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A Magic Editor video costs about $4.48: 280 credits on the $19.99-a-month Lite plan
If you mean Google's Magic Editor, the photo tool, it's free in Google Photos with 10 saves a month (Google, April 2024). Cutroom's Magic Editor edits videos: one up to a minute long costs 280 credits, about $4.48 on the $19.99-a-month Lite plan.
In short
- A Magic Editor video up to a minute long costs 280 credits, about $4.48 on Lite, Cutroom's $19.99-a-month plan: 250 for the first edit by Jacob, Cutroom's AI editor, and 30 for the export.
- Each change you ask Jacob for in the chat costs 40 credits, about 64 cents. Rebuilding the video in another of the four styles costs 120, and a question that changes nothing is free, up to 20 a day.
- The export costs 30 credits for each minute or part of a minute, so a 50-second video costs 30 to export and a 1:20 video costs 60.
- Tapping words to cut them, changing the accent colour, swapping or turning off the music, undo and exporting the same version again cost nothing.
- The free plan gives 600 credits for your first video, and Lite's 1,250 credits a month buy 4 videos at 280 each.
- credits, about $4.48 on Lite, for a video up to a minute long
- 280
- credits, about 64 cents, for each change you ask Jacob for
- 40
- credits for a question, up to 20 a day
- 0
How much does a Magic Editor video cost?
You pay for the Magic Editor in credits, and your first video is free. Lite, Cutroom's smallest paid plan, gives you 1,250 credits for $19.99 a month, so one credit is about 1.6 cents.
For comparison, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics puts a film and video editor's median pay at $75,420 a year (May 2025). That's about $36 an hour, so one hour of an editor's pay buys about 8 short Magic Editor videos.
- Each change you ask Jacob for costs about 64 cents.
- The export costs 30 credits for each minute or part of a minute, so a video of 1:20 costs 60 to export.
- Jacob's first edit normally takes 10 to 15 minutes, and you get an email when it's ready.
What one Magic Editor video costs, by length
With no paid changes, in dollars at Lite's price per credit. Arithmetic from the price list, not a usage figure.
| Length of the finished video | First edit | Export | Total | About, on Lite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 1:00 | 250 | 30 | 280 | $4.48 |
| 1:01 to 2:00 | 250 | 60 | 310 | $4.96 |
| 2:01 to 3:00 | 250 | 90 | 340 | $5.44 |
Length of the finished video: Up to 1:00
- First edit
- 250
- Export
- 30
- Total
- 280
- About, on Lite
- $4.48
Length of the finished video: 1:01 to 2:00
- First edit
- 250
- Export
- 60
- Total
- 310
- About, on Lite
- $4.96
Length of the finished video: 2:01 to 3:00
- First edit
- 250
- Export
- 90
- Total
- 340
- About, on Lite
- $5.44
What each step costs in credits
You pay when Jacob, the AI editor, does the work: the first edit, a change and a new style. Writing out what you said, answering your questions and the fixes you make yourself cost nothing.
Magic Editor prices, step by step
The Send button tells you which one you are sending: a free question or a 40-credit change.
| Step | Credits | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Uploading your clip | 0 | Cutroom writes out what you said while you pick a style. You need at least 100 credits in your balance to upload, but none are taken. |
| Pressing "Make my video" | 250 | Jacob's whole first edit: the cuts, captions, b-roll and music. It normally takes 10 to 15 minutes, and you get an email when it's ready. |
| A question to Jacob | 0 | An answer, up to 20 a day |
| A message that changes the video | 40 | A new version with the change |
| A switch to another style | 120 | The edit rebuilt in that style; the old version stays |
| Export | 30 for each minute or part of one | A vertical MP4, 1080 by 1920 |
| The same version exported again | 0 | The same file, ready to download |
Step: Uploading your clip
- Credits
- 0
- What you get
- Cutroom writes out what you said while you pick a style. You need at least 100 credits in your balance to upload, but none are taken.
Step: Pressing "Make my video"
- Credits
- 250
- What you get
- Jacob's whole first edit: the cuts, captions, b-roll and music. It normally takes 10 to 15 minutes, and you get an email when it's ready.
Step: A question to Jacob
- Credits
- 0
- What you get
- An answer, up to 20 a day
Step: A message that changes the video
- Credits
- 40
- What you get
- A new version with the change
Step: A switch to another style
- Credits
- 120
- What you get
- The edit rebuilt in that style; the old version stays
Step: Export
- Credits
- 30 for each minute or part of one
- What you get
- A vertical MP4, 1080 by 1920
Step: The same version exported again
- Credits
- 0
- What you get
- The same file, ready to download
How Cutroom's Magic Editor edits a video like this
Jacob is the AI editor inside Cutroom's Magic Editor: it edits your video for you, then changes it when you ask in a chat.
The 4 styles, as example edits
Steps
Three steps, four angles
Skit
Hook, hard stop, demo card
Verdict
The tester's verdict
Poster
Typography does the talking
Hover or tap an example to play it, without sound. These are example edits of each style; the presenters in them are generated with AI.
- Your take: one video of you talking, up to 3 minutes
- Your style: one of 4: Steps, Skit, Verdict or Poster
- Your files: screenshots, a screen recording or a logo, if you have them
- Your goal: what the video is for, in a few words, if you like
- Jacob makes it: normally 10 to 15 minutes, and you get an email
- Your edit: ask Jacob for changes in a chat, then export
Then you ask Jacob, for example
- “Make this about 10 seconds shorter”
- “Put a clip on the strongest sentence”
- “Change the music to something calmer”
Each change is a new version, and going back is free. First cut 250 credits, each change 40, questions free, export 30 credits per started minute.
