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CapCut vs Adobe Premiere
CapCut scores higher overall (8.3 vs 7.4), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose CapCut if…
Social creators who want a free, full-featured editor on every device
8.3/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Adobe Premiere if…
Professional editors who need precise control plus time-saving AI
7.4/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| CapCut | Adobe Premiere | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.3/10 | 7.4/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 | #7 of 10 |
| Price | Freemium · from $19.99/month | Paid · from $22.99/month |
| Free version | Full editor with 1080p export; some templates and exports add a watermark | 7-day free trial; the mobile app is a free download |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Desktop app | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| Made by | ByteDance | Adobe |
| Edit quality | 8 | 9 |
| Ease of use | 9 | 6 |
| Features | 7 | 7.5 |
| Value for money | 8.5 | 6 |
| Platforms | 10 | 8 |
CapCut: what the AI does
- Auto-captions and caption translation
- AI voices and voice effects
- Vocal isolation (Pro)
- Camera tracking and flicker removal (Pro)
- Script-to-video and templates
- Generous free plan
- Apps on every platform
- Huge template and effects library
- Very easy to learn
- Its terms give CapCut a broad, perpetual licence to content you upload
- Best AI tools sit behind Pro
- Android rating is low (3.6)
Adobe Premiere: what the AI does
- Generative Extend (Firefly)
- Object Mask with tracking
- Text-based editing
- Colour match
- Enhance speech and audio tagging
- Automatic captions
- Most powerful editor in this list
- Generative Extend fixes short clips and awkward cuts
- Works with Photoshop and After Effects
- Now has well-rated mobile apps
- Subscription only, and the priciest here
- Steep learning curve
- Only 25 generative credits on the single-app plan