Opus Clip became the go-to name for turning long videos into shorts automatically, but every creator considering a subscription eventually asks the same question: is the pricing actually worth it? As of 2026, Opus Clip's Starter plan runs $9.99/month, the Pro plan costs $29/month, and the Business tier can easily run over $99/month. That's paying a premium — every month — for a tool that essentially does one thing: slice long video into short video.
How much Opus Clip actually costs in 2026
The problem isn't just the price tag — it's what you get for it. On the $29/month Pro plan, you still don't have a video editor, no timeline, no chroma key, no live stream monitoring, no automatic silence removal, and no batch export scheduling. If you want to edit the generated clips, you'll need a second tool (which probably also has a monthly fee). If you want to schedule to multiple platforms at once, same story. Opus Clip's pricing isn't expensive because of features — it's expensive because of what's missing.
What you get for the price you're paying
Now compare that to Viral Day. Our pricing sits below Opus Clip Pro, and into a single subscription we bundle everything Opus Clip charges extra for or doesn't offer at all: a professional multi-track editor, full timeline, chroma key, automatic captions, face tracking, silence removal, automatic profanity censoring, bulk editing, brand kit, multi-platform scheduling, live monitoring for Twitch/YouTube/Kick, and a community championships system. Our cheapest plan is under what Opus Clip Starter costs, and our pro tier undercuts their Pro — with dramatically more included.
- Opus Clip Starter: $9.99/month with strict export limits
- Opus Clip Pro: $29/month, still no editor, no live monitoring, no chroma key
- Opus Clip Business: $99+/month for volume, same feature gaps
- Viral Day: one subscription replaces Opus Clip + editor + scheduler + live capture
Viral Day: everything Opus Clip does, bundled with everything it doesn't
The math is straightforward: if you're a serious creator paying for a premium video tool, paying for Opus Clip means paying for a narrow slice of a workflow. You'll end up stacking Opus Clip plus an editor plus a scheduler plus a live-capture tool — and the total monthly bill climbs fast. Viral Day replaces all of those with one subscription, usually for less than Opus Clip alone. Try the free tier before you commit to any paid plan — you'll see in practice why so many creators migrated away from Opus Clip.