Tools/OpusClip
OpusClip
Start freeFree: $0 · 60 processing min/mo · no card · watermarked · 9:16 · export ≤3 days · up to 1080p.
Park the long video. Agent drafts OpusClip candidates. You pick the clips — publish stays gated.
Agent: GET /api/catalog/tools/opusclip
You need short-form clips from a long video this week — podcast, webinar, livestream, or talk. Park the source. The agent drafts OpusClip candidates. **You select** which clips keep. You export. Social and YouTube Shorts / TikTok / Reels publishes stay gated behind yes.
Kapwing is the manual browser editor. Runway generates plates. HeyGen puts a face on a script. Canva owns the canvas. OpusClip auto-cuts long→short. Do not blur them. Free is **$0** with **60 processing minutes per month**, **no credit card required**, **watermarked** captions, **9:16 only**, and **3-day** export/storage caps up to **1080p**. Starter starts at **$15/mo** (**150** credits). Pro at **$29/mo** (**300** credits/pack). Do not invent view counts. Do not invent cookie days.
- Free: $0 · 60 processing min/mo · no card · watermarked captions · 9:16 only · export 3-day / ≤1080p · storage expires 3 days (opus.pro/pricing + help plans 2026-09-23)
- Starter $15/mo · 150 credits/mo · watermark-free · virality score · social post (no scheduler on Starter table) · storage ~29 days — re-check live pricing
- Pro $29/mo · 300 credits/mo per pack · 9:16/1:1/16:9 · scheduler · team seats · 100GB · MCP connector on Pro table · yearly ~50% credit discount (help)
- Agent drafts candidates; you select clips; export ≠ publish; never invent views
- ≠ Kapwing (manual edit) · ≠ Runway (gen) · ≠ HeyGen (avatar) · ≠ Canva (canvas) — auto long→short seat
Use cases
You need auto long→short clips — not browser edit, not gen, not avatar, not canvas
Kapwing = manual browser edit. Runway = gen plates. HeyGen = talking avatar. Canva = canvas/still. OpusClip = AI auto-clipper from long-form you already have. Loud sibling blur — do not swap.
The agent drafts clip candidates. You select. Export and publish are gated
Soft slots: {{source_video}} {{clip_goal}} {{platforms}} {{clip_count}} {{do_not_publish}}. Agent parks brief + runs clip candidates (or MCP when they have Pro Beta+). You pick which clips keep. You click export. Social/YT/TikTok/Reels publish waits for yes.
Free minutes refresh monthly — watermark and 9:16 stay
Free = $0 · 60 processing minutes per month (help: Plans — Free Forever block, fetched 2026-09-23) · no credit card required (pricing page). Animated captions on Free carry watermark. Aspect Free = 9:16 only. Export/storage: 3-day limit · up to 1080p. Never invent Free caps beyond official help + pricing table.
MCP is real — tool calls need Pro Beta / Max / Business
Hosted MCP https://mcp.opus.pro/mcp · OAuth (no API key). Any account can OAuth and view the catalog. Calling tools requires Pro Beta, Max, or Business (help: OpusClip MCP Server). Credits still burn on render jobs. Never silent-export or silent-schedule.
Draft the candidates. You pick the clips.
Free minutes are real and monthly. You select. Publish never silent.
- Agent never silent-exports or silent-publishes — human selects clips
- Free = 60 processing min/mo + watermark + 9:16 — quote official only
- Loud blur vs Kapwing / Runway / HeyGen / Canva
