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DDescript vs Opus Clip
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Descript if…
- you're in its core audience: podcasters, youtube creators
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Choose Opus Clip if…
- you want the lower entry price ($14.5/mo vs $16/mo)
- you're in its core audience: content creators, podcasters
Side by side
Feature Descript Opus Clip
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$16/mo$14.5/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionPersonal data kept as long as necessary for collection purposesKept as long as necessary; free plan clips expire after 3 days
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPRSOC 2 Type II, GDPR
Updates, last 90 days2—
Text-based editing—
AI auto-clipping—
Filler/silence removal—
AI dubbing/translation—
Social scheduling—
4K export
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CategoryVideo EditingShorts & Clipping
CompanyDescript, Inc.Opusclip Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
D Descript
- Edit video and audio by editing the transcript
- Transcription in 25 languages with speaker detection
- Studio Sound noise removal and voice enhancement
- One-click filler word and retake removal
- Underlord AI co-editor driven by prompts
- Voice clones, stock AI voices and speech regeneration
- Automatic clips, captions and video translation
- API and MCP server for programmatic editing
O Opus Clip
- 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
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Descript
Free$0
Hobbyist$16/mo billed annually ($24 monthly)
Creator$24/mo billed annually ($35 monthly)
Business$50/mo billed annually ($65 monthly)
EnterpriseCustom
Opus Clip
Free$0/mo
Starter$15/mo
Pro$29/mo monthly or $14.5/mo billed yearly ($174/yr)
BusinessCustom
Strengths and limitations
Descript
- Free plan with no credit card required
- Text-based editing removes the need to scrub a timeline
- Recording, editing, captions and publishing in a single tool
- SOC 2 Type II, SAML SSO, SCIM and GDPR compliance for business use
- Free plan includes only 60 media minutes a month and 100 one-time AI credits
- 4K export requires the Creator plan or higher
- Translation and dubbing only on Business plan and above
- Paid plans are priced per person
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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