LUTly vs Colourlab Ai
Both use AI to grade. They are built for different people. One lives in professional pipelines, the other lives in a browser tab.
Drop a clip, describe the look, export a real .cube LUT. Your footage never uploads.
Colourlab Ai is a professional AI grading application that integrates with DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro and Final Cut, built for editors and colorists matching shots across whole timelines. LUTly is a browser tool for creators: describe the look in plain English, get a real .cube LUT built on your own footage, no install and no pipeline.
Its core strength is shot matching at scale: conforming a timeline, balancing every shot, matching to a reference still, then round-tripping back into Resolve or Premiere. It is subscription software aimed at people who deliver graded timelines for a living.
No timeline, no round-trip. You drop a clip in the browser, describe the look or give it a reference image, watch the before and after live, and export a .cube LUT you can use in any editor. It is the fast path when the job is your own video, not a client's timeline.
Side by side.
| Colourlab Ai | LUTly | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Pro AI grading app | Browser AI color grading |
| Built for | Editors and colorists grading timelines | Creators grading their own footage |
| Integration | Resolve, Premiere, Final Cut round-trip | None needed, runs in the browser |
| Input | Conformed timelines, reference stills | One clip plus a sentence or reference image |
| Price | Subscription | Free plan; paid plans for more builds |
| Output | Graded timeline back in your host app | Portable 33-point .cube LUT |
| Your footage | Processed on your machine in-app | Stays on your device. Your footage never uploads, only up to 3 small preview stills go to the AI. |
Drag the slider. LUTly grade on the right.
Left is the real source frame straight out of the camera. Right is the same frame with a LUT built from one sentence, applied live.
Frequently asked.
Do LUTly and Colourlab Ai do the same thing?
They overlap on one idea, AI-assisted color, but the workflows are different. Colourlab grades timelines inside pro pipelines. LUTly builds a portable LUT from one clip and a description, in the browser.
Do I need DaVinci Resolve to use LUTly?
No. LUTly runs in the browser and exports a standard .cube file. You can apply that LUT in Resolve, Premiere, Final Cut or CapCut, or just use LUTly's preview to check the look.
Which is cheaper?
Colourlab Ai is subscription software priced for professionals. LUTly has a free plan, and paid plans if you need more builds.
Is LUTly good enough for professional delivery?
LUTly is honest about this: it is a beta, the AI does the grading, and it is aimed at creators rather than colorists. Pros with client delivery standards should test it on their own footage and judge the result.
Try LUTly on your own footage.
Drop a clip, describe the look, export a real .cube LUT. Your footage never uploads.