Does Opus Clip add a watermark? Commercial use by plan
Depends
Only on a paid plan. Opus Clip's Free plan is for personal, non-commercial use, and its exports carry a watermark. Starter, Pro and Business are licensed for commercial use with no watermark, and your ownership of the videos you upload isn't affected.
Last verified 2026-10-18. Our reading of the quoted terms below, not legal advice.
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You can sell what you make on Starter / Pro / Business (paid).
Opus Clip is an AI tool that turns long videos into short clips with captions and reframing.
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Quick answers
Does Opus Clip add a watermark?
On the Free plan, yes: Opus Clip's pricing page shows a watermark on exports. Paid plans include watermark removal.
Can I monetize Opus Clip clips on YouTube or TikTok?
On a paid plan, Opus Clip licenses commercial use. YouTube's own rules still apply: it won't monetize mass-produced, template-like AI content.
Does Opus Clip own my clips?
No. Its terms say the licence you give it doesn't affect your ownership of what you upload.
Plan by plan
| Plan | Can sell | Catch |
|---|---|---|
| Free | No | The terms limit non-paid use to personal, non-commercial use.. Exports have a watermark (pricing page) |
| Starter / Pro / Business (paid) | Yes | Don't use someone's name, voice or likeness in ads without authorisation.. No watermark on paid plans (pricing page: Remove Watermark) |
Platform rules
YouTube
AI disclosure: Required for realistic AI-generated or meaningfully altered content, for AI-generated music, and for AI music that's the main focus of a video. You tick 'AI use' in YouTube Studio when you upload. YouTube says the label alone won't limit a video's audience or its eligibility to earn money.
- Mass-produced, template-like AI content is not eligible for monetization (inauthentic content policy).
- Using AI to help tell an original story or visualise your own character is given as an acceptable example.
- Realistic AI-generated or altered content must be disclosed during upload; non-realistic or minor edits don't need it.
- AI-generated music must be disclosed, and so must AI music that's the main focus of a video. It can be fully or partly made with AI.
- Disclosing AI on its own won't limit a video's audience or its eligibility to earn money, according to YouTube.
- Not disclosing can lead to YouTube adding the label itself, removing content or suspending you from the YouTube Partner Program if you keep skipping it.
TikTok
AI disclosure: Labelling encouraged for completely generated or significantly AI-edited content.
- Label content that's completely generated or significantly edited by AI.
What the terms say
Opus Clip
“You will only use the Services for your own internal, personal, non-commercial use, and not on behalf of or for the benefit of any third party, and only in a manner that complies with all laws that apply to you.”
“Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are a user of Paid Services, you are licensed to use the Services for commercial uses and otherwise to the fullest extent possible under applicable law, subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement as they are applicable to the Services.”
“This is a license only – your ownership in User Submissions is not affected.”
“Uses output from the Services to develop models that compete with OpusClip.”
Plan your project
Pick what you're making and where you'll sell it. We'll list the tools you can sell from, plan by plan.
Open the plannerRelated questions
Yes if they're original: YouTube won't monetize mass-produced, template-like AI content, and you must disclose realistic AI-generated or altered content when you upload.
When it looks realistic or when it's AI music.
Sources
- Opus Clip terms opus.pro
- Opus Clip pricing (Free plan has watermark) opus.pro
- YouTube channel monetization policies support.google.com
- Disclosing use of GenAI content support.google.com
- Disclose Gen AI usage for music content support.google.com
- TikTok: AI-generated content support.tiktok.com
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