OpusClip

Turns long videos into short, captioned, vertical clips and can publish them to social platforms.

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Best for: Beginners: people new to video
Free plan: Yes
Agent-ready (MCP / API): Yes
Platforms: Web
Last verified: Oct 14, 2026

Overview

OpusClip is a repurposing tool: feed it a long video, get short clips back. It is attractive for marketers because the whole job (find moments, caption, reframe, post) lives in one place.

The honest caveats from the pricing table: Free is watermarked and exports expire after three days, and the interesting extras (more aspect ratios, bulk export, MCP) are on Pro. Always review the clips it picks.

Who it's for

A good fit if you are…

Marketers repurposing webinars, podcasts and interviews into social clips
People who want daily short-form posts with little editing

Another tool may suit you better if you are…

Anyone who needs a full editor or heavy design control
People who need long-term storage on the Free plan (exports and media expire after a few days)

Pricing

Free plan; Starter $15/mo, Pro $29/mo, Business custom. As of Oct 2026, verify.

Free: $0, regular processing speed, animated captions with a watermark, MP4 export up to 1080p with a 3-day limit.
Starter: $15/mo, watermark-free export, 30-day export window.
Pro: $29/mo, up to 30 GB videos, 9:16 / 1:1 / 16:9, 100 GB storage, API and MCP connector listed.
Business: custom, with SSO and unlimited seats.
The pricing page also mentions a credits calculator, so check how credits map to clips.

Prices as of Oct 2026 (checked Oct 14, 2026), verify before buying. Source: vendor pricing page.

Key features

AI clipping: finds moments in a long video and cuts them
Animated captions, reframing to vertical, auto hooks
Virality score on paid plans
Posting to social on Starter and above; scheduling on Pro
Export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve is listed in the feature table

Integrations: Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve export is listed; Pro adds API and Zapier access.

Agent-ready? Yes. The pricing page lists an MCP connector (Pro and above) and a Video Editing API.

Pros and good to know

Drawn from the vendor's own documentation and public sources.

Pros

Designed for one task, which keeps it approachable
Clear free tier to test clip quality on your own footage
Paid plans add posting (Starter) and scheduling (Pro) from the same place
MCP connector and API listed on Pro

Good to know

Free exports are watermarked and expire after 3 days
Several features sit on Pro (custom fonts, bulk export, more aspect ratios)
Clip choices are automated, so a human still needs to review them
Not a general-purpose editor

Alternatives

Descript: Edit video and audio by editing a text transcript, with AI tools for filler words, captions, clips and more.
Riverside: Record podcasts and interviews, then edit, clip and publish with AI tools.
CapCut: Template-driven video editor with AI features, free to start, with a Pro plan for premium templates and AI credits.

Compare with…

Used in these workflows: Turn a webinar or podcast into captioned short clips, Turn one video into several formats and languages

Sources

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