Comparison
Opus Clip vs Wisecut: price, credits and limits compared
By the KeyMo team · Updated
Wisecut sells an editor with clipping and publishing built in; OpusClip centres on clips from long videos and has an editor too. Wisecut's Starter+ is $279 a year ($23.25 a month) for 300 credits, and a credit is one editor minute or half an Autopilot minute. OpusClip Starter is $15 a month for 150 credits. KeyMo is $12 a month for 300 source minutes.
Opus Clip vs Wisecut in one table
These two overlap but start from different places. OpusClip's pricing page is organised around clips from a long video, with an editor on paid plans. Wisecut's lists an Editor, a prompt-driven assistant it calls WISH, and Autopilot, which watches a YouTube channel and publishes clips. The figures below come from each vendor's own pages, read on 2026-10-11, in US dollars.
| OpusClip | Wisecut | KeyMo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes: 60 credits a month, watermark, no editing, 3-day export window | Yes: 30 minutes a month, 480p, exports up to 3 minutes, no watermark | No free plan and no trial |
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter $15/mo, monthly only: 150 credits | Starter+ $23.25/mo billed annually at $279: 300 credits | Starter $12/mo: 300 source minutes |
| Higher plan | Pro $29/mo: 300 credits per pack; $14.50/mo billed $174 a year | Professional+ $83.25/mo billed annually at $999: 1,200 credits | Pro $29/mo: 900 source minutes |
| Credit rate | 1 credit per source minute | Editor 1 credit per minute; Autopilot 2 credits per minute | Source minutes, 1 for 1 |
| Watermark | Removed on Starter and Pro | None, including Free | None on any plan |
| Export quality | Free: up to 1080p; Pro: 4K export only if the source is 4K | Free 480p; Starter+ 1080p, 60 min per export; Professional+ 4K, 90 min | 1080x1920, 9:16 only |
| File size limit | 10 GB (30 GB on Pro per the pricing table) | 4 GB on Free and Starter+; 5 GB on Professional+ | 10 GB; 3 hours, minimum 5 minutes |
| Credits roll over? | Monthly credits last 60 days; yearly credits last 12 months | An old help article says plan credits do not roll over; bought packs last 12 months | Minutes reset each period and do not carry over |
| Project expiry | Free 3 days; Starter 30-day export limit; Pro no limit | Free 7 days; paid plans 30 days | Clips kept 30 days, sources 7 days |
Not every cell is symmetrical. Wisecut's help centre says its free plan gives 60 minutes of processing and no downloads, which conflicts with the pricing page above. The help article is marked as last updated a year ago, so we show the pricing page, but ask support before relying on the free tier.
Where Wisecut leans harder
- Autopilot. On Starter+ and Professional+, you connect a YouTube channel and Wisecut creates and publishes clips from new uploads or live streams. OpusClip's pricing page also lists auto import from a verified YouTube account and posting to Shorts, TikTok and Reels, so compare how much each does without you before paying.
- A free plan without a watermark. OpusClip's free exports carry one. The catch is the 480p quality and the 3-minute export limit.
- Editing the whole video. Wisecut's own comparison page says it edits the full long video by prompt, which it marks as not available on OpusClip. OpusClip's pricing page does list text and timeline editing, filler and silence removal and prompt-to-clip, so treat Wisecut's table as its marketing and test both on one episode.
- 4K on Professional+ and exports of up to 90 minutes, where OpusClip's 4K needs a 4K source and sits on Pro.
- Social Hub on Starter+ and above, with scheduling and auto-written titles, descriptions and hashtags for YouTube, Instagram Business, TikTok, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads and Bluesky.
Where OpusClip leans harder
- A virality score from 0 to 99 on Starter and Pro, plus published guidance on how many clips to expect (23 to 32 clips from 30 to 60 minutes). Wisecut's highlights page says it finds the moments with the strongest hooks, but the pages we read show no numeric score.
- A long list of places a video can come from: YouTube, Google Drive, Vimeo, Zoom, Rumble, Twitch, Loom, Riverside, StreamYard and public MP4 links, depending on plan. Wisecut's pages mention an uploaded file or a pasted YouTube link.
- A refund route for a clip run you do not like: Pro users who have not downloaded anything can refund a project within 14 days.
- Pro-only extras: AI B-roll, speech enhancement, video dubbing and export to Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.
Wisecut's comparison page itself says OpusClip is the better pick when all you want is high-volume clip discovery. That is Wisecut's own wording. For a deeper look at OpusClip alone, see KeyMo against OpusClip and the OpusClip pricing breakdown.
Wisecut vs Opus: credits for one 60-minute episode a week
Four one-hour episodes make 240 source minutes. The arithmetic below uses only published rates, and it is not a timed test.
| Tool and plan | Credits needed | Fits the plan? | Cost for the month |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpusClip Starter | 240 of 150 | No, 90 short | $15, plus top-up credits |
| OpusClip Pro | 240 of 300 | Yes | $29 monthly, or $14.50 billed yearly |
| Wisecut Starter+, billed at the Editor rate | 240 of 300 | Yes | $23.25 a month on a $279 yearly bill |
| Wisecut Starter+, billed at the Autopilot rate | 480 of 300 | No, 180 short | Plan plus two 150-credit packs at $25 each |
| KeyMo Starter | 240 of 300 | Yes | $12 |
Wisecut's pages do not say which rate applies when you ask it for highlight clips, so both rows are shown. If the Editor rate applies, Starter+ covers the month. If Autopilot's rate applies, you would need extra packs. Packs of 150, 480, 1,440 and 3,600 credits cost $25, $69, $189 and $429, and stay valid for 12 months. Also check that each file is under Wisecut's 4 GB cap on Free and Starter+.
How to choose between Wisecut and Opus Clip
- If channel automation is the feature you want, look at Wisecut's Autopilot on Starter+ or above, and test whether its clips meet your standard. OpusClip lists auto import and posting too, so check what each does unattended.
- If you want to look at scored clips from a long video and pick the best, and import from many places, choose OpusClip. Its Starter plan is cheaper by the month, but its 150 credits cover only 150 source minutes.
- If your input is a long podcast and your output is vertical clips only, KeyMo is the narrower option: 300 source minutes for $12, clips scoring below 7 out of 10 dropped, and no watermark on any plan. It has no free plan or trial.
- If you need captions in a language other than English, check the language lists first: Wisecut's help centre names 11, OpusClip says over 25.
Cost-conscious readers should also compare OpusClip against Vizard, which are both credit-based clippers.
Sources: OpusClip pricing (checked 11 October 2026); OpusClip help: how credits are consumed (checked 11 October 2026); OpusClip help: plans and credits (checked 11 October 2026); OpusClip help: video sources supported (checked 11 October 2026); OpusClip help: virality score (checked 11 October 2026); OpusClip help: how many clips (checked 11 October 2026); OpusClip help: refunding a project (checked 11 October 2026); OpusClip help: video languages supported (checked 11 October 2026); OpusClip help: download and post in 4K (checked 11 October 2026); Wisecut pricing (checked 11 October 2026); Wisecut terms (checked 11 October 2026); Wisecut: YouTube to Shorts (checked 11 October 2026); Wisecut: podcast to Shorts (checked 11 October 2026); Wisecut: highlights (checked 11 October 2026); Wisecut: Wisecut vs Opus Clip (checked 11 October 2026); Wisecut help: can I try Wisecut for free (checked 11 October 2026); Wisecut help: will the credits roll over (checked 11 October 2026); Wisecut help: supported languages (checked 11 October 2026); Wisecut help: what the Social Hub is (checked 11 October 2026).