The questions
Six questions live here. Four checked so far.
- Is there an ai that can edit videos?yes
- Is there a website that can summarize youtube videos?yes
- Is there an ai that can create videos?yes
- Is there an ai that can make animated videos?yes
- Is there an ai that can create videos for free?yes
- Is there an ai that can analyze videos?yes
The things
Every thing we've checked here. From 4 checked questions.
Vendors measure free use differently, so we show their own units. Where one of our products fits, it sits in the list with an "ours" label, never forced to the top. Ours: made by the same studio that runs this site.
Website and browser extension that turns a YouTube video into a summary using its transcript.
- Free
- A Free plan is listed; its limits are not spelled out on the pricing page.
- Paid
- from $9 per month billed yearly (Pro)
- Best at
- Batch work: it can summarise several videos at once.
- The catch
- Its summariser page says there are no restrictions, but its pricing page lists a Free plan alongside paid ones without spelling out the limits, so check before relying on it.
- web
- chrome
- edge
Google's AI assistant, which can find a YouTube video and answer questions about it.
- Free
- Free plan with a Google account, per Google's subscriptions page.
- Paid
- from £4.49 per month (Google AI Plus, optional)
- Best at
- Asking follow-up questions about a video, not just getting one summary.
- The catch
- You must be signed in with Activity turned on, and it uses public YouTube information; it is not available in Live chats. The help page does not state caption or length limits.
- web
- ios
- android
YouTube's own conversational AI tool for answering questions about the video you are watching.
- Free
- No charge is mentioned on the help page.
- Paid
- price not checked
- Best at
- Being built into the watch page, so there is nothing to paste.
- The catch
- YouTube's help page describes it as answering questions about a video and suggesting related content, and does not say it produces summaries. It is limited to signed-in users aged 13 or over in supported regions and languages, and is unavailable on YouTube Kids.
- web
- ios
- android
Google's AI notebook tool that works from sources you give it.
- Free
- not verified
- Paid
- price not checked
- Best at
- Working from sources you add.
- The catch
- We could not read its page in detail on 2026-10-02, so its free limits, prices and YouTube support are not verified.
- web
AI video and image generator with a web editor and several video models.
- Free
- $0 plan with 125 one-time credits and 5GB storage, per Runway's pricing page.
- Paid
- from $12 per month (billed annually), Standard plan
- Best at
- Generating video clips with a choice of its own and other models on one plan.
- The catch
- The free plan gives 125 one-time credits, not a monthly allowance, and prices are in US dollars only.
- web
Video generation inside the Gemini app: text or photos to 10-second clips, with audio.
- Free
- No free access for general users, per Google's page; students can unlock it free for one year.
- Paid
- from £4.49 per month (Google AI Plus)
- Best at
- Turning up to five photos into a short video, and editing by conversation.
- The catch
- Needs a paid Google AI plan (students get a free year); the page says Gemini Omni replaces Veo in the Gemini app, so older Veo guides may be out of date.
- web
AI video generator on the web, text and images to short clips.
- Free
- $0 plan with pack credits only and no watermark, per Pika's pricing page.
- Paid
- from $10 per month, Starter
- Best at
- A no-watermark free plan and a cheap entry paid plan.
- The catch
- Commercial use is not included on the Free or Starter plans; it starts on the $35 per month Creator plan.
- web
Creative workspace that runs Luma and third-party image and video models.
- Free
- The pricing page lists paid plans only; no free plan shown.
- Paid
- from $25 per month (billed annually), Plus
- Best at
- Choosing between several video models, including partner models, on one credit balance.
- The catch
- Cost per second varies widely by model, from 4 credits per second up to 280+ with audio, so 10,000 credits go a long way or not far at all. The pricing page lists no free plan.
- web
Turns a business website into a short promo video with music, from a site URL.
- Free
- No free tier; pay per video.
- Paid
- from £9 per video (Short, 15 seconds)
- Best at
- Promo videos for a business: you approve the facts from your own site, pick a style and music, and get MP4s.
- The catch
- Narrow use: it makes promo videos from a business website, not general video from a prompt. Pay per video, with up to 3 free edits per order.
- web
Video and audio editor where you edit by changing the transcript, with an AI co-editor called Underlord.
- Free
- $0 plan: 60 minutes a month, 100 one-time AI credits, 720p with watermark.
- Paid
- from $16 per person per month (billed annually), Hobbyist
- Best at
- Cutting talking-head video by editing text, with filler word removal and Studio Sound.
- The catch
- The free plan exports at 720p with a Descript watermark and gives 1 hour of media a month.
- web
Video editor with AI auto captions, auto cut, background removal and speech tools.
- Free
- Free online use, no card needed; the page says exports have no watermark on the free plan.
- Paid
- price not checked
- Best at
- Quick social video edits with captions and automatic cuts on phone, desktop or in the browser.
- The catch
- The page we read gave no paid plan prices, and we could not read CapCut's terms page, so check both before relying on it commercially.
- web
- desktop
- ios
- android
Turns long videos into short clips with captions and reframing.
- Free
- $0 plan: AI clipping of spoken words, 1080p export, 3-day storage and watermarked caption templates.
- Paid
- from $14.50 per month (billed annually), Pro
- Best at
- Cutting long videos such as podcasts or talks into short social clips.
- The catch
- Free plan clips carry a watermark on caption templates, storage expires after 3 days, and the free plan has no editing: it is aimed at clipping.
- web
Professional video editor with AI features such as text-based editing, Generative Extend and Object Mask.
- Free
- A 7-day free trial is offered.
- Paid
- from £21.98 per month incl. VAT (Annual, billed monthly)
- Best at
- Rough cuts from transcripts, extending clips and auto reframing inside a full editor.
- The catch
- Generative features such as Generative Extend have only limited complimentary usage; it is a full pro editor with a learning curve.
- desktop
- ios
- android
Text or image to video clips, using Adobe's own model and partner models.
- Free
- Free daily generations that reset each day, per Adobe.
- Paid
- from £9.98 per month (Standard)
- Best at
- Short clips that Adobe says are designed to be safe for commercial use when made with its own Firefly Video Model.
- The catch
- Partner models in Firefly have different usage terms, and most models make clips of up to 8 seconds.
- web
Online animation maker with characters, templates and AI video credits.
- Free
- Free plan with watermarked exports and a limited set of premium assets, per the pricing page.
- Paid
- from $15 per month (billed yearly, $180), Basic
- Best at
- Making character-based explainer animations from templates.
- The catch
- The free plan exports with a watermark; the watermark comes off on the paid Basic plan.
- web
Animated video maker aimed at business, training and explainers, with AI avatars and text-to-video.
- Free
- A free trial is mentioned on the pricing page; no details given.
- Paid
- from $58 per month (billed annually), Starter
- Best at
- Business and training animation, with AI avatars, text-to-video, voice cloning and translation into 95 languages.
- The catch
- Priced for teams: Starter is $58 per month on annual billing ($99 monthly), and the page mentions a free trial but gives no details.
- web
AI animation tool built around a 3D character animation library.
- Free
- $0 plan with 20 one-time credits, per Krikey's pricing page.
- Paid
- from $15 per month, Pro
- Best at
- Animating 3D characters, with an AI music video generator on the Pro plan.
- The catch
- Free plan is 20 one-time credits; removing the watermark needs the $15 per month Pro plan.
- web
The answer key
Three honest answers.
yes
yesReal things do this today. Here's the shortlist.
partly
partlyThings exist, but they only do some of it, or not well.
not really
not reallyNothing does this properly. We say so, and point to the nearest fix.