Overview
Opus Clip is an AI video repurposing platform that converts long-form videos — YouTube uploads, podcasts, webinars, Zoom or Twitch recordings — into ranked, ready-to-post vertical clips. Its ClipAnything model reads visual, audio, and sentiment cues across all content types, not just talking-head interviews, then reframes footage to 9:16, adds animated captions, and scores each clip by predicted virality. Creators can schedule and auto-publish directly to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, LinkedIn, and X from inside the platform. Over 16 million users have generated more than 172 million clips.
Key Features
- ClipAnything multimodal AI clips vlogs, sports, and dialogue-free footage — generates video content from text or images.
- Virality Score ranks every clip to prioritize your review queue — supports common export formats and resolutions.
- ReframeAnything keeps the active speaker centered in vertical format — useful for social media and marketing clips.
- Animated captions in 25+ languages with keyword highlighting — generates video content from text or images.
- Social media scheduler with direct TikTok and Reels auto-posting — supports common export formats and resolutions.
- XML export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve for pro finishing — useful for social media and marketing clips.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | For |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 60 credits/mo, watermarked exports, 3-day expiry |
| Starter | $15/mo | 150 credits, no watermark, one brand template |
| Pro | $29/mo | 300 credits, full editor, AI B-roll, 2 seats |
| Business | Custom | API access, priority processing, enterprise controls |
Pricing is subject to change. Check the official website for current plans and regional discounts. Free tiers often have usage limits — evaluate whether those limits match your expected volume before committing.
Comparison
vs. Runway: Runway and Opus Clip serve overlapping but distinct video creation use cases — compare their output quality, rendering speed, and pricing per minute to find the better fit for your projects.
vs. Pika: Pika and Opus Clip serve overlapping but distinct video creation use cases — compare their output quality, rendering speed, and pricing per minute to find the better fit for your projects.
vs. Descript: Descript and Opus Clip serve overlapping but distinct video creation use cases — compare their output quality, rendering speed, and pricing per minute to find the better fit for your projects.
Getting Started
- Start with a short clip (5–10 seconds) to test rendering quality and style before investing time in longer projects.
- Write detailed prompts describing scene, camera movement, and mood — video tools reward specificity.
- Plan your audio separately; most AI video tools handle visuals well but audio may need post-processing.
Hands-on Verdict
Opus Clip is the repurposing workhorse I use to turn one long YouTube or podcast into 30+ shorts. The “Virality Score” actually helps me pick which moment to post, and the auto-caption + reframing (keeping faces centered) saves the hour I’d spend in Runway. It’s less of a creative editor than Runway, more of a “clip farm” — and that’s exactly the job.
Who it’s for: YouTubers, podcasters, marketers scaling short-form. Tip: paste a transcript with speaker labels and enable “AI B-roll” sparingly — the strongest clips are usually the raw talking-head moment with clean captions, not the generated filler.