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Lua vs Opus Clip

Opus Clip turns long videos into short clips. Lua turns your raw takes into one finished reel.

Prices and features checked Sources at the bottom

Opus Clip is built for repurposing: you give it a podcast, stream or long video, and it finds the moments worth clipping. Lua starts earlier, with the takes you just recorded for one reel, and does the cut, captions, b-roll and post.

Side by side, as of 14 October 2026. Prices change; check each pricing page before you buy.
FeatureLuaOpus Clip
Made forTurning your raw talking-head takes into a finished vertical reel, then posting it.Cutting long videos (podcasts, streams, webinars) into many short clips.
Price (USD)Creator $30/mo ($25/mo yearly), 12 reels · Pro $79/mo ($66/mo yearly), 32 reels · Studio $199/mo ($166/mo yearly), 85 reelsFree $0 · Starter $15/mo · Pro $29/mo · Business: custom. (Annual prices are not shown on their pricing page.)
Free planNo free plan. Founding members get 50% off the first month and a full refund within 14 days.Yes. Their page says you can post one clip a day for free; free exports carry a watermark on animated captions and media is kept for 3 days.
Runs onMac app, Apple silicon (M1 or newer), macOS 14 or later. Your footage stays on your Mac.Web app, in any browser.
Where it postsInstagram (opening in batches), with scheduling up to 30 days ahead. YouTube is next.Starter: YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram. Pro adds Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, Threads and Bluesky, plus a scheduler.
EditingA full multi-track timeline. Every cut, caption and b-roll shot is a clip you can move, swap or undo.A clip editor for trimming and styling each clip.
Tamil and Tanglish captionsEnglish, Tamil and Tanglish (Tamil in English letters). Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu in beta.Not compared: we didn’t test their Tamil or Tanglish captions.

Where Opus Clip is better

  • Long videos. If you record podcasts or streams, Opus finds many clips in one long recording. Lua isn’t built for that.
  • More places to post: up to nine platforms on Pro, including TikTok, LinkedIn and X. Lua posts to Instagram only today.
  • A free plan, and it runs in a browser on any computer, Windows included.

Where Lua is different

  • Made for talking-head takes: Lua picks the cleanest of your retakes and cuts the gaps, and every word it cut stays visible so one click brings it back.
  • A real multi-track timeline and an AI chat that edits with ordinary, undoable changes.
  • Captions in Tanglish and Tamil, in styles rebuilt from real After Effects templates.
  • B-roll recorded from the product’s own site and official videos, not stock.

Which should you pick?

Pick Opus Clip if you start from long videos and want clips on many platforms. Pick Lua if you record short reels to camera, in English, Tamil or Tanglish, and want them finished and posted to Instagram.

  • opus.pro/pricing, checked 14 October 2026: plans, posting platforms and free-plan limits.
  • Lua’s prices and plans: trylua.com/#pricing.
  • Opus Clip is a trademark of its owner. This page is our own comparison and isn’t endorsed by them. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.

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