Captions vs OpusClip

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan: OpusClip — $15/mo vs $24.99/mo for Captions
Free plan: Both have one
Public API: OpusClip has one; not confirmed by us for Captions
Higher Trust score: Captions — 96 vs 91 for OpusClip
Best fit: Captions: Creators shooting talking-head shorts on a phone and publishing several a week · OpusClip: Podcasters and streamers mining long episodes for social clips

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

CaptionsMobile-first AI video editor that cuts, captions, dubs and drops b-roll into talking-head footage

OpusClipTurns long videos into vertical short clips

Side by side

Fact	Captions	OpusClip
Category	AI Video Editing	Short-form & Clip Repurposing
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$24.99/mo	$15/mo
Public API	Not confirmed	Yes
Trust score	96 / 100	91 / 100
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, macOS	Web, API
Company	NOCAP, Inc.	Opus Clip
Launched	2021	2023
Last verified	Oct 15, 2026	Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Captions

Captions is the strongest of the phone-first short-video editors, and the caption styling plus eye-contact correction are the two features people actually keep it for. The AI edit pass genuinely removes an hour of manual cutting from a weekly-video habit. The pricing is the problem: it is credit-metered, the published table is labelled iOS-only, and the entry tier's 500 credits disappear fast once you use the generative features it exists to sell.

Pros

Automatic scene cutting, caption burn-in, b-roll insertion and music in one pass over raw footage
Over 100 caption styles and support for 100+ languages, including dubbing
Eye-contact correction handles the single most obvious tell in scripted creator video
Runs on iOS, Android, web and desktop with the same account
Free tier still gives trimming, transitions and library media, so the app is usable before paying

Cons

Everything generative is credit-metered, so the monthly price understates real cost at volume
The pricing page states it reflects iOS plans only, which leaves web and Android buyers guessing
Credit rollover is capped at 3x the monthly allowance, so banking credits for a big project does not work

OpusClip

The default choice for turning a podcast or webinar into shorts, provided you accept that a human still has to reject a good share of the clips it picks. Pro now costs half as much on annual billing, which makes it the plan to compare against rivals; the free tier is for judging quality, not for publishing.

Pros

Reframing and animated captions are good enough to post without touch-up
Clip score gives a usable first-pass ordering of candidates
Free tier is a real plan, not a trial, so output quality is checkable first
Pro exports to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve and costs $14.50 a month on annual billing

Cons

Free exports carry a watermark, allow no editing and stop being exportable after three days
Clip selection still needs manual review; the score is a hint, not a verdict
Starter is monthly-only, so the annual discount applies only from Pro up
Full API access and custom integrations sit behind quote-only Business; Pro gets limited API access

Which one fits

Choose Captions if you need

Creators shooting talking-head shorts on a phone and publishing several a week
Getting a script read off-screen to look like direct-to-camera delivery
Producing the same clip in several languages with dubbing and translated captions

Choose OpusClip if you need

Podcasters and streamers mining long episodes for social clips
Marketing teams repurposing webinars and conference talks into vertical video
Creators who want captions, reframing and scheduling in a single pass