# Vidiyo vs Opus Clip

Canonical URL: https://getvidiyo.app/compare/opus-clip
Last updated: 2026-10-08

> TL;DR: Pick Opus Clip if you turn long podcasts, streams or webinars into many shorts and want them captioned and scheduled from the browser or your phone. Pick Vidiyo if you make one short video at a time on an Apple Silicon Mac and want the AI to edit it fully: cuts, captions, motion graphics, music and a thumbnail.

## Opus Clip at a glance

- Product: [Opus Clip](https://www.opus.pro)
- Category: AI clipping tool that turns long videos into shorts
- Pricing: Free (60 processing minutes a month); Starter $15/mo (150 minutes); Pro $29/mo (300 minutes); Business custom (checked October 8, 2026)

Opus Clip and Vidiyo get compared because both promise short-form video with less work, but they do opposite jobs. Opus Clip starts from a long video and finds the shorts inside it. Vidiyo starts from your footage and edits one video, usually a short one, all the way to finished.

## What's the difference between Vidiyo and Opus Clip?

The main difference is the job. Opus Clip is a clipping tool: upload a long video, and its AI picks the moments, crops them vertical, adds captions and lets you schedule them. It accepts videos [up to 10 hours](https://help.opus.pro/docs/article/video-length). Vidiyo is an editor: one project, up to 30 minutes of imports, one timeline of up to five minutes that you shape by chatting.

Both AIs look at the picture, for different reasons. Opus Clip's [ClipAnything](https://help.opus.pro/docs/article/how-to-use-clipanything) uses visual, audio and sentiment cues to find moments. Vidiyo's assistant inspects frames to check its own edits for faces, caption placement, frozen shots and loudness.

The third difference is where the work happens. Opus Clip runs in the cloud, in a browser or its mobile app, and charges credits per minute of video. Vidiyo runs on your Mac and uses your existing Claude or ChatGPT plan.

## How do Vidiyo and Opus Clip compare feature by feature?

| | Vidiyo | Opus Clip |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Mac only: Apple Silicon, macOS 14+ | Web app, plus iOS and Android apps |
| How you edit | Chat, plus a layered timeline you edit by hand | AI picks clips; prompt to clip; text and timeline editing on Starter and up |
| What the AI looks at | Transcript excerpts and the frames it checks | Visual, audio and sentiment cues (ClipAnything) |
| Captions | Word-by-word, transcribed on your Mac | Animated captions with emojis and keyword highlights, 25+ languages |
| Silence and filler removal | Yes | Pause and filler removal (Starter and up), bad-take removal (Pro and up) |
| Motion graphics | Motion scenes anchored to spoken words: lower thirds, titles, counters, charts | Brand templates, text overlays, transitions, AI B-roll |
| Layers and keyframes | Yes, with per-key easing | Not stated on their site |
| Thumbnails | Thumbnail studio (your own OpenAI or Gemini key) | Thumbnail generation listed in its API docs |
| Music and SFX | Bundled music and sound effects, ducked under voice | Add music (Pro and up), AI sound effects |
| Scheduling | Board, calendar and Buffer scheduling | Built-in scheduler on Pro: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky |
| Where footage is processed | On your Mac | In Opus Clip's cloud |
| AI cost model | Your existing Claude or ChatGPT plan | Credits: 1 per minute of source video, 3 per X post |
| Price | Invite-only beta, free during the beta | Free; Starter $15/mo; Pro $29/mo; Business custom |
| Max resolution | 1080p at 30 fps | 1080p on Free; highest available on Starter and Pro; 4K download on Business |
| Length limits | 30 minutes of imports, 5-minute timeline | Source videos up to 10 hours; clips up to 15 minutes |
| Collaboration and review | Frame-pinned comments with Fix with AI | Team workspace on Pro (up to 4 users) and Business |

## When is Opus Clip the better choice?

Opus Clip is the better choice when your raw material is long and you need volume. A weekly podcast, a livestream or a webinar can become a batch of captioned vertical clips in one pass, which Vidiyo isn't built to do: it holds 30 minutes of imports and builds one short per project.

It's also the better pick if:

- your videos have little dialogue, like gaming or sports, and you want to find moments by describing them
- you want to post the same clips to many accounts from one scheduler
- you work in a browser, on Windows or from your phone
- you want to export clips to Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve (Pro and up, per [its pricing page](https://www.opus.pro/pricing))

## When is Vidiyo the better choice?

Vidiyo is the better choice when one video matters more than many. A product launch, a demo or a founder update needs more than a crop and captions: it needs the right take, titles, a lower third, numbers that animate, music under the voice and a cover. Vidiyo's assistant does that on a timeline you can adjust by hand.

