ComparisonUpdated Prices checked

Crayo vs Opus Clip

As of October 9, 2026, Crayo is the better pick if you clip long podcasts and streams and keep fewer clips than minutes you upload: it charges per finished clip, ranks moments before you cut, and puts a timeline editor and 56 caption languages on one $19 plan. Opus Clip is the better pick if you need a free tier, a scheduler to six networks, or team seats. The evidence is below.

Pick Crayo if

  • You pay per finished clip, not per minute uploaded: a 45-minute interview that yields 2 clips costs 2 credits, not 45.
  • You want to see ranked moments before spending anything: Find Viral Moments lists up to 50, and a credit is spent only when you cut.
  • You want a timeline editor with a face-aware camera track, 56 caption languages and a public API on the entry plan, with no watermarked tier and no clips that expire.

Pick Opus Clip if

  • You need a free tier or a 7-day trial before paying. Opus Clip gives 60 credits a month free; Crayo has neither.
  • You schedule posts to six networks from the clipping tool. Opus Clip Pro includes the scheduler; Crayo has none.
  • You work in a team: Pro includes 2 seats, Business adds SSO and unlimited seats. Crayo accounts are single-seat.

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At a glance

At a glanceCrayoOpus Clip
Entry priceHobby $19/mo or $160/yr (about $13.33/mo)Starter $15/mo; annual Not offered or not published
What the entry plan buys250 clips (workflow credits), 2 hours of export, 25GB storage, the timeline editor and the API; also 30 voiceover minutes, 100 AI images and 1 tracked account150 credits, which is 150 minutes of uploaded video, monthly billing only
Metering unit1 workflow credit per finished clip, plus export minutes1 credit per source minute uploaded, whatever you keep
Free tierNone. Twelve free browser tools need no account and never upload the file.60 credits a month with a watermark, no editing, and clips that expire after 3 days
Export resolutionUp to 1080p1080p on Free through Pro, 4K on Business only
Auto clippingIncludedAutoClip, 1 to 20 clips per runIncludedClipAnything
Face-aware reframingIncludedFace-aware camera trackIncludedReframeAnything object tracking
Timeline editor on every planIncludedCamera, keyframes, zooms, speed rampsPartialPaid plans only, Free has no editing
Native schedulingNot includedDownload and post yourselfIncluded6 networks on Pro
Public APIIncluded34 endpoints on every planIncludedPro and up, with MCP and SDKs
Cancel in appIncludedOne click in SettingsNot statedNot stated on the pricing page

Opus Clip facts from www.opus.pro/pricing, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo facts from the live plan table at crayo.ai/pricing.

Pricing side by side

A worked example for a clipper's month, then every plan from both vendors. Opus Clip prices were checked Oct 8, 2026.

A typical monthCrayoOpus Clip
Plan neededHobbyPro
Cost$19/mo or about $13.33/mo yearly$29/mo or $14.50/mo yearly ($174/yr)
Allowance used32 of 250 workflow credits and about 32 of 120 export minutes240 of 300 credits; Starter's 150 credits would run out in the third week
NotePrices from the live plan table.1 credit per uploaded minute, per the Opus Clip pricing page.

Scenario: One 60-minute source a week, eight clips each: 240 source minutes and 32 clips a month.

All Opus Clip plans (4)Show
Opus Clip planMonthlyAnnualWhat is meteredIncludes
Free$0n/a60 credits per month, 1 credit per source minute
  • Watermark on exports
  • No editing
  • Clips stop being exportable after 3 days
  • Up to 1080p
StarterThe pricing page states the Starter plan is only available monthly.$15/moNot offered or not published150 credits per month, 1 credit per source minute
  • Monthly billing only, no annual option
  • No watermark
  • AI captions in 20+ languages
  • 1 brand template
  • 3 AI B-roll clips and 3 stock B-roll clips per month
  • Media expires after 29 days
Pro$29/mo$14.50/mo ($174/yr)300 credits per month, unused credits roll over for 2 months
  • Team workspace with 2 seats
  • Scheduler to 6 social connections
  • Video Editing API, Scheduler API, MCP connector, Zapier
  • 100 GB storage
BusinessCustomCustomCustom credits
  • Unlimited seats and storage
  • SSO
  • 4K download is Business-only

From www.opus.pro/pricing, checked Oct 8, 2026. Pricing page fetched directly. Annual Pro figure ($14.50/mo, $174/yr) read from the page's own script, which also lists regional tiers of $138 and $114.

