Compared September 2026
Cliplala vs Short AI
Short AI is a faceless-video generator with an auto clip tool bolted on, all metered in credits, plus a separate scheduler plan. Cliplala only does the clipping, priced in hours of source video, with seats included and a queue to 10+ platforms through Schedulala. Here is the whole picture, including where Short AI wins.
60 minutes of video free. No credit card.
Pick Short AI if
- You want faceless videos, Reddit stories, AI dialogues and fake text threads as well as clips
- You want a free scheduler for three channels
- You want 32+ languages
Pick Cliplala if
- You want to pay by hours of source video, with the same unit on every plan and no credit table
- You want more clipping for the money: our Lite is 4 hours for $14, Short AI Basic is 80 minutes for $19
- You want to try clipping free: Short AI publishes no free clipping credits
- You share one plan with a few friends and want seats included
- You want one queue to 10+ platforms rather than a second plan for scheduling
- You clip gameplay or streams and want the game and your cam on screen together
Pricing
What your money buys
Short AI sells credits that every tool shares, and auto clip costs 20 a minute. We sell hours. The rows below put both in the same words so you can do the sum once.
$14 a month
4 hours of video
$19 a month
Basic, 1,600 credits: up to 80 minutes of auto clip if you use nothing else
$10.50 a month
25% off yearly, on every plan
$19 a month
Their yearly toggle shows the same price on Basic; Pro drops to $25.50
$28 a month
8 hours, 3 seats
$30 a month
Pro, 3,600 credits: up to 180 minutes of auto clip. $25.50 a month paid yearly
Hours of video you send
Credits shared by every tool
Auto clip 20 a minute, captions 30 a minute, a faceless video 20
60 minutes of video, once
Watermark. Your shorts stay and you can download them.
Not published for clipping
The homepage says start for free; the pricing page lists no free credits. The scheduler has a free tier
Never
Not on free, not after you cancel
Not published
Included
Lite 1, Starter 3, Creator 3, Pro 4, Studio 10
Not published
Short AI prices read from their own site on 2026-09-09. Ours come from the same file as our pricing page.
Feature by feature
What each one does, and on which plan.
Only things that ship today, on both sides. Where Short AI has something we do not, the row says so.
Paste a link or upload a file
Upload
Up to 300 MB, 500 MB on Enterprise. Link import is not listed
None on paid plans
Not published
Uploads are capped by file size
Yes, ranked 1 to 100
Finds hooks, insights and reactions
No score is listed
Yes
Not listed
Pick a length or let the AI choose
Not listed
Yes, before you see them
Bad cuts are re-snapped or removed
Not listed
Yes
Yes
Yes
Faces are measured, not guessed
Not listed
Yes, decided every second
Splits when both matter, solo when one does
Not listed
10 styles, each word lights up as it is said
Auto captions
32+ languages; captions cost 30 credits a minute
No
Yes, on every plan
Basic voice on Basic, Pro voice on Pro and up
10+ through Schedulala
Connect your channels inside Cliplala. No second account
4 on the plan cards, 7 on the homepage
Cards: TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook. Homepage adds X, LinkedIn, Pinterest
Every paid plan
Through Schedulala
A separate Channel Plan
Free for 3 channels at 3 posts a day; $15 a month for unlimited, $5 per extra channel
Switching
Moving over takes an afternoon.
- 1
Try 60 minutes free
Paste a link or drop a file. Your first 60 minutes of video run free with a small Cliplala watermark, and you can post or download the shorts. No card.
- 2
Connect your channels in Schedulala
Posting goes through Schedulala, built in. You connect your channels inside Cliplala once, and every short can queue to all of them. There is no second account to open.
- 3
Turn credits into hours
Short AI's auto clip is 20 credits a minute, so Basic's 1,600 credits is 80 minutes if you clip and nothing else. Pick the Cliplala rung by the hours of video you send a month; seats come with it.
Questions people ask before switching
Is Cliplala cheaper than Short AI?
Yes, per minute of clipping. Short AI Basic is $19 for up to 80 minutes of auto clip. Our Lite is $14 for 4 hours, or $10.50 paid yearly. Short AI's credits are also shared with its faceless videos and captions, so the 80 minutes shrink the moment you use anything else.
What is a source-hour?
One hour of the video you send us. A 75-minute podcast is 1.25 hours. It is the only unit we use, on every plan.
What does Short AI have that you do not?
Faceless videos from scripts, Reddit posts and dialogues with AI voices, 32+ languages, and a free scheduler for three channels. If you need those, Short AI is the better pick today.
Do my shorts expire if I stop paying?
No. Shorts are yours on every plan, including free, and they stay after you cancel. The uploaded source video is kept for 30 days. Short AI does not publish an expiry rule.
Do you train AI models on my videos?
No. Your uploads are used to make your shorts and for nothing else. It is written in our terms and privacy policy.
Can I post to the same platforms?
Short AI's plan cards list TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, and its homepage lists seven platforms for the scheduler. We queue to 10+ platforms through Schedulala on every paid plan. You connect your channels inside Cliplala once, and you check each short before it goes.
Your next nine posts are already recorded.
Try for free. No credit card required.