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title: "OpusClip alternative for free vertical shorts | ToolSugar"
description: "OpusClip's free plan has 60 credits a month and a watermark. ToolSugar makes vertical shorts with no watermark, but with a fixed center crop. Compare both."
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# A free OpusClip alternative for vertical shorts

ToolSugar is our product. We are not affiliated with OpusClip. We checked its public pages on 2026-11-07, and its limits and prices can change.

ToolSugar's AI Shorts Maker is a free OpusClip alternative that picks moments from a video's transcript and exports a 720x1280 MP4 with no watermark. It uses a fixed center crop with no face tracking. OpusClip offers higher resolution and more paid features.

## ToolSugar and OpusClip compared

| Feature | ToolSugar | OpusClip |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free. AI tools share 5 runs per rolling 24 hours | Free has 60 credits a month. Starter is $15 and Pro is $29, or $14.5 billed yearly |
| Watermark | None | On the free plan |
| Resolution and shape | 720x1280 only | Up to 1080p. 9:16 on free, and 1:1 or 16:9 on Pro |
| How clips are chosen | From words only. Fixed center crop and no face tracking | See its site for how it selects clips |
| File size | 500 MB, half on phones | Plans are credit based. See its pricing page |
| Where the video goes | Nothing is uploaded. Moments are picked in your browser | Online service |

## When OpusClip is the better pick

- The speaker moves around the frame. We have no face tracking.
- You need 1080p, B-roll, dubbing or other aspect ratios.
- You produce clips every day and our 5 free runs per 24 hours are too few.
- You want a model, not fixed rules, to choose the moments.

## When ToolSugar is the better pick

- You want a few shorts with no watermark and no credits.
- The speaker stays in the center of the frame, so a center crop is enough.

## Questions

### Does OpusClip have a free plan?

Yes. It gives 60 credits a month at up to 1080p, 9:16 only, with a watermark.

### How does ToolSugar pick the clips?

It scores the transcript with code and chooses moments from the words only. It does not look at the picture, so a visual moment with no speech can be missed.

## Try these tools

- [AI Shorts Maker](https://toolsugar.com/tools/ai-shorts-maker)

## Guides

- [AI Shorts Maker guide](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-turn-long-videos-into-shorts)

## Sources

- [OpusClip pricing](https://www.opus.pro/pricing)