All Crayo plans (3)Show
Crayo planMonthlyYearlyClips (credits)ExportStorage
Hobby$19/mo$160/yr (about $13.33/mo)250 per month2 hours25GB
Clipper$39/mo$327/yr (about $27.25/mo)1,000 per month10 hours100GB
Pro$79/mo$664/yr (about $55.33/mo)3,000 per month30 hours500GB

Read from the live plan table, the same source as crayo.ai/pricing. Credits reset each cycle and do not roll over; one-time top-up packs are separate.

Feature by feature

FeatureCrayoOpus Clip
Clipping
Long video to short clipsIncludedAutoClip, 1 to 20 clips per runIncludedClipAnything
Moment rankingIncludedVirality ranking in AutoClip and Find Viral MomentsIncludedVirality Score
Face-aware reframingIncludedFace-aware camera trackIncludedReframeAnything object tracking
Max source length3 hours or 4 GB per uploadSize caps only: 10 GB free, 30 GB paid
LayoutsSpeaker, streamer, split, fullNot statedNot enumerated on the pricing page
Captions and editing
Timeline editor on every planIncludedCamera, keyframes, zooms, speed rampsPartialPaid plans only, Free has no editing
Caption styles32 stylesNot statedCount not published
Caption languages56 spoken languages20+
B-rollPartialAdd your own clips in the editorIncludedMetered: 3 per month on Starter
4K exportNot included1080p maximumPartialBusiness plan only
Distribution
Native schedulingNot includedDownload and post yourselfIncluded6 networks on Pro
Post analyticsPartialSocial Tracker, not per-post statsPartialDescribed as upcoming
Creator trackingIncludedInstagram, YouTube, TikTok; 1 to 10 accountsNot included
Public APIIncluded34 endpoints on every planIncludedPro and up, with MCP and SDKs
WebhooksIncludedNot stated
Platform
Web appIncludedIncluded
Desktop appNot includedNot included
Mobile appNot includedBrowser app onlyNot includedNot advertised
Team seatsNot includedIncluded2 seats per Pro pack
Billing
Free tierNot includedFree browser tools onlyIncludedWatermark, no editing, 3-day expiry
Free trialNot includedIncluded7 days of Pro
Metering1 credit per finished clip1 credit per source minute
Credit rolloverNot includedTop-up packs are separatePartialPro only, 2 months
Refund policyNo refunds, all sales finalNot stated on the pricing page
Cancel in appIncludedOne click in SettingsNot statedNot stated on the pricing page
Also included
AI imagesIncluded100 to 500 per month by planPartialAI image B-roll only
AI voiceoverIncludedHundreds of voices, 30 to 180 minutes by planPartial20 per day on paid plans
Voice cloningNot includedNot stated
AI avatarsNot includedNot stated
Reddit story videosIncludedNot included
Fake text videosIncludediMessage-styleNot included

Included, Partial and Not included describe what each product publishes as of the prices-checked date. Not stated means the vendor does not publish it.

Where Crayo wins

  1. 01

    Crayo meters by finished clip; Opus Clip meters by source minute.

    Opus Clip's pricing page, checked Oct 8, 2026, defines 1 credit as 1 minute of uploaded video, so a 60-minute podcast costs 60 credits however many clips you keep, and Starter's 150 credits are gone after two and a half hours of source. Crayo charges 1 workflow credit per clip you generate, and Clip Cutter takes manual ranges at no credit cost. Find Viral Moments lists up to 50 ranked moments to review before any credit is spent. Source

  2. 02

    Crayo transcribes 56 spoken languages; Opus Clip lists 20+.

    The Opus Clip pricing page says AI animated captions in 20+ languages, and the homepage names English, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese among them. Crayo's language picker has 56 entries, all transcribed with the same model, with 32 caption styles and keyword highlight on every plan. Source

  3. 03

    Crayo's timeline editor is on every plan; Opus Clip's Free plan has no editing and its clips expire.

    The Opus Clip pricing page lists No editing on Free, clips that stop being exportable after 3 days, and media that expires after 29 days on Starter. Crayo's editor, with a camera track, keyframes, zooms, transitions and speed ramps, opens every AutoClip clip on Hobby and up, and nothing expires while the plan is active. Source

  4. 04

    Crayo cancels in one click from Settings; Opus Clip does not describe cancellation on its pricing page.

