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Descript vs Opus Clip

Descript or Opus Clip? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.

In inglese

In short

Both: Edits video, Dubbing, Captions, Sound and music, 4K, API
Only Descript states: Text to video, AI presenters

Descript

Descript records, transcribes, and edits audio and video by letting users edit media through its transcript.

Plans

Hobbyist

$16 per person / month
$24 per person / month

10 media hours / month
400 AI credits / month
Export 1080p, watermark-free
Access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor
AI tools including Studio Sound, Remove Filler Words, Create Clips, and more
AI Speech with custom voice clones and video regenerate

Creator

$24 per person / month
$35 per person / month

30 media hours / month
800 AI credits / month
Export 4k, watermark-free
Full access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor and 20+ more AI tools
Generate video with the latest AI models
Unlimited access to royalty-free stock media library

Business

$50 per person / month
$65 per person / month

40 media hours / month
1500 AI credits / month
Team-wide access to Brand Studio
Translate and dub video in 30+ languages with proofread
Generate custom avatars from photo upload or text
Priority support (with SLA)

Enterprise

Price on request

AI credits and media hours: sized to your team
Brand Studio: shared templates and company-wide guardrails
AI and data controls: opt-out of training, custom retention
SOC 2 Type II: SSO, SCIM, and audit logs
Procurement: custom MSA, legal terms, flexible billing
Support: dedicated CSM, onboarding, priority response

Free

Text-based editing
Give our AI tools a spin

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

Text to video — “Create bespoke, custom video and images from a prompt.” source
Edits video — “Editing video in Descript is as easy as using docs and slides.” source
AI presenters — “AI Avatars” source
Dubbing — “Translate to dozens of languages.” source
Captions — “Add subtitles to extend your reach in a single click.” source
Sound and music — “Fill in the gaps with generated video, voice audio, music, and images that blend seamlessly with your footage.” source
4K — “Up to 4K video” source
API — “API + MCP Edit video through code, or from inside your AI assistant” source

Security

SOC 2 Type II — “We have achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance by going through a Certified Public Accounting firm and auditing our internal measures and controls against the SOC 2 standards.” source
SOC 2 — “We have achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance by going through a Certified Public Accounting firm and auditing our internal measures and controls against the SOC 2 standards.” source
GDPR — “We align with SOC 2 standards and guidelines, as well as GDPR, CCPA, and the Privacy by Design framework.” source

Latest updates

2026-09-17 Release roundup—September 17, 2026 (145.0.15)
Captions now have presets and animations. Descript's AI can make background music and sound effects on request.
2026-08-05 Release round-up—August 5th, 2026
Schedule a Room, edit an image by drawing on it, and generate a YouTube thumbnail without leaving your project.
2026-06-11 Release round-up—June 11th, 2026 (v0.11.0)
Tone Tags for AI speakers, gradient fills, concurrent AI media generation, and Descript in Claude and ChatGPT.

About Descript

Opus Clip

OpusClip turns long videos into short clips, adds captions and reframing, and publishes them to social platforms.