Solmi vs CapCut: which makes the better AI music video?
Solmi is a phone-first song-to-video app that returns a storyboarded video from a Suno link or an MP3. CapCut is a free video editor with auto-lyrics, beat-based edits and a separate AI lip-sync tool. Here is what each costs, how each handles the singer, and when each is the better choice. We make Reelody, a third option, and compare it alongside.
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The short answer
Pick Solmi if this describes you: If you work from your phone, Solmi has iOS and Android apps with one shared credit balance. It imports a Suno share link directly, the same account makes songs, covers, dance and lyric videos, you can regenerate and pay for one shot at a time, and it detects lyrics in 14 languages.
Pick CapCut if this does: If nobody needs to sing on screen, a lyric video edited in CapCut costs nothing, and it is the quickest way to cut footage you already have to the beat. It is also where many people finish a generated video.
Pick Reelody if the video should tell a story and the singer should sing it: a cast that stays the same in every scene, more than one singer when the song is a duet, and lip-sync that holds when the singer is small in a wide shot. Every plan and the free demo render in 1080p.
| Solmi | CapCut | Reelody | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starts from | An MP3 or WAV; its FAQ also lists a Suno link (Udio links cannot be imported); optional photos to cast the performer | Your own footage, images and audio; auto-lyrics synced to the track | Upload an MP3 or WAV (no link import) |
| Story | A brief and a shot-by-shot storyboard, editable shot by shot; a "Story MV" and a "Singing MV" style | None; it is an editor with templates | Writes a scenario with a story arc, cast, locations and shot plan; all editable before rendering |
| Characters | Each character approved from a reference image so the same face appears in every shot; a second singer needs a second photo | None generated; your own footage | The same characters in every scene; upload your photo to be the singer |
| Lip-sync | Shown as "singing close-ups", with a lip-sync amount control; a dense, quiet or late vocal is rendered as a performance shot instead; wide shots and duets not stated | A separate free tool that handles slight head turns; length limits not stated | The singer’s mouth matches the words (lip-sync) on every line you choose, in close-ups, wide shots and duets; a dial sets choruses, verses or every line |
| Length | Paid plans render the full song; audio up to 10 minutes | Whatever you edit | Whole songs |
| Free | One-time credits for a single 20-second preview at 480p, watermarked, personal use only; no card | Free, no card; export limits vary by template and region | Three scenes of your own song, usually around 7 seconds, 1080p, watermarked, the singer’s mouth matching the words on two lines, no card |
| Paid plans | $35, $85 or $135 a month for 2,000, 5,500 or 9,000 credits, or $9.90 a week; credits do not roll over | No official pricing page; third-party guides list about $9.99 a month, varying by country and app store | $29, $59 or $99 a month: 2,900, 6,195 or 10,890 credits, up to 2, 4 or 8 full videos |
| Video models | Not stated for its music video tool | Not a generator; some AI effects | Kling 3.0 Omni, Kling 2.6, Veo 3.1, Gemini Omni, Wan 2.6, Luma, MiniMax H3, or automatic |
| Formats | 16:9 or 9:16, chosen when you start; 480p free, 720p and 1080p paid | Any; it is an editor | 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 1:1 |
Solmi facts from solmi.ai: its FAQ, pricing, terms (updated June 17, 2026) and the text its app shows, checked October 5, 2026. CapCut facts from capcut.com and its help pages, checked October 1, 2026; its price comes from third-party guides. Prices change; check their sites. Reelody's column matches its pricing page.
When Solmi is the better choice
If you work from your phone, Solmi has iOS and Android apps with one shared credit balance. It imports a Suno share link directly, the same account makes songs, covers, dance and lyric videos, you can regenerate and pay for one shot at a time, and it detects lyrics in 14 languages.
When CapCut is the better choice
If nobody needs to sing on screen, a lyric video edited in CapCut costs nothing, and it is the quickest way to cut footage you already have to the beat. It is also where many people finish a generated video.
Where Reelody fits
Reelody does one job: upload an MP3 or WAV and it hears the vocals, writes a story with a cast and locations, renders 1080p scenes and makes the singer's mouth match the words on the lines you choose, in close-ups, wide shots and duets. You can be the singer from your own photo. Plans start at $29 a month, and the free demo is three scenes of your own song with two lines synced, no card. See how the lip-sync works or the full roundup of tools by need.
Frequently asked questions
Is Solmi or CapCut better for a music video?+
Solmi is a phone-first song-to-video app that returns a storyboarded video from a Suno link or an MP3; CapCut is a free video editor with auto-lyrics, beat-based edits and a separate AI lip-sync tool. If you work from your phone, Solmi has iOS and Android apps with one shared credit balance. If nobody needs to sing on screen, a lyric video edited in CapCut costs nothing, and it is the quickest way to cut footage you already have to the beat. For a story video where the singer sings across the whole song, including wide shots and duets, Reelody is a third option.
Can Solmi and CapCut lip-sync a singer?+
Solmi: Shown as "singing close-ups", with a lip-sync amount control; a dense, quiet or late vocal is rendered as a performance shot instead; wide shots and duets not stated. CapCut: A separate free tool that handles slight head turns; length limits not stated. Reelody syncs the singer on every line you choose, in close-ups, wide shots and duets.
What do Solmi and CapCut cost?+
Solmi: $35, $85 or $135 a month for 2,000, 5,500 or 9,000 credits, or $9.90 a week; credits do not roll over. CapCut: No official pricing page; third-party guides list about $9.99 a month, varying by country and app store. Reelody: $29, $59 or $99 a month: 2,900, 6,195 or 10,890 credits, up to 2, 4 or 8 full videos. Prices were read from each site on the dates below and change.
Do Solmi and CapCut have a free plan?+
Solmi: One-time credits for a single 20-second preview at 480p, watermarked, personal use only; no card. CapCut: Free, no card; export limits vary by template and region. Reelody: Three scenes of your own song, usually around 7 seconds, 1080p, watermarked, the singer’s mouth matching the words on two lines, no card.
Turn your song into a story, free
Three scenes of your own song, around 7 seconds, and the singer's mouth matches the words on two lines. No credit card.
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