Best AI for Podcast Clips

The 3 that fit

Opus Clip

By Opus ClipSanta Monica, United States1 product across 1 category

Built for this. Takes a long video and cuts vertical clips from it, picking moments and adding captions automatically.

Free plan: Yes; Free forever plan with 60 credits a month, 1080p clips with a watermark, no editing, and clips
Month to month: $29/mo; Pro
Billed yearly: $14.50/mo; $174 a year, Pro plan −50%

Watch out: Its idea of a good moment is not always yours, and the caption timing needs a pass.

All plans (4)

Plan	Price	What you get
Free	$0	Free forever plan with 60 credits a month, 1080p clips with a watermark, no editing, and clips that stop being exportable after three days
Starter	$15/mo	150 credits a month, AI clipping, captions in 20+ languages, auto-posting, one brand template
Pro	$29/mo · $14.50/mo yearly	300 credits a month (3,600 a year on annual), two-seat team workspace, AI B-roll, scheduler, limited API access; extra credit packs sold on top
Business	Custom	priority processing, custom credits and seats, API and integrations, dedicated storage

Open Opus Clip Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

Descript

By DescriptSan Francisco, United States1 product across 2 categories

Built for this. Edits video and audio by editing the transcript, which is the fastest workflow available for podcasts and talking-head content.

Free plan: Yes; Free tier with limited transcription hours
Month to month: $24/mo; Hobbyist
Billed yearly: $16/mo; Hobbyist plan −33%

Watch out: Less suited to cinematic editing. It is a spoken-word tool first.

All plans (5)

Plan	Price	What you get
Free	$0	Free tier with limited transcription hours
Hobbyist	$24/mo · $16/mo yearly	one person, 10 media hours and 400 AI credits a month, 1080p export without watermark
Creator	$35/mo · $24/mo yearly	teams up to 3 billed separately, 30 media hours and 800 AI credits a month, 4K export, full Underlord access
Business	$65/mo · $50/mo yearly	teams up to 5, 40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits a month, team-wide Brand Studio
Enterprise	Custom

Open Descript Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

Riverside

By RiversideNew York, United States1 product across 2 categories

Built for this. Records remote interviews at full quality on each end rather than over the call, then edits by transcript.

Free plan: Yes; Free plan with limited hours, and a 14-day trial of the paid plans
Month to month: $35/mo; Pro
Billed yearly: $24/mo; Pro plan −31%

Watch out: Local recording needs everyone to stay on the page until the upload finishes. Free tier is capped tightly.

All plans (5)

Plan	Price	What you get
Free	$0	Free plan with limited hours, and a 14-day trial of the paid plans
Pro	$35/mo · $24/mo yearly	up to 4K video, 48kHz audio, no watermark, teleprompter, multi-cam recording, AI editing
Grow	$45/mo · $34/mo yearly	adds social scheduling, newsletter, creator website, podcast hosting for two shows, video hosting
Webinar	$99/mo · $79/mo yearly	webinars for up to 100 registrants, pre-recorded streams, recurring webinars, unlimited sessions
Business	Custom	unlimited studios and separate track downloads, up to 10,000 webinar registrants, unlimited storage, custom branding

Open Riverside Pricing and company Prices checked 4 September 2026

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How to read this list

Two things separate these and both are on every card.

Fit

Whether a tool is built for this job, a strong fit for it, or able to do it without that being its focus.

Free plan

Whether there is a tier you can keep using rather than a trial that expires.

The order

Fit first, then a free plan, then alphabetical. There is no score, no weighting we decline to publish, and nothing on this site a company can buy.

Questions

What is the best ai for podcast clips?

There is no single answer, which is why this page lists 3 rather than one: Opus Clip, Descript, Riverside. 3 of them are built for this kind of work rather than able to do it. Start with a free one.

Which of these have a free plan?

3 of the 3: Opus Clip, Descript, Riverside. Free means a real free tier you can keep using, not a trial that expires.

How was this list chosen?

By hand, from the 750 products this site tracks, and it is checked against the catalogue on every build — a product renamed or removed breaks the build rather than quietly disappearing from here. Nothing on this site can be paid for: no listing, no position, no wording.