Comparison
Orange vs Opus Clip
Orange and Opus Clip compared, prices checked 2026-10-12. OpusClip clips footage you already have. Orange makes the whole video from a topic.
What is Opus Clip?
OpusClip takes long-form video you already have, a podcast episode or a webinar recording, and cuts it into short clips with captions and a virality score. That is the product, and it is very good at it. Through the summer of 2026 Opus also sold Agent Opus, a text-to-video generator, as a separate plan. By 12 October 2026 that plan was gone from the pricing page. Agent Opus now shows up as a line on Pro and Business, "AI video B-Roll (powered by Agent Opus)", which fills gaps inside a clip with generated footage. So the question this page answers is simpler than it used to be. If you have footage, OpusClip cuts it. If you have a topic and nothing filmed, Orange writes the script and generates every scene against it. Plan prices on this page were re-read off Opus's pricing page on 2026-10-12, and prices in this category move.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Orange | Opus Clip |
|---|---|---|
| Products you are choosing between | One: describe a topic, get a finished video | One: OpusClip cuts your footage, with Agent Opus B-roll on Pro and up |
| Source footage needed | None, ever | Yes. OpusClip needs a long-form file to cut |
| Where the visuals come from | Generated per scene, against your script | Your own footage, plus generated B-roll from Agent Opus on Pro and Business |
| Credit cost of generating | Quoted before the render starts | No standalone generation plan. Clipping runs about 1 credit per source minute |
| Cost of one 30-second video | 13 credits on Starter, out of 200 a month | Not sold: OpusClip needs footage to start from |
| Named plan pricing, 2026-10-12 | Starter $12/mo billed yearly | Starter $15/mo; Pro $29/mo or $174/yr |
| Aspect ratios | 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9 on any paid plan | 9:16 only on Free and Starter. Other ratios need Pro |
| Free tier | A 7-day trial of Pro features, 100 credits, free | A 3-day trial in practice: clips stop being exportable, storage expires, no editing, and no virality score |
| Voice cloning | No | Not on the pricing page we read on 2026-10-12 |
| Voice and languages | Narration in 34 languages | AI voice-over from Starter up, dubbing on Pro and Business. No language count published |
| Repurposing video you already filmed | Not supported | OpusClip's whole job: unlimited clips per import, $0.10 per source-minute on Starter |
| MCP connector | Studio plan | Pro plan |
Opus Clip prices checked on October 12, 2026 against their pricing page. Prices in this category change often, so confirm before you buy.
Orange strengths
Opus Clip strengths
Use Orange when...
- ✓ There is no footage, and there is not going to be any.
- ✓ You want the visuals generated for the script rather than assembled from a stock library.
- ✓ You are starting from a topic or an article, and you want the script written for you.
- ✓ You need 1:1 or 16:9 without moving up a tier to get it.
- ✓ You want one credit balance that does one thing, priced for generation rather than for clipping.
- ✓ You want to keep what you made. Opus's free plan expires storage and locks exports after 3 days.
Use Opus Clip when...
- ✓ You have a back catalogue of podcasts, webinars, or streams. Clipping it costs a fraction of generating anything new.
- ✓ Your on-camera presence is the product. Orange cannot repurpose footage and will never put you on screen.
- ✓ You want a ranked shortlist of which moments are worth posting.
- ✓ You need a video you already made dubbed into another language.
- ✓ You already pay for OpusClip Pro, and its Agent Opus B-roll covers the few shots your footage is missing.