OpusClip vs Submagic
OpusClip is better at finding the clips in a long recording. Submagic is better at finishing a short clip once you have it, with caption styles, zooms and B-roll. If you start from a two-hour podcast, start with OpusClip. If you start from a one-minute take, Submagic finishes it faster. Both prices are below, read from their own pages.
Read from each vendor’s own pages on 2026-10-17 and 2026-10-17.
Where they differ
| What | OpusClip | Submagic |
|---|---|---|
| What it starts from | A long video. It finds and crops the clips inside it. | A short video. Clip finding is one feature among the finishing tools. |
| Longest video on the cheapest plan | Not stated per video. Plans are sized in credits. | 2 minutes per video on Starter. 5 on Pro. 30 on Business. |
| Watermark once you pay | None from Starter up. | None on any plan they sell. |
What each one costs
| OpusClip plan | Per month | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 60 credits a month. Watermarked. No editing. Clips expire after 3 days. |
| Starter | $15 | 150 credits a month. Monthly billing only. No watermark. Exports keep for 30 days. |
| Pro | $29 | 300 credits a month. $14.50 a month if you pay $174 for a year. Two seats, 6 social connections, no export limit. |
| Business | Custom | Custom pricing. |
Read from https://www.opus.pro/pricing on 2026-10-17. Prices change. Check theirs before you buy. OpusClip does not say on its pricing page what one credit equals. Business pricing is not published.
| Submagic plan | Per month | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $19 | $12 a month on a yearly plan. 15 videos a month, each up to 2 minutes. 1080p. |
| Pro | $39 | $23 a month yearly. 40 videos a month, each up to 5 minutes. Adds B-roll and auto-zoom. |
| Business | $69 | $41 a month yearly. 100 videos a month, each up to 30 minutes. 4K at 60 fps. |
| Custom | Custom | Custom pricing. |
Read from https://www.submagic.co/pricing on 2026-10-17. Prices change. Check theirs before you buy. Custom plan pricing is not published.
Choose OpusClip if
- You record long podcasts or streams and need the clips found for you.
- You want a free plan to try it first.
- You post many clips a week and a virality score helps you pick.
Choose Submagic if
- Your videos are already short and you want strong caption styles on them.
- You want zooms and B-roll added in one pass.
- You want every export clean, even on the cheapest plan.
If neither fits
If the clip has to look edited by a designer, with motion graphics measured from a real editor and the long video edited too, neither is built for that. Clypmint is, and it makes fewer clips than either.
Clypmint edits footage you shot, in a style you set once or copy from a link. Read the full comparison against OpusClip or Submagic, with our prices beside theirs.
Questions
Can I use OpusClip and Submagic together?
Yes. A common pairing is OpusClip to find the clips and Submagic to style the captions on the ones you keep.
Which is better for podcasts?
OpusClip, because it starts from the long recording. Submagic caps the length of one video on each plan.
Other head to heads
Or send us the footage instead.
Sign up and choose a plan to start creating. Plans start at $29 a month. Upload your footage, choose a style, and review your finished video. No watermark. Cancel any time.