# cuttingfloor pricing

> Free to self-host: open source under AGPL-3.0, the same Docker image the hosted service runs, on your own machine with no render-minute limits. Hosted plans charge for render minutes; editing and previews are free. Prices in US dollars.

Page: https://cuttingfloor.ai/pricing · JSON: https://cuttingfloor.ai/pricing.json

## Plans

- **Self-hosted**: Free. Open source under AGPL-3.0. The same Docker image the hosted service runs, on your own machine, with no render-minute limits. Bring your own keys where a feature needs one. https://cuttingfloor.ai/self-host
- **Trial**: $0 for 3 days. Everything, no card, for 3 days. About six hours of an agent editing. https://cuttingfloor.ai/start
- **Creator**: $49 a month (or $490 a year). About 30 hours of editing a month. One job at a time, up to 1080p. https://cuttingfloor.ai/start
- **Pro**: $99 a month (or $990 a year). Agents editing most days. Two jobs at once, up to 4K. https://cuttingfloor.ai/start
- **Enterprise**: Talk to us. Agents editing all day, for a team. Minutes, seats and dedicated servers to suit. mailto:support@cuttingfloor.ai?subject=cuttingfloor%20Enterprise

## Included and not included

| | Self-hosted | Trial | Creator | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $0 for 3 days, no card | $49 a month, or $490 a year | $99 a month, or $990 a year | Agreed with us |
| Render minutes included | No limit: it runs on your machine | 60 in 3 days | 300 a month | 900 a month | Agreed with us |
| Jobs at once | As many as your machine runs (you set it) | 1 at a time | 1 at a time | 2 at once | Agreed with us |
| Largest export | Included: Any size, including 4K | Not included: 1080p; 4K not included | Not included: 1080p; 4K not included | Included: 4K (2160p) | Agreed with us |
| Storage held at once | Your own disk | 5 GB | 50 GB | 200 GB | Agreed with us |
| Visual judgments a day (judge.ask, media.analyze (look), media.seek) | Your own key: A TypeSafe key as TYPESAFE_API_KEY (typesafe.ai). | Included: 300 a day, no key | Included: 1,500 a day, no key | Included: 5,000 a day, no key | Agreed with us |
| Lip-sync (create.lipsync) | Your own key: Your own sync. labs key as SYNC_API_KEY. | Your own key: Your own sync. labs key | Your own key: Your own sync. labs key | Your own key: Your own sync. labs key | Your own key: Your own sync. labs key |
| Transcripts, voiceover, cutouts, graphics, every edit and export | Included: Runs in the image, no key | Included: No key | Included: No key | Included: No key | Included: No key |
| Who runs the server | You, with Docker | We do | We do | We do | We do, with dedicated servers to suit |

On the hosted server, media and exports are kept 7 days, timelines 24 hours after last use.

## What a render minute is

- A render minute is one minute of a job running on our servers: an export, an import, a transcript, graphics, a voiceover or a cutout.
- Planning and editing the timeline cost nothing, and so do previews.
- When a plan’s minutes are used, new jobs wait until they renew or you move up. There is no overage charge: you are never charged more than the price. We email you at 80% and at 100%.
- Yearly plans get two months free: a year costs ten months.
- Self-hosted has no render minutes at all: it runs on your own machine.

## What needs your own key

| Feature | Tools | Hosted | Self-hosted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lip-sync (redraw a speaker’s mouth to new words) | `create.lipsync` | Your own sync. labs key, saved on your account page or sent as a header. sync. labs bills you per second. | Your own sync. labs key as SYNC_API_KEY. |
| Visual judgment: questions about frames, looking across a video, finding moments in plain words | `judge.ask`, `media.analyze (look)`, `media.seek` | Included. No key. | A TypeSafe key as TYPESAFE_API_KEY (typesafe.ai). |

No key needed, hosted or self-hosted (built into the image and run on the server):

- Transcripts with word times (whisper.cpp)
- Voiceover with timed words (Kokoro)
- Background removal for people or any subject (MODNet, BiRefNet)
- Voice, drums, bass and music split apart (Demucs)
- Stabilizing shaky footage (vid.stab)
- Motion graphics and stills from HTML, with transparency
- Beats, faces, object tracking, silences and scene changes
- Every edit, effect, caption, mix and export (FFmpeg and MLT)

## Self-hosted · Free

Open source under AGPL-3.0. One Docker image (ghcr.io/mvp2o-ai/cuttingfloor), the same image the hosted service runs. You run it on your own machine, with no render-minute limits, and bring your own keys for lip-sync and visual judgment.

```sh
git clone https://github.com/mvp2o-ai/cuttingfloor && cd cuttingfloor
docker compose up -d
```

Your agent then connects to http://127.0.0.1:8787/mcp. Setup: https://cuttingfloor.ai/self-host · Source: https://github.com/mvp2o-ai/cuttingfloor

## FAQ

### Can I self-host for free?

Yes. cuttingfloor is open source under AGPL-3.0 and runs in one Docker image, the same image the hosted service runs. Clone the repository and run docker compose up -d; your agent connects to http://127.0.0.1:8787/mcp. There are no render-minute limits on your own machine. Lip-sync needs your own sync. labs key and visual judgment needs a TypeSafe key; everything else runs in the image with no key.

### Do I need my own AI keys?

On the hosted plans, only for lip-sync (create.lipsync), which uses your own sync. labs key: save it on your account page, where only its last four characters are shown, and sync. labs bills you per second. Transcripts, voiceover, cutouts, graphics and visual judgment are included. Self-hosted, lip-sync needs SYNC_API_KEY and visual judgment (judge.ask, media.analyze look, media.seek) needs TYPESAFE_API_KEY.

### What happens when minutes run out?

Editing and previews keep working. New jobs such as exports and imports wait until your minutes renew, or until you move to a bigger plan. There is no overage charge: you are never charged more than the plan price. We email you at 80% and at 100%.

### Can I cancel?

Yes, any time, from your account page. A monthly plan stops at the end of the month you paid for. Within 14 days of buying or renewing a yearly plan you can ask for a refund of the months you haven’t started. Payments are by Stripe.

### Is there a free trial?

Yes. 3 days with 60 render minutes, no card. It has every tool, one job at a time, exports up to 1080p and 5 GB of storage.

Questions: support@cuttingfloor.ai