What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about ai tools for video editors — measured weekly across 3 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 44 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 44 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (110 answers)
Across 44 sampled AI answers from 3 engines, Descript is recommended most often — appearing in 65.9% of recommendations, followed by CapCut (56.8%) and Opus Clip (52.3%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 3 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Descript descript.com Best for: AI recommends Descript most when buyers ask “which AI video editing tool is best for YouTube creators vs agencies” (88.9% of those answers) | 65.9% 95% CI 51.1–78.1% 29 mentions · avg pos 3.2 first pick 20.7% | — | GEMINI 56.3%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 66.7% | Claim |
| 2 | CapCut capcut.com Best for: AI recommends CapCut most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to AI-powered professional video editing suites” (87.5% of those answers) | 56.8% 95% CI 42.2–70.3% 25 mentions · avg pos 4.1 first pick 16% | — | GEMINI 31.3%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 3 | Opus Clip opus.pro Best for: AI recommends Opus Clip most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for automatic video editing and cutting” (66.7% of those answers) | 52.3% 95% CI 37.9–66.2% 23 mentions · avg pos 4.2 first pick 13% | — | GEMINI 43.8%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 57.1% | Claim |
| 4 | Captions captions.ai Best for: AI recommends Captions most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to auto-generate video captions and subtitles” (88.9% of those answers) | 52.3% 95% CI 37.9–66.2% 23 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 8.7% | — | GEMINI 68.8%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 5 | VEED veed.io Best for: AI recommends VEED most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to auto-generate video captions and subtitles” (100% of those answers) | 47.7% 95% CI 33.8–62.1% 21 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 56.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 52.4% | Claim |
| 6 | Premiere Pro Best for: AI recommends Premiere Pro most when buyers ask “which AI video editing tool is best for YouTube creators vs agencies” (88.9% of those answers) | 45.5% 95% CI 31.7–59.9% 20 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 15% | — | GEMINI 31.3%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 52.4% | Claim |
| 7 | DaVinci Resolve blackmagicdesign.com Best for: AI recommends DaVinci Resolve most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to AI-powered professional video editing suites” (100% of those answers) | 38.6% 95% CI 25.7–53.4% 17 mentions · avg pos 4.6 first pick 17.6% | — | GEMINI 37.5%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 8 | Adobe Premiere Pro Best for: AI recommends Adobe Premiere Pro most when buyers ask “which AI video editing tool is best for YouTube creators vs agencies” (88.9% of those answers) | 34.1% 95% CI 21.9–48.9% 15 mentions · avg pos 5.2 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 31.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 9 | Kapwing kapwing.com Best for: AI recommends Kapwing most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to auto-generate video captions and subtitles” (100% of those answers) | 29.5% 95% CI 18.2–44.2% 13 mentions · avg pos 4.1 first pick 7.7% | — | GEMINI 43.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 10 | Canva canva.com Best for: AI recommends Canva most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to AI-powered professional video editing suites” (62.5% of those answers) | 27.3% 95% CI 16.3–41.8% 12 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 11 | Riverside | 25% 95% CI 14.6–39.4% 11 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 9.1% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 12 | Filmora wondershare.com Best for: AI recommends Filmora most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to AI-powered professional video editing suites” (87.5% of those answers) | 22.7% 95% CI 12.8–37% 10 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 10% | — | GEMINI 25%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 13 | Clipchamp clipchamp.com Best for: AI recommends Clipchamp most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to AI-powered professional video editing suites” (50% of those answers) | 20.5% 95% CI 11.2–34.5% 9 mentions · avg pos 3.8 first pick 11.1% | — | GEMINI 18.8%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 14 | Runway runwayml.com Best for: AI recommends Runway most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to AI-powered professional video editing suites” (50% of those answers) | 20.5% 95% CI 11.2–34.5% 9 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 18.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 15 | Choppity choppity.com Best for: AI recommends Choppity most when buyers ask “how can AI help me edit long-form interviews into short highlight clips” (66.7% of those answers) | 20.5% 95% CI 11.2–34.5% 9 mentions · avg pos 6.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 16 | Vizard AI vizard.ai Best for: AI recommends Vizard AI most when buyers ask “which AI video editing tool is best for YouTube creators vs agencies” (55.6% of those answers) | 15.9% 95% CI 7.9–29.4% 7 mentions · avg pos 4.2 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 18.8%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 17 | Wondershare Filmora Best for: AI recommends Wondershare Filmora most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to AI-powered professional video editing suites” (50% of those answers) | 15.9% 95% CI 7.9–29.4% 7 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 25%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 18 | InVideo invideo.io Best for: AI recommends InVideo most when buyers ask “which AI video editing tool is best for YouTube creators vs agencies” (66.7% of those answers) | 13.6% 95% CI 6.4–26.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 3.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 19 | Happy Scribe happyscribe.com Best for: AI recommends Happy Scribe most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to auto-generate video captions and subtitles” (55.6% of those answers) | 13.6% 95% CI 6.4–26.7% 6 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 16.7% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 20 | Vizard Best for: AI recommends Vizard most when buyers ask “how can AI help me edit long-form interviews into short highlight clips” (33.3% of those answers) | 11.4% 95% CI 5–24% 5 mentions · avg pos 5.4 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 18.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 21 | DaVinci Resolve Studio Best for: AI recommends DaVinci Resolve Studio most when buyers ask “which AI video editing tool is best for YouTube creators vs agencies” (33.3% of those answers) | 11.4% 95% CI 5–24% 5 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 18.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 22 | ChatCut chatcut.io Best for: AI recommends ChatCut most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for automatic video editing and cutting” (33.3% of those answers) | 9.1% 95% CI 3.6–21.