Klap vs OpusClip (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Klap and OpusClip share a 2.2 GPA, and only OpusClip has a free plan.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Klap
AI tool that cuts long videos into vertical short clips
OpusClip
AI tool that cuts long videos into captioned short clips
Which one is for you
Pick Klap if
- Fits if you turn podcasts or long talks into short clips for social
- Works for creators who want clips scheduled to several networks from one place
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want to stay free: the trial covers 1 video and you can't download or post
- Skip it if your video has no speech, as the tool works on spoken content
- Pricey if you need volume, with Pro+ at $94.50 a month for 1,000 clips
- Watch out: the API is billed separately at $0.44 per input video, $0.32 per short and $0.48 per export
- Watch out: source videos run up to 3 hours, and clip counts reset every billing period
Pick OpusClip if
- Fits if you're a podcaster or streamer cutting long recordings into short clips
- Works for posting the same clips to several social platforms on a schedule, on Pro
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a general video editor, as it's built around cutting long videos into shorts
- Tight if you're staying free, because clips are watermarked, can't be edited and stop exporting after 3 days
- Pricey if you want Pro month to month, at $29 against $14.50 a month billed annually
- Watch out: Starter at $15 is monthly only, stuck at 9:16 with no scheduler, and Pro's 300 credits are 300 source minutes
- Not for you if you're on Android or want a desktop app, and the editor wants Chrome, not Safari 18.2 or later
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAKlapFair | 2.2GPAOpusClipFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $14.50 a month billed yearly for 100 clips ($29 monthly), level with the $14 middle of the category. Pro is $39.50 and Pro+ is $94.50. | CStarter is $15 a month, monthly only. Pro is $14.50 on the year or $29 by the month. Both sit in the upper half of this category's normal range, where the middle is $10, and a credit is a minute of source video, so 300 credits isn't much. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe trial is free on 1 video with no card, but downloading and posting need a paid plan. | CFree forever with 60 credits a month, auto reframe and AI captions, but clips are watermarked, you can't edit them, and after 3 days you can't export them either. The card-free trial of Pro features doesn't say how long it lasts. |
| Features | CAI clipping, active-speaker reframing, captions in 99+ languages and scheduling. It does the clipping job but only on videos with speech, and the API is billed separately. | CIt does the clipping job fully: AI picks the moments, captions them in 20+ languages, reframes with object tracking and schedules the posts. But it's a narrow slice of video work, and Free and Starter are stuck at 9:16 with no scheduler below Pro. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Paste a link and clips appear, though publishing means connecting your social accounts. | CNo store rating on record. Handing it a link is easy enough, but you connect social accounts, learn a text-and-timeline editor, and the help centre tells you to use Chrome and warns of crashes in Safari 18.2 and later. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb app with TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook publishing, plus Zapier, Make, n8n, an API and an MCP server. No desktop or phone apps. | BWeb plus an iOS app, posting to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and LinkedIn, with an editing API, an MCP connector, Zapier and XML export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve. No Android and no desktop app. |
| Best for | cutting long videos into vertical clips | turning long videos into short clips |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Klap and OpusClip. How we grade
Price against what you get
Klap starts at $14.50 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. OpusClip starts at $14.50 a month and scores 2.3.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 25 score higher than Klap for less, and 25 score higher than OpusClip for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| Klap | OpusClip | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $14.50 per month for 100 clips, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) | $14.50 per month for Pro, billed annually ($174); Starter is $15 monthly |
| Free plan | None | Free forever plan: 60 credits a month, clips rendered at up to 1080p with a watermark, auto reframe and AI captions. No editing, and clips cannot be exported after 3 days. |
| Free trial | Free on 1 video, no credit card; downloading and posting need a paid plan | Free trial of core Pro features, no credit card required; length not stated and exports are watermarked |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | ZIGG SAS | Opusclip Inc. |
| Price read from | klap.app | opus.pro |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Klap
- The free trial covers one video you can preview and edit; downloading and posting clips needs a paid plan.
- Clip limits reset each billing period: 100, 300 or 1,000 clips on Basic, Pro and Pro+.
