Local models
Run on-device models for private planning and analysis. Nothing leaves your Mac, and there is nothing extra to pay.
No subscription · Bring your own AI
An AI video editor you own — and you bring the AI.
AVE never charges a subscription. Start free, unlock everything with a one-time AVE Pro purchase, and run the AI your way: local models, your CLI assistant, or your own API key.
Bring your own AI
Three ways to run the intelligence.
AVE separates the editor from the model. The app does the local timeline work; you choose where the reasoning comes from.
Your CLI assistant
Already have Claude, Codex, or Qwen set up on your machine? AVE can use your installed CLI assistant for planning and edit suggestions.
Your own API key
Bring an OpenAI, Anthropic, or OpenAI-compatible endpoint. You pay your provider directly; AVE never resells compute or meters your usage.
Pay once
Free to start. One-time to own.
AVE Pro is a single lifetime purchase, not a recurring plan. See the full breakdown on the pricing page.
No subscription, ever. AVE Free is genuinely useful, and AVE Pro is a one-time lifetime purchase.
AVE does not sell AI credits or bill by the minute. You bring the intelligence; AVE is the local editor that runs it.
Run local models for free, or connect your CLI assistant or your own API key when you want more horsepower.
Your footage, project files, analysis, and exports stay on your Mac unless you connect a provider on purpose.
BYO Runway text-to-video generation imports straight into the timeline as normal assets.
Pricing
AVE Pro Lifetime.
50% off AVE Pro through July 22.
- Free
- Edit and try AI on small projects, no watermark
- Pro
- $79 lifetime one-time, lifetime
- Launch price
- $39.50 through July 22, 2026
- Subscription
- None
- AI provider
- Local models, CLI assistant, or your own API key
- Activation
- 1 Mac activation