OpusClip alternatives

OpusClip cuts long videos into short clips with captions. These are the other clipping, captioning and editing tools we track, with each plan's credits or minutes as the vendor lists them.

Credits mean different things on each tool (OpusClip credits, quso.ai's roughly-one-minute credits, Kapwing's subtitle minutes), so we show what each plan includes rather than pretending they're the same unit.

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Prices last updated · 6 tools · sorted by data, not paid placement

OpusClip pricing, for reference

  • Free: 60 credits a month.
  • Cheapest paid plan: Starter · $15/mo.

Sources: opus.pro, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET (page /pricing)

OpusClip alternatives at a glance

Sorted by cheapest paid plan (per month, as listed), tools without a confirmed subscription price last. "Unverified" means we could not confirm the figure on the vendor's page at our latest check.

Every plan, with credits and minutes

OpusClip and alternatives: plans and what they include
ToolPlanPriceIncluded (as listed by the vendor)
OpusClipFree$0Free forever; 60 credits/mo, up to 1080p clips, watermark, no editing; clips can't be exported after 3 days
OpusClipStarter$15/mo source: opus.pro/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET150 credits; monthly only
OpusClipPro$29/mo · $14.50/mo billed yearly source: opus.pro/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET300 credits/mo
SubmagicStarter$12/mo billed yearly source: submagic.co/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ETPer member/mo billed yearly; 45 credits
SubmagicPro$23/mo billed yearly source: submagic.co/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ETPer member/mo billed yearly; 120 credits
SubmagicBusiness$41/mo billed yearly source: submagic.co/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ETPer member/mo billed yearly; 300 credits
DescriptFree$0—
DescriptHobbyist$24/mo · $16/mo billed yearly source: descript.com/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ETPer person/mo
DescriptCreator$35/mo · $24/mo billed yearly source: descript.com/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ETPer person/mo
DescriptBusiness$65/mo · $50/mo billed yearly source: descript.com/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ETPer person/mo
KapwingFree$010 credits; watermark; 720p
KapwingPro$24/mo · $16/mo billed yearly source: kapwing.com/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET1,000 credits/mo
KapwingBusiness$64/mo · $50/mo billed yearly source: kapwing.com/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET4,000 credits/mo; voice clones, lip sync
CaptionsMax$24.99/mo source: captions.ai/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET500 credits/mo
CaptionsFrontier$69.99/mo source: captions.ai/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ETFrom $69.99/mo; 1,400+ credits/mo, higher usage tiers
quso.aiFree$075 credits/mo
quso.aiLite$29/mo · $29/mo billed yearly source: quso.ai/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET100 credits/mo; $348/year
quso.aiEssential$39/mo · $39/mo billed yearly source: quso.ai/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET300 credits/mo; $468/year
quso.aiGrowth$49/mo · $49/mo billed yearly source: quso.ai/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET600 credits/mo; $588/year
VEEDCreatorUnverified (recorded $10/mo billed yearly)Per user/mo, 6,000 credits
VEEDProUnverified (recorded $20/mo billed yearly)Per user/mo, 18,000 credits

Credit units differ between tools, so compare what a credit buys (see each tool page).

Cheapest OpusClip alternative

By cheapest paid plan with monthly billing: Descript Hobbyist and Kapwing Pro, all at $24/mo with monthly billing. Counting yearly billing: Submagic Starter at $12/mo billed yearly.

Free OpusClip alternatives

5 alternatives list a free plan or free credits. Descript: descript has a Free plan, and you don't need a credit card to try it; Kapwing: 10 credits; Captions: version with limited features; quso.ai: 75 credits a month; VEED: plan with feature and export-quality limits.

What a credit buys

  • OpusClip: The Free plan is free forever with 60 credits a month; no credit card is required.
  • OpusClip rollover: A paid-plan feature on the page reads "Unused credits roll over for 2 months".
  • quso.ai: One credit is roughly one minute of processed video; clipping, captioning and editing draw from your monthly credits.
  • Kapwing: Pro's 1,000 monthly credits cover auto-subtitling up to 1,000 minutes and dubbing up to 50 minutes a month; Business's 4,000 cover up to 4,000 and 200 minutes. Paid plans remove the Kapwing watermark.
  • Submagic: Starter includes 45 credits (about 15 videos), Pro 120 (about 40) and Business 300 (about 100) for AI videos and images, per Submagic's page. Paid plans export without a watermark.
  • Submagic API: API minutes: Starter and Pro include 10 a month, Business 100. Extra API packs run from 250 minutes for $57/mo ($0.23/min) to 10,000 minutes for $1000/mo ($0.10/min).
  • Captions rollover: Yes. Unused credits roll over, and your balance can hold up to 3× your monthly allowance (up to two extra months).

Sources: opus.pro, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET (page /pricing); quso.ai, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET (page /pricing); kapwing.com, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET (page /pricing); submagic.co, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET (page /pricing); captions.ai, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET (page /pricing)

The alternatives

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Short-form captions and AI clipping, with credit plans billed yearly and an API sold in minutes.

  • Free: Submagic's help center describes a free trial: upload and edit 3 short videos for free; downloads without a watermark need a subscription.
  • Cheapest paid plan: Starter · $12/mo billed yearly.

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Sources: submagic.co, checked Oct 20, 2026, 10 PM ET (page /pricing)

FAQ

What is the cheapest OpusClip alternative?

By cheapest paid plan with monthly billing, Descript Hobbyist and Kapwing Pro, all at $24/mo with monthly billing. Counting yearly billing, Submagic Starter at $12/mo billed yearly.

Is there a free OpusClip alternative?

Descript, Kapwing, Captions, quso.ai, and VEED have free plans. OpusClip itself has a free plan: free forever with 60 credits a month; no credit card is required.

Which OpusClip alternative has no watermark?

On free plans, OpusClip, quso.ai and Kapwing add a watermark, per their pages. Paid plans on Submagic and Kapwing remove it.

Do OpusClip credits roll over?

A paid-plan feature on the page reads "Unused credits roll over for 2 months".

Sources

Every price and plan fact above comes from these vendor pages, captured and checked at the times shown (ET). Read how we verify prices.

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