AI Clip Detection
Transcript-based moment finding with a 0–100 virality score and a reason for each pick.
ClipForge AI takes a long-form video of up to four hours, reads the transcript, scores every moment for virality and hands back a batch of vertical, captioned clips with five hook lines each. It charges per project rather than per minute, which changes the maths for podcasters and streamers with long sources. Here's how it works, what it costs and where it falls short.
Most AI clippers bill per minute of video you import, so a two-hour podcast burns 120 credits before you've seen a single clip. ClipForge counts projects: one upload is one project whatever its length, up to the plan's cap (30 min on Free, 2 h on Creator, 4 h on Pro and Agency).
Everything else follows from that. The detection is transcript-based: it reads a timestamped transcript, looks for hooks, emotional peaks and self-contained stories, and gives each candidate a 0–100 virality score with a one-line reason. Then it reframes to vertical, captions in one of three styles, and writes five hook variants per clip.
Three steps in the app; the vendor quotes about five minutes for a 60-minute source and under 30 minutes for a two-hour podcast.
Drop an MP4, MOV or WebM up to your plan's length cap and 2 GB. Uploads only; pasting a YouTube link isn't supported, so download the source first if it lives on a platform.
The engine transcribes the video, then scans the transcript for hooks, emotional peaks and stories with a beginning and end. Each candidate gets a virality score from 0 to 100, a stated reason, and a per-platform "Viral Forecast" with estimated views.
Pick a caption style (Bold Pop, Karaoke or Minimal), choose 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5, and pick one of five AI-written hooks in curiosity, shock, story, humour or authority voice. Then export the batch at 1080p (720p on Free) and post them yourself.
Transcript-based moment finding with a 0–100 virality score and a reason for each pick.
Five hook variants per clip (curiosity, shock, story, humour, authority) so the first line isn't an afterthought.
Per-platform viral probability, estimated views and a cross-posting recommendation before you publish.
Three styles: Bold Pop, Karaoke and Minimal. Burned in on export.
9:16, 1:1 and 4:5 outputs, cropped from the centre. No speaker tracking, so off-centre talking heads need a manual nudge.
Export all approved clips per platform in one go; 1080p on paid plans.
Colour, audio mixer, multicam and VFX on the Pro tier and above.
Brand kit and a workspace per client, unlimited projects and AI dubbing (via ElevenLabs) on Agency.
Monthly prices from the vendor's pricing page, October 2026. No card is needed for Free.
Per-project pricing favours long sources. If you mostly clip 5-minute videos, a per-minute tool may be cheaper; run both against your real sources before choosing.
These come from the vendor's own comparison page, so they're not a competitor's spin.
Two-hour episodes are exactly where per-project pricing pays off, and transcript-based detection suits talk-heavy content.
Four-hour caps on Pro cover most streams. Note the centre crop: webcam-in-corner layouts will need a manual reframe.
Twenty clips from one source for $19 is good volume. You'll post manually, so pair it with a scheduler and track views in the earnings calculator.
Agency's per-client workspaces and unlimited projects fit a roster, if you don't need scheduling inside the tool.
If your videos average under 8 minutes, a per-minute tool like OpusClip or Vizard is likely cheaper. See OpusClip review.
No API or MCP means an agent can't drive it. Choose an API-first tool or a clipping MCP server for automation.
There's a free tier with 3 projects a month, sources up to 30 minutes and 720p export, no card required. Paid plans start at $19 a month for 20 projects and 2-hour sources.
Not at the time of writing; it takes file uploads (MP4, MOV, WebM up to 2 GB). Use a YouTube video clipper that accepts links, or download the source first with permission.
No. Several unrelated products use the name, including a local-first desktop clipper and an art app. This page covers ClipForge AI at clip-forge.io, the long-video-to-shorts tool.
Per-project means a 10-minute and a 4-hour upload cost the same. Per-minute credits charge for length. The vendor's break-even against OpusClip is about 7.5 minutes average source length on the entry tiers; longer sources favour ClipForge.
Not yet. Direct publishing is listed as planned. Export the clips and upload them, or use a separate scheduler.