Descript vs OpusClip
Two AI voice & video tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
OpusClip costs less for a six-person team.- OpusClip fits restaurant or café.
Descript: Edit by editing text.
| Compare | DescriptDescript | OpusClipOpusClip |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript | Turns long videos into short social clips automatically |
| Starting price | From $16/person | From $14.50/mo |
| Six-person team | $16/mo | $14.50/mo |
| Plans | Per editor. Free (60 media minutes a month, 720p export with watermark); Hobbyist $24/mo or $16/mo billed yearly (10 media hours, 400 AI credits, 1080p, no watermark); Creator $35/mo or $24/mo yearly (30 media hours, 800 AI credits, 4K, stock media); Business $65/mo or $50/mo yearly (40 media hours, 1,500 AI credits, brand kit, dubbing, priority support); Enterprise custom | Free (60 credits a month, watermark, no editing, clips exportable for 3 days); Starter $15/mo, monthly only (150 credits, captions, no watermark, 9:16 only); Pro $29/mo or $14.50/mo billed yearly ($174/yr; 300 credits a month, 2 seats, all formats, scheduler, export to Premiere and DaVinci Resolve); Business custom. Credits are processing minutes. 7-day Pro trial, no card |
| Pricing model | Free tier | Free tier |
| Free trial | — | 7 days |
| Users | Per editor | 2 seats on Pro, up to 4 |
| Integrations | YouTube, Zoom, Riverside, Google Drive, Zapier, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | None listed |
| Live chat | Every paid plan; Business only | Pro and up; Business only |
| Support hours | Not published | Not published |
| Incidents posted | 13 incidents posted on Descript's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 7 marked major or critical by Descript. Status page | OpusClip has a public status page. Status page |
| Fit: Retail shop | 40 | 45 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 35 | 45 |
| Fit: Service business | 55 | 55 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 85 | 80 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 35 | 40 |
| Fit: Online store | 65 | 65 |
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| Visit Descript | Visit OpusClip |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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