Vidmoat is a hosted AI video editor that combines chat-style editing with a proper timeline. You describe the edit you want — trim the pauses, add captions, tighten the pacing — and the AI applies it on a real, reviewable timeline you can still adjust by hand before rendering an MP4. It runs in the browser, through a Telegram bot (@vidmoat_bot) and over MCP, so you can drive edits from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor, and on paid plans a server-side agent keeps working after you close the tab.
The free Hobby plan is genuinely usable for testing: 40 AI credits a month, three projects, eight 720p exports, auto-captions, and a small watermark plus a two-second end card. Creator ($19/month) unlocks 4K exports without branding, unlimited projects, AI voiceovers, stickers, pro effects and stock media with 1,500 credits; Studio ($49/month) adds AI image and video generation, personal API keys and 6,000 credits. If you only need it for one project, Creator day passes start at $2.99, and yearly billing saves 20%.
Our editor score is 4.3/5 in Video. Pick Vidmoat if you like editing by instruction but don’t want to give up timeline control; stick with CapCut or Descript if you need a large template library or transcript-first podcast editing.
| Plan | Price | What's Included |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $0 | 40 AI credits/month, 3 projects, 8 exports/month up to 720p, auto-captions, small watermark |
| Creator | $19/month | 1,500 credits, 4K exports without watermark, unlimited projects, AI voiceovers, pro effects, stock media |
| Studio | $49/month | 6,000 credits, AI image and video generation, personal API keys, 5 concurrent renders |