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TellEdit vs OpusClip
Short answer
Pick OpusClip if you have long videos, like podcasts or streams, and want many short clips from each, scored for virality and posted on a schedule.
Pick TellEdit if you want one finished video made to your brief, from one recording or many clips: a cleaned-up talking head, an interview with B-roll, a montage cut to music.
Side by side
| Question | TellEdit | OpusClip |
|---|---|---|
| What you end up with | A finished, captioned video made to your brief, ready to post | Many short clips cut from one long video, with an editor to adjust them |
| Do you edit on a timeline? | No: you describe the edit and change it by saying what to change | On paid plans: text- and timeline-based editing of each clip |
| Generated or stock content | No: only your footage. An AI voice-over is the one optional synthetic part | On paid plans: AI image and stock B-roll, AI voice-over, and AI video B-roll on Pro |
| What you pay for | Edits and hours of footage each month; paid plans from $19 a month | Credits each month (Free 60, Starter 150, Pro 300) |
| Free plan | 2 edits and 1 hour of footage a month, with every feature | 60 credits a month, clips up to 1080p, no editing, clips exportable for 3 days |
| Watermark on the free plan | No. A short TellEdit logo ends free videos by default, and you can switch it off | Yes: watermark removal starts on Starter |
| Export to Premiere / Final Cut / Resolve | No: you get the finished video | On Pro: export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve |
OpusClip facts from OpusClip pricing and plan comparison, checked 21 October 2026. Plans change: check their page before you decide. TellEdit facts are from our pricing.
Where OpusClip is better
- Volume from long recordings: many clips from one podcast or stream in one go, each with a virality score.
- Publishing: auto-posting and a social scheduler for YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram Reels.
- Cost per clip when you need lots of short clips from long-form content.
- Pro exports to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve. TellEdit exports the finished video only.
Where TellEdit is better
- One finished video to your brief, not a batch of clips: say what it should be, how long, and what to keep.
- Many clips in, one story out: B-roll over an interview, a montage on the beat, a story cut from a shoot.
- Only your footage: no stock or AI-generated B-roll unless you add an AI voice-over yourself.
- No credits: two plain limits, edits and hours of footage, and a free plan with no watermark.
Trying TellEdit after OpusClip
Upload the source recording rather than the clips, and describe the one video you want from it, for example “a 60-second highlight of the best answer, vertical, with captions.”
Watermark: No. On the Free plan, finished videos end with a short TellEdit logo by default; you can switch it off for any edit.
See what you can make, each with a real edit and the prompt used. Other comparisons: TellEdit vs Descript, TellEdit vs Gling.