Opus Clip review (Nov 2026): Free 60 credits, Starter $15, Pro $29 ($14.50 billed annually), credits per minute, watermark, and who checks each clip

What this Opus Clip page covers

This page is for a podcaster, coach, marketer, or small business owner who records long videos and wants short clips for social media without editing each one by hand. It covers plans, credits, limits, and what to test before you pay.

Facts come from the Opus Clip pricing page, read on 4 November 2026. We did not clip your videos, so test with your own recordings.

Opus Clip picks moments and adds captions for you. The useful question is how many minutes you process each month and how much time a person still spends checking clips, not how many clips it makes.

Ground rules: a person watches every clip before it posts; anyone who appears in a clip agreed to be recorded and shared; brand claims in captions are checked by the person who owns the offer.

Major features (with how someone uses them)

Examples at a glance: each feature has a concrete example from a real job plus a short Try this you can run this week.

1. Credits are minutes of video

What it is: The pricing page says 1 credit equals 1 minute of video processing. Free includes 60 credits a month, Starter 150, and Pro 300, and Pro credits roll over for 2 months. Pro also lists credit top-ups (Opus Clip pricing).

A weekly 60-minute podcast uses about 240 credits a month, which is more than Starter and fits inside Pro. Clipping the same video twice spends credits twice, so settle on settings before you reprocess.

Concrete example (host of a weekly interview podcast) She records four episodes of about 55 minutes each month, adds them up to roughly 220 credits, and picks Pro rather than Starter.

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Add up your minutes:

Before you sign up, add up the minutes of long video you publish in a normal month (podcasts, webinars, livestreams). Opus Clip spends 1 credit per minute processed, so that number tells you whether the free 60 credits, Starter’s 150, or Pro’s 300 fits.

2. What the free plan leaves out

What it is: Free lists up to 1080p, a watermark on clips, no editing, and clips that cannot be exported after 3 days. Starter removes the watermark and adds filler and silence removal, 1 brand template, and auto-posting to YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels (Opus Clip pricing).

The free plan is good for testing whether the clips are worth posting. Download anything you want to keep within 3 days.

Concrete example (fitness coach testing short-form video) He runs two of his live classes through the free plan, downloads the five best clips the same day, and posts them for two weeks before deciding whether to pay.

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Test on two videos:

Run two of your own long videos through the free plan, download the clips you would post within 3 days, and count how many needed no changes.

3. Starter at $15: monthly only

What it is: Starter is $15 a month, billed monthly only, with 150 credits, watermark-free export, 1 brand template, and auto-posting. Its media storage lists files expiring after 29 days (Opus Clip pricing).

Starter suits one person posting a few clips a week from one or two long videos. If you keep raw files only inside Opus Clip, they will expire, so keep originals in your own storage.

Concrete example (solo real estate agent filming weekly market updates) She records one 20-minute update a week, about 80 credits a month, and keeps every original file in her own drive because Starter storage expires.

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Keep your originals:

Before you upload, save every original recording in your own storage, so clips can be remade after files expire.

4. Pro: team workspace, scheduler, and editor export

What it is: Pro is $29 a month, or $14.50 a month billed annually ($174 a year), with 300 credits, a team workspace with 2 seats, 2 brand templates, 6 social account connections, AI B-Roll, a scheduler, multiple aspect ratios, video dubbing, limited API access, 100GB of storage, and export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve (Opus Clip pricing).

Editor export matters if a person polishes clips after Opus Clip cuts them. The annual price halves the monthly cost, so test on monthly first and switch once you know you will keep it.

Concrete example (marketing lead at a 12-person software company) He and a contractor share the 2-seat workspace, export the best clips to Premiere Pro for a final pass, and schedule them across the company’s accounts.

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Decide who polishes:

Name the person who gives each clip a final check or edit, and decide whether that happens inside Opus Clip or in your video editor.

5. A person checks every clip

What it is: Opus Clip picks moments and writes captions automatically (Opus Clip pricing). Short clips cut from a long talk can drop the context around a claim, a price, or a joke.

Watch each clip in full before it posts, and check caption spelling for names, brands, and numbers. Auto-posting saves time only if this check happens first.

Concrete example (founder of a 3-person coaching business) She turns off auto-posting for the first month and watches each clip before scheduling, then removes two that cut a client story out of context.

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Check before it posts:

For the first month, schedule clips manually. Watch each one in full and check every name, number, and claim in the captions before it posts.

6. Compare with tools you already pay for

What it is: For comparison, read on 4 November 2026: Vizard lists a free plan with 60 credits a month at 1 credit per minute. We could not read Vizard’s paid prices, so check them on its page.

If you already pay for a video editor such as Descript, it may cover clipping for a few videos a month. For ad creatives rather than clips of your own talks, see the Creatify review.

Concrete example (office manager at a 20-person accounting firm) She finds the firm already pays for a video editor, clips the monthly webinar there for two months, and only then decides whether Opus Clip saves enough time to add.

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Check what you already have:

List the video and design tools you pay for and whether any already makes short clips with captions. Add Opus Clip only if it saves time on top of those.

Pricing context (November 2026)

Free $0: 60 credits a month (1 credit = 1 minute of video), up to 1080p, watermark, no editing, clips cannot be exported after 3 days. Starter $15 a month, billed monthly only: 150 credits, no watermark, 1 brand template, filler and silence removal, auto-posting, storage that expires after 29 days (pricing page, read 4 Nov 2026).

Pro $29 a month, or $14.50 a month billed annually ($174 a year): 300 credits a month that roll over for 2 months, 2-seat team workspace, 2 brand templates, 6 social accounts, AI B-Roll, scheduler, credit top-ups, limited API, video dubbing, 100GB storage, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve export.

Business: custom pricing with API and integrations. The pricing page lists a free trial with no credit card and uploads of local video up to 10GB each.

Uncertainty: The pricing page says annual billing saves up to 50%, and plan features and credit rules change often. Top-up credit prices were not shown to us. Check the live pricing page on the day you buy.

When it’s useful (honest take)

Useful when you publish long videos every week, such as a podcast, webinar, or livestream, and want several short clips from each without editing them by hand.

A poor fit when you record rarely, when your video editor already makes captioned clips, or when nobody has time to watch each clip before it posts.

Related options (educational)

FAQ

How much does Opus Clip cost?

As listed on 4 November 2026: Free with 60 credits a month, Starter $15 a month billed monthly, and Pro $29 a month or $14.50 a month billed annually. Business is custom.

What is an Opus Clip credit?

The pricing page says 1 credit equals 1 minute of video processing. A 30-minute video uses about 30 credits.

Does Opus Clip free have a watermark?

Yes. The free plan lists a watermark, no editing, and clips that cannot be exported after 3 days. Starter and Pro remove the watermark.

Do Opus Clip credits roll over?

On Pro, the pricing page says the 300 monthly credits roll over for 2 months. It does not list rollover for Free or Starter.

Can Opus Clip post to TikTok and YouTube Shorts?

Starter lists auto-posting to YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels, and Pro adds a scheduler and 6 social account connections. Watch each clip before it posts.

Optional next step (if seats overlap)

If you pay for a video editor, a design tool, and a clipping tool, map which one owns short clips before the next renewal. Map the overlap with the $19 AI toolkit audit or the $9 AI toolkit spreadsheet. Email Audit $19 or Toolkit spreadsheet $9.

Checkout is live via Stripe. After you pay, we email delivery (spreadsheet) or intake next steps (audit).

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