Comparison
AI Video Editing Tools Compared: Descript, Runway and Opus Clip
Three very different tools solve three very different video problems. Picking wrong costs weeks.
These tools are frequently compared and rarely interchangeable.
Descript: talking-head content
Edit the transcript, the video follows. Filler word removal and studio sound make rough recordings publishable.
Runway: generation and VFX
Text-to-video, AI rotoscoping and inpainting. Use it when you need footage or effects that do not exist yet.
Opus Clip: repurposing
Feed it a long video and get dozens of captioned, reframed shorts ready to post.
The combination most teams land on
Record and cut in Descript, repurpose with Opus Clip, and reach for Runway when a shot needs inventing.