chopcast vs OpusClip Comparison 2026
Chopcast and OpusClip both turn a long recording into vertical clips, but they price the free look differently. OpusClip's free plan runs indefinitely with a watermark and a monthly credit allowance; there is no separate trial because the free plan is the trial. Chopcast has no ongoing free tier, only 60 free upload minutes to spend once, after which its smallest plan is $12 a month paid annually or $19 monthly. OpusClip's Starter plan is $15 a month with no annual discount mentioned. The other difference is the meter itself: Chopcast bills by the minute uploaded with unlimited exports, OpusClip bills by credits that a long weekly show burns through fast.
Long videos into clips, billed by upload
One long video into captioned vertical clips
At a glance
- chopcast starts cheaper, at $12.
- Only OpusClip has a free tier.
Side by side
chopcast | OpusClip | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $12 | From $15 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Paid subscription | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier (they differ) | No | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial (they differ) | 7 days | None |
chopcast
Long videos into clips, billed by upload
chopcast takes a long recording and returns vertical clips with captions burned in, which is the same job several tools in this category do. What separates it is the meter: exports are unlimited and you are charged for the minutes you upload, so a heavily repurposed video costs the same as one clipped once. Coaches and interview shows fit the pricing best. The first hour is free to try.
Our note
Count your source hours rather than your clip count when picking a tier, since this is the rare tool in the category where making more clips from the same recording is free. A weekly hour-long show fits the entry plan with room, which is not true of most tools priced by export.
Only on this side
- Covers captions & subtitles
- Works with LinkedIn
OpusClip
One long video into captioned vertical clips
OpusClip picks moments from a long recording, reframes them vertically and adds captions. The selections are decent rather than inspired, so treat the output as a first pass. It saves hours on a weekly show.
Why people weigh these two
- OpusClip instead of chopcast
- OpusClip is the best-known version of the same job, one long video into captioned vertical clips, with a free tier and paid from $15.
- chopcast instead of OpusClip
- chopcast bills by the upload rather than by a monthly seat, cheaper for somebody clipping one long video occasionally instead of every week.
Which one should you pick
Choose Chopcast for a recurring long show where you want many clips from each episode without the export count eating a budget. Unlimited exports on every tier mean the tenth clip from a recording is free once the upload minutes are paid for, and the smallest tier is $12 a month paid annually.
Choose OpusClip if you want to see real output before paying anything; the free plan is the trial, watermarked clips with a monthly credit allowance, no card needed. Starter is $15 a month once the free credits run out. Its own listing is candid that the automatic selections are a first pass rather than good taste, so budget time to discard the ones that do not work and do not let it post to a channel unattended.
Common questions
- Which one has an ongoing free plan?
- OpusClip does: free, watermarked clips on a monthly credit allowance, which doubles as its trial since there is no separate one. Chopcast has no ongoing free tier, only 60 free upload minutes to use once before its paid plans start at $12 a month billed annually.
- Which one charges by upload minutes instead of credits?
- Chopcast does, and exports are unlimited once those minutes are paid for. OpusClip meters by credits instead, and its own listing warns that a long weekly show burns through an allowance faster than the plan names suggest.
- Is either one's entry paid plan cheaper?
- OpusClip's Starter plan is $15 a month with no annual option mentioned. Chopcast's smallest tier is $12 a month if paid annually, or $19 if paid monthly, so which is cheaper depends on the cadence you compare it against.
- Does either export straight into a full editor?
- OpusClip does: clips can export as a project for Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve rather than only as a finished MP4. Chopcast's listing does not mention exporting into a separate editor.
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