    Opus Clip's pricing page, checked Oct 8, 2026, carries no refund or cancellation terms. Crayo's refund policy states the terms in full: cancel from Settings, the plan stays active to the end of the cycle, nothing further is charged. One dated Trustpilot review about cancelling Opus Clip is linked in the billing section below. Source

Where Opus Clip wins

  1. 01

    Opus Clip has a real free tier plus a 7-day Pro trial.

    The Free plan gives 60 credits a month, with a watermark, no editing and 3-day clip expiry, and signup comes with a 7-day Pro trial of 90 credits, per the pricing page on Oct 8, 2026. Crayo has no free plan and no trial; the only free Crayo products are twelve browser tools. Source

  2. 02

    Opus Clip schedules posts to six networks and has a mature API with an MCP server, SDKs and Zapier.

    Pro includes the Scheduler API and 6 social connections, adding LinkedIn, Facebook and X to the YouTube, TikTok and Instagram posting on Starter. The API page lists 6 SDKs, an OpenAPI spec and an MCP connector. Crayo's API has 34 endpoints and webhooks but no MCP server, and Crayo has no scheduler at all. Source

  3. 03

    Opus Clip has team workspaces and a far bigger footprint.

    Pro includes a team workspace with 2 seats, sold in packs of 2 up to 4, and Business is unlimited with SSO. The homepage claims 20M+ creators and businesses. Crayo is single-seat on every plan. Source

  4. 04

    Opus Clip generates AI and stock B-roll inside the clipper.

    Starter includes 3 AI B-roll clips and 3 stock B-roll clips a month, and Pro raises AI image B-roll to 50 a day with unlimited stock B-roll, per the pricing page. Crayo lets you add your own B-roll in the editor but does not generate it. Source

Billing and cancellation

Each side's published terms. At most two dated user quotes, each tied to a row in the table above. No scores.

Crayo

  • No free tier and no trial.
  • No refunds. All sales are final.
  • Cancel any time in one click from Settings. The plan stays active to the end of the cycle and nothing further is charged.
  • Credits reset monthly and do not roll over; top-up packs are separate.

Source: crayo.ai/refund-policy

Opus Clip

  • Refunds: No refund terms appear on the pricing page as of Oct 8, 2026.
  • Cancellation: Cancellation steps are not described on the pricing page.
  • Opus Clip Starter is monthly-only with no rollover; Pro credits roll over for 2 months. Starter media expires after 29 days and Free clips stop being exportable after 3 days. Refund and cancellation terms are not on the pricing page, and 4K download is a Business-plan feature.

Source: www.opus.pro/pricing, checked Oct 8, 2026

“16 emails to cancel and they're still trying to charge me”

“every time you turn around, they want you to buy more credits”

User review, Oct 6, 2026, on the metering row

Hands-on test

Superiority claims need a described test behind them. This is the test and its status.

Status
Scheduled, not yet run
Source
A 45-minute two-person podcast recording owned by Crayo
Plans
Opus Clip Starter and Crayo Clipper, same file, same day, defaults first then one tuned run each

Until this test runs, the page shows no timings, clip counts or screenshots, and every claim above comes from published pricing and documentation. The results table replaces this note when it is done.

Show the protocol
  1. Same source file through both tools on the same day, defaults first, then one tuned run each.
  2. We pay for the competitor's entry paid plan and Crayo's Clipper plan and record browser, date and plan.
  3. We record time to first clip, total wall time, clips produced, clips judged usable, credits spent, list-price dollars for the run, export resolution, caption word errors on a fixed 60-second segment, and whether the speaker stayed framed.
  4. Usable means: starts and ends on a complete sentence, hook in the first two seconds, speaker framed, captions accurate enough to post without edits. Two reviewers, disagreements noted.
  5. If the competitor wins a row, it stays. If a run fails, we say so and show the error.

Switching from Opus Clip to Crayo

  1. 01

    Paste a link or upload the file

    AutoClip accepts YouTube and TikTok links or file upload (up to 4 GB, 1 minute to 3 hours). Nothing to migrate from the other tool.

  2. 02

    Pick a layout and an intensity

    Speaker, streamer, split or full layout; subtle, balanced, dynamic or max editing; 1 to 20 clips per run.