One example video, priced step by step
This example follows one 50-second clip from the first edit to the download. It's made in Poster, one of the Magic Editor's four styles, which sets big words on screen and needs no screenshots.
Jacob adds big words, a neon number, a stock clip and music. Then the florist asks for two changes in the chat, and here's what each step costs.
- Jacob's first edit costs 250 credits.
- Asking Jacob "What does a change cost?" costs nothing.
- "Turn the music down a bit" makes a second version for 40 credits. Making the music quieter has to go through Jacob, because the free music setting can only swap the track or switch it off.
- "Make this about 10 seconds shorter" makes a third version for another 40 credits.
- Exporting that third version, which is under a minute, costs 30 credits.
- That is 360 credits in all, about $5.76 on Lite. Going back to an earlier version, or exporting the same version again later, costs nothing.
A florist's 50-second tip: what Jacob adds, and the two changes asked for
Arithmetic from the price list, not a usage figure.
Drawing of an example clip, not a customer video
Before · the clip as filmed
A 50-second phone video of a wedding florist talking to camera
“Um, so, most couples book their wedding flowers way too late. Like, … (pause) Book three months out and you get first pick of the season.”
struck through = what Jacob cuts
After · Jacob's first edit, Poster style
“Most couples book their wedding flowers way too late. Book three months out and you get first pick of the season.”
- On “late”: the word stacked big in your accent colour
- On “three”: the number set in neon
- On “season”: a stock clip of flowers in a shop window
- Under the whole video: quiet music under your voice
Then you ask Jacob
- “Turn the music down a bit”v2the same edit with quieter music, for 40 credits
- “Make this about 10 seconds shorter”v3the same edit, about 10 seconds shorter, for 40 credits
What you can do for free after the first edit
These never touch your credits, so you can try them freely. Questions to Jacob are free too, up to 20 a day.
- You can tap words in the written-out text of what you said, shown next to the video, to cut them or bring them back.
- You can fix a word the captions got wrong. The captions change and your voice stays as it is.
- You can change the accent colour, swap the music for another track or turn it off, turn the on-screen text on or off, and tell it to keep the pauses in your speech instead of shortening them.
- You can undo, or go back to any earlier version.
- You can export a version again after you have exported it once.
How many videos the free plan and each plan buy
Every plan comes with credits, and the Magic Editor spends them. At 280 credits for a short video with no paid changes, this is how many videos each plan buys.
- Your first video is free, no card, and you have 7 days to make it. It carries a Cutroom mark; Lite at $19.99/month removes it.
- The 600 free credits cover the first edit and the export with 320 left, enough for 8 changes at 40 credits each.
- Videos from a paid plan carry no Cutroom mark.
- A top-up of 2,500 credits costs $39.99.
What each plan buys in Magic Editor videos
Arithmetic, not a usage figure. Paid changes and longer exports mean fewer videos.
| Plan | Price | Credits | Videos at 280 credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0, no card | 600, once | 1, your free video |
| Lite | $19.99 a month | 1,250 a month | 4 |
| Basic | $39.99 a month | 2,500 a month | 8 |
| Premium | $79.99 a month | 5,000 a month | 17 |
Plan: Free
- Price
- $0, no card
- Credits
- 600, once
- Videos at 280 credits
- 1, your free video
Plan: Lite
- Price
- $19.99 a month
- Credits
- 1,250 a month
- Videos at 280 credits
- 4
Plan: Basic
- Price
- $39.99 a month
- Credits
- 2,500 a month
- Videos at 280 credits
- 8
Plan: Premium
- Price
- $79.99 a month
- Credits
- 5,000 a month
- Videos at 280 credits
- 17
When your credits come back
You don't pay for work that didn't happen. In each of these cases your credits come back, or they're never taken.
- If your clip can't be read, the video isn't made and nothing is charged.
- If the first edit fails, the 250 credits come back.
- If a message meant as a change ends up changing nothing, the 40 credits come back.
- If you stop Jacob while it works, nothing changes and your credits come back, unless the app says that step can no longer be stopped.
- If a style switch hasn't started within four minutes, it stops by itself and the 120 credits come back.
Questions people ask
- How much does the Magic Editor cost?
- About $4.48 a video on Lite. A video up to a minute long costs 280 credits, and Lite is $19.99 a month for 1,250 credits, enough for 4 such videos. Your first video is free.
- What does Google's Magic Editor cost?
- Nothing, says Google's own April 2024 announcement: it's free in Google Photos, with 10 saves a month. A Pixel phone or a Google One Premium plan of 2 TB or more lifts that limit. It's a photo tool, a different product from Cutroom's Magic Editor, which edits videos of you talking.
- Is the Magic Editor free?
- Your first video is free, no card, and you have 7 days to make it. It carries a Cutroom mark; Lite at $19.99/month removes it. The 600 free credits also leave room for a few changes before you export.
- Do I pay for every change?
- Only for changes Jacob makes from a chat message, at 40 credits each, about 64 cents on Lite. Tapping words, the settings, undo and going back a version cost nothing, and so do questions, up to 20 a day.
- What does exporting cost?
- 30 credits for each minute or part of a minute of the finished video. A video up to a minute long costs 30 to export, one of 1:01 to 2:00 costs 60, and exporting the same version again costs nothing.
- What if I don't like Jacob's first edit?
- Ask for a change in the chat for 40 credits, or fix it yourself for free by tapping words, changing the settings or going back a version. A switch to another style costs 120 credits and keeps the old version.
- How many Magic Editor videos does a plan buy?
- At 280 credits a video, Lite buys 4 a month, Basic 8 and Premium 17. Every paid change or longer export means fewer.
Film one clip and try it. Your first video is free, and the 600 free credits leave room for a few changes.