Clyper vs Descript
Descript is a very good editor for podcasts and talking videos, and it can suggest clips too. But it's a whole editor, and clips are one tool inside it. Clyper is only clips. Paste a YouTube link and get vertical clips framed on whoever's talking, captioned in 50+ languages and ranked by hook score, without opening a timeline.
By the Clyper teamUpdated Descript's prices and features checked Sources
Our take
We make Clyper, so this is our case for it. What we say about Descript comes from Descript's own pages.
If what you need is clips, Clyper is the better buy. In Descript you upload the file, open Create clips, choose how many clips, how long and which layout, spend AI credits, and finish them in the editor. In Clyper you paste the YouTube link, and the clips come back cut to whole sentences, framed, captioned and scored.
Keep Descript if you edit full episodes as well. The two work well together: Descript for the episode, Clyper for the clips once it's on YouTube.
Why people pick Clyper over Descript for clips
It starts from the YouTube link
Descript brings in files, from your computer, Zoom or Google Drive. Clyper takes a YouTube link, public or unlisted, or a file up to 4 GB if that's what you have. Clipping someone else's video for a campaign starts with a paste, not a download. You still need permission to post it, which clipping campaigns give.
Nothing to set up
Create clips asks how many clips you want (1 to 20), how long (10 seconds to 5 minutes), which layout and, if you like, a topic, and it spends AI credits on top of your media hours. On Clyper you paste the link and, if you like, choose how many clips you want, up to 30, and more clips don't cost more credits. Leave it on Auto and it works the number out from the video. Each clip is 20 to 60 seconds and cut on whole sentences.
The speaker stays in the frame
Descript's help center lists Center active speaker, which keeps whoever's talking in frame, as a beta. In Clyper, every clip is framed on whoever's talking and switches when the other person answers, and a stream gets its webcam stacked over the game.
Captions in 50+ languages, and a score on every clip
Descript transcribes 25+ languages. Clyper captions 50+, word by word, in five animated styles placed clear of every app's buttons, and gives every clip a hook score, so you know which one to post first.
Side by side
| Feature | Clyper | Descript |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube links | ||
| YouTube links | Any public or unlisted video, with no channel check. Up to 10 links at once on Studio | No: you upload the file, or bring it in from Zoom or Google Drive |
| Clips | ||
| Clips | As many as you choose, up to 30 a video, 20 to 60 seconds each, cut to whole sentences | Create clips: 1 to 20 clips, 10 seconds to 5 minutes long |
| Vertical framing | ||
| Vertical framing | Follows whoever's talking and switches between speakers. Streams get the webcam on top, the game below | 9:16 layouts; Center active speaker (in beta) keeps whoever's talking in frame |
| Captions | ||
| Captions | Word by word, in 5 animated styles and 50+ languages, clear of every app's buttons | Dynamic captions; transcription in 25+ languages |
| Clip score | ||
| Clip score | A hook score on every clip, on every plan | None |
| Export | ||
| Export | 1080 × 1920 MP4, no watermark on any plan | 720p with a watermark on the free plan, 1080p on Hobbyist, 4K on Creator |
| Video length | ||
| Video length | 1 minute to 4 hours | No limit listed for Create clips; your monthly media hours apply |
| Uploads | ||
| Uploads | MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV, up to 4 GB | Yes, with a file size limit by plan |
| Price | ||
| Price | $20/mo (Starter), or $19/mo billed yearly (Pro) | $24/mo, or $16/mo billed yearly (Hobbyist) |
| What you pay for | ||
| What you pay for | Minutes of video: 1 credit is 1 minute, at least 10 a video, however many clips it makes | Hours of media a month (10 on Hobbyist), plus AI credits for its AI tools |
| Free plan | ||
| Free plan | No free plan. Starter is month to month | Yes: 1 hour of media, 720p, with a watermark |
| Editing | ||
| Editing | Trim, extend either end by up to 15 s, fix words, change the caption style | A full editor: you edit the video by editing its transcript |
| Posting | ||
| Posting | Download and post anywhere | Publishes to YouTube and LinkedIn |
What it costs
Descript sells hours of media and AI credits: Hobbyist is 10 media hours a month, 1080p for $24, or $16 billed yearly. Create clips uses AI credits on top.
