RealHedgehog vs Opus Clip
Both take a long video and hand you captioned vertical clips. The difference that actually shows up on your invoice is how each one counts — and it decides which is cheaper for the kind of footage you make.
The whole difference in one line
Opus Clip charges per minute of source video. RealHedgehog charges per video, whatever its length. Everything below follows from that one distinction.
| RealHedgehog | Opus Clip | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $19 / month | $15 / month |
| What one credit buys | 1 video, any length | 1 minute of source |
| Entry allowance | 25 videos | 150 minutes |
| Clips produced per video | All of them, included | All of them, included |
| Free trial | 3 clips, no card | 60 credits / month |
Opus Clip pricing as published on 3 September 2026 (Starter $15 / 150 credits, Pro $29 / 300 credits, where one credit equals one minute of imported video). Both companies change prices — check current pages before you decide.
The break-even is about eight minutes
On our Starter plan a video costs $0.76 regardless of length. On Opus Clip Pro a minute costs about $0.097. Those meet just under eight minutes of source. Here is the same ten videos at different lengths:
| Ten videos of… | RealHedgehog | Opus Clip | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $7.60 | $4.83 | Opus Clip |
| 8 minutes | $7.60 | $7.74 | Roughly level |
| 15 minutes | $7.60 | $14.50 | RealHedgehog |
| 30 minutes | $7.60 | $29.00 | RealHedgehog · 3.8× |
| 60 minutes | $7.60 | $58.00 | RealHedgehog · 7.6× |
A full month of twenty-five one-hour podcasts costs $19 here — the entire Starter plan. The same 1,500 minutes on Opus Clip Pro runs to roughly $145.
When Opus Clip is the better buy
If your source videos are consistently under about eight minutes — short-form first, TikTok-native, clipping reels rather than long recordings — Opus Clip is genuinely cheaper than us, and we would rather tell you that than sell you the wrong plan. Per-minute billing suits short sources. That is simply the maths.
Our pricing is built for long-form. If you record podcasts, streams, interviews, webinars, sermons or lectures, one credit covers the whole recording — and the gap widens the longer you record.
What you get on every RealHedgehog clip
Complete story arcs rather than fixed-length slices — the analyser looks for hook, tension and payoff and cuts where the thought finishes. Word-level captions timed to the millisecond, face-tracked reframing to 9:16, and a virality score on every clip so you know what to post first. No watermark on any paid plan, and your footage stays yours.
Paste from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, X, or a direct video link.
No card required. If your videos are short, the table above tells you honestly not to bother.
Questions people ask
Is RealHedgehog cheaper than Opus Clip?
Above roughly eight minutes of source video, yes — and by a widening margin, reaching about 7.6× on a one-hour recording. Below eight minutes, no: Opus Clip's per-minute pricing is cheaper for short sources.
Can I try RealHedgehog without a card?
Yes. Three clips free, no payment details, and you see the finished output before paying anything.
Do I keep the rights to my clips?
Always. Your footage and the clips made from it are yours, with no watermark on paid plans and no licensing conditions.
How long can a source video be?
Up to 60 minutes on Starter, 120 on Growth and 240 on Agency. The whole video costs one credit whatever its length.