CutBay
PearlMountain Limited · CutBay: Chat-Based AI Video Agent That Turns Decks, Documents, Spreadsheets, and Links into Animated Videos
CutBay is a browser-based AI video agent that turns a prompt, a slide deck, a PDF or Word document, a spreadsheet, a web link, or your own media into an animated video with script, scenes, voiceover, captions, and music, then takes revisions through chat or a canvas editor. It suits marketers, educators, e-commerce sellers, and business teams who need explainers, animated data reports, and promo videos from material they already have.
Best for
Marketers, educators, trainers, e-commerce sellers, and business teams who already have decks, documents, spreadsheets, or product pages and want them turned into animated explainers, data videos, and promo clips through chat
Not ideal for
Teams that want photoreal or cinematic AI-generated footage, editors cutting long multicam projects, mobile-first creators, and buyers who need a published cost per video, add-on credit packs, or API access
Who it's for
Marketers, e-commerce sellers, educators and trainers, and business and internal-communications teams who need videos made from existing material
Capabilities
- Chat agent that reads your prompt and files, asks follow-up questions and offers options, drafts a structured script, and generates the video once you confirm
- Accepts PPTX, PPT, and ODP decks; PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CSV, TXT, RTF, Markdown, HTML, EPUB, ODT, and JSON files; images, video clips, and audio; and links to articles, landing pages, YouTube videos, and Amazon or eBay product pages
- Vector-based animation generated with code, aimed at motion graphics such as animated bar, line, and pie charts, bar chart races, infographics, information cards, and kinetic text
- Turns spreadsheet data into animated chart scenes with a voiceover whose scene timing is adjusted to the narration
- Voiceover, captions, background music, transitions, and stock media or AI-generated images assembled into one video, with the language of text, subtitles, and voiceover changeable by request
- Revisions through chat: text size, style, and position, video length, theme, music, layout, and removal or replacement of scene content
- Canvas editor for direct changes: edit text, move, crop, rotate, and adjust the opacity of elements, set volume or mute, jump to a scene, and undo or redo
- Talking Head Editing mode that trims pauses, removes filler words and repeated takes, creates jump cuts, and adds subtitles, B-roll, motion graphics, and background music
- Templates for marketing, business, education, social media, data visualization, and motion graphics that you preview, remix, and fill with your own data or files
- Export to MP4, MOV, or WebM at 720p or 1080p with adjustable quality and frame rate, in 16:9, 9:16, or 1:1
Limitations
- Credits needed per video vary with generation settings and content, and CutBay does not publish a per-video cost; its plan pages give only rough estimates of videos per month
- Credits are valid only for the current billing period, do not roll over, and are cleared when a subscription expires
- Add-on credits cannot be bought: you upgrade to a higher plan or tier, and subscribers on the top tier must wait for their renewal date
- No free trial beyond 10 sign-up credits, and no 7-day money-back guarantee: subscription payments are generally non-refundable
- The free plan exports at 720p with a watermark, and free users may not use CutBay's stock resources or generated content commercially
- Available only on computers, not phones; Chrome is recommended over Firefox and Safari, and subscription cancellation is not available on mobile devices
- Uploads are capped at 300 MB per file, 5 minutes per video file, 3 documents, 5 videos, 5 audio files, 40 images, and 30,000 characters of input per project
- CutBay does not name the AI models it uses, and it presents its output as code-rendered vector animation rather than generated photoreal footage
- Exports top out at 1080p according to the help center and plan comparison, even though some CutBay tool pages advertise 4K and 60 FPS export
- No public API or self-hosted deployment is documented
Use cases
- Turning a quarterly sales spreadsheet into a narrated animated chart video for an investor update or all-hands meeting
- Converting a training PowerPoint or onboarding document into a narrated video lesson with captions
- Pasting an Amazon product URL to produce a short vertical promo video for a product launch or seasonal sale
- Repurposing a blog post or research article into a captioned explainer for YouTube or LinkedIn
- Cleaning up a recorded talking-head video by removing filler words and pauses, then adding subtitles and B-roll
Our take
CutBay is most useful when the content already exists and the problem is turning it into something watchable: a sales spreadsheet, a training deck, a product page. Because it renders code-based vector animation, its natural output is charts, infographics, and kinetic text rather than generated cinematic footage, which makes it a closer fit for business explainers and data videos than for brand films. The chat-plus-canvas combination is practical, since small text or layout fixes do not need another generation run. The commercial terms deserve a careful look before you subscribe: no published cost per video, no rollover, no add-on packs, no refunds, and no mobile access, so spend the 10 free credits on a real deck or dataset first.
