# Vidiyo vs Gling

Canonical URL: https://getvidiyo.app/compare/gling
Last updated: 2026-10-08

> TL;DR: Pick Gling if you're a YouTuber who wants a long recording cleaned up fast, then finished in Premiere, Final Cut or Resolve, on Mac or elsewhere. Pick Vidiyo if your videos are under five minutes and you want the AI to finish them on an Apple Silicon Mac: captions, motion graphics, music, thumbnails and scheduling.

## Gling at a glance

- Product: [Gling](https://www.gling.ai)
- Category: AI rough-cut editor for YouTube creators
- Pricing: Free (1 hour a month, watermark); Plus $20/mo, Pro $40/mo, Elite $100/mo, or half that billed annually (checked October 8, 2026)

Gling and Vidiyo both exist because cutting a talking-head recording by hand is slow. Gling's answer is a fast, automatic rough cut that you can take into the editor you already use. Vidiyo's answer is to let the AI take the video all the way to finished, as long as it's a short one.

## What's the difference between Vidiyo and Gling?

The main difference is where the edit ends. Gling [transcribes your recording](https://www.gling.ai), removes bad takes, silences and filler words, and hands you a clean cut to refine, download or export as XML to Premiere, Final Cut Pro or Resolve. Vidiyo does the cleanup and then keeps going: word-by-word captions, motion graphics, music, sound effects and a thumbnail, on its own timeline.

The second difference is what the AI checks. Gling works from the transcript and audio to find what to cut. Vidiyo's assistant also inspects the frames it changed before it calls the edit done.

The third is length. Gling is built for YouTube recordings and sells monthly hours of AI-edited media. Vidiyo timelines stop at five minutes, so it suits shorts, demos and explainers, not full episodes.

## How do Vidiyo and Gling compare feature by feature?

| | Vidiyo | Gling |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Mac only: Apple Silicon, macOS 14+ | Desktop app plus a web app (OS details not stated on the pages we checked) |
| How you edit | Chat, plus a layered timeline you edit by hand | Automatic rough cut, then edit the transcript text or remove clips on a timeline |
| What the AI looks at | Transcript excerpts and the frames it checks | The transcript (finds bad takes, silences, fillers) |
| Captions | Word-by-word, transcribed on your Mac | AI captions, SRT export |
| Silence and filler removal | Yes, pauses confirmed in the audio | Yes, plus bad-take removal |
| Motion graphics | Motion scenes anchored to spoken words: lower thirds, titles, counters, charts | Auto framing (zoom in and out), AI B-roll |
| Layers and keyframes | Yes, with per-key easing | Not stated on their site |
| Thumbnails | Thumbnail studio (your own OpenAI or Gemini key) | Not stated; YouTube title and chapter generators |
| Music and SFX | Bundled music and sound effects, stock media | Not stated on their site; speech enhancement and noise removal |
| Scheduling | Board, calendar and Buffer scheduling | Not stated on their site |
| Where footage is processed | On your Mac | Uploaded; its privacy policy describes the service as uploading and editing videos |
| AI cost model | Your existing Claude or ChatGPT plan | Monthly hours of AI-edited media by plan |
| Price | Invite-only beta, free during the beta | Free; $20, $40 or $100 a month ($10, $20 or $50 billed annually) |
| Max resolution | 1080p at 30 fps | Not stated on their site |
| Timeline length | 5 minutes per timeline | No length limit stated; 1 to 100 hours a month by plan |
| Export to other editors | No | XML to Premiere, Final Cut Pro and Resolve |
| Collaboration and review | Frame-pinned comments with Fix with AI | Not stated on their site |

## When is Gling the better choice?

Gling is the better choice for YouTubers who make long videos and finish them in a professional editor. If your episode is 20 minutes after cuts, Vidiyo can't hold it, and Gling's XML export lets you keep your Premiere, Final Cut or Resolve workflow for colour, graphics and sound.

It's also the better pick if:

- you want only the tedious part automated and prefer to do the creative part yourself
- you want YouTube title, chapter and next-video suggestions
- you use multicam, which Gling lists on [its pricing page](https://www.gling.ai/pricing)
- you aren't on an Apple Silicon Mac, since Gling also runs as a web app

## When is Vidiyo the better choice?

Vidiyo is the better choice when you want a finished short video without a second editor. Ask it to keep the best takes, cut the pauses, add captions, put a lower third on your name, add a counter when you say a number and duck music under your voice. It does that on one timeline and checks the frames.