- The API is billed separately at $0.44 per input video, $0.32 per short and $0.48 per export.
- Source videos can run up to 3 hours, and the tool works on videos with speech.
OpusClip
- Free plan clips carry a watermark, cannot be edited and stop being exportable after 3 days.
- Only Pro can be billed annually; Starter is monthly only and has no social scheduler, team workspace or extra aspect ratios.
- Processing uses 1 credit per minute of source video, and a Pro team workspace tops out at 4 seats, reached with 2 packs.
- The mobile app is iOS only, and the help center recommends Chrome for the editor and warns of crashes in Safari 18.2 and later.
Key features
Klap
- AI clipping
- Finds the main topics in a long video and cuts them into short clips, each with a virality score; a one-minute video yields about 5 clips.
- Reframing
- Active-speaker reframing and layouts such as split screen, screencast and gaming turn horizontal footage into vertical video.
- Captions and editing
- Animated captions in 99+ languages, plus an editor with b-roll, hook titles, and custom fonts, colors, logos and framing.
- Scheduling and publishing
- Post or schedule clips on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook, with unlimited social accounts and post analytics.
- Self-serve API
- A separate API is priced per input video, per short and per export, and Klap also lists an MCP server and Zapier, Make and n8n integrations.
OpusClip
- ClipAnything
- An AI clipping model that finds moments in long videos of any genre, from podcasts to vlogs, gaming and sports. Paid plans give each clip a Virality Score.
- Animated captions
- Adds AI captions in more than 20 languages with emoji and keyword highlights. Custom fonts and speaker-based caption colors are not on the Free or Starter plans.
- AI Reframe
- Resizes a video for each platform and keeps moving subjects centered with object tracking. Free and Starter output 9:16 only; Pro adds 1:1 and 16:9.
- Editor
- Text and timeline-based editing with filler and silence removal, AI B-roll, voice-over and text overlays. The Free plan has no editing.
- Social posting and scheduler
- Starter posts to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Pro adds scheduling and X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Threads and Bluesky; each post to X costs 3 credits.
- API, MCP and XML export
- A video editing API, a scheduler API, an MCP connector and a Zapier integration, with limited API access on Pro. Pro also exports projects as XML for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.
Plans
Klap
Basic$14.50
per month for 100 clips a month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)
For individuals. Billed as $174 a year. Each short generated counts as one clip.
Pro$39.50
per month for 300 clips a month, billed yearly ($79 billed monthly)
For professionals. Billed as $474 a year.
Pro+$94.50
per month for 1,000 clips a month, billed yearly ($189 billed monthly)
For teams. Billed as $1,134 a year; more volume is available by contacting Klap.
OpusClip
Free$0
60 credits a month, watermarked clips at up to 1080p, auto reframe and AI captions. No editing, and a 3-day export limit.
Starter$15
per month, billed monthly (no annual option)
150 credits a month, AI clipping with Virality Score, animated captions, the editor, 1 brand template and watermark-free export.
Pro$14.50
per month, billed annually ($174); $29 billed monthly
300 credits a month, a team workspace with 2 seats, AI B-roll, the social scheduler, three aspect ratios and export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.
BusinessCustom
Custom credits, seats and social connections, priority processing, full API and custom integrations, dedicated storage and an MSA.
Ways to pay less
Klap
- Annual discount
50% off with yearly billing
Yearly billing is priced at half the month-to-month rate; Klap says it publishes no promo codes.
OpusClip
- Annual discount
Save up to 50% with annual billing
The pricing page lists Pro at $14.50 a month when billed annually ($174) against $29 billed monthly. Starter is offered monthly only.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Klap or OpusClip?
As of Nov 13, 2026, they start at the same price. Klap starts at $14.50 per month for 100 clips, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), and OpusClip starts at $14.50 per month for Pro, billed annually ($174); Starter is $15 monthly.
Which has a free plan, Klap or OpusClip?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only OpusClip has a free plan. Klap does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Klap and OpusClip run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only OpusClip lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.