Who should use it
Marketers and e-commerce sellers turning product pages and campaign material into short videos, educators and trainers converting decks and documents into lessons, analysts and business teams presenting data as animated charts, and anyone who prefers to direct a video by chat instead of building it on a timeline.
Who should skip it
Creators who want photoreal or cinematic AI-generated scenes, editors working on long multicam or film projects, people who work mainly from a phone, developers who need an API, and buyers who need predictable per-video costs or the option to buy extra credits.
Strengths
- Starts from material you already have, including decks, documents, spreadsheets, JSON, and product URLs
- Strong fit for animated charts, infographics, and data-driven explainers
- Chat revisions plus a canvas editor for direct fixes without regenerating
- Talking-head cleanup mode for recorded footage in the same product
- Free to try, with paid plans starting at $29 a month
Weaknesses
- Credit cost per video is variable and not published
- Credits do not roll over, cannot be topped up, and are non-refundable
- Computer only, with no mobile use
- No public API, and the underlying AI models are not named
CutBay pricing
Free
$0
- 10 credits on sign-up, about one video by CutBay's estimate
- 720p downloads with a watermark
- Unlimited projects and history
- No commercial use of CutBay's stock resources or generated content
Pro
$29 to $49
Billed monthly
- 500, 700, or 1,000 credits per month at $29, $39, or $49
- Annual: $252, $336, or $420 a year for 6,000, 8,400, or 12,000 credits
- 1080p downloads with no watermark and commercial use
- Priority support; about 25, 35, or 50 videos a month by CutBay's estimate
Ultra
$69 to $89
Billed monthly
- 1,400, 1,800, or 2,400 credits per month at $69, $79, or $89
- Annual: $588, $672, or $756 a year for 16,800, 21,600, or 28,800 credits
- 1080p downloads with no watermark and commercial use
- Priority support; about 70, 90, or 120 videos a month by CutBay's estimate
Free tier limits: 10 credits on sign-up (about one video), 720p exports with a watermark, and no commercial use. An account is required to create or download videos, and there is no separate free trial.
Note: Prices and credits as listed on CutBay's pricing page and help center in October 2026. Each plan has three credit tiers with monthly or annual billing; CutBay advertises up to 30% off for annual billing, which works out to about 28 to 29% at the listed prices. Credits needed per video depend on settings and content. Credits refresh on each renewal date (or on the day you upgrade), do not roll over, and are cleared when a subscription expires, which also ends watermark-free and 1080p exports. Extra credits cannot be bought separately: you upgrade to a higher plan or tier, and annual plans can only be upgraded to a higher annual tier. There is no 7-day money-back guarantee, and subscription payments are generally non-refundable. Referrals earn 10 credits per sign-up (up to 5 friends) and 50 credits per referred subscription.
Technical specs
Modalities
Text, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Image, Video, Audio
Where CutBay excels
Animated quarterly results for stakeholders
Uploading the Excel or CSV export and asking for an animated summary gives a narrated video of chart animations and callouts in place of a static spreadsheet, and the chart type, colors, or wording can be adjusted in chat.
Training deck to video lesson
A PowerPoint used for onboarding can become a narrated, captioned video that new hires watch on their own, with the agent restructuring slides into scenes rather than playing them one by one.
Product page to promo clip
Pasting an Amazon or eBay product URL lets the agent pull the product images and selling points into a short vertical video for social media, which can then be exported in 9:16.
CutBay vs. competitors
CutBay vs. Pexo
Pexo and CutBay both take a brief, link, or files and return a finished video through chat. Pexo picks named generative models such as Seedance and Kling for each scene, offers voice cloning, and works only through conversation and Mark to Fix. CutBay renders vector animation with code, focuses on charts, decks, and documents, and adds a canvas editor for manual changes, but offers no API.
CutBay vs. invideo
invideo is a full browser video editor with a multitrack timeline, color and audio rooms, AI editing agents for recorded footage, and its Agent Two creation agent drawing on more than 200 generation models. CutBay is a narrower chat-first tool for turning existing material into animated explainers, with a canvas editor instead of a timeline.
CutBay vs. OpenMontage
OpenMontage is a free, open-source production system that runs inside an AI coding assistant on your own machine and covers explainers, montages, and podcast clips. CutBay is a hosted web app with credit-based plans that needs no coding assistant or local setup.
Frequently asked questions
What is CutBay?
