Category

Creative media (image, video, audio, 3D)

Art, 3D, voice, and video for makers and creators.

• CapCut

  CA

  Video editor for YouTube, TikTok, and Reels. Pricing lists Free and Pro at $19.99/month.

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  Checked October 16, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · Free templates and basic editing tools.

  From: $19.99/mo

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The free plan includes templates and basic editing for YouTube, TikTok, and Reels.
  • −Weakness. Pro is $19.99 per month, and this is an editor rather than a tool that clips a connected Twitch channel.

• Captions

  CA

  AI video editor and caption tool. The paid Max plan is listed at $24.99/month.

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  Checked October 16, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · Trimming, transitions, and some media library assets.

  From: $24.99/mo

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The free plan includes trimming, transitions, and some media-library assets for captioned social video.
  • −Weakness. The Max plan is $24.99 per month, and it does not clip a live Twitch channel automatically.

• Descript

  DE

  Edit video and audio by editing the transcript. Pricing page included a free-to-start option.

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  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · 60 minutes of media per month.

  From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. You edit video and audio by editing the transcript, and the free plan includes 60 minutes of media per month.
  • −Weakness. Paid samples on the page ran from about $16 to $65, so a single monthly starting price was not clear.

• Eklipse

  EK

  Finds highlight clips from Twitch, YouTube, and Kick streams and exports them vertical.

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  Checked October 16, 2026

  Free tier: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. It connects a Twitch, YouTube, or Kick channel and returns vertical highlight clips for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok.
  • −Weakness. The pricing path we opened redirected to the homepage and did not list a monthly price.

• ElevenLabs

  EL

  Voice and audio generation. The free plan includes 10,000 credits per month.

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  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · 10,000 credits per month.

  From: $6/mo

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The free plan includes 10,000 credits per month for voice and audio, and Starter is $6 per month.
  • −Weakness. It generates voice and audio, so it does not cut video into highlight clips.

• HeyGen

  HE

  Avatar and spokesperson video. Pricing page showed a $0/mo option alongside paid plans.

  Docs checked

  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · 3 videos per month, up to 1 minute each.

  From: $29/mo

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The free plan includes 3 avatar videos per month, up to 1 minute each.
  • −Weakness. Free videos are capped at one minute, and the next plan starts at $29 per month.

• Kapwing

  KA

  Browser editor for trimming, captions, and resizing video into social clips.

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  Checked October 16, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · 10 credits. Watermark. Exports up to 4 minutes at 720p. 5 GB storage.

  From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The free browser plan includes 10 credits for trimming, captions, and resizing video.
  • −Weakness. Free exports are watermarked, limited to 4 minutes at 720p, with 5 GB of storage, and a Pro monthly price was not clearly listed.

• Meshy

  ME

  Text and image to 3D assets. Pricing page showed a $0 option and no-card language.

  Docs checked

  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · No credit card needed.

  From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The pricing page shows a $0 plan and says no credit card is needed to try text-to-3D and image-to-3D.
  • −Weakness. The paid monthly price was shown as animated digits, so a starting price was not confirmed.

• Midjourney

  MI

  Image generation. Official plans we read are paid subscriptions, with no free tier on the comparison.

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  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The plan comparison we read lists Basic at $10, Standard at $30, Pro at $60, and Mega at $120 per month.
  • −Weakness. That official plan comparison lists no free plan, so every plan we read is a paid subscription.

• Opus Clip

  OC

  Cuts long videos into short clips. The free plan lists 60 credits per month.

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  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · 60 credits per month. Watermark. Clips stop being exportable after 3 days.

  From: $15/mo

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The free plan includes 60 credits per month for cutting a long video into short clips.
  • −Weakness. Free clips carry a watermark and stop being exportable after 3 days.

• Pika

  PI

  Generates short videos from prompts, photos, or keyframes. Starter is $10/month.

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  Checked October 16, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · 0 credits per month (packs only). No commercial license.

  From: $10/mo

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. Starter is $10 per month for 900 credits, and Video Studio covers a short clip up to a 30-second multi-shot video.
  • −Weakness. The free plan lists 0 credits per month and no commercial license, so extra use is credit packs.

• Runway

  RU

  Video generation and editing. Pricing page loaded; a free tier was not clearly confirmed.

  Docs checked

  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  From: $12/mo

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The pricing page lists video generation and editing from $12 per month.
  • −Weakness. A free tier was not clearly shown on that page, so it stays unconfirmed.

• Scenario

  SC

  Game art generation. The pricing page we checked mentions a free plan.

  Docs checked

  Checked October 15, 2026

  Free tier: Yes · 50 free daily credits.

  From: $15/mo

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. The free plan includes 50 credits per day for game art, and the paid plan starts at $15 per month.
  • −Weakness. It generates images and style sets, not 3D meshes.

• StreamLadder

  ST

  Edits Twitch, YouTube, and Kick clips into vertical Shorts, Reels, and TikToks.

  Docs checked

  Checked October 16, 2026

  Free tier: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)

  Checked October 16, 2026

  • +Strength. It reframes Twitch, YouTube, and Kick clips into vertical Shorts, Reels, and TikToks.
  • −Weakness. It does not find the highlight inside a full VOD by itself, and the pricing page did not list a monthly price.