Clyper sells minutes of video for clips: Starter is 150 minutes for $20 a month; Pro is 400 for $38, or $19 billed yearly. If you also edit whole episodes, Descript's hours cover more than clips. If clips are the job, every one of Clyper's minutes goes to them, with nothing extra to buy.
Starter
For your first clipping campaigns.
$20/mo
Monthly only. Pro is $19/mo billed yearly.
Up to 75 clips a monthfrom 150 credits, 1 a minute of video
Choose Starter- 150 credits a month
- 1080p exports
- Animated captions in 50+ languages
- No watermark
Pro
Best value
For clippers running several accounts.
Normally $38 a month, now$19/mo
Billed yearly at $228
Save $228 a year
Up to 200 clips a monthfrom 400 credits, 1 a minute of video
Choose Pro- 400 credits a month
- Everything in Starter
- All caption styles
Studio
For teams and clipping agencies.
Normally $96 a month, now$48/mo
Billed yearly at $576
Save $576 a year
Up to 500 clips a monthfrom 1,000 credits, 1 a minute of video
Choose Studio- 1,000 credits a month
- Everything in Pro
- Priority processing
- Bulk link import
- Secure checkout
- Cancel anytime
Cancel anytime in the billing portal. Up to 1 clip for every 2 minutes of video: you choose how many clips you want from each one.
1 credit = 1 minute of source video. Unused credits don't roll over to the next month.
Descript's plans, for comparison
Free
1 hour of media, 720p, with a watermark
Free
Hobbyist
10 media hours a month, 1080p
$16/mo
billed yearly, or $24 monthly
Creator
30 media hours a month, 4K
$24/mo
billed yearly, or $35 monthly
Business
40 media hours a month
$50/mo
billed yearly, or $65 monthly
From people clipping with Clyper
$1,200/mo
“Didn’t touch editing software once. Just dropped links in, posted what it spit out.”
Jordan MackeyFaceless clipper 90 sec/clip
“Went from an hour per clip to under 2 minutes. Still can’t believe it.”
Hom NurkilSolo creator 9 clients
“Tripled our client load without hiring anyone. Clyper is basically a second team.”
Dan ReyesLowkey Media
Results from individual Clyper customers. Yours will vary: what you earn depends on the campaigns you join and how your clips perform.
Where Descript does more
Descript is a full editor. You cut a recording by editing its transcript, work on the same project as a team, and publish to YouTube and LinkedIn. Create clips lets you choose up to 20 clips, from 10 seconds to 5 minutes long, and there's a free plan.
Clyper doesn't try to be an editor. If you edit your show in Descript, keep doing that, and let Clyper make the clips once the episode is on YouTube.
Descript for the episode, Clyper for the clips
Edit the episode in Descript as you do now. When it's up on YouTube, paste its link into Clyper and get up to 30 clips back. Starter is $20 a month with no commitment. For what makes a podcast clip work, see how to clip a podcast into short videos.
Questions
Is Clyper better than Descript for making clips?
Yes, that's all it does: it takes a YouTube link, finds the moments, cuts them to whole sentences, frames them on whoever's talking, captions them in 50+ languages and scores their hooks, with nothing to set up. Descript is the better tool for editing whole episodes.
Can Descript make short clips?
Yes, with Create clips, one of its AI tools: you choose 1 to 20 clips, 10 seconds to 5 minutes long, and a portrait or square layout. It uses AI credits, and the clips open in Descript's editor.
Does Descript work with YouTube links?
Not for importing: Descript takes uploaded files, or files from Zoom and Google Drive. Clyper takes a YouTube link, or an upload.
Which is better for a podcast?
For editing the episode, Descript: it's a full editor. For turning the episode into clips to post, Clyper: it finds the moments, frames them on whoever's talking and captions them, with nothing to set up. You can use both.
Is there a free plan?
Descript has one: 1 hour of media, 720p, with a watermark. Clyper has no free plan; its Starter plan is $20 a month, billed monthly.
Sources
We make Clyper. Everything here about Descript is from its own pages, checked on October 10, 2026, in US dollars before tax; prices change, and some differ by country, so check its site before you buy. Clyper's are from its pricing and its own limits. Descript and its logo are trademarks of Descript, Inc., shown to identify its product; Clyper isn't affiliated with it.
