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Opus Clip pricing in 2026: plans, credits and cost per minute
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Opus Clip is the best-known AI clipping tool, and its pricing is the first thing people search for after trying the free plan. Here is what each plan includes as of September 2026, how credits translate into minutes of video, and what changes when a tool bills in minutes instead.
Opus Clip plans at a glance
Opus Clip sells processing in credits, where one credit corresponds to one minute of uploaded video. The public plans, as listed on opus.pro and in the reviews we checked, are the following. Prices are in US dollars and change from time to time, so treat the page linked below as the reference.
| Plan | Monthly price | Credits per month | Watermark | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 60 credits | Yes | Exports are watermarked; enough to test on one episode |
| Starter | $15 | 150 credits | No | Monthly billing only, according to the plan page |
| Pro | $29 (about $14.50 billed yearly) | 300 credits | No | Adds scheduling and publishing, more caption templates |
What a credit really buys
A credit is a minute of source video, not a clip. A ninety-minute episode costs ninety credits whether it yields four good clips or twelve, and reprocessing the same episode with different settings costs it again. On the Starter plan, that is one to two episodes a month; on Pro, three to four.
The watermark is the other line to read carefully: it applies to every export on the free plan, so the free tier is a test bench rather than a publishing tool. Paid plans remove it.
Where the bill grows
- Re-runs: changing the caption style or the clip length on an episode already processed spends the credits again.
- Long episodes: a three-hour recording is 180 credits, more than a whole Starter month.
- Two-speaker shows: if the automatic layout crops one speaker out, the clip is unusable and the credits are still spent.
- Languages: captions are built for English first; French typography and Arabic dialects need manual correction, which is time rather than money.
How a minutes-based tool compares
ClipFlap bills in minutes of source video per month, with no credit packs and no re-run cost for cover-title edits: plans start at $10 for 60 minutes and go up to 150 minutes on the largest plan. Paid plans carry no watermark from the first month; the free trial gives 10 minutes of processing without a card, with a small clipflap.com mark on trial clips.
The pricing model is similar on paper. The differences are in what a minute produces: a stacked split screen when two speakers alternate, captions that respect French punctuation, and Arabic captions written in the dialect spoken rather than rewritten into standard Arabic. If your episodes are in English with one speaker, both tools will serve you; if they are in French, in Darija, or with two voices, the minute buys more here.
| Opus Clip | ClipFlap | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Credits (1 credit = 1 minute) | Minutes of source video |
| Entry paid plan | $15 / 150 credits | $10 / 60 minutes |
| Watermark on paid plans | No | No |
| Free tier | 60 credits, watermarked | 10 minutes, small mark, no card |
| Two speakers | Single moving crop | Stacked split screen |
| Captions | English-first templates | French typography, Arabic dialects |
| Publishing | Scheduling on Pro | YouTube from the results page; downloads for TikTok and Instagram |
Which one to pick
Choose Opus Clip if you publish in English, want built-in scheduling to several networks, and process a few episodes a month. Choose ClipFlap if your podcast has two voices, if it is in French or Arabic, or if you run an agency that needs clean clips a client can post without a retouch. In both cases, run one real episode through the free tier before paying: the clip quality on your own footage is the only number that matters.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Opus Clip per month?+
As of September 2026: free with 60 watermarked credits, Starter at $15 for 150 credits, Pro at $29 for 300 credits, or about $14.50 a month when billed yearly. Check opus.pro for the current figures.
Does Opus Clip have a free plan without watermark?+
No. The free plan exports carry a watermark; removing it requires a paid plan.
What does one Opus Clip credit equal?+
One minute of uploaded video. Credits are spent on the source length, not on the number of clips produced.
Is ClipFlap cheaper than Opus Clip?+
Entry plans are close: ClipFlap starts at $10 for 60 minutes. The difference is in what a minute produces on two-speaker, French or Arabic episodes, not in the headline price.
Sources
Compare on your own episode
10 free minutes of processing, no card required. Judge the clips before choosing a plan.