OpusClip vs Submagic
Two AI video tools side by side: pricing, free plans, features and who each one suits.
#32 in Short-form clips
The best-known long-to-short clipping tool, with a virality score, animated captions, AI reframe and a built-in social scheduler
Best for: Podcasters, streamers and YouTubers who publish long videos every week and want a pile of captioned vertical clips without hiring an editor.
#1 in Captions and subtitles
An AI short-form editor built around animated captions, with clipping, B-roll, silence cutting and scheduling on top
Best for: Creators, coaches and small teams who post talking-head shorts and want polished animated captions without touching a timeline.
OpusClip or Submagic?
The real split is where your footage starts. OpusClip is built to take a one-hour podcast and hand back a stack of vertical clips. Submagic is built to take a short clip you already filmed and make it look finished, with captions as the main event. If you record long shows, start with OpusClip. If you film short to-camera videos, start with Submagic.
What each one is built for
OpusClip charges by minutes of source video, so it expects long uploads. Its extras sit around that job: virality ranking, reframing, a scheduler, and XML export so an editor can finish the best clips in Premiere or Resolve.
Submagic caps how long each video can be: 2 minutes on Starter, 5 on Pro, 30 on Business. That tells you its center of gravity. It does have Magic Clips for long recordings, but the plan limits for clipping are not published, so you cannot plan a weekly podcast around it from the pricing page alone.
What it costs at typical use
Say you clip four one-hour episodes a month. That is about 240 OpusClip credits. Starter’s 150 is not enough, so you land on Pro at $14.50 a month billed yearly, with 60 credits to spare that roll over.
Now say you film 30 short talking-head videos a month instead. Submagic’s Starter covers about 15 videos, so you need Pro at $23 a month yearly. It also lifts the cap to 5 minutes and adds silence trimming and publishing.
Teams change the math. OpusClip Pro includes two seats. Submagic bills each member, so two people on Pro pay $46 a month on yearly billing.
Which to pick
- Pick OpusClip if your raw material is long podcasts, streams or interviews, you want ranked clips to choose from, or an editor finishes your cuts in a desktop app.
- Pick Submagic if you film short videos to camera, captions are the edit you make on every post, or you want caption files (SRT or green screen) to use in another editor.
Plenty of creators use both: OpusClip to find the moments, Submagic to style them.
Specs side by side
| OpusClip | Submagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $14.5/mo | From $12/mo |
| Free tier | ||
| Pricing | Free plan with 60 credits a month and a watermark. Paid plans from $14.50/mo (Pro, billed yearly) or $15/mo (Starter, monthly). | Free start with limited exports, no card. Paid plans from $12 per member/mo billed yearly ($19 monthly). |
| Platforms | Web, API | Web, API |
| Best for | Podcasters, streamers and YouTubers who publish long videos every week and want a pile of captioned vertical clips without hiring an editor. | Creators, coaches and small teams who post talking-head shorts and want polished animated captions without touching a timeline. |
| Last checked | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-19 |
Pricing
OpusClip
Free plan with 60 credits a month and a watermark. Paid plans from $14.50/mo (Pro, billed yearly) or $15/mo (Starter, monthly).
- FreeFree
- Starter$15/mo, monthly only
- Pro$14.50/mo yearly · $29 monthly
- BusinessContact sales
Submagic
Free start with limited exports, no card. Paid plans from $12 per member/mo billed yearly ($19 monthly).
- FreeFree
- Starter$12/mo yearly · $19 monthly
- Pro$23/mo yearly · $39 monthly
- Business$41/mo yearly · $69 monthly
- CustomContact sales
- API minute packs$57 to $1,000/mo
Key features
OpusClip
- AI clipping that cuts one long video into many short clips, each with a virality score
- ClipAnything model that clips non-podcast footage such as vlogs, gaming and sports, plus prompt-to-clip
- ReframeAnything AI reframe to 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9 with moving-subject tracking and manual tracking
- Animated captions in 20+ languages with emoji and keyword highlights
- Text-based and timeline editing, filler word and pause removal, speech enhancement
- AI B-roll from stock footage and generated images, AI voice-over and video dubbing
- Brand templates with fonts, colors, logo and intro or outro cards
- Social scheduler that posts to YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels and more
- Export to Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve via XML
- API, MCP connector and Zapier integration on higher plans
Submagic
- Animated caption templates with emojis, keyword highlights and custom fonts
- Captions in 123 languages, plus translated subtitles
- Magic Clips turns a long video or YouTube link into several shorts
- Text-based editing, so you cut by deleting words from the transcript
- Smart Trim removes silences, filler words and bad takes
- Auto B-roll from a stock library or your own uploads
- Magic Zoom, sound effects and background music
- Clean audio and eye contact correction
- Brand Kit for saved fonts, colors and caption styles
- Scheduling and publishing to social platforms
- SRT export and green-screen caption export
- API with per-minute packs
Strengths and weaknesses
OpusClip
- Free plan that refreshes every month, no card needed
- Works from links to YouTube, Zoom, Twitch, Riverside, Vimeo and other sources on Pro
- Clips, captions, edits and schedules in one place
- Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve export lets an editor finish the cut
- Pro credits roll over for two months
- Team workspace and brand templates suit agencies
- Credits are minutes of source video, so a two-hour podcast eats most of a Starter month
- Starter has no yearly discount and caps you at 9:16
- Free clips are watermarked, cannot be edited and expire after 3 days
- The virality score is OpusClip's own prediction, not a measure of real reach
- Prices on the pricing page changed between our two checks in the same week
- Affiliate page says commissions last the first year, while its FAQ says they continue while the referral stays subscribed
Submagic
- Caption styles are the core product and get the most attention
- Text-based editing is easier than a timeline for talking-head video
- Covers captions, clipping, trimming and B-roll in one tool
- No watermark on any paid plan
- Exports SRT files and green-screen captions for use in other editors
- Yearly billing cuts the price by up to 41%
- Priced per member, so a team of three pays three times
- Starter caps each video at 2 minutes and Pro at 5 minutes
- Free tier limits are not spelled out on the pricing page
- Credits per month are fixed, so heavy posters will need Business or custom
- Accuracy and language figures differ between Submagic's own pages
- Not a full editor for long-form or multi-track projects
Try OpusClip
Free plan with 60 credits a month and a watermark. Paid plans from $14.50/mo (Pro, billed yearly) or $15/mo (Starter, monthly).
Try Submagic
Free start with limited exports, no card. Paid plans from $12 per member/mo billed yearly ($19 monthly).