OpusClip
Turns long videos into captioned, reframed short clips with AI-picked moments, on credits charged per minute of source footage
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Decision snapshot
Fast-read signals for fit, pricing, and trust.
- Category
- Video & Audio Production
- Best for
- ai short video generator
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Access
- Free plan available
What is this tool?
Podcasters, streamers and marketers who turn long recordings into a steady flow of shorts get the cutting, captioning and reframing done in one pass. Plan around the credit maths, since a 30-minute video uses 30 credits against Starter's 150 a month, and note that square and widescreen output, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve export and scheduled posting start at Pro. Several commenters say the auto-picked clips are uneven and still need editing before they go out.
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Upload a file or paste a public or unlisted link; the help centre lists imports from YouTube, Google Drive, Vimeo, Zoom, Twitch, Dropbox, Riverside, Loom and StreamYard, among others, while private videos cannot be imported. Local uploads are capped at 10GB per video on Free and Starter and 30GB on Pro, and Starter and Pro can auto-import new uploads from your own connected YouTube account. OpusClip then returns a set of scored clips to review, edit, export or schedule.
Credits measure the source, not the output: one credit per minute of imported video, plus 3 credits per post to X per account. Starter includes 150 credits a month and Pro 300 per pack. Monthly-plan credits expire after 60 days, while yearly-plan credits arrive up front and last 12 months, and credits cannot be bought on their own. Subscriptions renew at the then-current non-promotional rate unless auto-renewal is switched off, and fees already paid are not refunded, including mid-term cancellations.
Starter and Pro come with a free trial; the pricing page says no card is required, which the billing article limits to the countries OpusClip serves at full capacity, and no trial length is published. Trial exports carry the watermark and cannot be posted, scheduled or downloaded in 4K. The terms restrict free use to personal, non-commercial purposes and license commercial use only to paid subscribers, and anything made public through the service is licensed to OpusClip, including for its marketing. OpusClip states it is SOC 2 Type II compliant.
Is this right for you?
Quick fit check against how you actually work.
Choose this if
- You publish clips from long podcasts, streams or webinars every week and want selection, captions and reframing done in one pass
- You finish edits in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve and want AI-cut clips handed over as XML (Pro)
- You want to schedule clips straight to several social networks or drive clipping from Zapier, the API or an AI assistant over MCP
- You want new uploads on your own YouTube channel imported automatically for clipping (Starter and Pro)
Consider alternatives if
- You expect clips you can post without review: several commenters (2025 to 2026) describe uneven picks that need trimming
- Your source videos run long, since credits are charged per minute of footage: a 30-minute recording uses 30 of Starter's 150 monthly credits
- You need square or widescreen output, editor export or scheduling without paying for Pro
- You are on a deadline and cannot absorb occasional import or render failures, which commenters report repeatedly
- You want commercial rights on the Free plan, which the terms limit to personal, non-commercial use
What people say
Aggregate community sentiment, summarized — not native reviews.
Mixed signals
Nine commenters across seven YouTube and Reddit discussions (2025 to 2026) say the auto-picked clips are uneven: some miss context, make no sense on their own or cut at the wrong moment, several say the clips still need editing before posting, and one prefers to finish them in DaVinci Resolve. Eleven commenters under seven YouTube videos (2023 to 2026) report bugs and errors, from failed imports and renders to drafts not saving and captions or audio out of sync, or slow processing. Six commenters across five discussions (2023 to 2026) are positive overall: two say it saves time compared with editing from scratch, and others describe using it every day or for over a year.
Key features
What you can actually do with this tool.
AI clip selection
ClipAnything picks moments from visual, audio and sentiment cues, accepts natural-language prompts for a specific moment, and gives each clip a virality score. Clips run up to 15 minutes.
Captions and reframing
Animated captions are added automatically, with English, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese fully supported and more languages in beta. Reframing tracks the subject; Starter outputs vertical 9:16 only, and Pro adds 1:1 and 16:9.
Clean-up and editing
Filler words and silences are removed, B-roll can be added, and an editor handles touch-ups; Free-plan clips cannot be edited.
Export and publishing
Starter posts to YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram. Pro adds XML export to Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve and a scheduler covering YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Pinterest, Threads and Bluesky.
API, MCP server and Zapier
A REST API covers clipping, captions, reframing and translation, an MCP server lets AI assistants call OpusClip, and Zapier offers actions and triggers. API and Zapier access are in beta on Pro and full on Business.
Integrations
Tools and platforms this connects with.
Adobe Premiere ProDaVinci ResolveZapier
Plans & pricing
Pricing tiers and what's included in each.
Free
$0
- 60 credits (processing minutes) a month
- Watermarked clips up to 1080p that cannot be edited
- Clips exportable for 3 days
Starter
$15 a month/ month
- 150 credits a month
- No watermark; exports kept for 30 days
- Posts to YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram
- 9:16 vertical clips only
Pro
$29 a month billed monthly, or $14.50 a month billed annually ($174 a year), per pack
- 300 credits a month per pack; extra packs add credits and seats
- 1:1 and 16:9 reframing; export to Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve
- Social media scheduler; team workspace with 2 seats per pack, up to 4 users; 100GB storage
- Beta API and Zapier access (Zapier capped at 300 credits a month)
Business
Custom pricing through sales
- SSO, a dedicated queue, unlimited seats and storage
- Full API and custom integrations
Official pricing pagePricing may have changed. Always verify before purchasing.
Frequently asked
Common questions about this tool, answered.
How do OpusClip credits work?
One credit is one minute of source video imported, so a 30-minute recording uses 30 credits however many clips come out of it; posting to X costs 3 credits per post per account. Credits on monthly plans expire after 60 days, yearly-plan credits last 12 months, and extra credits come from extra Pro packs or upgrading rather than one-off purchases.
Is there a free trial, and do I need a card?
Starter and Pro both offer a free trial, and the pricing page says no credit card is required; the billing article limits that to countries OpusClip serves at full capacity. The trial length is not published, trial exports are watermarked, and trial users cannot post or schedule to social media.
Can I cancel and get a refund?
Fees already paid are not refunded, including a prorated refund for cancelling mid-term; access continues to the end of the paid period. Upgrades from Starter to Pro apply immediately with a prorated charge, and downgrades take effect at the end of the cycle.
Who owns the clips and can I use them commercially?
The terms license commercial use to paid subscribers only; free use is personal and non-commercial. Anything you make public through OpusClip is licensed to OpusClip royalty-free and perpetually, including for its marketing.