Editing · Let AI do it

Let AI edit your shorts: what Submagic does, what it costs, and the one catch

You film fast. Editing is what makes you skip a day. Here's what Submagic can take off your plate — cutting pauses and bad takes, zooms, B-roll, clean audio, eye contact — what each one costs, and what to know before you try it.

Creator Autopilot@creator.autopilot · Published Nov 6, 2026

7AI edit tools

1–3credits each

$0to try, no card

Profor most of them

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01Who this is for

You post short-form videos — or you want to post them every day — and filming isn't the problem. Editing is. Cutting the pauses, the restarts and the "um"s, adding zooms so it doesn't feel flat, making the audio sound decent: that's the hour that turns "post today" into "post tomorrow."

This page shows which of those jobs Submagic can take over, what each costs, and what to check before you pay.

02Before you start: trial, renewal, refunds

• Free to try, no card. Submagic's pricing page says "No credit card required."
• The trial can't export (on our account). Pressing Export opened "Your video is ready. Choose a plan to export it." What we saw.
• Plans renew automatically. To stop: your profile → Access Stripe Portal → Manage plan → cancel plan. You can also pause instead.
• No refunds. Submagic's help center says it doesn't offer refunds. If you're unsure, pay monthly for the first month rather than yearly.

03The editing jobs Submagic can take over

This is the AI Tools panel in Submagic's editor, as it appeared on our trial account. Each tool has an Activate button and a credit cost; uploading a video costs 3 credits and exporting is free.

Plan column from Submagic's pricing page (November 6, 2026). Credit costs from the editor and Submagic's credit table.

04Cut pauses and bad takes

This is the edit that eats the most time if you talk to camera. In the editor, Remove Silence is described as "Cut pauses to tighten pacing" and Remove Bad Takes as "Detect and remove repeated takes." The pricing page also lists removing filler words on Pro.

Both are Pro features and cost 2 credits each per video. We haven't run them on our own clip yet, so we can't tell you how well they catch every restart — try them on one real video first.

05Zooms, B-roll and a hook title

AI Auto Zooms ("Auto-zoom on key moments", 1 credit, Pro) keeps a single-camera shot from feeling flat. AI Auto B-rolls ("Swap moments with relevant footage", 2 credits) covers jump cuts; Starter includes free B-roll, Pro adds Storyblocks footage. AI Hook Title (2 credits, Pro) adds a title at the start.

06Sound and eye contact

Clean Audio ("Make your audio sound professional", 2 credits, Pro) is for rooms with echo or background noise. Correct Eye Contact ("Make eyes look at the camera", 3 credits, Pro) is for when you read a script off-camera. Neither is on Starter.

07Captions — the part we've tested

Captions are free in credits and on every plan. On our 26-second test short, they were ready about 16 seconds after we dropped the file in, and you switch the whole style in one click. See the 3-step captions setup with screenshots.

08Which plan fits

Rule of thumb: if captions are all you need, Starter is enough. If the hour you want back is cutting pauses and restarts, it's Pro — and with no refunds, test it on one real clip during the trial before you pay.

We've tested captions and styles on Submagic's free trial. We haven't activated the other AI tools yet, so their descriptions above are Submagic's own; prices and plan details are from Submagic's pricing page and help center, checked November 6, 2026.