Dataset
AI Video Clipper Pricing & Limits, October 13, 2026
Last verified: · Next update: · Tools tracked: 24 · Sources: official vendor pricing pages · Methodology · Download: CSV | JSON
Katto is priced in EUR; competitor prices are in USD as listed on each vendor's site. Prices are for the cheapest paid plan relevant to the product. Read Pricing model, Quota, Max source length and Key limits together. Re-verified quarterly.
Key findings
- 01Agent surfaces are still rare. 15 of 24 tools expose a public API and 13 ship an MCP server; 12 do both, which leaves 3 with an API but no MCP and 1 with an MCP server but no API. Fewer than half of these clippers can be driven end-to-end by an AI agent today.
- 02Most tools bill by duration or credits, not by output. 10 of 24 meter with an AI-credit system and the majority price by source minutes or hours, so a longer video costs more. Only 3 bill by the number of videos regardless of length.
- 0321 of 24 offer a genuine free tier and 3 are trial-only; even among the free tiers, most watermark the export or cap it to a few clips a month — the "Free tier" and "Key limits" columns say which.
- 04Cheapest-on-one-clip and cheapest-at-volume are different questions. Several credit packs undercut a subscription on a single short video; the flat per-video plans (Katto among the 3) only pull ahead once you publish long-form every week.
Counts are computed from the 24 rows below and update with them. See Methodology.
| Tool | Type | Primary use case | Cheapest plan | Monthly | Annual | Pricing model | Metered by | Quota | Max source length | API | MCP | Auto-publish | Key limits | Free tier | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katto | Dedicated AI clipper | Automated long-form → shorts, cloud + agents | Solo | €8.90 | €4.90 | Per-video quota, no credits | Videos | 10 videos/mo | 60 min | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1080p, no watermark; no AI dubbing or scheduling (Creator adds both, 25 videos/mo up to 90 min, €14.90 monthly / €11.90 annual); same quota covers dashboard + API + MCP | 2 videos/mo (≤30 min); 7-day Creator trial (card required) | October 13, 2026 | site |
| OpusClip | Dedicated AI clipper | Automated long-form → shorts | Starter | $15 | — | Per source minute | Minutes | 150 processing min/mo | 10 hr | Yes | Yes | Yes | API and MCP need Pro (Beta), Max or Business, not Starter; 30 GB/video via API; Pro is $29/mo or $14.50/mo annual; promotion seen 13/10: Starter $12, Pro $23 monthly / $11.50 annual | 60 processing min/mo (watermark; exports expire after 3 days) | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Submagic | Short-form editor + clipping | Caption/short editing; long-video clips via add-on | Starter | $19 | $12 | Short projects + Magic Clips add-on | Projects | 15 short projects/mo; Magic Clips add-on: 10 sources/mo | 120 min via API upload; Starter short projects: 2 min | Yes | Yes | No | Social publishing starts on Pro; Magic Clips costs $19/mo separately (help center) and uses 1 credit per source; Starter includes 10 min/mo of API | Free trial: 3 short video uploads, watermarked downloads | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Gling | Long-form YouTube editor | Speech-led editing, captions and short clips | Plus | $20 | $10 | Processing hours | Hours | 10 hrs AI-edited media/mo | Not disclosed | ? | ? | ? | unlimited watermark-free exports; XML export to Premiere, Final Cut and Resolve | 1 hr/mo (watermark) | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Vizard AI | Dedicated AI clipper | Automated long-form → shorts | Creator | $29 | $14.50 | Credit-based (1 credit = 1 min) | Credits | From 600 credits/mo | 600 min | Yes | ? | Yes | 4K; 30 GB uploads; 100 GB storage; 6 social accounts; API included in paid plans | 60 credits/mo (720p; 10-min exports; 3-day storage) | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Descript | General editor | Full editor + transcript-based editing | Hobbyist | $24 | $16 | Subscription (media hours + AI credits) | Hours + credits | 10 media hr/mo + 400 AI credits | Not disclosed | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1080p; API on all paid plans; no direct file export via API (publish to a web link first); YouTube URLs rejected as API sources | 1 media hr/mo + 100 one-time AI credits (720p; watermark) | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Riverside | Recording platform | Record + repurpose | Pro | $29 | $24 | Separate-track download hours | Hours | 15 hr separate-track downloads/mo; 1 studio | Recording-based | Yes | Yes | Yes | MCP and scheduling require Grow ($39/mo); API requires Business; recording-first workflow | 14-day trial on paid plans; no free plan shown on the pricing page | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Veed.io | General editor | General online video editing | Creator | $20 | $10 | Per-seat subscription + AI credits | Seats + credits | 500 AI credits/mo (monthly); 6,000/yr (annual) | No per-file limit (4–5 hr per project recommended) | Yes | Yes | ? | Regional/checkout pricing; API and Fabric MCP expose generation/media tools, not the complete editor workflow | Free start available; allowance not stated on the pricing page | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Klap | Dedicated AI clipper | Automated long-form → shorts | Basic | $29 | $14 | Clip quota | Clips | 100 clips/mo | 5 hr (API docs) | Yes | ? | Yes | API usage is billed separately per input, generated short and export operation | 1 video (no card) | October 13, 2026 | site |
| CapCut | General editor | Full manual editing + long-video-to-shorts tool | Pro | see site | see site | Subscription + AI credits | Credits | Varies by plan, region and checkout | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Price and included features vary by country, platform, taxes and promotions; a cheaper Standard plan appears in-app in some regions; TikTok publishing from the mobile app only | Free editor; paid assets and AI features vary | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Ssemble | Dedicated AI clipper | Automated long-form → shorts | Pro | $15 | $6 | Input-time segments (1 credit per ≤20 min) | Credits | 360 credits/year (30/mo equivalent) | 5 hr (API); processed in 20-min windows, 1 credit each | Yes | Yes | Yes | Clip Entire Video splits long sources into 20-min units: 1 hr costs 3 credits; 5 hr costs 15 | Free entry available; allowance not stated on current pricing page | October 13, 2026 | site |
| 2short.ai | Dedicated AI clipper | Spoken YouTube video → shorts | Lite | $9.90 | — | Analysis hours + export minutes | Hours + minutes | 5 hr analysis/mo + 60 min fast-server exports/mo | Not disclosed | ? | ? | ? | Spoken-word/caption-led input; public YouTube URLs and Google Drive on Lite | Pricing card says 30 analysis min/mo; another section on the same page says 15 | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Munch | Repurposing suite | Repurpose + distribute long-form | Essential | $58 | $38 | Subscription (minutes + generated videos) | Minutes | 500 min/mo, 10 generated videos/mo, 100 GB | Not disclosed | ? | ? | Yes | One brand and one owner on Essential; social-suite workflow | No free plan (7-day trial) | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Spikes Studio | Dedicated AI clipper | Automated long-form/stream → shorts | PRO+ | $32.99 | $14.09 | Processing minutes | Minutes | 300 min/mo; 3,600 min/year on annual | Not disclosed | ? | ? | Yes | 1080p; API access requires application; scheduler supports major social platforms | 30 min/mo (720p; watermark) | October 13, 2026 | site |
| quso.ai | Repurposing suite | Repurpose + schedule to socials | Lite | $29 | $19 | Credits (about 1 credit per input min) | Credits | 100 credits/mo; annual plan supplies 200/mo equivalent upfront | 5 hr; uploads up to 15 GB on paid plans | No | ? | Yes | Input minutes round up; 1080p exports; scheduling to 7 platforms starts on Essential ($39), Lite publishes to TikTok only | 75 credits/mo (720p; 7-day storage) | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Choppity | Dedicated AI clipper | Automated long-form → shorts | Starter | $24 | $16.80 | AI analysis hours | Hours | 3 hr AI video analysis/mo | 3 hr / 4 GB per file (10 GB via API) | Yes | Yes | Yes | API starts on Creator, not Starter; 40 GB and 30-day storage on Starter | 1 hr analysis; 2 GB; 3-day storage; viewing allowed but no export | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Kapwing | General editor | General editing for teams | Pro | $24 | $16 | Per-seat billing, shared workspace AI credits | Credits | 1,000 credits/mo; 200 GB | 2 hr export; 6 GB upload | ? | Yes | Yes | Repurpose Studio costs 2 credits