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Updated May 2026

CutDeck vs AutoCut

AutoCut and CutDeck are the closest matchup on the Premiere plugin shelf right now. They overlap on silence cutting, subtitles, viral clips, and profanity censor. They diverge in two big places: AutoCut has more total tools (zoom, b-rolls, repeat-take detection, chapters, resize) but tier-gates them behind its $19.80/mo AI plan. CutDeck is flat $7.99/mo, includes emotion-matched music and sound effects, but is Premiere-only.

Numbers pulled from autocut.com, May 2026.

TL;DR

Feature-by-feature

CutDeck AutoCut
Monthly price $7.99/moAll features, one tier $9.90/mo Basic
$19.80/mo AI plan $14.90/mo on annual
Free trial 7 daysCard required 14 daysNo card required
Host editors Premiere Pro 15+ Premiere Pro 2023+, DaVinci Resolve 18.6+
Auto silence cutting ✓ Built inPer-track control, threshold, padding ✓ AutoCut SilencesIncluded in Basic and AI plan
Auto subtitles ✓ Built inWhisper, local, profanity censor, ALL CAPS ✓ AutoCaptionsAI plan only. Includes translation.
Multi-cam speaker switching ✓ Built inPer-track POV mapping ✓ AutoCut PodcastAI plan only
Viral clip detection ✓ Built inPicks moments, builds vertical sequences ✓ AutoViralAI plan only
Profanity censor ✓ Built in ✓ AutoProfanity FilterAI plan only
Emotion-matched music ✓ Built inEmotion-matched, auto-ducked Not in AutoCut
Emotion-matched sound effects ✓ Built inEmotion-matched, no cloud Not in AutoCut
Speaker PNG overlays ✓ Built inEmotion variants per speaker Not in AutoCut
Smart zoom Not in CutDeck ✓ AutoZoomAI plan only
B-roll insertion Not in CutDeck ✓ AutoB-RollsStoryBlocks. AI plan only.
Duplicate take detection Not in CutDeck ✓ AutoCut RepeatAI plan only
YouTube chapters Not in CutDeck ✓ AutoChaptersAI plan only
Social-format resize ~ Via viral clip output ✓ AutoResizeAI plan only
Subtitle translation Not yet ✓ AutoCaptions
DaVinci Resolve support Not yet ✓ Yes
Local processing ✓ Everything localNo cloud upload of footage ~ MixedSome features use cloud APIs

When each one wins

Pick AutoCut if…

  • You edit in DaVinci Resolve. CutDeck doesn't run there.
  • You need smart zoom, b-roll insertion from StoryBlocks, duplicate-take detection, YouTube chapters, or social resize. CutDeck doesn't have those.
  • You need subtitle translation. CutDeck doesn't translate yet.
  • You want a 14-day trial with no card upfront before deciding.

Pick CutDeck if…

  • You want everything in one tier for less than AutoCut's cheapest plan.
  • You want Emotion-matched music and sound effects picked from your transcript. AutoCut doesn't have either at any price.
  • You want speaker PNG overlays with emotion variants. AutoCut doesn't do that.
  • You care about everything running locally. CutDeck processes on your machine, no footage uploads.

The pricing math

AutoCut Basic at $9.90/mo only covers silence cutting. To match the feature surface most people actually want, you need the AI plan at $19.80/mo monthly or $14.90/mo on annual billing.

A year of AutoCut AI is $237.60 monthly or $178.80 annual. A year of CutDeck is $95.88. That's $141.72 less (monthly billing) or $82.92 less (annual).

Where AutoCut wins on value: if you specifically need smart zoom, b-rolls, or repeat-take detection, you can't get those from CutDeck at any price. The AI plan is the only way to get them. The same is true the other direction: if you want emotion-matched music or sound effects in your timeline, CutDeck is the only one of the two that ships them.

Try CutDeck for 7 days

Free for the first week, $7.99/mo after that. Every feature unlocked. No tier upgrades to think about.

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