Opus Clip Pricing Explained: Is It Worth It in 2026?

Opus Clip pricing in November 2026: Free gives 60 credits a month with a watermark, Starter is $15/month for 150 minutes, and Pro is $29/month for 300 minutes. Billed yearly, Pro drops to $14.50/month.

Updated: 7 November 2026

We make LumiClip, so weigh our view accordingly; we've noted where OpusClip is the better buy.

This guide breaks down every OpusClip plan, how credits are actually counted, what the free plan leaves out, and the costs that don't show on the plan cards. It ends with a simple test for whether OpusClip is worth it for the way you work. Every figure was checked on OpusClip's pricing page and help center on 7 November 2026.

How much does Opus Clip cost?

Opus Clip costs $0 on Free (60 credits a month, watermarked), $15/month on Starter (150 credits, monthly billing only) and $29/month on Pro (300 credits per pack), or $14.50/month on Pro billed yearly at $174. Business is custom-priced. One credit equals one minute of source video, so Starter covers 2.5 hours a month and Pro covers 5 hours, as of November 2026.

Here's each plan with the same labels, per the OpusClip pricing page and its Plans help article:

Free

• Price: $0, no card required.
• Credits: 60 a month (one hour of video).
• What you get: AI clipping, auto reframe, AI captions with emoji and keyword highlights, rendered clips up to 1080p, 9:16 only.
• Watch out for: a watermark on every clip, no editing, and clips stop being exportable after 3 days.

Starter

• Price: $15/month. There is no yearly option.
• Credits: 150 a month (2.5 hours).
• What you get: watermark-free export, virality score, animated captions in 20+ languages, the editor, one brand template, and auto-posting to YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram Reels.
• Watch out for: no social scheduler, 9:16 only, and projects expire after about 30 days.

Pro

• Price: $29/month per pack, or $14.50/month billed yearly ($174 a year).
• Credits: 300 a month per pack (5 hours), or 3,600 a year.
• What you get: everything in Starter plus the social scheduler, 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9 exports, AI B-roll, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve export, dubbing, 100 GB of cloud storage, a team workspace and the MCP connector.
• Watch out for: each pack adds 2 seats, up to 4 seats at 2 packs. Bigger teams need Business.

Business

• Price: custom, via sales.
• Best for: organizations that need more than 10 seats, high volume, SSO or the full API.

How do Opus Clip credits work?

OpusClip charges 1 credit per minute of the original video you import, not per clip you export. A 30-minute upload uses 30 credits whether you keep two clips or twenty. Per OpusClip's credits help article, partial minutes round down (4.5 minutes costs 4 credits) and videos under a minute round up to 1 credit.

A few rules change what you actually pay:

• Trim before you process. The processing timeframe slider lets you clip only part of a video, and you pay only for that part. On a 3-hour stream where the first hour is setup, that saves 60 credits.
• Monthly credits last 60 days. Unused credits roll over for one extra month, then expire.
• Posting to X costs credits. Since 24 September 2026, each X post or scheduled post costs 3 credits per clip, per X account. The help center doesn't list a credit charge for other platforms.
• Deleting a project doesn't refund it. Pro users can refund a project within 14 days if they haven't downloaded any clips yet. Starter and Free users can't.
• Top-ups are available. Paid users can buy extra credits from the subscription page without changing plan.

What are the Opus Clip free plan limits?

The Opus Clip free plan gives you 60 credits a month, so about one hour of video, with a watermark on every clip, no editing, 9:16 output only and a 3-day window to export before projects expire. It's enough to see how OpusClip picks moments, not enough to publish clean clips on a schedule.

New accounts also get a 7-day Pro trial that converts to Free automatically. Per OpusClip's trial help article, trial exports still carry the watermark, and trial users can't post or schedule directly to social media, save to cloud storage or refund a project.

Is Opus Clip yearly billing worth it?

Yearly billing is worth it only if you're sure you'll use Pro for 12 months: it halves the price to $14.50/month ($174 upfront) and cuts the cost per source hour from $5.80 to $2.90. Starter has no yearly option, so the discount only applies to Pro.

