Opus Clip

Opus Clip is the strongest AI clipping tool for podcast creators and long-form interview content in 2026. The Virality Score is a genuine decision-support tool, not marketing fluff, and ClipAnything's multimodal approach finds better moments from complex multi-speaker content than the audio-only alternatives. For podcasters who produce weekly episodes and want AI to do the initial clip identification, Opus Clip consistently saves time over manual editing.

The credit math requires planning. One credit per source minute means the Starter plan at 150 credits covers about 2.5 hours of source video per month. For high-volume creators processing daily content, the credit depletion is fast and the cost-per-video comparison against per-upload tools like Vizard or Ssemble runs 3 to 4 times higher at the same spend. Factor your actual monthly source video volume into the plan decision before subscribing.

Opus Clip is an AI video editing platform that takes long-form recordings including podcasts, webinars, interviews, and YouTube videos and automatically identifies the most shareable moments. The platform's defining feature is the Virality Score, which rates every generated clip from 0 to 100 based on predicted engagement potential. This score lets you prioritize which clips to publish rather than watching every generated clip to decide manually.

The ClipAnything engine uses multimodal analysis combining speech content, visual elements, and emotional cues to find clip-worthy moments. This is more sophisticated than audio-only competitors that identify clips based purely on transcript keywords. For podcasts with multiple speakers and topic changes, ClipAnything consistently finds thematically coherent moments rather than just loud or high-energy passages.

Plans start at a permanent free tier with watermarked clips and 3-day storage, Starter at $15 per month for 150 credits and unwatermarked exports, and Pro at $29 per month for more credits and a 4-seat team workspace. The credit model bills one credit per minute of source video, meaning a 60-minute episode consumes 60 credits.