Opus Clip Pricing 2026: Free, Starter & Pro Plans Explained

What Opus Clip actually charges: how upload minutes convert into publishable clips, why the free allowance disappears faster than the numbers suggest, and the point where Pro beats Starter on cost per clip.

Updated July 20268 min read

💰 Quick Pricing Summary

Free: a limited monthly upload allowance with Opus branding on exports. Starter: about $15/month, less billed annually — more upload minutes, no watermark, 1080p export. Pro: about $29/month, less billed annually — a much larger allowance, brand kit, AI B-roll and team features. Enterprise: custom, for agencies running many creator accounts.

The unit that matters is upload minutes of source video, not clips produced. A single 90-minute podcast can consume most of a free month even though it yields only a handful of usable clips.

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Not sure if Opus Clip is right for you?

AI clipping tools price on very different units — minutes, clips or seats. Compare on your actual monthly source volume rather than on headline price.

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Opus Clip Plans Compared

Feature	Free	Starter	Pro	Enterprise
Monthly Price	$0	~$15	~$29	Custom
Billed Annually	Free	Discounted	Discounted	Negotiated
Upload Minutes / Month	Small trial allowance	Moderate	Large	Custom
Opus Watermark on Exports	Yes	Removed	Removed	Removed
Export Resolution	Limited	1080p	1080p	1080p
AI Virality Score	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Animated Captions	Basic	Full	Full	Full
Brand Kit & Custom Templates	No	Limited	Yes	Yes
AI B-roll and Reframe Controls	No	Limited	Yes	Yes
Multi-Seat / Team Workspace	No	No	Limited	Yes
Scheduled Multi-Platform Posting	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Pricing as of July 2026. Opus Clip revises plan limits regularly — check opus.pro/pricing for the current numbers before you subscribe.

Understanding Each Plan

Free — $0/month

A working trial rather than a sustainable plan. It exists so you can judge whether the AI picks good moments out of your specific content, which is the only thing worth testing.

What you get:

A small monthly allowance of source upload minutes
The full AI clip selection and virality scoring engine
Basic animated captions
Enough output to judge whether the tool understands your content

What you don't get:

Watermark-free exports — Opus branding stays on every clip
Enough upload minutes for even one long podcast most months
Brand kit, custom fonts or template control
Scheduled posting to TikTok, Shorts and Reels

Best for: A single evaluation session. Upload one representative long video, look at what the virality scoring surfaces, and decide from there.

Starter — ~$15/month, less billed annually

The plan for one creator with one show. It removes the watermark, which is the difference between clips you can post and clips you cannot.

What you get:

A moderate monthly upload-minute allowance
No Opus watermark on exported clips
1080p export and the full animated caption styles
Scheduled posting to the major short-form platforms

What you don't get:

A brand kit with locked fonts and colours across clips
The full AI B-roll and manual reframe controls
Headroom to process several long videos a week

Best for: Solo podcasters and YouTubers publishing one long video a week. If you are consistently running out of minutes mid-month, the per-clip maths has already tipped toward Pro.

Pro — ~$29/month, less billed annually

Roughly double Starter's price for considerably more than double the upload allowance, which is why heavy users end up here rather than topping up.

What you get:

A large monthly upload-minute allowance
Brand kit with consistent fonts, colours and layouts across every clip
AI B-roll insertion and finer control over reframing and speaker tracking
Team access for an editor or VA to work in the same account
Priority processing during busy periods

What you don't get:

Unlimited uploads — the meter still exists, just further away
Full multi-brand agency management, which is Enterprise

Best for: Creators publishing multiple long videos a week, and anyone whose clips need to look like a consistent brand rather than a default template.

Enterprise — Custom pricing

For agencies running clip production across many client accounts, where seat management and volume are the actual problem.

What you get:

Custom upload volumes negotiated to your throughput
Multi-workspace and multi-brand management
Dedicated support and onboarding
API and workflow integration options

What you don't get:

A different clipping engine — the AI is identical to Pro

Best for: Agencies producing short-form for several creators or brands at once. For a single brand, Pro is the ceiling you actually need.

How Opus Clip Upload Minutes Convert to Clips

Opus meters the length of the source video you upload, not the number of clips you export. Uploading a 90-minute podcast consumes 90 minutes of allowance whether the AI returns eight usable clips or two. This is the single most important thing to understand before choosing a tier, because creators instinctively budget by clips published.

