# Credits and plans (https://openclip.app/docs/getting-started/credits-and-plans/)



OpenClip's core pipeline (clipping, content generation, Hub Chat, AI UGC) is priced in **credits**; the in-app [media tools](https://openclip.app/docs/tools/overview/) instead use free daily quotas. One credit equals one minute of source video processing. Plans grant a monthly credit allowance; top-ups add more on demand.

## What costs credits [#what-costs-credits]

| Action                                                      | Cost                                                     |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| Processing a Video (clipping pipeline)                      | 1 credit per minute of source video                      |
| Content generation (blog posts, social posts, descriptions) | Source duration in minutes × 1.0, charged once per Video |
| Hub Chat                                                    | 1 credit per 10,000 tokens                               |
| AI UGC generation                                           | 0.8 credits per second of generated output               |

Processing and content generation are both driven by the source video's length, so a 20-minute podcast costs 20 credits to clip. Trimming your submission to a section before processing charges only that portion.

## The free trial [#the-free-trial]

Signing up does not grant credits. Free processing comes from the **3-day trial**, which requires a card and costs $0 today. Starting it seeds **60 credits**, opens processing, and resumes any videos you parked before starting (see [Uploading videos](https://openclip.app/docs/getting-started/uploading-videos/)).

At the end of day 3 the first charge runs for the plan you picked, and the full first cycle of credits is allocated then. OpenClip emails you **24 hours before** that charge. Cancel before it runs and you are never billed. If the charge is declined, any remaining trial credits are reclaimed and processing locks until you fix the payment method.

Clips rendered during the trial carry a **watermark**, and the watermark is baked into those files. Your first settled charge lifts it for every later render. Quick Captions export stays available while fewer than two completed Quick Captions Videos created in the current calendar month have an export recorded. Once the counter reaches two, all further Quick Captions exports are blocked until the next month.

## Plans [#plans]

Prices are per month; yearly billing lowers the monthly rate.

|                     | Free | Starter                       | Pro                           | Business   |
| ------------------- | ---- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ---------- |
| Price               | $0   | $12/mo ($10/mo billed yearly) | $23/mo ($19/mo billed yearly) | Custom     |
| Monthly credits     | 0    | 150                           | 300                           | Customized |
| Brands              | 1    | 1                             | 3                             | Custom     |
| Watermark           | Yes  | No                            | No                            | No         |
| Team workspace      | No   | No                            | Yes                           | Yes        |
| Priority processing | No   | No                            | Yes                           | Yes        |

Starter covers the core loop: AI clipping with virality scores, animated captions in 30+ languages, the editor, written content, filler and silence removal, and vertical reframing.

Pro adds everything a team or heavier workflow needs: the team workspace, the social media scheduler, input from 10+ sources, custom fonts, and speech enhancement, on top of priority processing and multiple Brands.

Business is a custom plan for organizations: customized credits, seats, and social connections, API and custom integrations, dedicated storage, and priority support. Contact sales from [https://openclip.app/pricing](https://openclip.app/pricing).

The Free plan includes a demo project and access to [Tools](https://openclip.app/docs/tools/overview/), which run without a subscription. Clipping your own videos requires a trial or a paid plan.

## Top-ups [#top-ups]

Run out mid-month on an active paid plan? Buy a one-time credit Boost. Top-up minutes are regular credits and never expire with the month. Top-ups are unavailable on Free and until the first charge for a new subscription has settled.

| Pack      | Minutes | Price |
| --------- | ------- | ----- |
| Boost 60  | 60      | $9    |
| Boost 180 | 180     | $19   |
| Boost 360 | 360     | $29   |

You can buy up to 10 of a pack in one purchase. Click your credit balance in the app header to open the Top-up Credits panel.

## Managing billing [#managing-billing]

Use the plan control in the app header to change plans, and click your credit balance there to buy an eligible top-up. Open [https://openclip.app/billing](https://openclip.app/billing) for the Stripe portal, where you can update payment methods, view invoices, and cancel. Subscription usage is at [https://openclip.app/billing/usage](https://openclip.app/billing/usage), and the team's detailed credit ledger is at [https://openclip.app/billing/activity](https://openclip.app/billing/activity). See [Billing](https://openclip.app/docs/team-and-billing/billing/) for the full walkthrough.