit in another editor?

Yes. ChatCut exports XML timelines for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, and ChatCut Desktop also exports editable CapCut drafts. It does not export Final Cut Pro XML (FCPXML).

Export an XML timeline