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