One thing to confirm before you pay: OpusClip's own pages disagree on how yearly credits arrive. The credits help article says you get the full year's credits immediately, valid for 12 months. The Pro plan card says unused credits roll over for 2 months. Ask support which applies to your account if you plan to front-load a big back catalogue.

Also note that you can only downgrade Pro Monthly to Starter directly. To move from Pro Yearly to Starter, you have to cancel and resubscribe.

How does Opus Clip pricing compare per hour of video?

Per hour of source video, OpusClip costs $6.00 on Starter and $5.80 on Pro month to month, or $2.90 on Pro yearly. For comparison, as of 7 November 2026:

• OpusClip: Starter $15 for 2.5 hours ($6.00/hour); Pro $29 for 5 hours ($5.80/hour); Pro yearly $2.90/hour.
• Vizard: Creator $29/month from 600 credits, so 10 hours ($2.90/hour), or $14.50/month billed yearly, per Vizard's pricing page.
• LumiClip: Starter €9.99/month for 360 credits (6 hours, about €1.67/hour); Pro €24.99/month for 1,200 credits (20 hours, about €1.25/hour). Yearly is 50% off, per our pricing page.

LumiClip is an AI video clipper that turns long videos into short vertical clips for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts. Its Free plan is 60 credits once (not monthly), with 720p watermarked exports, so OpusClip's free tier is more generous for ongoing testing. For seven tools priced the same way, see our cheaper Opus Clip alternatives guide, and for watermark-free entry plans only, our cheapest AI video clipper without a watermark roundup.

What a typical month costs

Say you publish one 90-minute podcast a week, about 6 hours a month.

• OpusClip: Starter's 2.5 hours and one Pro pack's 5 hours both fall short, so you'd need two Pro packs at $58/month, or trim each episode with the timeframe slider to fit one pack.
• LumiClip: Starter's 6 hours cover it at €9.99/month.

Is Opus Clip worth it?

Opus Clip is worth it if you need very long sources, deep editing or team features, and you'll pay yearly. It's poor value if you mainly upload, clip, caption and post, because you're paying for a suite you won't open.

It's a good buy if:

• Your sources are long. OpusClip supports videos up to 10 hours, per its help center. LumiClip's uploads top out at 4 hours.
• You finish clips in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. XML export is Pro-only and genuinely useful for editors.
• You need dubbing, AI B-roll or 16:9 and 1:1 exports.
• Two to four people share one workspace.

It's harder to justify if:

• You clip more than 5 hours a month on monthly billing. Costs climb by $29 per pack.
• You want clips to post themselves from channels you follow. LumiClip Pro watches up to 10 YouTube or Twitch channels and publishes automatically; our LumiClip vs Opus Clip comparison covers that difference in detail.
• You only need watermark-free clips with captions. A cheaper clipper does that job.

FAQ

Is Opus Clip free?

Yes, there's a Free Forever plan with 60 credits a month. Clips carry a watermark, there's no editing, and projects can't be exported after 3 days.

How many clips do I get with Opus Clip Starter?

OpusClip doesn't limit clips; it limits source minutes. Starter's 150 credits process 150 minutes of video a month, and each video can produce many clips.

Does Opus Clip have a yearly plan for Starter?

No. Starter is monthly only at $15. Only Pro offers yearly billing, at $14.50/month ($174 a year).

Do unused Opus Clip credits roll over?

On monthly plans, credits expire after 60 days, so they roll over for one extra month. Yearly plan rules differ between OpusClip's pages, so check with support.

How do I remove the Opus Clip watermark?

Upgrade to any paid plan. Per OpusClip's help center, the watermark is then removed from projects you made on Free or the trial too.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Opus Clip?

Yes. LumiClip Starter is €9.99/month for 6 hours of video, and Vizard Creator gives 10 hours for $29/month. Our alternatives guide compares seven options.

Should you pay for Opus Clip?

Pay for OpusClip Pro yearly if you use its editing suite, long-source support or team seats every month. If you mostly need clips found, captioned and posted, a cheaper clipper will do the same job for less. Test both free plans on the same episode before you decide.

Try LumiClip free, no credit card needed, or compare plans on the pricing page.

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