Opus Clip
Cut long videos into vertical shorts with AI clip detection, reframing and captions
OpusClip takes a long video (podcast, interview, stream, vlog, sports or gaming footage) and returns ranked short clips with captions, vertical reframing and a predicted Virality Score. As of October 2026 it also exposes a hosted MCP server and REST API, so clipping can be driven from an AI assistant or a script. Paid plans are Starter at $15/mo and Pro at $29/mo.
- 7 creators using
- 3 news items tracked
- Freemium pricing
- Easy learning curve
What Opus Clip can do
- Infinite canvas No
- AI agent Partial
- Node / flow builder Partial
- Public API Yes
- MCP server Yes
12 of 26 capabilities confirmed
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Text to image | No | |
| Image editing | No | |
| Text to video | No | |
| Image to video | No | |
| Video to video | Yes | Clips, reframes, captions and repurposes existing footage into new videos. |
| Native audio in video | No | |
| Lip-sync | No | |
| Voice / TTS | Partial | AI voice-over is listed on the Starter plan, capped at 20 per day. |
| Music & SFX | Partial | Background music is included on the Pro plan. |
| Upscaling | Yes | AI video upscaling is listed on the Starter plan. |
| Character consistency | No | |
| Camera control | No | |
| Custom training | No | |
| Third-party models | No |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Infinite canvas | No | No canvas or moodboard workspace. |
| Node / flow builder | Partial | Workflow automation covers web app and API automation, not a node or flow builder. |
| AI agent | Partial | ClipAnything and Reprompt act on a natural-language brief. |
| Chat assistant | Partial | Reprompt clipping and AI chat support (free plan) are the in-product assistants. |
| Team collaboration | Yes | Team workspace (up to 4 seats on Pro); sub-teams and SSO on Business. |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public API | Yes | Video editing API and scheduler API on Pro; Scheduler API for Enterprise (April 2026). |
| MCP server | Yes | Hosted MCP server at https://mcp.opus.pro/mcp, OAuth sign-in, no API key needed. |
| Mobile app | Yes | iOS app, with auto-posting for scheduled clips (April 2026). |
| Desktop / local | No | |
| Open source | No |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes | Free plan: 60 processing minutes a month, up to 1080p, 3-day media storage. |
| Commercial use | Not confirmed |
Yes Partial No Not confirmed by the vendor
What makes Opus Clip different
- 01
ClipAnything works on any genre (vlogs, gaming, sports, interviews, explainers), not just podcasts, and accepts a plain-language prompt to pull a specific moment.
- 02
Hosted MCP server at mcp.opus.pro/mcp with OAuth sign-in: an AI assistant can submit a video, list ranked clips, apply edit scripts, export and schedule without a separate API key.
- 03
Virality Score ranks clips per video, so you review the likely winners first rather than scrubbing the whole episode.
- 04
Word-level transcript and frame-level editing scripts let you fix trims and captions without re-rendering from scratch.
- 05
Export to Adobe Premiere XML (Pro) hands the AI cuts to a traditional NLE for finishing, which most clip tools do not offer.
Latest from Opus Clip
- May 15 Strategy to Turn Clips into 4M+ Views Opus Clip released a strategic framework for using AI-generated short-form clips to drive millions of views to long-form video content.
- May 15 How Audacy Drove 1B+ Views Audacy reached 1 billion views by using Opus Clip to automate the extraction of social media clips from long-form radio and podcast broadcasts.
- May 14 Adapting Creator Strategies for Corporate Video Growth Opus Clip outlines how businesses are adopting short-form video tactics to increase engagement across professional platforms.
About Opus Clip
OpusClip's core job is repurposing: you give it a long-form video by upload or link, and its ClipAnything engine finds the moments most likely to work as standalone shorts. Each clip comes with a Virality Score, auto-generated captions that you can edit word by word, and ReframeAnything, which crops 16:9 footage to 9:16 or 1:1 and tracks moving subjects so they stay in frame. A Pro plan adds B-roll, transitions, AI sound effects, dubbing, bulk export and 4K export.
What changed in 2026 is mostly on the workflow side. Reprompt now works across uploaded videos, ClipAnything projects and Quick Clips projects, so you can re-cut a clip with a plain-language instruction instead of re-running the whole job. The source list expanded (Zoom Clips, Apple Podcasts, Medal.tv in May 2026), Duplicate Clips lets you branch one finished clip into an alternate version, and the iOS app can auto-post scheduled clips. A hosted MCP server (mcp.opus.pro) now lets Claude and other MCP clients submit projects, list ranked clips, edit by script, export and schedule posts.
The product is aimed at podcasters, creators and marketing teams who publish long-form video every week and need many short cuts from each episode. For a film or editorial workflow it is a first-pass cutter, not a finishing tool: its Premiere XML export is the bridge if you want to take its cuts into a proper NLE and refine them there.