Re-processing costs again. If you upload an episode, dislike the selections, and run it through a second time with different settings, that is another full charge against your allowance. Getting your caption style and aspect ratio right before the first run is the cheapest optimisation available.

Editing clips after generation is free. Trimming, adjusting captions, changing the crop and re-exporting an already-processed clip does not draw down upload minutes. The practical strategy is therefore one careful upload followed by heavy manual refinement, rather than repeated automated passes.

What the Pricing Page Doesn't Tell You

You are billed for input length, not output volume

A long, rambling source video costs the same allowance as a tight one but yields fewer usable clips. Trimming dead air before upload is a direct cost saving.

The free watermark makes free output unpublishable

Opus branding sits on every free export. Treat the free tier strictly as an evaluation of clip-selection quality, not as a way to publish for nothing.

Re-runs are charged again

Changing your mind about caption style after processing means paying the full source length a second time. Set your template first.

The AI does not always pick the best moment

Virality scoring is genuinely useful but it is a ranking, not a judgment. Budget time to review and discard, and do not choose a tier assuming every generated clip ships.

Which Opus Clip Plan Should You Pick?

Stay on Free if:

You are evaluating whether the AI understands your content
You have not published short-form consistently yet
A watermark on test clips is fine

Choose Starter (~$15/mo) if:

You publish roughly one long video a week
You need watermark-free 1080p clips
Default caption styles suit your channel
You schedule posts but do not need brand consistency

Choose Pro (~$29/mo) if:

You process several long videos a week
Your clips must match a consistent visual brand
You want AI B-roll and finer reframing control
An editor or VA works in the account with you

Choose Enterprise if:

You clip for multiple creators or client brands
You need workspace separation and seat management
Volume exceeds what Pro's allowance covers

Not sure? Add up the raw source minutes you would upload in a typical month, not the clips you want out. That number picks the tier; clip count never does.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Opus Clip cost per month?

Opus Clip has a free tier with a small monthly upload allowance, a Starter plan at roughly $15 per month, and a Pro plan at roughly $29 per month, both discounted on annual billing. Enterprise pricing is custom for agencies running multiple client workspaces. Plans are separated primarily by how many minutes of source video you can upload each month.

Is Opus Clip free?

There is a free tier, but it is limited in two ways that matter. The monthly upload allowance is small enough that a single long podcast can exhaust it, and every exported clip carries an Opus watermark. That makes free output usable for evaluating clip quality but not for publishing to your channels.

How do Opus Clip credits and upload minutes work?

Opus meters the length of the source video you upload rather than the number of clips you export. A 90-minute upload draws 90 minutes from your allowance regardless of whether it produces two clips or twelve. Re-processing the same video with different settings charges the full length again, while editing and re-exporting an already-processed clip is free.

Is Opus Clip Pro worth it over Starter?

It depends entirely on volume. Pro is roughly double Starter's price but raises the upload allowance by considerably more than double, so cost per source minute drops. If you regularly run out of Starter minutes before month end, Pro is already cheaper per clip. If you publish one video a week, Starter is the right plan and Pro is wasted headroom.

Does Opus Clip put a watermark on videos?

Only on the free tier. Every paid plan, starting at Starter, exports without Opus branding at 1080p. Watermark removal is the main reason free users convert, since branded clips are not something most creators will post to their own channels.

Can I cancel Opus Clip anytime?

Monthly plans stop renewing at the end of the current period and the account drops to the free tier. Annual plans are paid upfront for the year at a discount. Download any clips you still need before downgrading, since free-tier restrictions apply afterwards.

Opus Clip vs Descript — which is better value?

They are different tools sold at similar prices. Opus Clip is a repurposing engine that finds and formats short clips automatically from long video. Descript is a full editor where clipping is one workflow among many. If your only job is turning long-form into shorts, Opus is faster and usually cheaper; if you also edit the long-form itself, Descript replaces more of your stack.

Does Opus Clip work with podcasts and webinars?

Yes, and that is its strongest use case — long, speech-heavy video with distinct talking points is exactly what the virality scoring is tuned for. The caveat is cost: webinars and full podcast episodes are long, and you are billed on source length, so trim intros and dead air before uploading.

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