Kapwing vs OpusClip
A spec-by-spec comparison of Kapwing and OpusClip: pricing, free tier, clip length, resolution, watermark, commercial use and API access.
Key differences
- OpusClip is cheaper to start: $15/month vs $24/month for Kapwing.
- Free tier: Kapwing — 10 credits, 720p exports up to 4 min, 30 export min/month, watermarked; OpusClip — 60 credits/month, up to 1080p, watermarked, clips exportable for 3 days.
- Max length: Kapwing — Exports up to 120 min on paid plans (4 min on Free); OpusClip — Input videos up to 10 hours.
- Max resolution: Kapwing — 4K; OpusClip — 4K (Pro).
| Kapwing | OpusClip | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan · from $24/mo | Free plan · from $15/mo |
| Free tier | 10 credits, 720p exports up to 4 min, 30 export min/month, watermarked | 60 credits/month, up to 1080p, watermarked, clips exportable for 3 days |
| Max clip length | Exports up to 120 min on paid plans (4 min on Free) | Input videos up to 10 hours |
| Max resolution | 4K | 4K (Pro) |
| Watermark on free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial use | ||
| Developer API | Yes | |
| Open source | No | No |
Kapwing is a browser-based, collaborative video editor with AI tools for auto-subtitling, translation, text-to-speech, dubbing, lip sync, silence removal and resizing. Teams share a workspace with brand kits and real-time co-editing. It fits social media managers, educators and small marketing teams.
- Pro plan exports 4K up to 2 hours with no watermark
- Real-time collaboration and shared brand kits
- Auto-subtitling up to 1,000 min/month on Pro
- Free projects deleted after 3 days of storage
- No free trial of paid plans
- Voice clones and lip sync need Business ($50/mo annual)
OpusClip analyzes long-form videos such as podcasts, webinars and streams, then picks highlight moments and turns them into vertical clips with animated captions, auto-reframing and a virality score. Higher tiers add B-roll, dubbing, a social scheduler and export to Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. It is built for creators and marketing teams repurposing content for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
- Accepts source videos up to 10 hours / 10 GB (30 GB on Pro)
- Free plan includes AI captions and auto-reframe
- API and MCP connector for automated clipping
- Free clips are watermarked and expire after 3 days
- Starter plan is monthly-only with 150 credits
- API access limited to Pro (beta) and Business tiers
Specs last verified 2026-10-23 (Kapwing) and 2026-10-23 (OpusClip). See each tool page for sources.