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DCapCut vs Opus Clip
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose CapCut if…
- you work on Windows, macOS, iOS
- you're in its core audience: content creators, social media marketers
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Choose Opus Clip if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: content creators, podcasters
Side by side
Feature CapCut Opus Clip
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price—$14.5/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes—
Data retentionKept as long as necessary; cloud space data deleted on requestKept as long as necessary; free plan clips expire after 3 days
Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
4K export—
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, AndroidWeb, API
CategoryVideo EditingShorts & Clipping
CompanyByteDanceOpusclip Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded2016—
Part of——
Key features
C CapCut
- Online, desktop, mobile and tablet video editor
- Auto captions and subtitles
- Text to speech and custom voices
- Image and video background removal
- AI image and video generators
- Noise reduction and voice enhancement
- Template library for social and business content
- Brand kit on Teams plan
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- ClipAnything AI clipping for any video genre
- Animated captions in 20+ languages
- AI reframe with moving object tracking
- Virality score for each clip
- AI B-roll from images, video and stock
- Social media scheduler and auto-posting
- XML export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve
- Video API and MCP connector
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
CapCut
FreeFree
Pro€23.99/mo (€199.99/yr billed yearly)
Ultra€68/mo (€779/yr billed yearly)
Teams€14.99/seat/mo (2 seats); €120/seat/yr billed yearly
Opus Clip
Free$0/mo
Starter$15/mo
Pro$29/mo monthly or $14.5/mo billed yearly ($174/yr)
BusinessCustom
Strengths and limitations
CapCut
- Free plan with basic editing tools and templates
- Available on web, desktop, mobile and tablet
- Paid plans include 1 TB storage
- Supports 20 languages
- AI generation is limited by monthly credits
- The pricing page says its prices are for reference only and final pricing shows after sign-in
- No public API listed
Opus Clip
- Free-forever plan with 60 credits a month
- 7-day Pro trial with no credit card required
- Clips non-podcast genres like sports, gaming and vlogs
- Exports to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve on Pro
- Free plan adds a watermark and has no editing
- Free clips can only be exported for 3 days
- Starter plan is billed monthly only
- Full API access is limited to the Business plan
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