Prices checked 30 September 2026Updated 30 September 2026

Quetzal vs OpusClip: the OpusClip alternative that makes the posts

OpusClip turns the long videos you record into short clips. Quetzal starts from your brand and makes the week's posts and reels without any footage from you.

Quick answer

Pick Quetzal if you want your social media done for you: posts planned from your brand, written in your voice and published to Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube. Pick OpusClip if you already record long videos, podcasts or streams and want their strongest moments cut into shorts, from $15 a month per subscription (Starter).

Quetzal starts at $116 a month per brand, or $89 a month billed yearly (Starter). Unlimited posts on every plan. Plans differ in connected accounts, designed images a month and AI reels, which start on Pro.

OpusClip costs far less and has a free plan. It needs a long video to work from; Quetzal plans from your website and brand kit instead.

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At a glance

Aspect	OpusClip	Quetzal
Best for	Creators and podcasters who record long videos and want shorts cut from them	Businesses and agencies that want the posts done for them
Who makes the posts	You do; its AI helps when you ask	Quetzal, from your brand. You approve each one or let it run. Unlimited posts on every plan.
AI video	Short clips cut from your long videos, with AI captions, reframing and AI b-roll	Presenter reels with word-timed captions from Pro, 10 a month
Networks it publishes to	9 networks, including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube	Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube
Approval before publishing	Not listed on their site	Yes: review mode holds every post, and clients approve by link
Comments and messages	Not listed on their site	Comment-to-DM replies on Instagram and Facebook from Growth; not a shared inbox
App languages	Not listed on their site	English and Spanish; posts in your brand's language, with its regional variant
Price from	$15 a month per subscription (Starter)	$116 a month per brand (Starter)
Billed yearly	Not listed: see their pricing page	$89 a month, billed yearly (Starter)
Free plan	Yes	No
Free trial	7 days, no card needed	14 days; card required, nothing charged today
Refunds	Cancelling stops the next renewal and you keep access until the term ends; no part of the current period is refunded pro rata.	Cancel in the 14-day trial and pay nothing. A yearly or quarterly plan cancelled within 30 days of a charge is refunded, minus the months started. Otherwise, no refunds.

Best for

OpusClip: Creators and podcasters who record long videos and want shorts cut from them
Quetzal: Businesses and agencies that want the posts done for them

Who makes the posts

OpusClip: You do; its AI helps when you ask
Quetzal: Quetzal, from your brand. You approve each one or let it run. Unlimited posts on every plan.

AI video

OpusClip: Short clips cut from your long videos, with AI captions, reframing and AI b-roll
Quetzal: Presenter reels with word-timed captions from Pro, 10 a month

Networks it publishes to

OpusClip: 9 networks, including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube
Quetzal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube

Approval before publishing

OpusClip: Not listed on their site
Quetzal: Yes: review mode holds every post, and clients approve by link

Comments and messages

OpusClip: Not listed on their site
Quetzal: Comment-to-DM replies on Instagram and Facebook from Growth; not a shared inbox

App languages

OpusClip: Not listed on their site
Quetzal: English and Spanish; posts in your brand's language, with its regional variant

Price from

OpusClip: $15 a month per subscription (Starter)
Quetzal: $116 a month per brand (Starter)

Billed yearly

OpusClip: Not listed: see their pricing page
Quetzal: $89 a month, billed yearly (Starter)

Free plan

OpusClip: Yes
Quetzal: No

Free trial

OpusClip: 7 days, no card needed
Quetzal: 14 days; card required, nothing charged today

Refunds

OpusClip: Cancelling stops the next renewal and you keep access until the term ends; no part of the current period is refunded pro rata.
Quetzal: Cancel in the 14-day trial and pay nothing. A yearly or quarterly plan cancelled within 30 days of a charge is refunded, minus the months started. Otherwise, no refunds.

OpusClip's price basis: Per subscription, per month, in tiers of monthly credits (150 on Starter, 300 on Pro, with extra credit packs); Pro includes a team workspace with two seats, and Starter is monthly only. Prices in US dollars, as shown on its pricing page. Quetzal charges per brand, in US dollars, with sales tax added at checkout where it applies. Source: their pricing page.

