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New feature

Try Every AI Tool Free, Once

September 21, 2026

Every account can now run each AI tool in ScriptCut once for free, no plan required, so you can see what it does before you buy anything.

What's New

If your account has no AI of its own (Free, Starter, or a plan that has lapsed), you get one free run of AI Cleanup, AI Select, AI Story, AI Arrange, AI Clips and AI Translate. That is six free runs total, one per module, not one per project. Use it whenever you are ready to test that module.

The Problem It Removes

Reading about an AI feature and actually seeing it work on your own footage are two different things. Before, you had to commit to a plan just to find out whether AI Select would pick the right lines from your transcript, or whether AI Story would arrange them into something usable. Now you can check first.

How It Works

In the AI row, you will see a '1 free run' badge next to any module you haven't tried yet. Say you're cutting a podcast episode and want to see how AI Story handles it: run it once, and it builds your story from the transcript, even though that single run fires a dozen calls behind the scenes to piece the story together. All of that counts as your one free run, and it doesn't touch any AI credits. Once you've used a module's free run, the badge turns into a padlock. Tap it and you'll land on the plan picker to keep using that tool.

Who It Helps

This is for anyone deciding whether to upgrade: a podcast host curious about AI Cleanup on a rough recording, an agency editor testing AI Clips on a client's talking-head video before pitching the workflow, or a marketer who wants to see AI Translate turn a UGC clip into another language before committing to a plan. If you're on ProAI, the trial, the Social plan, or a comped account, you already have the AI, so you won't see the badge.

Try each AI tool once, no strings attached, at ScriptCut.

frequently asked questions

Try Every AI Tool Free, Once FAQs

How many free runs do I get?

You get one free run for each AI module: AI Cleanup, AI Select, AI Story, AI Arrange, AI Clips and AI Translate. That's six free runs in total, one per module.

Is the free run per project or per account?

It's per account, not per project. Once you've used a module's free run, it's used for good, no matter which project you try it on.

Does the free run cost AI credits?

No. The free run doesn't use any AI credits.

What happens after I use my free run?

The '1 free run' badge next to that module turns into a padlock. Tapping it takes you to the plan picker so you can subscribe to keep using it.

Does AI Story's free run count as multiple runs since it makes several calls?

No. Even though AI Story fires a dozen calls behind the scenes to build your story, they all count as a single free run.

Who doesn't see the free run badge?

Accounts that already have AI access, like ProAI, the trial, the Social plan, or comped accounts, don't see the badge because they don't need it.

Which accounts qualify for the free runs?

Any account without its own AI access qualifies: Free accounts, Starter accounts, or accounts whose plan has lapsed.

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