MiniCut vs CapCut
MiniCut and CapCut both turn a written idea into a finished short drama. MiniCut shows the credit cost of every generation on the button before you confirm it, starting at $16/month, with a $2 trial. We have not independently verified CapCut's current pricing.
Side by side
| Row | Minicut | CapCut |
|---|---|---|
| Price shown before you confirm | Yes, on the Generate button | Varies |
| Way in | $2 trial, then $16/mo | not published |
| Cheapest paid plan | $16/mo | not published |
| What one generation costs | $0.17 for a 5-second shot on Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast | not published |
| Cast consistency | Reference-locked, held across episodes | not published |
| Chinese interface | Yes | not published |
Where CapCut is the better choice
CapCut is free to use as a full video editor with no credit card required, and it has an enormous existing user base already familiar with it.
Where Minicut is the better choice
CapCut is an editor: it cuts and arranges footage you already have. It does not write a script, cast characters, or generate shots. Minicut does all three from one written idea, and the cast holds the same face and voice across the whole episode.
Cast consistency, side by side
The same premise, run through both. Both outputs embedded once we have generated them.
This comparison run has not been generated yet.
CapCut does not publish pricing on its own site; the editor itself is free to use, and removing the export watermark is sold in-app. Read on capcut.com, 2026-08-11 and 2026-08-13.
Plans and pricing
Trial
For seeing whether it works
Access to 70+ Models
≈ 15 five-second shots on Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast
≈ 57 images on Seedream 4
$2today
$2 today. After the trial it becomes Plus at $55 a month.
Models and limits
- Every model we carry
- Seedance 2.5 · Seedance 2.0 · Kling v3.0 · Kling 3.0 Turbo · Google Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 Prime · Kling O3 Omni
- Seedance 2.0 Mini · Seedance 1.5 Pro · Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast · 37 more
- New models land here first
- Minicut CLINew
- Agentic EditorNew
- MiniType ChecksNew
- Shot SheetNew
- 3D Scene DirectorNew
- Connect with AgentNew
- Infinite canvasNew
- 6 generations at once
- Agent chat, unlimited
- 1 GB storage
- No watermark
- Top-up credits
Entry
For your first few shorts
350 credits a month
≈ 92 five-second shots on Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast
≈ 333 images on Seedream 4
$12.80/mobilled yearly
Saves $38.40 against monthly
No Seedance 2.5 on this plan. From Plus up.
Models and limits
- Every model we carry
- Every model except the flagship line-up
- Seedance 2.5 · Seedance 2.0 · Kling v3.0 · Kling 3.0 Turbo · Google Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 Prime · Kling O3 Omni
- Seedance 2.0 Mini · Seedance 1.5 Pro · Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast · 37 more
- New models land here first
- Minicut CLINew
- Agentic EditorNew
- MiniType ChecksNew
- Shot SheetNew
- 3D Scene DirectorNew
- Connect with AgentNew
- Infinite canvasNew
- 2 generations at once
- Agent chat, unlimited
- 200 MB storage
- No watermark
- Top-up credits
Plus
For posting every week
1,300 credits a month
≈ 343 five-second shots on Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast
≈ 1,238 images on Seedream 4
$44/mobilled yearly
Saves $132 against monthly
Models and limits
- Every model we carry
- Seedance 2.5 · Seedance 2.0 · Kling v3.0 · Kling 3.0 Turbo · Google Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 Prime · Kling O3 Omni
- Seedance 2.0 Mini · Seedance 1.5 Pro · Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast · 37 more
- New models land here first
- Minicut CLINew
- Agentic EditorNew
- MiniType ChecksNew
- Shot SheetNew
- 3D Scene DirectorNew
- Connect with AgentNew
- Infinite canvasNew
- 6 generations at once
- Agent chat, unlimited
- 1 GB storage
- No watermark
- Top-up credits
Pro
Best valueFor running a channel
3,200 credits a month
≈ 846 five-second shots on Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast
≈ 3,047 images on Seedream 4
$100/mobilled yearly
Saves $300 against monthly
Models and limits
- Every model we carry
- Seedance 2.5 · Seedance 2.0 · Kling v3.0 · Kling 3.0 Turbo · Google Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 Prime · Kling O3 Omni
- Seedance 2.0 Mini · Seedance 1.5 Pro · Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast · 37 more
- New models land here first
- Minicut CLINew
- Agentic EditorNew
- MiniType ChecksNew
- Shot SheetNew
- 3D Scene DirectorNew
- Connect with AgentNew
- Infinite canvasNew
- 8 generations at once
- Agent chat, unlimited
- 5 GB storage
- No watermark
- Top-up credits
Studio
Lowest cost per creditFor a team shipping every day
9,200 credits a month
≈ 2,433 five-second shots on Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast
≈ 8,761 images on Seedream 4
$279.20/mobilled yearly
Saves $837.60 against monthly
Models and limits
- Every model we carry
- Seedance 2.5 · Seedance 2.0 · Kling v3.0 · Kling 3.0 Turbo · Google Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 Prime · Kling O3 Omni
- Seedance 2.0 Mini · Seedance 1.5 Pro · Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast · 37 more
- New models land here first
- Minicut CLINew
- Agentic EditorNew
- MiniType ChecksNew
- Shot SheetNew
- 3D Scene DirectorNew
- Connect with AgentNew
- Infinite canvasNew
- 12 generations at once
- Agent chat, unlimited
- 20 GB storage
- No watermark
- Top-up credits
FAQ
- Can I use MiniCut and CapCut together?
- Yes, they are independent tools; using one does not stop you from using the other.
- How current is the data on this page?
- Every claim about CapCut on this page carries the date it was checked. A field we have not verified reads "not published" rather than a guess.