per input minute; no public REST API documented; MCP on Pro, Business and Enterprise covers upload, subtitles, translation and dubbing, not Repurpose Studio | 10 lifetime credits; watermark; 4-min, 720p exports | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Pictory | Repurposing suite | Script/recorded video → edited video and shorts | Starter | $29 | $25 | Export minutes + AI credits | Minutes + credits | 200 export min/mo + 100 AI credits/mo | 60 min for recorded-video editing | Yes | Yes | ? | API is a separate $99/mo plan ($79/mo annual), not included with Starter; the MCP server also needs that API subscription | No permanent free plan (14-day/3-project trial) | October 13, 2026 | site |
| OpenShorts | Open-source self-hosted | Self-hosting/developer automation | Starter | $12 | $10 | Cloud source minutes or unlimited self-hosted | Minutes or self-host | 100 min/mo cloud; unlimited self-hosted | Not disclosed | Yes | Yes | Yes | MIT-licensed; Docker self-hosting; native REST, webhooks and MCP; MCP + API on every paid plan | Cloud: first video up to 60 min, then 20 min/mo, watermark, 7-day storage; self-hosted: free and unlimited | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Whipscribe | Transcription + clip extraction | Transcription, transcript chat and clips | $6 pack | $6 one-time | — | One-time, non-expiring minute packs | Minutes | 480 min / 8 hr (non-expiring) | 10 hr per file (no cap on Workspace) | Yes | Yes | ? | No subscription needed; API keys require the $24 pack or Workspace ($19/mo) | Free preview; full transcript needs credits | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Reelify | Local AI clipper | Local/private clipping on Mac | Starter | $15 | — | Unlimited local processing | Not metered | Unlimited AI clipping | Not disclosed | ? | ? | ? | $59 buys a one-year Creator license; on-device; Apple Silicon and macOS 15+ | Up to 2 videos (watermark) | October 13, 2026 | site |
| Ascynd | Local AI clipper | Local/private desktop clipping | Planned Pro | $17.99 planned | $14 planned | Unlimited local processing (planned subscription) | Not metered | Unlimited AI clip detection | No stated limit | ? | ? | ? | Paid plans are announced but not yet active; on-device Windows, macOS and Linux | Full access free during open beta; no watermark | October 13, 2026 | site |
| LumiClip | Dedicated AI clipper | Automated clipping + channel monitoring | Starter | $9.99 | $5 (50% promotion) | Monthly credits (1 credit = 1 min of source video) | Credits | 360 credits/mo (6 hr) | 4 hr | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 GB uploads; 6 social accounts and 100 posts/mo on Starter; channel monitoring is Pro ($24.99); a one-time $7.99 pack also exists | 60 one-time credits (1 hr); 720p watermarked; no posting | October 13, 2026 | site |
| ClipMe | Dedicated AI clipper | Stream/VOD → clips, including Kick | Pro | $29 | — | Per-stream quota | Videos | 5 streams/mo (up to 13 hr each) | 13 hr | Yes | ? | No | 3 channels; API access on Studio ($99) only; no auto-posting | 1 stream/mo up to 5 hr; 1080p; watermark; 9:16 only; 7-day storage | October 13, 2026 | site |
Legend: Yes = confirmed on an official source · No = not offered · ? = not yet confirmed (never a guessed check).
Predictable cloud clipping that agents can use.
25 videos. No minute math. API and MCP included. Local clippers (Reelify, Ascynd) optimise for one person in front of one Mac; Katto optimises for the workflow that keeps running when the human leaves — cloud execution plus multi-platform publishing.
Methodology
Prices, quotas and capabilities were re-checked on each vendor's official pricing, help or developer pages on October 13, 2026. The annual column is the per-month equivalent under annual billing. "—" means that billing option is not listed; "see site" means the amount is checkout-dependent or rendered dynamically. Quota models are kept explicit so minutes, credits, videos and clips are not treated as equivalent. API, MCP and auto-publish cells show "?" unless an official source confirms the capability. We never publish a guessed number. The "Metered by" column is derived from Pricing model, not independently sourced: it normalises the same fact into a short vocabulary so the table can be scanned on one axis.
Dataset version 2026.10. Prices change often. Found something out of date? Tell us.