Opus Clip is an AI video repurposing tool that takes long-form video content — YouTube videos, podcasts, Zoom recordings, interviews — and automatically identifies the most engaging clips, adds animated captions, and reformats them for short-form platforms (TikTok, Reels, Shorts).
Pricing: Free (60 minutes of clip processing/month, watermarked), Starter ($19/month, 300 minutes, no watermark), Pro ($49/month, 1,200 minutes, AI virality score, brand templates), Business ($99/month, 3,600 minutes, team access, API). All paid plans include the AI Virality Score, which rates clip potential.
Opus Clip's main value is time savings — what would take a video editor hours of manual review and editing happens automatically in minutes. The AI identifies hooks, highlights, and engaging moments with reasonable accuracy, and the auto-captioning is among the best in the market.
For solo content creators, podcasters, and marketing teams publishing on multiple platforms, it's one of the highest-ROI AI tools available. The watermarked free tier is genuinely useful for evaluating whether the output quality meets your standards before committing to a paid plan.