CutBay is an AI video agent from PearlMountain Limited, the company behind FlexClip. You describe the video in a chat and attach material such as a slide deck, PDF, spreadsheet, web link, or your own media; the agent asks follow-up questions, drafts a script, and generates an animated video with voiceover, captions, and music that you can revise through chat or edit on a canvas.
How much does CutBay cost?
New accounts get 10 free credits, roughly one video, with 720p watermarked exports. Pro costs $29, $39, or $49 a month for 500, 700, or 1,000 credits, and Ultra costs $69, $79, or $89 a month for 1,400, 1,800, or 2,400 credits. Annual billing ranges from $252 a year (6,000 credits) to $756 a year (28,800 credits); CutBay advertises up to 30% off, and at the listed prices the saving is about 28 to 29%. Paid plans add 1080p, watermark-free exports and commercial use. Credits do not roll over, extra credits come only from upgrading, and payments are generally non-refundable.
What files can I turn into a video with CutBay?
CutBay accepts PPTX, PPT, and ODP presentations; PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CSV, TXT, RTF, Markdown, HTML, EPUB, ODT, and JSON documents; PNG, JPEG, WEBP, and GIF images; MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, and FLV video; and MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, and FLAC audio. Limits are 300 MB per file, 5 minutes per video file, up to 3 documents per project, and 30,000 characters of input. You can also paste a URL such as a blog post, landing page, or Amazon or eBay product page.
Can I use CutBay videos commercially, and do they have a watermark?
Videos exported on a paid Pro or Ultra plan have no watermark, and subscribers may use videos made with CutBay's stock resources and features commercially. Free-plan exports carry a watermark and may not be used commercially. You remain responsible for the rights to anything you upload yourself.
Does CutBay have an API?
No public API is documented. CutBay is used through its website in a desktop browser, and its help center states that it is not available on phones.
What resolution and formats does CutBay export?
The help center lists MP4, MOV, and WebM exports at 720p or 1080p, with adjustable quality and frame rate. Free accounts are limited to 720p with a watermark, and Pro or Ultra subscribers get 1080p without a watermark. A few CutBay tool pages mention 4K and 60 FPS export, but the help center and plan comparison stop at 1080p.
CutBay vs Pexo: what is the difference?
Both are chat-based agents that turn a brief, link, or files into a finished video. Pexo routes scenes to named generative image and video models, takes revisions through chat and Mark to Fix rather than a manual editor, and can be called from coding agents with an API key. CutBay renders code-based vector animation, leans toward animated charts and document or deck explainers, and adds a canvas editor for direct changes; it does not name the models it uses and has no public API.
Integrations & fit
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FreeAbout CutBay
CutBay comes from PearlMountain Limited, the Hong Kong company behind the FlexClip video editor, and launched publicly in October 2026. You open a new chat, describe the video, and attach what you have: a PowerPoint, a PDF, Word or text document, an Excel or CSV file, a JSON file, images, clips, audio, or a link to a blog post, landing page, or Amazon or eBay product page. The agent analyses the material, asks follow-up questions and offers options, and drafts a structured script. When you click Confirm & generate video, it builds the scenes with visuals, captions, voiceover, music, and animation. CutBay's help center describes the output as vector-based animation generated with code, and the product leans toward motion graphics: animated charts and bar chart races from spreadsheet data, infographics, kinetic text, and slide decks turned into narrated scenes, with stock media or AI images filling in visuals. Revisions continue in the same chat (larger titles, a new theme, different music, a shorter cut, another language), and a canvas editor handles direct changes to text, position, cropping, rotation, opacity, and volume without another generation pass. A separate Talking Head Editing mode trims pauses, filler words, and retakes from recorded footage and adds subtitles, B-roll, motion graphics, and music. Exports are MP4, MOV, or WebM at 720p or 1080p, according to the help center and plan comparison. CutBay is free to try with 10 credits and a watermark; paid Pro and Ultra plans run from $29 to $89 a month, or less billed annually. The tradeoffs: credits per video vary and are not published, unused credits do not roll over and are cleared if the subscription lapses, extra credits can only be had by upgrading, there is no free trial or money-back guarantee, CutBay works only on computers, and it does not name the AI models it uses or offer a public API. It fits explainers built from existing documents and data better than cinematic, photoreal footage.
Updates from CutBay
PearlMountain Limited announced CutBay, an AI video agent that turns prompts, documents, presentations, spreadsheets, links, and media into videos through chat, with a canvas editor for direct changes and templates for business, marketing, education, and data visualization.
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