Best AI Clipping Tools in 2026: Klap, OpusClip, Choppity, WayinVideo and Vidpal Compared

The short answer

If you already have long recordings and want the most predictable bill, Klap sells plans by number of clips (100, 300 or 1,000 a month) and is the only tool here whose Kuponaut code we have tested at checkout: KUPONAUT took Pro monthly from $59.00 to $41.30 for the first month on 14 October 2026.

If you want to try clipping for free first, Choppity's free plan gives one hour of AI video analysis a month with the full editor and no card, and WayinVideo gives 100 sign-up credits with no watermark on exports. OpusClip's free plan is watermarked and its exports expire after three days.

If you want the tool to also generate shorts from a topic, Vidpal does that as well as clipping; the clipping-only tools do not.

Prices as shown on each tool's official pricing page when we read it (Klap and OpusClip 9 Oct 2026, WayinVideo 12 Nov 2026, the others 19 Oct 2026), in USD, before tax. Plans change; the linked code pages carry the date of the last read.

Why the unit matters more than the headline price

The five tools price the same job in four different units. Klap counts clips. OpusClip and WayinVideo count minutes of source video (a 60-minute podcast costs 60 credits whether it yields 5 clips or 25). Choppity counts hours of AI analysis. Vidpal counts jobs, with one credit per clip run on a source up to two hours long.

That changes which tool is cheap for you. A weekly two-hour podcast is about 520 source minutes a month, roughly 8.7 hours. That is just over WayinVideo Starter's 500 monthly credits, so you would need Pro (1,000) or trim the source before uploading; it is more than any self-serve Choppity plan covers (Creator and Team both stop at 5 hours of analysis), and it costs Vidpal only four or five credits. If you clip the same hour of footage many times to find the right moments, per-minute pricing punishes you and per-clip pricing does not. Work out your monthly source minutes and expected clip count before comparing prices.

Klap

Klap turns a long video into vertical clips with automatic reframing and captions, and sells plans by the number of clips a month. The pricing page we read on 9 October 2026 listed Basic at $29 a month (100 clips), Pro at $79 ($59 in some regions; 300 clips) and Pro+ at $189 (1,000 clips), with yearly billing at $14, $39 and $94 a month. Source length rises with the plan: Klap's blog cites 45 minutes on Basic, 2 hours on Pro and 3 hours on Pro+.

There is no permanent free plan; the homepage offers one free video with no card. The refund rule is more generous than most here: section 10 of Klap's terms lets you request a refund before the end of the first subscription month, and yearly plans get a full refund only within the first month, prorated after that.

Our code KUPONAUT is a partner code from Klap's official programme. On 14 October 2026 we applied it to Pro monthly at checkout and the total went from $59.00 to $41.30, labelled as 30% off for one month, with the full $59 from the second month. It does not change the yearly price beyond that first month, so compare $41.30 plus eleven months at $59 against $468 for a year billed yearly before choosing.

OpusClip

OpusClip is the name most people search for. It finds moments, reframes, adds animated captions on paid plans and can auto-post on Starter or schedule on Pro. On 9 October 2026 its pricing page listed Starter at $15 a month and Pro at $29 a month or $174 a year, with Business by quote.

The free plan is the main reason to try it: 60 credits a month with no card. It carries a watermark, has no editing and exports expire after three days, so it is a test, not a way to publish. OpusClip's terms state no refunds for paid periods or mid-period cancellation except where the terms say otherwise. We have no Kuponaut code for OpusClip; the link on its page is an ordinary one.

Choppity

Choppity, made by Mizko Media in Australia, pairs the AI clipper with a full editor: you can fix a crop, edit the transcript and adjust captions clip by clip. On 19 October 2026 its pricing page listed a free plan at $0 with 1 seat, 1 hour of AI analysis a month, 2 GB of storage and 3-day project storage, then Starter at $24 a month ($16.80 billed yearly, 3 hours of analysis, 1080p and 4K export, scheduling to one social account), Creator at $32 ($22.40 yearly, 5 hours, three social accounts, brand template, API) and Team at $48 ($33.60 yearly, unlimited seats, six social accounts).

The free plan is the most useful one in this group because it includes the editor and needs no card; the usage resets on the first of each month. Refunds are available within 14 days of payment through a support case. Our code KUPONAUT gives 5% off the first payment, created in Choppity's partner dashboard on 18 October 2026 and not yet tested at checkout, so treat it as small and check your total.

WayinVideo

WayinVideo (at wayin.ai) clips long videos, finds moments by keyword or question, adds subtitles in 100+ languages and publishes to connected accounts. On 12 November 2026 its pricing page listed Starter at $15.99 a month for 500 credits, or $5.58 a month billed yearly, where one credit is one minute of source video, and Pro at 1,000 credits a month. New accounts get 100 free credits with no card, and exports do not carry a watermark.

The trade-off is the refund rule: WayinVideo's help centre says payments are non-refundable, benefits run to the end of the billing cycle, and unused credits do not roll over. Our code KUPONAUT gives 25% off the first payment. We applied it at checkout on 13 October 2026 and the discount showed before payment; on the yearly Scale plan it took $839.88 to $629.91, labelled as 25% off for one year.

Vidpal

Vidpal is broader than the others: besides clipping long videos into shorts with word-level captions, it generates short videos and carousels from a topic, adds B-roll and music, and on higher plans schedules and auto-publishes. On 19 October 2026 its pricing page showed the annual view at $12 a month for Starter (15 credits, $144 a year), $23 for Pro (40 credits, scheduler, $276 a year) and $41 for Business (100 credits, 4K, $492 a year), with its FAQ citing $19, $39 and $69 for monthly billing. Each clip job, reel or carousel costs one credit; AI Clips accept sources up to two hours.

The free plan gives 4 lifetime credits with a watermark and keeps long-form video locked. Our KUPONAUT coupon, created in Vidpal's partner dashboard on 9 October 2026, gives 10% off; whether that covers renewals or only the first payment is not stated and we have not tested it at checkout.

Captions only: Zeemo and CaptionX

If your clips are already cut and you only need captions, a dedicated captioning tool is cheaper than a clipping plan. Zeemo's Free plan (120 credits a year, videos up to 1 minute, 720p) and Pro at $8 a month on yearly billing cover subtitles in 95+ languages with translation; a refund is possible within 48 hours if no credits were used. CaptionX works inside Adobe Premiere Pro as a plugin plus a web studio, with a free tier of 5 caption generations and Pro at $13.95 a month or $139 a year; problems reported within 14 days can be refunded in full. We hold KUPONAUT codes for both: 10% off the first payment at Zeemo and 20% off the first payment at CaptionX, neither checkout-tested yet.

One tool often grouped with these does not belong: Autoclips, despite the name, generates faceless videos from a prompt rather than clipping your footage, so it is not compared here.

How to test before you pay

Run the same licensed video through the free routes of the tools you are considering: Choppity's free plan, WayinVideo's 100 credits, OpusClip's 60 credits and Klap's one free video. Count the clips you would actually publish without fixing framing or captions, and note how long each tool took. Divide the monthly price of the plan you would need by that usable count; that number, not the sticker price, is what you are comparing.

Then check three things on the official pages the day you buy: the current price (several of these tools show different figures on their pricing and comparison pages), the refund window, and whether the plan's unit (clips, minutes or hours) covers your real monthly source footage. If you use one of our codes, confirm the final total at checkout; the discounts above are recorded on the date shown and can change.