Where OpusClip wins

Finds the strongest moments in a long video and cuts them into shorts
A free plan and a free trial with no card
Exports to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve for further editing

Stay with OpusClip if you already record long videos, podcasts or streams and want them cut into shorts quickly.

Where Quetzal is different

The week arrives planned and written

Quetzal reads your website and brand kit, plans the week and writes every post in your voice. You open a finished week instead of an empty calendar.

No footage needed

Quetzal does not cut your recordings. From Pro it makes reels from a plan: a presenter says a script written from your brand, with captions timed to each word.

Designed posts and carousels in your brand

Quetzal designs posts, carousels and stories in your colours and type, so every account looks like one brand. Designed images come on every plan, and posts from your own photos are unlimited.

LinkedIn written to its own rules

LinkedIn posts follow a dedicated engine: one point for one reader, a hook from a fixed set of proven mechanisms, a single clear ask at the end and no hashtags. Your other networks get their own version of each idea.

What it costs at your size

Size	OpusClip	Quetzal
One brand, three accounts	$15 (Starter)	$116 (Starter)
One brand, six accounts	Depends on their plan limits	$298 (Growth)
Three brands, three accounts each	Depends on their plan limits	$313 (3 × Starter)

One brand, three accounts

OpusClip: $15 (Starter)
Quetzal: $116 (Starter)

One brand, six accounts

OpusClip: Depends on their plan limits
Quetzal: $298 (Growth)

Three brands, three accounts each

OpusClip: Depends on their plan limits
Quetzal: $313 (3 × Starter)

Monthly billing on both sides, each tool in its own unit (OpusClip: per subscription). An account is one connected social profile. Three brands on Quetzal share one agency invoice, with the agency discount already applied.

Switching from OpusClip

If you record long videos, keep OpusClip for the clips. Connect your accounts to Quetzal and paste your website, and Quetzal plans the rest of the week around them: posts, carousels, stories and LinkedIn.

If you do not record anything, Quetzal is the simpler start: it reads your brand and drafts the first week for your review, with nothing to upload.

Which one to choose

Choose Quetzal if you have no long videos to clip and still need a full week of posts on every network.

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Choose OpusClip if you already record long videos, podcasts or streams and want them cut into shorts quickly.

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Questions people ask

Is Quetzal better than OpusClip?

Not for clipping. OpusClip is very good at finding the strongest moments in a long video and cutting them into shorts. Quetzal is for businesses that need their social accounts run from their brand, with or without footage.

What is the main difference between Quetzal and OpusClip?

OpusClip needs your long video as the raw material. Quetzal needs your website: it plans the week, writes the posts, designs the images, makes reels from Pro and publishes them to six networks.

Which is cheaper for one brand with three accounts?

Billed monthly, one brand with three accounts costs $116 (Starter) on Quetzal and $15 (Starter) on OpusClip. OpusClip costs far less and has a free plan. It needs a long video to work from; Quetzal plans from your website and brand kit instead.

Does OpusClip create posts, images or video for you?

According to OpusClip's own pages, checked on 30 September 2026: its AI helps you write when you ask; on video: short clips cut from your long videos, with AI captions, reframing and AI b-roll. Quetzal plans, writes and designs your posts on every plan, and makes AI reels from Pro.

Can I use Quetzal and OpusClip together?

Yes. Use OpusClip to turn your recordings into shorts, and let Quetzal fill the rest of the calendar with written posts, designed carousels and stories in your brand.

How do I move from OpusClip to Quetzal?

Connect your accounts to Quetzal, paste your website and review the brand kit it builds. The first week arrives as drafts. You can keep OpusClip running for your clips in the meantime.

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How we compare

OpusClip's prices were read from its pricing page on 30 September 2026 (monthly billing, USD). Features were checked on OpusClip's own pages on 30 September 2026; where OpusClip does not say, we write "not listed". We make Quetzal, so this is a vendor's comparison. If anything is wrong or out of date, write to hello@quetzaltech.es and we will correct it within 48 hours. OpusClip is a trademark of its owner; Quetzal is not affiliated with OpusClip.