It also fits better if:

- you don't want to upload raw footage ([private local editing](https://getvidiyo.app/features/private-local-editing))
- you'd rather talk to the AI than review a list of suggested cuts ([chat video editing](https://getvidiyo.app/features/chat-video-editing))
- you want the thumbnail, script and Buffer schedule in the same app
- you make product demos and explainers that need [motion graphics](https://getvidiyo.app/features/motion-graphics), not just tighter pacing

## How much do Vidiyo and Gling cost?

Gling charges by hours of AI-edited media per month, per [its pricing page](https://www.gling.ai/pricing) on 8 October 2026.

| Gling plan | Monthly | Billed annually | AI-edited media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 1 hour a month, watermarked export |
| Plus | $20 | $10/mo | 10 hours a month |
| Pro | $40 | $20/mo | 30 hours a month, premium support |
| Elite | $100 | $50/mo | 100 hours a month, premium support |

Vidiyo is in an invite-only beta and free while in beta. Its chat runs on a Claude Pro or Max plan through Claude Code, or a ChatGPT plan through Codex, and usage counts toward that plan's limits.

## How do I switch from Gling to Vidiyo?

Switching is easiest for your shorter videos first. Keep Gling for long episodes and try Vidiyo on clips and shorts.

1. Request access and install Vidiyo on an Apple Silicon Mac.
2. Sign in to Claude Code or Codex.
3. Import the raw recording (up to 30 minutes of imports per project) and let Vidiyo transcribe it locally.
4. Ask: "Keep the best take of each line, cut the ums and pauses, add word-by-word captions."
5. Add what you'd normally do in a second editor: graphics, music and a thumbnail. Then export or schedule.

## Pick Gling if

- Your videos run longer than five minutes, like full YouTube episodes.
- You finish in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve and only want the rough cut automated.
- You want YouTube title, chapter and next-video ideas alongside the cut.
- You aren't on an Apple Silicon Mac.

## Honest limits

- Vidiyo timelines max out at 5 minutes and export at 1080p/30.
- Vidiyo doesn't export XML to other editors.
- Vidiyo runs only on Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 14 or later.
- Vidiyo has no speed control and no cursor-follow zoom (zooms are keyframed punch-ins).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Vidiyo a Gling alternative?

Partly. Both remove silences, filler words and bad takes from talking-head footage. Gling focuses on a fast rough cut you can export to a pro editor, while Vidiyo finishes short videos inside the app with captions, motion graphics, music and scheduling.

### Can Gling export to Final Cut Pro?

Yes. Gling's pricing page lists XML export to Premiere, Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve, plus MP4 or MP3 downloads with SRT captions. Vidiyo exports a finished H.264 MP4 at 1080p/30 and doesn't export project XML.

### How much does Gling cost?

Gling is free for 1 hour of AI-edited media a month with a watermark. Plus is $20 a month for 10 hours, Pro $40 for 30 hours and Elite $100 for 100 hours, each half price billed annually.

### Does the AI in Vidiyo or Gling watch the video?

Gling transcribes the recording and finds bad takes and silences from it. Vidiyo's assistant reads the transcript too, then inspects the frames it changed for faces, caption placement, frozen shots and loudness.

## Related

- [Remove silences and filler words automatically](https://getvidiyo.app/features/silence-and-filler-word-removal)
- [Auto captions that are transcribed on your Mac](https://getvidiyo.app/features/auto-captions)
- [Motion graphics without After Effects](https://getvidiyo.app/features/motion-graphics)
- [Vidiyo for YouTubers: Shorts, short vlogs and thumbnails by chat](https://getvidiyo.app/for/youtubers)
- [Vidiyo for talking-head videos: you press record, it does the edit](https://getvidiyo.app/for/talking-head-videos)
- [How to remove silences from a video on Mac](https://getvidiyo.app/blog/remove-silences-from-video-mac)

## Sources

- [Gling homepage](https://www.gling.ai) (accessed 2026-10-08)
- [Gling pricing](https://www.gling.ai/pricing) (accessed 2026-10-08)
- [Gling privacy policy](https://www.gling.ai/privacy-policy) (accessed 2026-10-08)

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