I Taught Claude AI to Edit My Videos — Here's What It Actually Costs

Claude AI edits every video on this channel. I taught it myself — no coding, just a few nights of "no, not like that" — and video editing with AI took me from two days per video to one afternoon. In this one I show you exactly how I did it, what it still needs me for, and every dollar it costs: Descript, Claude, and ElevenLabs, with my honest take on whether the $20 Claude plan is enough or you need the $100 one (I pay for the $100 one, and I'll tell you why). If you've got a task you repeat every week — editing, the Monday report, invoices, the newsletter nobody wants to write — this is the video I wish someone had made for me before I spent two days on every edit. WHAT WE COVER 0:00 Every video here was edited by Claude AI 0:30 Pull up a chair — this one's my story 2:15 What "two days" actually looked like 3:10 Is this video for you? (not hard, just slow) 3:34 What "I taught AI" really means — training a new hire 4:36 The step most people skip 5:10 The recipe it learned, in my own words 5:53 A real message I send to Claude 6:28 The receipt: Descript, Claude, ElevenLabs 7:27 Is the $20 plan enough? My honest answer 8:43 Where it still needs me — the editor vs. the director 9:41 The two-question test: can you teach it YOUR task? 10:17 What to walk away with 10:46 Comment your task and I'll make you a video THE TOOLS (what I actually use, no affiliate links) Descript — the video editor you can talk to. $35/mo, or $24/mo paid yearly. Claude — the AI I taught. $20/mo plan is enough for 2–3 videos a week; I'm on the $100/mo plan. ElevenLabs — the pictures and short clips over my voice. $5/mo covers me. ONE MORE THING. This channel is new, and I'm doing something I haven't seen anybody do: leave a comment with your job, the one task that eats your week, and your first name — and I'll make you a short video showing exactly how I'd teach AI to do that task. Not a reply. A video. I've got the time, and I'd rather spend it on you. A like lets this find the next person who's been staring at the same slow task for years. Subscribing means you'll see your own video when it's ready. I'm learning AI and YouTube at the same time, out loud, so you don't have to feel alone doing it. Go make something. I'll be right here when you get back. Jessie #ClaudeAI #AIVideoEditing #VideoEditingWithAI #Descript #AIClearAndSimple