OpusClip alternative

A cheaper, more transparent alternative to OpusClip.

Same core job — turn long videos into short, ready-to-post clips — for about 37% less at the entry tier, with 90 free credits to see real output before you pay anything.

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No credit card · Cancel anytime · 90 free credits on signup

37%
cheaper Starter plan
90
free credits, no card
< 5 min
per 30-min video
CitrusClip
OpusClip
Starter plan (monthly)
$9.50/mo
$15/mo
Pro plan (monthly)
$21/mo
$29/mo
Pro plan (annual, per mo)
$16.99/mo
$14.50/mo
Free plan
90 credits (~30 min), no card required
60 min, watermarked exports
Virality scoring per clip
0–100% score, every clip
Not published
Native scheduling
YouTube Shorts now, TikTok + Reels coming
Not published

Confirmed 2026 pricing as published by each company at the time of writing — OpusClip's annual Pro plan is currently cheaper than CitrusClip's. Both companies' prices can change; verify current terms at opus.pro before switching.

Why people switch

Same job, less money, more transparency

CitrusClip isn't trying to out-feature OpusClip on every front — it's built to do the core clipping job well, for a lot less, with pricing you can actually predict.

37% cheaper to start

Starter is $9.50/mo versus OpusClip's $15/mo entry tier — about 37% less for the same core job of turning long videos into short clips. Pro is $21/mo versus OpusClip's $29/mo, roughly 28% less.

Test it before you pay anything

90 free credits, no credit card required. Upload a real video and see real clips, real captions, and a real virality score before deciding.

Pay for video length, not clip count

Credits are tied to source video minutes — a 30-minute upload that returns 40 clips costs the same as one that returns 10. No surprise per-export charges.

Every clip scored, not just cut

Each clip gets a 0–100% virality score based on retention and narrative arc, so you know which ones to post first instead of guessing.

Reframe for every platform at once

One upload reframes for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels automatically — no re-editing the same clip three times.

No lock-in

Download everything, any time. Cancel whenever, no retention calls, no hoops — your clips are yours.

What CitrusClip does

Four AI tools.
One upload.

Every clip ships reframed, captioned, and sorted by virality — not a rough cut you have to fix yourself.

Virality scoring

Hook detection that actually picks hooks.

Scores every moment on retention signal, narrative arc, and platform fit. Clips at 90%+ rise to the top.

Virality · 47-min upload54 clips found
0:0023:3647:12
90%+ viral
55–89%
<55%
Auto-reframe

Auto-reframe with subject tracking.

Follows the speaker across every cut. 16:9 in, 9:16 out — no cropped foreheads.

96%

The moment they all stopped talking

87%

Three sentences that changed everything

74%

Nobody expected this answer

Captions

Animated captions.

Six battle-tested caption styles. Highlights the words that matter.

and that's when I
REALIZED
everything had changed
Vertical output

Native 9:16 output for every platform.

TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels — every clip ships in the format that performs. One upload, ready everywhere.

TikTok
YouTube Shorts
Instagram Reels
LinkedIn
Twitter/X

Why CitrusClip

Built around your content,
not our convenience.

Generous where it counts. Fast where it matters. Honest about everything.

90
free credits

Start free.
No commitment.

Upload 90 minutes of video before you pay anything. No credit card required. See real clips, real scores, real results.

vsOpusClip's free plan caps at 60 min and stays watermarked
< 5
min per 30-min video

Clips in minutes,
not hours.

Upload a 30-minute video and get 30+ ready-to-post clips in under five minutes. Upload and check back.

vsManual editing takes 2–4 hours per clip

Smart virality scoring

Every clip rated 0–100% on retention signals, narrative arc, and platform fit. Post the 90%+ ones first.

No lock-in

Download all your clips at any time. No platform restrictions. Cancel whenever — no questions asked.

Transparent pricing

Pay for video length, not clip count. 30 credits = 30 minutes = 30+ clips. Always.

Built for long-form

Podcasters, YouTubers, streamers, webinar hosts. If you make long videos, CitrusClip handles the short-form.

Try CitrusClip with 90 free credits — no card required. If you stay, Starter is $9.50/mo, about 37% less than OpusClip's published $15/mo.

Pricing

Start free. Scale when ready.

1 credit = 1 minute of source video. Credits reset monthly (Annual plan unlocks all credits instantly).

Free

$0/ forever
  • 90 credits/mo · uploads up to 30 min
  • AI Clipping with virality scoring
  • AI Captions — 3 caption styles
  • Watermarked clips
  • 720p export
  • No credit top-ups

Starter

$9.50/ month

No annual plan — same price

  • 200 credits/mo · uploads up to 150 min · monthly only
  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • No watermark
  • All caption styles + emoji captions
  • AI Hook — viral opening line burned in
  • AI Thumbnail
  • Blur curse words
  • Processing timeframe — clip a section, not the full video
  • Include specific moments — prompt-guided clipping
  • 1 Brand Kit
  • 1080p export
  • Credit top-ups ($0.07/credit)
Most Popular
Save $48/year (19%)

Pro Annual

$21 / mo
$16.99/ month, billed $203.88/yr

4,800 credits available instantly

  • 400 credits/mo · 4,800 credits/yr on annual · uploads up to 220 min
  • Everything in Starter, plus:
  • Citrus Agent — virality prediction, hook feedback, applies edits and reprocesses
  • Scheduling — YouTube Shorts now, TikTok + Reels coming
  • AI Reframe
  • 5 Brand Kits
  • 4K export
  • Priority processing queue
  • Citrus Team — 2 seats, shared workspace
  • API access + MCP connector (Claude, and other MCP clients)

Business

Custom pricing for teams that need unlimited scale, dedicated support, and enterprise SLAs.

Everything in Pro, plus:Custom credit volume + custom upload lengthCitrus Team — custom seats, shared brand kits, shared credit poolSSO, dedicated support, custom contract
⚡

How credits work — charged by video length, not clip count

→1 credit = 1 minute of source video
·Upload a 30-minute podcast → 30 credits deducted
·CitrusClip generates 30–50 clips from that video
·You paid 30 credits. You got 30–50 clips.
Credits roll over 1 month · Annual plan credits unlock instantly (not month-by-month)

Frequently asked questions

At the monthly Starter and Pro tiers, yes: $9.50/mo vs OpusClip's $15/mo Starter (about 37% cheaper), and $21/mo vs OpusClip's $29/mo Pro (about 28% cheaper). The one place OpusClip currently wins is their annual Pro plan at $14.50/mo, which undercuts CitrusClip's $16.99/mo annual Pro. Both companies' pricing can change, so it's worth checking opus.pro directly for their current numbers.

Clipping full-time? See CitrusClip for clippers or check the full feature list.

Get started free

One upload.
Thirty clips.

No credit card. No commitment. Paste a link and see exactly what CitrusClip finds — for free.

90free credits
to start — no card needed
< 5minutes
to process a 30-min video
30+clips
from a single upload

No credit card · Cancel anytime · 90 free credits on signup

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