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OpusClip vs ElevenLabs vs Runway

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

OpusClip

4.3

From $15/mo

Best overall

ElevenLabs

4.6

From $6/mo

Runway

3.8

From $15/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

OpusClip

4.3

Pick it if: Creators, podcasters and marketers who record themselves talking and need a steady stream of short-form videos.

ElevenLabs

4.6
Best overallBest value

Pick it if: Anyone who needs narration, voiceovers or spoken audio without hiring voice talent or a studio.

Runway

3.8

Pick it if: Creators, marketers and agencies who need custom footage without a shoot.

Overview

AttributeOpusClipElevenLabsRunway
In one lineTurns long videos into short clips, and edits raw talking-head footage by chat.Lifelike AI voiceovers, dubbing and audiobooks from text, in thousands of voices.Make short AI video clips from text or images, then edit footage by describing changes.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$15/mo$6/mo$15/mo
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeOpusClipElevenLabsRunway
Overall rating4.34.6Winner3.8
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.5
4.5
3.5
FeaturesHow much it can do, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
5.0
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.0
4.5
3.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.5
4.5
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeOpusClipElevenLabsRunway
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app No Yes Yes
Desktop app No– No
Browser extension No Yes No
API access– Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes–
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes Yes
Understands images Yes No Yes
Makes images Yes No Yes
Makes video Yes No Yes
Writes code No No No
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes No
Learns your brand or style Yes Yes No
Works in many languages Yes Yes–
Capabilities score11/ 1711/ 179/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeOpusClipElevenLabsRunway
Plans

Free

Free

Trying it on a few videos.

Free

Free

Trying voices and personal projects.

Free

Free

Seeing what it can do before you pay.

Starter

$15/mo

Solo creators posting a few shorts a week.

Starter

$6/mo, or $5/mo billed yearly

Occasional voiceovers you'll publish.

Standard

$15/mo, or $12/mo billed yearly

Occasional clips and short social videos.

ProOur pick

$29/mo

Anyone posting daily or running a team.

CreatorOur pick

$22/mo, or $18/mo billed yearly

Anyone producing audio every week.

ProOur pick

$35/mo, or $28/mo billed yearly

Anyone making video most weeks.

Business

Custom

Agencies and media companies at volume.

Pro

$99/mo, or $83/mo billed yearly

High volume and API work.

Max

$95/mo, or $76/mo billed yearly

Agencies and heavy daily users.

Scale

$299/mo, or $249/mo billed yearly

Small teams and products built on voice.

Team and Enterprise

See website

Companies that need shared workspaces and security controls.

Enterprise

Custom

Large or regulated organisations.

Which plan to pickFree is enough to see if the clips are any good. Starter removes the watermark, but Pro is the plan most people end up on: it adds the scheduler, all 9 posting platforms, extra brand templates, 16:9 and 1:1 reframing and export to Premiere. Business only makes sense for agencies or media teams.Starter at $6 is enough for occasional voiceovers with a commercial licence. Most creators land on Creator at $22 for the professional voice clone and more minutes. Pro and Scale are for teams or anyone building products on the API.Use the free credits to learn what prompts work, then go straight to Pro. Standard sounds cheap, but 625 credits is only a few minutes of good video a month and you'll spend more topping up than you saved.

Key features

AttributeOpusClipElevenLabsRunway
Standout features
  • ClipAnything
  • AI Producer
  • Captions
  • ReframeAnything
  • Brand templates
  • Scheduler and API
  • Text to speech
  • Voice cloning
  • Dubbing
  • Studio
  • Conversational agents
  • Sound effects and music
  • Gen-4.5 video
  • Several models in one app
  • Edit by describing
  • References
  • Extend and upscale
  • Audio tools

Pros and cons

AttributeOpusClipElevenLabsRunway
Pros
  • The fastest way to turn one long video into lots of shorts
  • AI Producer does a full edit of raw footage from a short brief
  • Captions and reframing are accurate and easy to fix
  • Scheduler, API and MCP mean you can automate posting
  • Voices are the most natural available and need the least editing
  • Voice cloning is quick and included on cheap plans
  • Clear commercial licence from the Starter plan
  • Fast generation and a reliable API
  • Dubbing, agents, music and effects in one account
  • Generating and editing footage live in one app
  • Several top models to try under one subscription
  • Reference images keep people and products consistent
  • Mature, stable product with an API for automation
Cons
  • Built for talking content, so it's weak on cinematic or screen-recorded videos
  • Credits run out quickly on long videos and repeated edits
  • The scheduler, team seats and Premiere export need Pro
  • AI Producer is still in beta, with a 5-minute limit per video
  • Credits run out faster than you expect once you dub or use the top model
  • Audio only; you'll need another tool for anything on screen
  • Names and acronyms sometimes need manual pronunciation fixes
  • Free plan is personal use only
  • Credits run out quickly and the free ones never refill
  • Clips are short and often need several attempts to get right
  • Veo clips come with sound built in; here audio is a separate step
  • Prompting well takes practice

Who each one is for

AttributeOpusClipElevenLabsRunway
Best for
  • Turning podcasts into shorts
  • Editing talking-head videos
  • Auto captions and B-roll
  • Reframing to 9:16
  • Scheduling to every platform
  • Video voiceovers
  • Cloning your own voice
  • Dubbing into other languages
  • Audiobooks and podcasts
  • B-roll and product clips
  • Editing existing footage with a prompt
  • Trying several video models in one place
  • Consistent characters across shots
You'll find it used by
  • Podcasters
  • YouTubers
  • Coaches
  • Marketing teams
  • Agencies
  • Content creators
  • Marketers
  • Podcasters
  • Developers
  • Marketers
  • Agencies
  • Filmmakers
  • Content creators

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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