How These Tools Differ
All figures below were checked directly against each tool's own pricing or help page on August 29, 2026. Where a tool didn't publish a fixed price as static text on its own page, that's noted rather than guessed at.
| Tool | Category fit | Starting paid price | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opus Clip | General clipping, credit-based | $15/month (Starter) | 60 credits/month, 1080p, watermarked, clips expire after 3 days |
| Vizard | General clipping, credit-based | Not published as a static price on the pricing page | 60 credits/month, 720p, 3-day storage |
| Klap | General clipping, priced by clips generated | $14/month billed yearly (Basic, 100 clips/month) | No separate free plan listed on the pricing page |
| Submagic | Caption and polish for already-cut footage | $19/member/month (Starter, monthly billing) | 3 videos/month, watermarked |
| CapCut | General video editor, AI clipping as one feature | Not published as a fixed price; varies by region, device, and promotion per CapCut's own help documentation | Free tier available with core editing tools |
| Descript | Text-based long-form and podcast editor | $16/month (Hobbyist, monthly billing) | 60 minutes/month media, 100 AI credits one-time |
| ChatClip | Structure- and voice-based shorts from long-form video | $9/month or $50/year | 3 projects/month, 5 exports/project, watermarked |
Opus Clip
Opus Clip is a general-purpose clipping tool built around a credit system. The free plan includes 60 credits a month with 1080p exports, auto reframe, and AI captions, though clips are watermarked and expire after three days. Paid plans start at $15/month for the Starter tier, which removes the watermark and adds animated captions and auto-posting; the $29/month (or $174/year) Pro tier adds a team workspace, AI b-roll, and export to Adobe Premiere or DaVinci Resolve. (opus.pro/pricing, fetched August 29, 2026)
Vizard
Vizard is a general-purpose clipping tool, also credit-based. Its free plan offers 60 credits a month with 720p exports and three-day storage. The paid Creator and Business tiers remove the watermark and add 4K export and social scheduling, but exact monthly pricing wasn't presented as static text on Vizard's own pricing page at the time of this check, the page shows a yearly-billing toggle without a resolved dollar figure. (vizard.ai/pricing, fetched August 29, 2026)
Klap
Klap prices by clips generated rather than credits. The Basic tier is $14/month billed yearly for 100 clips a month, Pro is $39/month billed yearly for 300 clips, and Pro+ is $94/month billed yearly for 1,000 clips. All tiers include unlimited connected social accounts and analytics. No separate free plan appears on the pricing page as fetched. (klap.app/pricing, fetched August 29, 2026)
Submagic
Submagic is built around captioning and polishing footage that's already roughly cut, rather than finding moments in long raw footage. The free plan allows three videos a month, watermarked. Paid plans start at $19/member/month (Starter, monthly billing; $12/month billed annually) for 15 videos up to two minutes each, scaling up to $69/member/month for longer videos and higher-resolution export. (submagic.co/pricing, fetched August 29, 2026)
CapCut
CapCut is a general-purpose video editor with AI-assisted clipping as one feature among many, rather than a dedicated clipping tool. Its own help documentation states that CapCut Pro pricing “can vary depending on your region, device, and available promotions,” and doesn't publish a single fixed price; a free tier with core editing tools is available. (capcut.com/help, fetched August 29, 2026)
Descript
Descript is a text-based editor built primarily for long-form and podcast production, with AI clipping as part of a broader toolset. The free plan includes 60 minutes of media a month and 100 AI credits as a one-time allocation. Paid plans start at $16/month (Hobbyist, monthly billing) for 10 media hours and 400 AI credits a month. (descript.com/pricing, fetched August 29, 2026)
ChatClip
ChatClip builds shorts around narrative structure, hook, re-hook, resolution, rather than transcript keyword scoring, and refines every cut through chat rather than a timeline. The free plan includes three projects a month with five exports each, watermarked; paid plans are $9/month or $50/year, removing the watermark and raising limits.
Which Group Fits You
If you want a general clipping tool with a credit or clip-count system: Opus Clip, Vizard, or Klap. If your footage is already cut and you mainly need captions and polish: Submagic. If you're already editing in a full-featured video editor and want clipping as one more tool: CapCut. If your workflow is podcast- or interview-heavy and text-based editing matters to you: Descript. If you want cuts built on narrative structure with refinement entirely through chat: ChatClip.