It also fits better if:

- you record short videos directly, rather than mining long ones
- you don't want to upload raw footage ([private local editing](https://getvidiyo.app/features/private-local-editing))
- you want [motion graphics](https://getvidiyo.app/features/motion-graphics) and [layers and keyframes](https://getvidiyo.app/features/layers-and-keyframes), not just templates
- you'd rather use your Claude or ChatGPT plan than buy minutes

## How much do Vidiyo and Opus Clip cost?

Opus Clip charges by processing minutes, per [its pricing page](https://www.opus.pro/pricing) and [plans article](https://help.opus.pro/docs/article/plans-and-credits) on 8 October 2026.

| Opus Clip plan | Price | Processing minutes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 60 a month | Watermark, 1080p, media kept 3 days |
| Starter | $15/mo | 150 a month | No watermark, media kept 29 days |
| Pro | $29/mo | 300 a month (3,600 a year on annual) | Scheduler, 100 GB storage, team workspace |
| Business | Custom | Custom | 4K download, unlimited seats |

Vidiyo is in an invite-only beta and free while in beta. Its chat needs a Claude Pro or Max plan through Claude Code, or a ChatGPT plan through Codex. Scheduling goes through your own Buffer account, whose free plan covers three channels.

## How do I use Vidiyo alongside Opus Clip?

Many creators can use both: Opus Clip for mining long recordings, Vidiyo for the short videos they record on purpose. If you want to try one long-to-short in Vidiyo, keep the source under 30 minutes.

1. Request access and install Vidiyo on an Apple Silicon Mac.
2. Sign in to Claude Code or Codex.
3. Import the recording and ask: "Find the best 30-second clip for a Short."
4. Pick a candidate, then ask for vertical framing, captions and a hook title.
5. Schedule it through Buffer, or export the MP4.

## Pick Opus Clip if

- You turn long videos (podcasts, streams, webinars, up to 10 hours) into many short clips.
- You want to find moments by prompt, including in videos with little or no dialogue.
- You work in a browser or on your phone, or not on a Mac.
- You want a team workspace and posting to many social accounts at once.

## Honest limits

- Vidiyo projects hold up to 30 minutes of imports, and timelines max out at 5 minutes.
- Vidiyo builds one short per project; other candidates are saved as cards.
- Vidiyo exports 1080p at 30 fps.
- Buffer's free plan covers 3 channels.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Vidiyo an Opus Clip alternative?

Only for some jobs. Opus Clip is built to cut many shorts out of long videos up to 10 hours. Vidiyo edits one video at a time, with up to 30 minutes of imports per project and a 5-minute timeline, but it edits that video much further: motion graphics, layers, music and a thumbnail.

### Does Opus Clip look at the video or just the transcript?

Its ClipAnything model uses visual, audio and sentiment cues, so it can find moments in videos with little dialogue. Vidiyo's assistant also looks at frames, but to check its own edits: faces, caption placement, frozen shots and loudness.

### How do Opus Clip credits work?

One credit is one minute of the source video you import, however many clips you keep. Posting to X costs 3 credits per post. Free includes 60 processing minutes a month, Starter 150 and Pro 300.

### Can Vidiyo find the best short in a long video?

Yes, for recordings up to 30 minutes. Ask for the best 30-second clip and Vidiyo ranks standalone moments, builds the one you pick and saves the rest as board cards. For hours-long sources and batches of clips, Opus Clip is the better tool.

### Does Opus Clip upload my video?

Yes. Opus Clip is a cloud service: you upload a file or import a link, and media is stored in its cloud (it expires after 3 days on Free and 29 days on Starter). Vidiyo keeps footage on your Mac.

## Related

- [Edit video by chatting](https://getvidiyo.app/features/chat-video-editing)
- [A content calendar that schedules your videos](https://getvidiyo.app/features/content-calendar-and-scheduling)
- [Auto captions that are transcribed on your Mac](https://getvidiyo.app/features/auto-captions)
- [How to repurpose one video for every platform](https://getvidiyo.app/blog/repurpose-one-video-for-every-platform)
- [Vertical video](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/vertical-video)
- [Best AI video editors for Mac in 2026](https://getvidiyo.app/best-ai-video-editors-for-mac)

## Sources

- [OpusClip pricing](https://www.opus.pro/pricing) (accessed 2026-10-08)
- [OpusClip: Plans](https://help.opus.pro/docs/article/plans-and-credits) (accessed 2026-10-08)
- [OpusClip: How do credits work?](https://help.opus.pro/docs/article/how-are-credits-consumed) (accessed 2026-10-08)
- [OpusClip: How to use ClipAnything](https://help.opus.pro/docs/article/how-to-use-clipanything) (accessed 2026-10-08)
- [OpusClip: Video length supported](https://help.opus.pro/docs/article/video-length) (accessed 2026-10-08)
- [OpusClip: Does OpusClip have a mobile editor app?](https://help.opus.pro/docs/article/does-opusclip-have-a-mobile-app) (accessed 2026-10-08)

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