
InVideo
AI video creation for marketers.
About InVideo
InVideo's core idea is an editing agent that actually watches your footage. You upload clips, and the agent logs every one of them in memory, so you can find a moment later by describing it instead of scrubbing through hours of takes. From there, you describe the edit in plain words. The agent carries it out on a real multitrack timeline, and you can take over at any frame. The company's workflow is four steps: upload footage, describe edit, review cut, export. One direction can apply across every shot on the timeline, from cutting pauses to matching the look, which is the part that saves you the most time.
The more unusual mechanic is "bring your own agents." InVideo lets you connect an outside agent to its editor, and the site shows Claude Cowork trimming a cold open, ChatGPT Codex grading to golden hour, Grok ducking music under a voiceover and Gemini writing captions, all live on the timeline while you watch. You can also build custom agents for specific roles like cinematographer, colorist, sound designer or music designer. Around that sit the usual production tools: script writing with an AI co-writer, storyboarding that turns a script into a shot-by-shot plan, and a multiplayer mode with live cursors and comments for real-time collaboration. InVideo pitches the timeline as "Premiere Pro with full AI," which sets a high bar.
Generation runs on credits, and the models are third-party: Nano Banana Pro, Seedance 2.0 Fast and Mini, Seedance 2.5 on higher plans, plus image models like Ideogram 4.5. That's where you'll want to read carefully. The Starter plan's 400 credits a month works out to roughly 15 Seedance 2 fast videos, and it only includes the Lite version of the frontier agents and Agent Two. It's a genuinely interesting take on AI editing, but the useful version of it sits above the entry tier.
Key features
Footage memory
The editing agent watches every uploaded clip and logs it, so you can find any moment by describing it in plain language.
Batch edits from one instruction
You give the agent a single direction and it applies it to every shot on the timeline, such as cutting pauses or matching the look across forty clips.
Bring your own agent
You can connect Claude Cowork, ChatGPT Codex, Grok or Gemini to the editor and watch them trim, grade, mix and caption directly on your timeline.
Custom role agents
You can build your own agents to fill roles like scriptwriter, cinematographer, sound designer, music designer or colorist.
Multiplayer editing
Up to 5 seats can collaborate in real time with live cursors and threaded comments, even on the Starter plan.
Script and storyboard tools
You can write scripts with an AI co-writer and turn any script or idea into a shot-by-shot storyboard before generating anything.
Best for
- editors drowning in raw footage they need to search fast
- social teams cutting one idea into dozens of vertical versions
- small production teams who already work with Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini agents
- ad teams producing the same brief across many formats
- microdrama and series creators who need character consistency
Skip if
- Skip it if you need heavy video generation on a budget, since Starter's 400 credits only cover about 15 Seedance 2 fast videos a month
- Skip it if you want the newest models on the entry plan, because Starter has no access to Seedance 2.5 or full Seedance 2.0
- Skip it if you need to bring in outside reviewers on the cheapest plan, as Starter doesn't allow guest seats
Pros & cons
Pros
- Footage memory is a real time saver: describing a moment beats scrubbing through hours of takes
- Edits land on an actual multitrack timeline you can take over at any frame, not a black-box render
- Connecting outside agents like Claude Cowork, ChatGPT Codex, Grok and Gemini is rare in video editors
- Starter still includes the full timeline editor, color, audio and 3D tools, 200 GB storage and multiplayer for up to 5 seats
- SOC 2 and GDPR compliance makes it easier to justify for client or enterprise work
Cons
- Starter limits frontier agents and Agent Two to Lite versions, so the headline agentic features are watered down at entry level
- 400 credits a month burns fast: InVideo itself says that's roughly 15 Seedance 2 fast videos
- The site leans hard on rotating promos (unlimited Nano Banana for 30 days, extra discounts after signup), which makes the steady-state value harder to judge
- Credit costs per action and higher-tier plan details are thin in the scraped pages, so you'll likely need to sign up to see the full picture
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $10 per seat/mo billed annually ($20/mo monthly) | 400 credits per seat/mo (about 160 Nano Banana Pro generations or 15 Seedance 2 fast videos), full timeline editor, color, audio and 3D tools, multiplayer editing up to 5 seats, Lite frontier agents and Agent Two, Seedance 2.0 Fast and 2.0 Mini, 100 premium stock footage, 200 GB storage. No guest seats, no Seedance 2.5. |
Frequently asked questions
How does InVideo's editing agent actually work?
It watches every clip you upload and logs it in memory, then carries out edits you describe in plain words on a multitrack timeline. You can take over manually at any frame, which makes it closer to Premiere Pro with an assistant than a one-click generator.
Can I use my own AI agent with InVideo?
Yes. InVideo shows Claude Cowork, ChatGPT Codex, Grok and Gemini connected to its editor, handling tasks like trimming, color grading, ducking music and writing captions.
What do I get on the Starter plan?
Starter is listed at $10 per seat per month billed annually ($20 monthly), with 400 credits per seat, 200 GB storage, 100 premium stock footage items and multiplayer editing for up to 5 seats. Agents are Lite only and there's no Seedance 2.5 access.
How far do 400 credits go?
InVideo says 400 credits equals about 160 Nano Banana Pro generations or roughly 15 Seedance 2 fast videos. If you generate a lot of video, you'll hit that ceiling quickly.
How does InVideo compare to Descript?
Descript is built around editing video through a transcript, while InVideo focuses on agents that understand footage and apply edits across many shots. InVideo also adds video and image generation through models like Seedance and Nano Banana, which Descript isn't centered on.
How InVideo compares
InVideo vs Descript
Pick Descript if your work is mostly talking-head or podcast footage you want to edit via transcript, and InVideo if you want agents that search footage and batch-apply edits across many shots.
InVideo vs Runway
Runway is the stronger choice if generation is the main job, while InVideo makes more sense when you're editing real footage on a timeline and only generating some shots.
InVideo vs CapCut
CapCut is cheaper and faster for quick social clips, but it doesn't offer InVideo's footage memory or the ability to plug in agents like Claude or Gemini.
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