Opus Clip vs Crayo AI: two ways of metering a clip

What is different about the way they bill

Most clip tools charge for the length of the video you put in. Crayo does not. Its pricing page says a workflow credit is one video generated by Crayo's AI, and its comparison pages describe the metering as 1 workflow credit per finished clip, plus export minutes. An export minute is the length of video you can generate, so 60 export minutes lets you generate a one-minute video 60 times. OpusClip is the opposite: processing costs 1 credit per minute of the original video, whatever you keep.

Crayo also goes beyond clipping. The plans cover Reddit videos, fake text videos, AI voiceovers and an API, all under the same credits, so it reads more like a short-form studio than a podcast clipper. OpusClip stays on long-to-short, with captions, scheduling and team seats.

Worked example: a 45-minute episode into 10 clips

This is arithmetic from the published rules, not a test run. Say each episode is 45 minutes and you keep ten clips of about 45 seconds. That is 7.5 minutes of finished video.

On these assumptions Crayo is far cheaper per episode, because a long source costs nothing extra. The caveat is that the credit rule comes from Crayo's own marketing comparison. Crayo's AutoClip returns 1 to 20 clips per run, and unused credits reset each cycle with no roll-over, so a quiet month wastes them. OpusClip lets Pro credits roll over for two months.

Where Opus Clip is stronger

• A real free plan, so you can see the output before paying.
• Longer inputs: 10 hours against Crayo's stated 3 hours.
• Scheduling and posting to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram on Starter, plus more networks on Pro. Crayo says it has no scheduler or auto-posting, so you download and post yourself.
• Team use: Pro has a workspace with 2 seats, while Crayo accounts are single-seat.
• A Virality Score from 0 to 99 on Starter and Pro clips.

Where Crayo is stronger

• Cost per finished clip when sources are long. Its credit is tied to output, not input.
• Everything in one plan: Crayo says every plan includes all its tools and differs only by quantity.
• An API on every plan. Crayo's page describes a REST interface with 34 endpoints and an AutoClip endpoint that queues 2 to 20 clips. OpusClip lists limited API access on Pro.
• Caption variety. Crayo's comparison page says 32 caption styles on every plan, although its homepage says 15+, so the count is not settled.

Opus Clip or Crayo: a decision rule

If you clip long interviews or podcasts, want a free plan first and need scheduling or team seats, start with OpusClip. If you publish a lot of short, stylised videos, spend little on source minutes, and are happy to post by hand, Crayo is worth testing, ideally with one paid month since there is no trial. If you need 4K output, neither of these is the answer on current pages: Crayo has none, and OpusClip limits 4K to Pro with genuine 4K source video.

KeyMo as a third option

KeyMo takes a YouTube link on a paid plan, or an MP4 or MOV upload of 5 minutes to 3 hours, and returns up to 15 vertical clips with scores out of 10. It exports 9:16 at 1080x1920 with no watermark on any plan. Like Crayo it has no free plan or trial; Starter is $12 a month for 300 source minutes. See KeyMo pricing.