YouClip vs OpusClip
Last updated 12 August 2026
YouClip and OpusClip both turn long footage into short, captioned vertical clips, and both now run on monthly plans. The difference is what happens to what you don't use: YouClip's unused tokens roll over, and you can top up any time instead of moving up a tier. OpusClip is a browser tool whose plan minutes reset each period, with a free tier that watermarks your exports.
Side by side
| YouClip | OpusClip | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Monthly plans + pay-as-you-go top-ups; tokens roll over | Monthly subscription |
| Free to start | 50 free tokens every month, real watermark-free exports | Free plan, watermarked, exports deleted after 3 days |
| Paid pricing | Plans from £15/mo (400 tokens), or top-ups from £7 | Starter $15/mo (150 min), Pro $29/mo (300 min) |
| Do unused credits expire? | No — unused tokens roll over | Yes, monthly minutes reset |
| Platform | Desktop app (macOS, Windows) | Browser-based |
| Auto-cut long videos | Yes | Yes, with virality scoring |
| Karaoke captions | Yes, word-by-word, fully customisable | Yes, auto-captions |
| Extras | Multi-cam editing, speaker-tracking vertical crops, multi-language voiceover & translation, bulk render queue, custom watermark | Virality score, social scheduler, AI B-roll, speaker detection |
OpusClip pricing and features checked August 2026 and may have changed. Confirm the latest on their site.
Where YouClip stands out
- Unused tokens roll over, even on a monthly plan, and top-ups mean you're never forced up a tier.
- Free tokens produce real, watermark-free clips. OpusClip's free plan watermarks exports and deletes them after 3 days.
- A native desktop app for macOS and Windows that works directly with your local files.
- No monthly minute cap to blow through and no reset date to work around.
- Multi-camera editing on desktop: drop in 2–4 angles of the same session and YouClip syncs them by their audio and cuts between the speakers for you — then clips the result for social.
Where OpusClip might suit you better
- Built-in virality scoring that ranks each clip by predicted performance.
- A social scheduler and multi-platform auto-posting built in.
- AI B-roll, which helps pad out long podcast footage with cutaways.
- An established product with a large user base, if you value brand recognition and case studies.
Which should you choose?
Choose OpusClip if you clip long podcasts at volume every month and want virality scoring, scheduling and auto-posting built into one subscription. Choose YouClip if you want clean karaoke captions on a desktop app, tokens that roll over instead of resetting, and free exports that carry no watermark.
Frequently asked questions
Is YouClip or OpusClip cheaper?
Per job, YouClip. A full podcast-to-clips job — a 60-minute recording scanned and turned into ten short clips — costs about 80 tokens, so YouClip's £15 Creator plan (400 tokens) covers five of them, roughly £3 a job. OpusClip's $15 Starter covers 150 source minutes, about two and a half of the same jobs. YouClip's unused tokens also roll over, while OpusClip's credits expire after 60 days on monthly billing.
Does YouClip have virality scoring like OpusClip?
No. YouClip focuses on transcribing, cutting and captioning your footage. OpusClip offers a virality score that predicts how each clip might perform, which YouClip does not.
Is OpusClip a desktop app?
OpusClip runs in the browser. YouClip is a native desktop app for macOS and Windows, so it works directly with files on your computer.
What happens to unused credits?
YouClip tokens roll over month to month, so they sit in your account until you use them. OpusClip's plan minutes reset each billing period, so unused time is lost.