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 23 | Gling | 9.1% 95% CI 3.6–21.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.8 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 18.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 24 | Adobe Sign adobe.com Best for: AI recommends Adobe Sign most when buyers ask “how can AI help me edit long-form interviews into short highlight clips” (44.4% of those answers) | 9.1% 95% CI 3.6–21.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 12.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 25 | Final Cut Pro | 9.1% 95% CI 3.6–21.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 26 | TechRadar techradar.com Best for: AI recommends TechRadar most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to AI-powered professional video editing suites” (37.5% of those answers) | 9.1% 95% CI 3.6–21.2% 4 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 27 | Underlord | 6.8% 95% CI 2.3–18.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 28 | Capsule Best for: AI recommends Capsule most when buyers ask “which AI video editing tool is best for YouTube creators vs agencies” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.8% 95% CI 2.3–18.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 10.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 18.8% | Claim |
| 29 | Firefly firefly.adobe.com | 6.8% 95% CI 2.3–18.2% 3 mentions · avg pos 12.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 30 | Buffer buffer.com Best for: AI recommends Buffer most when buyers ask “which AI video editing tool is best for YouTube creators vs agencies” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.8% 95% CI 2.3–18.2% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 31 | TimeBolt timebolt.io | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 50% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 32 | Wisecut | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 33 | AutoCaption autocaption.io Best for: AI recommends AutoCaption most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to auto-generate video captions and subtitles” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 34 | Filmora with AI features filmora.wondershare.com Best for: AI recommends Filmora with AI features most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to auto-generate video captions and subtitles” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 35 | Pictory pictory.ai | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 36 | Topaz Video AI | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 37 | Rev rev.com Best for: AI recommends Rev most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to auto-generate video captions and subtitles” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Runway ML | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 39 | Selects | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 40 | Loom loom.com | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 50% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 41 | Simplified simplified.com | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 42 | Eddie | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 43 | Colourlab AI colourlab.ai | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 44 | Topaz Gigapixel topazlabs.com | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 45 | MASV massive.io | 4.5% 95% CI 1.3–15.1% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 46 | CapCut AI | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 47 | Cleanvoice cleanvoice.ai | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 48 | Color Lab AI | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 49 | Fireflies fireflies.ai | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 50 | Notta Scheduler notta.ai | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 51 | Otter otter.ai | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 52 | Sonix sonix.ai | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 53 | Blender blender.org | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 54 | Higsfield AI | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 55 | Maestra maestra.ai Best for: AI recommends Maestra most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to auto-generate video captions and subtitles” (33.3% of those answers) | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 56 | Shotcut | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 57 | Cling | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 58 | Submagic | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 59 | Cutsio cutsio.com | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 60 | Rev AI rev.ai | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 61 | Silent Slicer | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 62 | LTX Platform ltx.studio | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 63 | AssemblyAI assemblyai.com | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 64 | Subtitle Edit | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 65 | Reap.video reap.video | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 66 | Synthesia synthesia.io | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 67 | Eddie AI heyeddie.ai | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 68 | Pika pika.art | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 69 | Apple Podcasts Connect apple.com | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 70 | Topaz Labs | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 71 | 11 Labs elevenlabs.io | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 72 | Camtasia | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 73 | ElevenLabs | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 74 | Riverside.fm riverside.fm | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 75 | Fylm.ai fylm.ai | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 76 | Google Veo | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 77 | AutoCut autocut.com | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 78 | ClickUp clickup.com | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 79 | Domo AI domoai.app Best for: AI recommends Domo AI most when buyers ask “which AI video editing tool is best for YouTube creators vs agencies” (33.3% of those answers) | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 80 | Gling AI | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 81 | LiveLink AI | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 82 | Vmaker AI vmaker.com | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 83 | YouCam Video perfectcorp.com Best for: AI recommends YouCam Video most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to auto-generate video captions and subtitles” (33.3% of those answers) | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 84 | Zapier AI zapier.com Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to AI-powered professional video editing suites” (37.5% of those answers) | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 85 | eesel AI eesel.ai | 2.3% 95% CI 0.4–11.8% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 44 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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