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Descript vs VEED vs OpusClip

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 23 September 2026.

Compared on
Descript

Free plan · from $16/person/mo

VEED

Free plan · from $10/user/mo

OpusClip

Free plan · from $15/mo

What it isVideo and audio editor that works by editing a text transcriptBrowser-based video editor with subtitles, AI avatars and dubbingAI tool that cuts long videos into short social clips with captions
Free plan60 media minutes (1 hour) per month; 100 AI credits (one-time); 720p local export720p export; 10-minute export length; 2GB storage; 1GB upload size; 10 minutes of auto subtitles per month; limited stock media60 credits per month; up to 1080p clips; watermark; no editing; clips can no longer be exported after 3 days
Cheapest paid plan$16/person/mo billed annually (Hobbyist)Descript pricing$10/user/mo billed annually (Creator)VEED pricing$15/mo (Starter)OpusClip pricing
What it covers10 media hours and 400 AI credits per month; 1080p watermark-free export.Billed yearly as $116; 500 credits per month on monthly billing or 6,000 credits per year on yearly billing.150 credits per month; Starter is only available on monthly billing (Pro billed annually works out at $14.5/month, $174/year).
Free trialNone statedEnterprise trial only (minimum 3 users), arranged through salesFree trial offered on Starter and Pro, no credit card required (length not stated)
PlatformsmacOS, WindowsWeb, iOS, APIWeb, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNoNo
Good for
  • Editing podcasts and interviews by deleting words from the transcript
  • Cleaning up audio and removing filler words
  • Cutting short clips from a longer video
  • Adding subtitles to marketing or training videos
  • Recording screen and camera videos in the browser
  • Translating and dubbing videos for other markets
  • Turning a podcast or webinar into short clips for social media
  • Adding animated captions to clips automatically
  • Scheduling clips to YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram Reels
Watch out for
  • Free plan: 1 media hour per month, 100 one-time AI credits and 720p export
  • Hobbyist exports up to 1080p; 4K export starts on Creator
  • Desktop app requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or Windows 11 or newer
  • Free plan: 720p export, 10-minute export length, 2GB storage and 10 minutes of auto subtitles per month
  • AI generation features consume plan credits
  • No self-serve free trial; trials are for Enterprise customers with at least 3 users
  • Free plan: 60 credits per month, watermark, no editing, and clips can only be exported for 3 days
  • Starter plan is monthly only and includes 1 brand template
  • Team workspace (2 seats) starts on Pro
Made byDescriptVEEDOpusClip

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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