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clipsdk vs Submagic

clipsdk is a clipping API at $0.03 per source minute for MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV files, with every clip included and no monthly plan. Submagic has plans from $19 a month and API minutes at $0.10 to $0.23, and is strong at editing a single video with captions, b-roll, zooms, music, hook titles and silence removal. Clipping a long video into shorts through Magic Clips needs a separate Magic Clips subscription with no published price.

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Submagic prices checked 26 October 2026 on the Submagic API docs and pricing page.

One 60 minute video1:00:00

Video length in minutes

3060120180

Submagic Magic Clips

$19+

Plan, per member$19 a month
Magic Clips subscriptionnot listed
Magic Clips credits1

clipsdk

~$1.80

60 min × $0.03~$1.80
Every clip, SRT and VTTincluded

Submagic uses 1 Magic Clips credit for the video, and it doesn't list the Magic Clips subscription price.

Price

Per minute against plans and credits

Submagic sells monthly plans, API minute packs for editing single videos, and separate Magic Clips credits for clipping long videos. clipsdk bills $0.03 per source minute ($0.02 past 2,000 minutes a month) from prepaid credit.

clipsdk

$0.03per source minute

Every clip included, 1 or 20. No plan, no add-on and no export fee.

$0.02 a minute past 2,000 in a calendar month
First $1 free, 33 minutes of video
A 60 minute video costs ~$1.80 with any number of clips

Submagic

$0.10 to $0.23per API minute

Submagic's API minutes pay for caption and edit projects, not clipping. Magic Clips, the endpoint that cuts a long video into clips, takes a separate subscription and uses 1 Magic Clips credit per video.

Plans start at $19 a month with 10 API minutes
Minute packs run $57 for 250 minutes to $1,000 for 10,000
Submagic doesn't list a price for the Magic Clips subscription

API access

API access and caps

Submagic requires a $19 to $69 monthly plan before you can buy API minute packs or a Magic Clips subscription. clipsdk uses prepaid credit.

Submagic API

Plan plus credits

Magic Clips limits
A YouTube link, or an MP4 or MOV up to 10 GB and 120 minutes. Clips run 15 to 300 seconds, with no clip count setting.
Caption and edit projects
One MP4 or MOV in, up to 2 GB and 2 hours, and one edited video back.
500 requests an hour
On the Magic Clips endpoints, with an x-api-key header on every call.
Unsigned webhooks
Each clip comes back with a virality score and 4 sub-scores. The docs describe no webhook signature.

clipsdk API

Every account

One charge per video
$0.03 per source minute. Every clip and every file is included.
Every file, signed webhook
MP4, poster, SRT and VTT for every clip, announced by a webhook signed with Clipsdk-Signature.
Sources up to 3 hours
Up to 5 GB in MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, by upload or direct file URL.
3 jobs at once
And 200 a day. Up to 20 clips a job, 10 to 90 seconds each.

Fair verdict

What each one does better

Submagic is a full product with an editor. clipsdk is an API and nothing else. Pick the one that matches who does the clipping.

Choose Submagic when

You need an editing app alongside the API
You want to pass YouTube links directly to the API
You want b-roll, zooms, music, hook titles or silence removal
You need clips up to 300 seconds or source files up to 10 GB
You want the virality score split into 4 sub-scores

Choose clipsdk when

You want to pay per source minute with no subscription or monthly plan
You want to set the exact number of clips, from 1 to 20
You have sources up to 3 hours, or in WebM or MKV
You want clean clips without burned-in captions, plus SRT and VTT files
You need webhooks signed with a Clipsdk-Signature header

