CastCutCastCut vs Speaker Cut, AutoPod, AutoCut, FireCut, Gling, Eddie AI, Descript and Recut
Eight tools promise to cut your podcast for you. Here is what each one actually does if you edit in Final Cut Pro, what it costs, and where your footage goes. Everything below comes from each company's own website in September 2026.
| Tool | Final Cut Pro | Cuts to whoever is talking | Shorts and transcript | Your footage | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CastCut | Opens by itself | From raw files, any mics | Included in every plan | Stays on your Mac | $14/mo, $99/yr, or $149 once |
| Speaker Cut | Paid tiers only: $247 once or $24/mo | On your Mac; Pro sends transcript text to cloud AI | Free core, $247 once, $24/mo | ||
| AutoPod | No, and no plans to | In Premiere Pro | Social clips | Plugin inside Premiere Pro | $29/mo |
| AutoCut | No | In Premiere Pro and Resolve | AI plan | Plugin | $19.80/mo or $178.80/yr for podcasts |
| FireCut | No | Pro plan and up | Shorts are a separate $14.50/mo product | Plugin, capped transcription hours | From $19/mo for multicam |
| Gling | XML export, paid plans | Multicam when exporting to Final Cut or Resolve | Captions | Uploaded to Gling | $20/mo for 10 hours |
| Eddie AI | Export | Multicam podcast mode | Prompt-based edits | Processed by Eddie's service | Credits, about $10 per hour of footage |
| Descript | Timeline export, Creator plan and up | Automatic multicam, full on Creator and up | Cloud editor with monthly media hours | Creator plan and up for Final Cut export | |
| Recut | Removes silences; does not pick angles by speaker | No | On your computer | $129 once or $15/mo |
Features and prices change. Each row reflects that company's public website in September 2026; check theirs before you decide. All trademarks belong to their owners, and CastCut is not affiliated with any of them.
Why Final Cut Pro editors pick CastCut
- Built for Final Cut Pro. The edit opens in Final Cut by itself, every angle stacked and switchable with one key. Most of the tools above are Premiere Pro plugins.
- Everything in one price. Speaker cuts, cleanup, ranked shorts framed vertically, and a transcript you can export as a Word document or subtitles. No add-on for the AI, no hour caps, no credits.
- Nothing uploaded. Transcription, voice detection and the editing AI run on Apple silicon. No API key, no cloud account, works offline.
- No clapper, no timecode, no multicam clip. Drop phone and camera files as they came off the card. CastCut syncs them by sound and fixes clock drift.
- No signup to try it. Download, run your own episode, export twice for free.
When another tool fits better
- You edit only in Premiere Pro and want the edit made inside your open project: AutoPod or AutoCut live there. CastCut's Premiere Pro export is in beta.
- You want to edit by editing text in a cloud editor: Descript is built for that.
- You only need silences removed from a single camera: Recut does just that, once.
- You are on Windows or an Intel Mac: CastCut needs Apple silicon and macOS 14 or later.
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