What's new in Opus Clip
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4K export and Duplicate Clips for Pro
Pro users can export at 4K, and a finished clip can be duplicated so one version can change without touching the other.
Source: toolcolumn.com ↗ -
Three more video sources
Zoom Clips, Apple Podcasts and Medal.tv were added as import sources alongside YouTube, Vimeo, Zoom and Google Drive.
Source: toolcolumn.com ↗ -
Reprompt across all project types
Natural-language reprompting now works on uploaded videos, ClipAnything projects and Quick Clips projects.
Source: toolcolumn.com ↗ -
iOS auto-posting and Scheduler API for Enterprise
Scheduled clips can publish from the iOS app without opening it, and Enterprise accounts gained Scheduler API access.
Source: toolcolumn.com ↗
Key Features
- ClipAnything: finds short-worthy moments in any long video, with natural-language prompt search
- Virality Score ranking per clip
- ReframeAnything: 16:9 to 9:16 or 1:1 reframing with object tracking and manual subject marking
- Auto captions with editable word-level transcript (claimed 97% accuracy)
- Reprompt: re-cut a clip with a plain-language instruction
- B-roll, transitions, AI sound effects and dubbing (Pro)
- Direct posting and scheduling to YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram and others
- Premiere XML export and 4K export (Pro)
- Hosted MCP server and REST API
- Team workspace with brand templates
When to reach for it — and when to skip
Reach for it when…
- Fast first pass: a one-hour episode becomes a set of ranked, captioned vertical clips
- Works on many genres, not only podcasts
- Free plan is usable to test on real footage
- MCP and API make it scriptable from an AI assistant
- Premiere XML export lets you finish cuts in a real NLE
Skip it when…
- Free plan watermarks animated caption templates and exports are capped at 1080p
- Credits are consumed per imported minute, so long source footage burns the allowance quickly
- Virality Score is a prediction from the model, not a measured performance number
Best For
✓ Ideal for
- Turning a weekly podcast or interview episode into a batch of Shorts, Reels and TikToks
- Pulling highlight reels from long gaming or sports streams
- Producing vertical cutdowns of a 16:9 talk or documentary interview for social
- Letting a Claude or other MCP assistant run the clip-and-schedule loop for a content team
✗ Not built for
- Generating new footage or B-roll from scratch (it recuts existing video)
- Finishing color, sound mix or editorial structure of a film or series
- Client work that needs a documented commercial license without checking the terms first
Working Tips from Filmmakers Using Opus Clip
- 01 Trim the source to the usable section first, or use the processing-timeframe slider: credits are charged on the full imported minutes.
- 02 Use Reprompt to re-cut a clip with a specific instruction rather than regenerating the whole project.
- 03 Treat the Virality Score as a ranking aid. Check the hook in the first three seconds yourself before publishing.
- 04 Export Premiere XML from Pro when a clip needs a real color or audio pass.
Opus Clip pricing in 2026
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 monthly |
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| Starter | $15 monthly |
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| Pro | $29 monthly |
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| Business | Custom custom |
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Prices checked against Opus Clip's pricing page on 9 Oct 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm before you buy.
Opus Clip vs Submagic vs Descript
| Opus Clip | Submagic | Descript | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free / $15/mo Starter / $29/mo Pro; Business custom | From $12/mo billed annually ($19 monthly) · Pro $23/mo annual ($39 monthly) · Business $41/mo annual ($69 monthly) | Free (1 hr/mo, 720p, watermarked) · Hobbyist $16/mo annual ($24 monthly) · Creator $24/mo annual ($35 monthly) · Business $50/mo annual ($65 monthly, per person) |
| Node / flow builder | Partial | No | No |
| AI agent | Partial | No | Yes |
| Chat assistant | Partial | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Team collaboration | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text to image | No | No | Partial |
| Image editing | No | No | Partial |
| Text to video | No | Partial | Yes |
| Video to video | Yes | Partial | Not confirmed |
| Voice / TTS | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Music & SFX | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| Upscaling | Yes | No | Not confirmed |
| Custom training | No | No | Partial |
| Third-party models | No | No | Yes |
| Public API | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Free tier | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Starting paid price (monthly) | $15 Starter / $29 Pro | $19 (annual $12) | $16 to $24 Hobbyist |
| Watermark on paid plans | No | No | No |
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page. "Not confirmed" means the vendor doesn't say.
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Facts on this page were checked against Opus Clip's own pricing, product and changelog pages on , then cross-checked with independent coverage where vendor pages were silent. Anything we couldn't confirm is marked "Not confirmed" rather than guessed.
- OpusClip pricing page opus.pro
- OpusClip homepage opus.pro
- OpusClip MCP page opus.pro
- Third-party pricing check (verified Aug 20, 2026) castmagic.io
- Third-party OpusClip changelog (search snippets only) toolcolumn.com
- Submagic pricing (comparison) submagic.co
- Descript pricing (comparison) descript.com
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