Most comparisons in this category line up the same six talking-head plugins. AutoEdit is the odd one out, and it is worth understanding why before you compare it on price.
Written by the EditBuddy team — and for most of this article we are not the alternative, because we do not do beat-synced music video editing at all.
What Eleven Percent actually sells
| Product | What it does | Price | Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AutoEdit — Music Video | Cuts to the beat, adds VFX and camera shakes, drops bad takes | $179.99 one-time | Premiere, After Effects, Sony Vegas, Final Cut, Resolve |
| AutoEdit — Event Recap | Syncs footage to a music track, picks B-roll, pulls highlight quotes from interviews | $179.99 one-time | Premiere, After Effects, Sony Vegas, Final Cut, Resolve |
| AutoEdit — Creator Mode | Silences, filler words, repeats, highlight extraction, MOGRT captions | From $19.99 (preorder) | Premiere Pro |
| B-Roll Selectr | Trims shaky, unstable and unusable B-roll automatically | Listed from $0.00 | Premiere Pro |
Prices verified against each vendor’s own pricing page on 27 July 2026. This category changes fast — check the vendor before you buy.
1. The music video and event recap modes have no direct competitor
Nothing in the FireCut / AutoCut / Phantom cluster cuts a music video to the beat, adds camera shake, or assembles an event recap from a pile of handheld footage and a music track. Those are genuinely different problems, and AutoEdit is one of very few tools attacking them inside an NLE rather than in a web app.
If that is your work — wedding films, festival recaps, brand event content, music promos — the comparison you should be running is AutoEdit against editing it by hand, not AutoEdit against a silence remover. At $179.99 once, the payback maths on a single event recap is usually obvious.
The same logic covers B-Roll Selectr, which automatically trims shaky and unusable B-roll. That is a real, unglamorous, time-consuming job and almost nobody else automates it.
2. Creator Mode is the one that competes — and it is early
Creator Mode does the familiar talking-head pass: removes silences and filler words, understands delivery and pacing rather than just word matching, extracts highlights for short-form, and generates MOGRT captions in Premiere. On paper it sits directly against FireCut, AutoCut, Phantom and EditBuddy.
Two things to weigh before buying it:
- It is priced by processing minutes, not by month. Creator Basic is $9.99 for 90 minutes of processing; Creator Pro is $109 for 1,200 minutes. That is a genuinely good model for occasional or seasonal work — you are not paying in months where you do not edit.
- The one-time pricing is a preorder, not the final model. Eleven Percent state plainly that Creator Mode will become a subscription after the preorder phase. Buying now locks the discounted rate; buying later means the recurring model. Beta access was slated for May 2026 with launch following in June.
Eleven Percent also state there are no refunds, as is common for digital products. On an early-stage tool that is worth registering before you spend $109.
3. How it stacks up on talking-head work
| AutoEdit Creator | FireCut | AutoCut | Phantom Editor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Per processing minute (preorder); subscription planned | Subscription | Subscription | Lifetime + subscription mix |
| Maturity | Preorder / beta stage | Established | Established | Established |
| Silence + fillers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Captions | MOGRT captions | 50+ languages | AutoCaptions | Banshee Captioner |
| Multicam podcast | No | Yes | Yes | Wraith, sold separately |
| Free tier | No | 7-day trial | AutoCut has a 14-day trial, no card | Three free tools |
4. The sensible way to buy across all of this
These products are not substitutes, so the stack that actually makes sense for a mixed workload is usually two tools, not one:
- Music videos or event recaps: AutoEdit's dedicated modes. Nothing else does this job.
- Weekly talking-head, podcast or YouTube work: one of the established suites, where the workflow is proven and there is a trial to test it on your own footage.
- Both: buy AutoEdit once for the event work, and run a subscription tool for the weekly grind. Total cost is lower than trying to force either one to cover the other.
For the weekly-grind half of that, EditBuddy covers silence, retakes, fillers, captions, B-roll, auto zoom, podcast multicam and long-form to Shorts in a single panel, with B-roll included rather than requiring a Storyblocks subscription. It does not do beat-synced music video editing, and it is not trying to.
Frequently confused: AutoEdit vs AutoCut
The names are close enough that people mix them up constantly. They are unrelated companies. AutoCut (autocut.com) is a subscription suite of ten talking-head tools for Premiere and DaVinci Resolve. AutoEdit (elevenpercent.net) is a one-time-purchase tool whose flagship modes edit music videos and event recaps. If you searched for one and landed on the other, that is why.
For the weekly talking-head grind
EditBuddy includes a 7-day free trial with 100 AI minutes and no credit card, then Pro at $19/mo (400 AI minutes) or Max at $39/mo (1,000 AI minutes). Silence, retakes, fillers, captions, B-roll, zoom, multicam and Shorts in one Premiere Pro panel.
View plans & start free →Frequently asked questions
What is Eleven Percent AutoEdit?
AutoEdit is a plugin from Eleven Percent that automates editing inside your NLE. Its flagship modes handle music videos (cutting to the beat, adding VFX and camera shakes) and event recaps (syncing footage to a music track, selecting B-roll, pulling highlight quotes). A newer Creator Mode handles talking-head work: silences, filler words, repeats, highlights and MOGRT captions.
Is AutoEdit the same as AutoCut?
No, they are unrelated companies with confusingly similar names. AutoCut (autocut.com) is a subscription suite of ten talking-head tools for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve. AutoEdit (elevenpercent.net) is a one-time purchase whose main modes edit music videos and event recaps.
How much does AutoEdit cost?
As of July 2026: the Music Video and Event Recap modes are $179.99 each as a one-time purchase, reduced from $449.99. Creator Mode starts from $19.99, with Creator Basic at $9.99 for 90 processing minutes and Creator Pro at $109 for 1,200 minutes. B-Roll Selectr is listed from $0.00. Check the vendor directly, as preorder pricing is time-limited.
Will AutoEdit Creator Mode stay a one-time purchase?
No. Eleven Percent state that Creator Mode will transition into a subscription product after the preorder phase. Buying during preorder locks in the discounted one-time rate. Beta access was slated for May 2026 with launch following in June, so it is an earlier-stage product than FireCut, AutoCut or Phantom Editor.
Should I choose AutoEdit over FireCut or AutoCut?
They mostly solve different problems. If you edit music videos or event recaps, AutoEdit's dedicated modes have no real competitor and the comparison is against editing by hand. If you edit podcasts or weekly talking-head content, the established suites are the safer choice today because the workflow is proven and each offers a trial. Editors doing both often buy AutoEdit once and run a subscription tool alongside it.
Which NLEs does AutoEdit support?
The Music Video and Event Recap modes list support for Premiere Pro, After Effects, Sony Vegas, Final Cut and DaVinci Resolve. Creator Mode is Premiere Pro only, as is B-Roll Selectr. Confirm host support for the specific mode you are buying before you purchase, since it varies by product.