OpusClip vs Wisecut (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, OpusClip grades higher than Wisecut: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
OpusClip grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
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
Wisecut
AI editor that turns long videos into short clips
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 Wisecut if
- Fits if you cut clips from podcasts or streams and want them captioned
- Works for channels that want new videos clipped automatically, on a paid plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 480p, 3-minute exports and no watermark removal
- Pricey if you need volume, with Professional+ at $119 a month
- Skip it if you want Autopilot or scheduling free, as both are Plus plans
- Watch out: every plan runs on a monthly credit allowance of 30, 300 or 1,200 credits
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAOpusClipFair | 2.0GPAWisecutFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 $29 a month billed monthly, above the $20 where the dearer quarter starts but under the $40 mark of the dearest tenth. Professional+ is $119. |
| 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. | CFree plan: 30 minutes of Editor time a month, 480p exports up to 3 minutes, and the plan table marks no watermark as not included. |
| 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. | CClipping, a Wish assistant, transcript editing, captions and thumbnails. Autopilot and the Social Hub for scheduling are paid only. |
| 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. Paste a link and edit, but credits and settings need working out. |
| 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. | CWeb only, with YouTube the only integration listed. No desktop or phone apps. |
| Best for | turning long videos into short clips | clips from long videos, with captions and silence cuts |
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 Wisecut. 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. Wisecut starts at $29 a month and scores 2.0.
OpusClip scores higher and starts $14.50 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 25 score higher than OpusClip for less, and 60 score higher than Wisecut 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
| OpusClip | Wisecut | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $14.50 per month for Pro, billed annually ($174); Starter is $15 monthly | $29 per month, 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. | 30 minutes a month of Editor time, exports up to 3 minutes in 480p, Wish with limited usage; no Autopilot or Social Hub, and the plan table marks no watermark as not included. |
| Free trial | Free trial of core Pro features, no credit card required; length not stated and exports are watermarked | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Opusclip Inc. | Wisecut |
| Price read from | opus.pro | wisecut.ai |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
Wisecut
- Autopilot and Social Hub are on the Starter+ and Professional+ plans only; the Free plan has neither.
- Prices shown are monthly; annual billing saves up to 30% but yearly amounts are not in the page text. Editing-only and enterprise plans are unlisted.
- All plans run on a monthly credit allowance (30, 300 or 1,200 credits).
- It runs in the browser; the pages read list no desktop or mobile apps.
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.
Wisecut
- Clips from long videos
- Paste a video link or upload a file and Wisecut finds moments and prepares clips to choose from.
- Wish assistant and transcript editing
- Changes can be requested from the Wish assistant, or made by editing the transcript, including removing silences and unwanted takes.
- Captions and thumbnails
- Captions can be customized and a thumbnail created before exporting with chosen settings.
- Autopilot
- On Plus plans, it watches a connected channel for new videos and clips them automatically, including live clipping.
- Social Hub
- On Plus plans, scheduling and auto-publishing to connected social accounts.
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.
Wisecut
Free$0
30 credits a month, 30 minutes of Editor time, 480p exports up to 3 minutes, files up to 4 GB.
Starter+$29
per month, billed monthly
300 credits a month (5 hours Editor, 2.5 hours Autopilot), 1080p exports up to 60 minutes, no watermark, social scheduling and auto-publishing, email support.
Professional+$119
per month, billed monthly
1,200 credits a month (20 hours Editor, 10 hours Autopilot), 4K exports up to 90 minutes, up to 3 accounts per social network, priority support.
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.
Wisecut
- Annual discount
Save up to 30% with annual billing
The pricing page offers a Yearly toggle labeled up to 30% off; the yearly amounts are not shown in the page text.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, OpusClip or Wisecut?
As of Nov 13, 2026, OpusClip is cheaper to start with: $14.50 a month, against $29 a month for Wisecut. OpusClip starts at $14.50 per month for Pro, billed annually ($174); Starter is $15 monthly, and Wisecut starts at $29 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, OpusClip or Wisecut?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both OpusClip and Wisecut have a free plan.
Which platforms do OpusClip and Wisecut 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.