CapCut vs HeyGen

CapCut

• Short-form video for TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
• Editing on a phone or tablet, with desktop apps for longer projects
• Adding captions, effects and music without separate tools

HeyGen

• Marketers and creators making presenter videos without a camera
• Translating existing videos for audiences in other languages
• Teams producing training content with SCORM export on the Business plan

CapCut

• Prices shown are US App Store in-app purchases; what CapCut charges on the web or in the desktop app may differ.
• The US App Store also lists a yearly subscription at $89.99 and monthly subscriptions at $7.99 and $19.99 without naming their plan.
• On Windows, free auto captions are capped at 1 use a month in the US, UK, France, Germany and China, and up to 6 a month elsewhere.
• The Windows listing marks keyframe animation, optical-flow slow motion, chroma key and stabilization as Pro only.

HeyGen

• The Free plan allows up to 3 videos a month of 1 minute each, and the help centre says the quota is 1 to 3 depending on region. Watermark removal and 1080p export start on Creator.
• Paid plans are metered in credits, and the number a video uses varies with the AI model, its duration and its complexity.
• SAML/SSO, SCORM export, LMS integrations and workspace collaboration are listed from Business at $149 a month, plus $20 per extra seat.
• Unused credits roll over for one month on monthly billing and are lost when a subscription is cancelled.

CapCut

Multi-track timeline editing

Trim, split and merge clips on a multi-track timeline, change speed from 0.1x to 100x with speed curves, and freeze a frame.

Keyframes, chroma key and stabilization

Keyframe animation, optical-flow slow motion, chroma key and stabilization. The Windows listing marks this set as available in the Pro version only.

Auto captions and text-to-speech

Speech recognition turns dialogue into subtitles, and text-to-speech reads text in multiple languages and voices.

Background removal and AI video

Removes backgrounds automatically. The App Store listing also describes an AI video feature that turns text or images into video.

Effects, filters and music

Hundreds of effects such as Glitch, Blur and 3D, filters that are updated weekly, and a library of music clips and sound effects.

Export and sharing

Choose the export resolution, with 4K 60fps and smart HDR supported, then share the video to social media platforms.

HeyGen

AI avatars

Scripts are delivered by stock video avatars or a custom avatar of yourself, with lip-sync across more than 175 languages and dialects.

Video Agent

Type an idea and get a finished video with presenter footage, motion graphics and B-roll. Every element stays editable afterwards in AI Studio.

AI Studio editor

A text-based editor that directs words, gestures and emotion from the script, with Brand Kit, auto captions and comments for teams.

Video translation

Upload a file or paste a YouTube link to translate a video with cloned voice and lip-sync. Pro adds editing and proofreading of the translated script.

Voice cloning

Clone your voice so avatar and translated videos keep your tone and delivery. Voice cloning is listed from the Creator plan.

API and integrations

Developer APIs for video generation, translation and lip-sync, an MCP server, and direct integrations with tools such as Canva and Adobe Express.

CapCut

• Free$0

  Basic editing, effects, filters and background removal. Auto captions and audio extraction have monthly free-use caps on the desktop app.

• Standard$9.99

  per month, as a US App Store in-app purchase

  Sold in the app as "Standard Monthly Subscription". The store listings do not say what it adds to the free version.

• Pro$19.99

  per month, as a US App Store in-app purchase

  Sold in the app as "Pro Monthly Subscription". The Windows listing marks its advanced editing features as available in the Pro version only.

HeyGen

• Free$0

  Up to 3 videos a month (1 to 3 depending on region) of up to 1 minute each, 500+ stock video avatars, 1 custom video avatar, 1 voice clone and 30+ languages.

• Creator$24

  per month, billed annually ($288); $29 billed monthly

  600 credits a month, videos up to 30 minutes, 1080p export, watermark removal, voice cloning and 175+ languages and dialects.

• Pro$41

  per month, billed annually ($488); $49 billed monthly

  From 1,000 credits a month, with larger credit tiers at higher prices, 4K export and access to all advanced AI models.

• Business$119

  per month, billed annually ($1,428); $149 billed monthly

  1,500 credits, videos up to 60 minutes, 5 or 10 custom video avatars depending on the account, SAML/SSO, SCORM export and collaboration. Extra seats are $20 a month each.

• EnterpriseCustom

  No maximum video duration, multi-workspace management, SCIM provisioning, invoice billing and a dedicated customer success manager.

CapCut

No public discounts listed.

HeyGen

• Annual discount

  Save about 16% to 20% with annual billing

  Creator is $24 a month billed annually ($288) against $29 billed monthly. Pro is $41 against $49, and Business is $119 against $149.