OpusClip and Submagic: AI features for short video

OpusClip and Submagic read differently on 8 of the ten features: automatic captions, cutting a long video into short clips, generating footage with AI, getting the video onto platforms, watermarks on exports, the highest export resolution, reframing a video to vertical, and cleaning up audio and picture. As of 2026-09-25.

Fig. 1 Green dot: listed. Hollow: not stated on the pages read.

OpusClip and Submagic, feature by feature, read 2026-09-25.
Feature	OpusClip	Submagic
Automatic captions	Animated captions	Automatic captions
Long video to short clips	Clips with a virality score	Clips cut from a long video
Generating with AI	Not documented on the pages read	New footage from a prompt
Getting it onto platforms	Scheduled posting	Publishing from the app
Watermark on exports	Watermark on the no-charge plan	Clean exports on paid plans
Highest export resolution	1080p	4K
Reframing to vertical	Automatic reframing	Not documented on the pages read
AI voiceover and dubbing	Translation or dubbing	Translation or dubbing
B-roll and stock footage	AI-picked B-roll	AI-picked B-roll
Audio and picture cleanup	Audio cleanup	Audio and picture cleanup

Inclusion rule. The ten features every app is read for. Order. The order features take on every app page.

1Where they differ

Only OpusClip's pages list reframing a video to vertical. Only Submagic's pages list generating footage with AI. On automatic captions, OpusClip reads “animated captions” and Submagic “automatic captions”. On cutting a long video into short clips, OpusClip reads “clips with a virality score” and Submagic “clips cut from a long video”. On getting the video onto platforms, OpusClip reads “scheduled posting” and Submagic “publishing from the app”. On watermarks on exports, OpusClip reads “watermark on the no-charge plan” and Submagic “clean exports on paid plans”. On the highest export resolution, OpusClip reads “1080p” and Submagic “4K”. On AI voiceover and dubbing they agree: translation or dubbing. On B-roll and stock footage they agree: AI-picked B-roll. On cleaning up audio and picture, OpusClip reads “audio cleanup” and Submagic “audio and picture cleanup”.

For a creator choosing between the two, the features that differ are the place to start.

2From each app's pages

Automatic captions

AI animated captions in 20+ languages
OpusClip pricing page

AI Auto captions
Submagic pricing page

Audio and picture cleanup

Filler & silence removal
OpusClip pricing page

AI Clean audio
Submagic pricing page

Starter plan
Animated captions in over 20 languagesOpusClip pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25
Plans
AI auto captions, with caption translation on higher plansSubmagic pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25
Plan features
Filler and silence removal, and speech enhancementOpusClip pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25
Plan features
AI clean audio, removal of bad takes and silences, and eye contact correctionSubmagic pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25

3Beyond OpusClip and Submagic: a script-first maker on the same features

Of the features that set OpusClip and Submagic apart, how SceneMixer handles them, read 2026-09-25.
Feature	SceneMixer	Source
Generating with AI	Vertical drama episodes generated from a script, composed for 9:16 from the start	SceneMixer, AI drama for TikTok and Reels page
Getting it onto platforms	A segment or a finished episode can also be shared as a page with a social preview	SceneMixer, AI drama for TikTok and Reels page
Highest export resolution	1080p on its highest Wan 3.0 tier	SceneMixer pricing page

Inclusion rule. Features on which the two apps differ and SceneMixer's pages state something; a feature it does not offer is left out. Order. The order features take on every app page.