clipsdk
$0.03per source minute
Prepaid credit with every clip included. No plan, no subscription, no seats.
- $0.02 a minute past 2,000 in a calendar month
- First $1 free, 33 minutes of video
- A 60 minute episode costs ~$1.80
Compare
clipsdk vs OpusClip
OpusClip is the better app when people edit clips by hand. clipsdk is the better API when code does the clipping: $0.03 per source minute against about $0.097, and no 15 hour monthly cap.
OpusClip prices checked 26 October 2026 on the OpusClip pricing page and API docs.
OpusClip API
~$87.30
900 min at $0.097
15 h cap
403 API_MONTHLY_CAP_REACHED for the last 5 h
clipsdk
~$36.00
1,200 min at $0.03, every clip included
All 20 hours clipped, no monthly cap
Price
Price per source minute
Both bill by the length of the video you send, and both include every clip cut from it. The difference is the rate, the plan around it, and what happens after 15 hours.
OpusClip
~$0.097per source minute
Pro plan credits: $29 a month for 300 credits, and one credit is one minute of video.
- About $0.048 a minute paid yearly ($174 up front)
- Every API project uses at least 10 credits
- A 60 minute episode uses ~$5.82 of credits
A month of clipping, by hours of video
OpusClip at its Pro credit price, clipsdk at list price with the volume rate.
A worked month
10 hours of video a month
Say 10 one hour episodes. clipsdk bills 600 minutes at $0.03. OpusClip uses 600 credits at about $0.097 each.
- clipsdk
- ~$18.00
- OpusClip
- ~$58.20
- Difference
- ~$40.20 less a month
API access
API access and caps
The OpusClip API sits on top of its app and is still in beta. clipsdk is only an API, so the limits are written for code.
OpusClip API
In betaPro, Max and Business plans
API access comes with a paid plan. On Pro it is marked beta.
15 hours a month
Per workspace on Pro and Max. Past 900 credits the API answers 403 API_MONTHLY_CAP_REACHED until the 1st, UTC.
30 requests a minute
Per API key, and 4 projects at once on Pro and Max (50 on Business).
Sources up to 10 hours
And up to 30 GB, by file URL or YouTube link. Projects expire after 30 days.
clipsdk API
Every accountEvery account, from the first call
Make a key and send a video. Your first $1 of credit works on the API.
No monthly cap
Minutes past 2,000 in a calendar month cost $0.02 instead of $0.03.
3 jobs at once
And 200 jobs a day per API key.
Sources up to 3 hours
And up to 5 GB, by upload or direct file URL. Clips stay ready for 7 days.
Fair verdict
What each one does better
OpusClip is a full product with an editor. clipsdk is an API and nothing else. Pick the one that matches who does the clipping.
Choose OpusClip when
- People on your team review and edit clips by hand in a web editor
- You want brand templates, AI B-roll and posting to social accounts from one app
- You start from YouTube links or sources longer than 3 hours
- You want an MCP server or a Claude connector
- You need dubbing or an XML export for a desktop editor
Choose clipsdk when
- Code sends the video and nobody needs to open an editor
- You clip more than 15 hours a month through an API
- You want to pay $0.03 a minute with no plan or subscription
- You want a score from 0 to 100 and a one-line reason for every clip
- You want finished MP4, SRT and VTT files in one job result
Side by side
clipsdk and OpusClip, line by line
| clipsdk | OpusClip | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per source minute | $0.03, then $0.02 past 2,000 a month | About $0.097 on Pro credits |
| How you pay | Prepaid credit, no subscription | Monthly or yearly plan |
| Free to start | $1 credit, 33 minutes | Free plan, 60 credits a month, no API |
| Monthly API volume | No cap | 15 hours per workspace on Pro and Max |
| Rate limits | 3 jobs at once, 200 a day | 30 requests a minute, 4 projects at once |
| Longest source | 3 hours, 5 GB | 10 hours, 30 GB |
| Video input | Upload or direct file URL | File URL or YouTube link |
| Captions | Bold, karaoke or minimal, word by word | Brand templates |
| When clips are ready | Signed webhook (Clipsdk-Signature) | Webhook or email, then a call for the clips |
| Files kept | 7 days | Projects expire after 30 days |
| Editor app | None, API only | Full web editor |
Migration
Moving from OpusClip
Most fields map one to one. Send the same file URL to POST /v1/clips and read the clips from the webhook, so the exportable-clips call goes away.
{
"videoUrl": "https://cdn.example.com/off-script-112.mp4",
"brandTemplateId": "preset-fancy-Karaoke",
"importPref": { "sourceLang": "en" },
"curationPref": {
"clipDurations": [[20, 60]],
"topicKeywords": ["pricing", "hiring"]
},
"conclusionActions": [
{ "type": "WEBHOOK", "url": "https://example.com/hooks/opus" }
]
}{
"video_url": "https://cdn.example.com/off-script-112.mp4",
"captions": "karaoke",
"language": "en",
"min_seconds": 20,
"max_seconds": 60,
"prompt": "moments about pricing and hiring",
"webhook_url": "https://example.com/hooks/clipsdk"
}Field by field
- videoUrlvideo_url
- A direct file URL. For YouTube videos, download the file first.
- clipDurationsmin_seconds, max_seconds
- One range from 10 to 90 seconds.
- topicKeywordsprompt
- Plain words, like "moments about pricing".
- brandTemplateIdcaptions
- bold, karaoke, minimal, or false for none.
- sourceLanglanguage
- The spoken language, like "en".
- conclusionActionswebhook_url
- Signed with Clipsdk-Signature and retried if your server fails.
clipsdk reads the whole file, so there is no curationPref.range. Trim the video first if you only want part of it, and set clips (up to 20) for how many you get back.
Calls you make
OpusClip, 3 steps
- POST /api/clip-projects
- Wait for the webhook or email
- GET /api/exportable-clips?projectId={id}
clipsdk, 2 steps
- POST /v1/clips
- Get the webhook with every finished clip
Header on every clipsdk call
Authorization: Bearer $CLIPSDK_KEY
FAQ
clipsdk vs OpusClip, answered
Is clipsdk cheaper than OpusClip?
Per source minute, yes. clipsdk charges $0.03 a minute and $0.02 past 2,000 minutes in a month. OpusClip Pro is $29 a month for 300 credit minutes, about $0.097 a minute, or about $0.048 paid yearly. A 60 minute episode is ~$1.80 on clipsdk and ~$5.82 in OpusClip credits.
What happens past 15 hours a month on the OpusClip API?
On the Pro and Max plans the OpusClip API stops at 900 credits, 15 hours of source video per workspace per calendar month, and answers 403 API_MONTHLY_CAP_REACHED until the 1st (UTC). The web app keeps working. clipsdk has no monthly cap: minutes past 2,000 just cost $0.02.
Does clipsdk have an editor like OpusClip?
No. clipsdk is an API only: you send a video and get finished clips, captions, scores and reasons back as files and JSON. If people on your team fine tune clips by hand, the OpusClip editor is the better fit.
Can I send a YouTube link like I do with OpusClip?
No. clipsdk takes a direct file URL or an upload through POST /v1/uploads, up to 3 hours and 5 GB. Download the video first, then send the file.
What changes in my code when I switch?
Send the request to POST /v1/clips with your clipsdk key, rename videoUrl to video_url, turn clipDurations into min_seconds and max_seconds, put your topic keywords in prompt and set webhook_url. The webhook carries every finished clip, so you no longer call exportable-clips.
Start free
Run your next episode through clipsdk
Your first $1 is free: 33 minutes of video, every clip included, no plan to pick.