  3. 03

    Export at 1080p or open the editor

    Download the clips as they are, or open any clip in the timeline editor to change captions, camera, zooms and music.

Your source files are yours on both sides. Crayo does not need an export from Opus Clip; it works from the original video, and clips you already made in Opus Clip stay wherever you saved them.

Questions clippers ask

For most clippers, yes. Crayo Hobby is $19 a month or $160 a year for 250 credits, and one credit is one finished clip. Opus Clip Starter is $15 a month, monthly billing only, for 150 credits, and one credit is one uploaded minute, so four hour-long sources use all 150 before any clip is counted; Pro at $29 a month, or $14.50 a month billed yearly, raises that to 300 credits. If you upload short sources and keep most of what the tool finds, Opus Clip Starter can be cheaper. If you upload long sources and keep a few clips, Crayo is.

No. Crayo has no free plan and no trial; the only free products are twelve browser tools at crayo.ai/features/free that need no account and never upload your file. The entry plan is Hobby at $19 a month. Opus Clip's free plan gives 60 credits a month, which is 60 minutes of uploaded video, with a watermark, no editing, and clips that stop being exportable after 3 days, and new accounts get a 7-day Pro trial. If a free tier is the deciding factor, Opus Clip wins that row.

As of Oct 8, 2026, Opus Clip's pricing page lists Free at $0 for 60 credits a month, Starter at $15 a month for 150 credits with no annual option, Pro at $29 a month or $14.50 a month billed yearly ($174 a year) for 300 credits, and Business on request. Regional price tiers exist in the page's own script, so the figure you see may be lower outside the United States. One credit is one minute of uploaded video on every plan, Pro credits roll over for 2 months, and 4K download is reserved for Business.

Crayo ranks moments rather than printing a score. AutoClip and Find Viral Moments surface the strongest moments first, with the planner's reasons attached, so you review the ranked list before cutting; Find Viral Moments shows up to 50 of them for one credit each only when you cut. Opus Clip shows a Virality Score per clip inside its ClipAnything flow. No side-by-side test has run yet; the scheduled test on a 45-minute podcast will record how many clips from each tool pass the usable rubric.

Podcasters and streamers who upload long episodes and keep a handful of clips pay less on Crayo, because metering is per clip and a 90-minute episode costs nothing until a clip is cut. Opus Clip's per-minute metering suits creators who upload short sources often and keep most of the output. Both reframe faces and caption automatically; Crayo transcribes 56 languages to Opus Clip's 20+ and adds speaker, streamer, split and full layouts, while Opus Clip adds AI B-roll and a scheduler. The scheduled hands-on test uses a two-person podcast on both tools.

Yes, and there is nothing to migrate. Paste the YouTube or TikTok link, or upload the file up to 4 GB and 3 hours, pick a layout and intensity, and export at 1080p or open the clips in the editor. Your source files stay yours on both sides. Opus Clip Starter media expires after 29 days, so download anything you want to keep before cancelling there. On Crayo, Hobby gives 250 credits and 2 hours of export a month; Clipper raises that to 1000 credits and 10 hours for $39 a month.

No. Crayo exports the file and you post it yourself. Opus Clip posts to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram on Starter and schedules to six social connections on Pro. If native scheduling is the deciding feature, Opus Clip wins that row. Crayo's Social Tracker is a different tool: it follows Instagram, YouTube and TikTok creators to show posting cadence and viral outliers, and it does not publish anything.

Yes, as a side feature. Every Crayo plan also includes Reddit story videos, iMessage-style text videos, AI voiceover with hundreds of voices and AI images, and each finished one costs 1 credit from the same pool as the clips. Opus Clip has none of these: its AI images exist only as B-roll and its voice-over is capped at 20 a day on paid plans. This page compares the clippers, so those tools do not count in the verdict above; they matter only if you run a channel that mixes clipped footage with generated videos and want one plan for both.

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About this page

What changed and when. The updated date above only moves when something here does.

  • First published. Opus Clip prices checked Oct 8, 2026: Starter $15/mo monthly-only, Pro $29/mo or $14.50/mo billed annually ($174/yr), 4K on Business only.

Opus Clip is a trademark of its owner, used here only to identify the product compared. Sources: www.opus.pro/pricing.

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