Side by side

clipsdk and Submagic, line by line

clipsdk compared with Submagic, prices checked 26 October 2026
	clipsdk	Submagic
Pricing model	Per source minute, every clip included	Monthly plan plus Magic Clips credits
A 60 minute video	~$1.80, every clip included	1 Magic Clips credit, price not listed
Plan needed	None, prepaid credit	From $19 a month, plus Magic Clips
Per minute price	$0.03, or $0.02 past 2,000 minutes	$0.10 to $0.23 for edit projects
Longest source	3 hours, 5 GB	120 minutes, 10 GB
Video input	Upload or direct file URL	YouTube link or file upload
File types	MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV	MP4, MOV
Clips per video	1 to 20, 5 by default	No count setting
Clip length	10 to 90 seconds	15 to 300 seconds
Captions and files	Burned in or clean, plus MP4, poster, SRT, VTT	Burned in by template, MP4 download
Clip scores	0 to 100 with a reason	Total plus 4 sub-scores
Webhooks	Signed with Clipsdk-Signature	No signature in the docs

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Migration

Moving from Submagic

Pass direct file URLs or uploads instead of YouTube links. Both APIs send a webhook when clips are ready, and clipsdk adds a Clipsdk-Signature header, a clip count and SRT and VTT files.

SubmagicPOST api.submagic.co/v1/projects/magic-clips

{
  "title": "Off Script, episode 112: Three weeks from zero",
  "language": "en",
  "youtubeUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID",
  "templateName": "Sara",
  "webhookUrl": "https://example.com/hooks/submagic",
  "minClipLength": 20,
  "maxClipLength": 60,
  "faceTracking": true
}

clipsdkPOST api.clipsdk.com/v1/clips

{
  "video_url": "https://cdn.example.com/off-script-112.mp4",
  "language": "en",
  "clips": 10,
  "min_seconds": 20,
  "max_seconds": 60,
  "captions": "bold",
  "reframe": "auto",
  "webhook_url": "https://example.com/hooks/clipsdk"
}

Field by field

youtubeUrlvideo_url: A direct file URL or an upload. No YouTube links.
templateNamecaptions: bold, karaoke, minimal, or false for clean clips.
minClipLength, maxClipLengthmin_seconds, max_seconds: 10 to 90 seconds instead of 15 to 300.
faceTrackingreframe: auto follows the speaker. center and none also work.
webhookUrlwebhook_url: Signed with a Clipsdk-Signature header.
viralityScoresscore, reason: One 0 to 100 score and a one-line reason per clip.

clipsdk has no web editor, does not take YouTube links, caps clips at 90 seconds, and does not add b-roll, zooms, music, hook titles or silence removal. If you rely on those, keep Submagic for that part.

Calls you make

Submagic, 3 steps

POST /v1/projects/magic-clips or /magic-clips/upload
Wait for the webhook with the clip list
Download each clip from its downloadUrl

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 Submagic, answered

Is clipsdk cheaper than Submagic?

A 60 minute video costs ~$1.80 on clipsdk ($0.03 per source minute) with every clip included and no plan. Submagic needs a plan from $19 a month ($12 billed yearly) plus a Magic Clips subscription it doesn't list a price for.

Does the Submagic API make clips from long videos?

Yes, through Magic Clips. It takes a YouTube link or an MP4 or MOV upload up to 10 GB and 120 minutes and returns 15 to 300 second clips with captions and virality scores, for 1 Magic Clips credit per video on a separate subscription.

What do Submagic API minutes pay for?

Caption and edit projects: one MP4 or MOV video in (up to 2 GB and 2 hours), one edited video out. Plans include 10 or 100 minutes a month, extra packs cost $0.10 to $0.23 a minute, and they don't cover Magic Clips.

Does clipsdk take YouTube links like Submagic?

No. clipsdk takes uploads or direct file URLs in MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, up to 3 hours and 5 GB. Submagic's Magic Clips accepts YouTube links as well as MP4 and MOV uploads.

Can clipsdk add b-roll, zooms or music like Submagic?

No. Submagic's editing API adds caption templates, b-roll, zooms, music and hook titles and cuts silences and bad takes. clipsdk reframes to 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 around the speaker and returns clean or captioned clips with SRT and VTT files.

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Try clipsdk with $1 free credit

That's 33 source minutes, with every clip included and no subscription.

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