OpusClip vs Submagic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, OpusClip and Submagic share a 2.2 GPA, and only OpusClip has a free plan.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 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.
OpusClip
AI tool that cuts long videos into captioned short clips
Submagic
AI editor that adds captions, B-roll and cuts to short videos
Which one is for you
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
Pick Submagic if
- Fits if you post short vertical videos and want captions added automatically
- Works for people who'll send clips straight to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your videos run past 2 minutes on Starter: the caps are 2, 5 and 30 minutes by plan
- Tight if you make many videos, as every plan limits videos a month through credits
- Pricey if you need 4K, which is Business only at $41 a member a month
- Watch out: API credit packs are extra, from $57 a month for 250 minutes
- Not for you if you want to know the trial length up front, as it isn't stated
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAOpusClipFair | 2.2GPASubmagicFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CStarter is $12 a member a month on yearly billing ($19 monthly), under the category's middle of $12.99 and well above its cheapest quarter, which ends at $7. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CThe pricing page says no credit card is needed to start, but it doesn't state how long the trial lasts. No free plan. |
| Features | 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. | CCaptions, Magic Clips, clean-up tools, b-roll and publishing, but video length stops at 2 minutes on Starter and 4K needs Business. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. It has accounts to connect and credits to count. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Zapier, Make, n8n and posting to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. No desktop app. |
| Best for | turning long videos into short clips | AI captions for short videos |
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: OpusClip and Submagic. How we grade
Price against what you get
OpusClip starts at $14.50 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Submagic starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Submagic starts $2.50 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 22 score higher than OpusClip for less, and 17 score higher than Submagic 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
- Submagic also covers templates.
At a glance
| OpusClip | Submagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $14.50 per month for Pro, billed annually ($174); Starter is $15 monthly | $12 per member / month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 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. | None |
| Free trial | Free trial of core Pro features, no credit card required; length not stated and exports are watermarked | Pricing page says no credit card is required to start; trial length is not stated |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Opusclip Inc. | Submagic |
| Price read from | opus.pro | submagic.co |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Submagic
- Plans are priced per member, and each tier caps videos per month through credits.
- Video length is capped at 2, 5 and 30 minutes on Starter, Pro and Business.
- 4K export needs Business; Starter exports 1080p at 30 FPS.
- API credit packs are extra, from $57 a month for 250 minutes.
Key features
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.
Submagic
- AI captions
- Auto-generated captions in 118 languages with styled templates, plus text-based trimming of the transcript.
- Magic Clips
- Repurposes a long video into several shorts by pulling out key moments.
- AI clean-up tools
- Removes silences and bad takes, cleans audio, adds zooms and writes hook titles, with some of these limited to Pro and above.
- B-roll and sound
- Inserts B-roll, music and sound effects; Storyblocks footage and audio start at the Pro plan.
- Publishing
- Schedule and publish finished videos to social platforms from the editor, with analytics on Pro and above.
- API and automation
- A video editing API and connections through Zapier, Make and n8n; API minutes are included by plan (10 to 100 a month).
Plans
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.
Submagic
Starter$12
per member / month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly)
45 credits per member (15 videos or 5 Magic Clips), 2-minute videos, 1080p at 30 FPS, no watermark.
Pro$23
per member / month, billed yearly
120 credits per member (40 videos or 15 Magic Clips), 5-minute videos, Brand Kit, auto zooms and silence removal. Yearly saving shown: $192.
Business$41
per member / month, billed yearly
300 credits per member (100 videos or 37 Magic Clips), 30-minute videos, 4K at 60 FPS and 30 custom templates. Yearly saving shown: $336.
CustomCustom
Sold through sales, with custom video, member and API limits, SSO and a dedicated customer success contact.
Ways to pay less
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.
Submagic
- Annual discount
Save up to 41% with yearly billing
The pricing page lists yearly savings of $84 on Starter, $192 on Pro and $336 on Business compared with monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, OpusClip or Submagic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, OpusClip starts at $14.50 per month for Pro, billed annually ($174); Starter is $15 monthly, and Submagic starts at $12 per member / month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, OpusClip or Submagic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only OpusClip has a free plan. Submagic does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do OpusClip and Submagic run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Submagic lists an Android app. Both list a web app and an iOS 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.