Reap is an AI video tool that cuts long videos into short clips and also captions, dubs, reframes and publishes them. Its free plan gives you 1 hour of clipping a month, and its paid plans start at $9.99 a month on annual billing for 10 hours. That works out to about $0.017 per minute of source video, which is cheaper than our Starter and Pro plans. Only our 5,000-minute Agency plan undercuts it.
Disclosure: I run ScaleReach, which publishes this review and competes with Reap. I did not pay for a Reap plan, and I did not run my own videos through it for this post. There is no affiliate relationship. Everything below comes from Reap’s own pricing and feature pages, read on 8 October 2026, plus its public G2 and Trustpilot pages. Where Reap beats us, I say so.
The 60-second verdict
Choose Reap if you want the lowest price per source minute at solo volume, a free plan that renews every month, dubbing and translation in the same tool, or API and MCP access included from the first paid plan.
Look elsewhere if you need an exact monthly price you can check (Reap’s page is unclear on it), a proven track record of public reviews (there are few), or a tool whose publishing to TikTok you have confirmed yourself.
Check first: the pricing page says hours reset monthly and also says credits expire in 13 months. I could not reconcile the two.
Bottom line: on paper, Reap is the cheapest option at solo and small-team volume and the most complete on languages. Test one real video on the free plan before you trust the numbers.
What is Reap?
Reap is a web app at reap.video that turns long videos into short clips with animated captions, speaker reframing and platform formatting. Per its clipping page, it:
- Takes a YouTube link or an upload, and imports from YouTube, Twitch, X and Vimeo.
- Finds moments using faces, vocal tone, pacing and topic, and lets you steer it with a text prompt (“find every product mention”).
- Adds animated captions in 100+ languages, including Hinglish, Romanized Urdu and Arabizi.
- Dubs into 80+ languages and translates subtitles into 100+.
- Publishes to TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn and Facebook, with a content calendar.
- Exposes a REST API, a CLI and an MCP server.
How much does Reap cost in 2026?
| Plan | Annual billing | Clipping hours / month | Export | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 hr, watermarked | 720p, 9:16 only | 1 |
| Creator | $9.99/month ($119.88 a year) | 10 hrs | 1080p, no watermark | 1 |
| Studio | $29/month ($348 a year) | 20 hrs | 4K, no watermark | Up to 3 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | 4K | Unlimited |
Source: reap.video/pricing (verified 2026-10-08). Hours are hours of source video, counted by the length of what you upload, not by how many clips come out.
Two things about these prices are worth knowing before you plan around them:
- The monthly price is not labelled. The page defaults to annual billing, and each paid card shows a struck-through figure beside the real one: $24 next to Creator’s $9.99, and $50 next to Studio’s $29. I read those as the month-to-month prices, but the page never says so, and its FAQ only says monthly billing “is available at a higher rate”. I have not published a monthly price as fact.
- Hours and credits disagree. Each paid card says clipping is “up to 10 hours/month” (Creator) or 20 (Studio). The same card says credits “expire in 13 months” and that you can “purchase more once you run out”. That reads like a credit balance, not a monthly reset. Ask Reap support which it is before you buy a year.
Is Reap free?
Yes, and the free plan renews. The page calls it “free forever” and gives 1 hour of AI clipping and captioning a month, 720p exports with a watermark, basic caption styles and 9:16 only. Projects expire after 7 days. Our own free offer is a one-time trial of free minutes rather than a monthly allowance, so for someone who clips one or two videos a month and wants to pay nothing, Reap’s is the better deal.
How does Reap compare on cost per source minute?
Source minutes are the fairest unit, because every tool here charges by how much video you feed in. Prices below are annual billing, converted at 60 minutes an hour.
| Plan | Annual price / month | Source minutes / month | Cost per source minute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reap Creator | $9.99 | 600 | about $0.017 |
| Reap Studio | $29 | 1,200 | about $0.024 |
| ScaleReach Pro | $12.50 | 400 | about $0.031 |
| ScaleReach Starter | $10 | 200 | about $0.05 |
| ScaleReach Agency | $49 | 5,000 | about $0.010 |
Reap rows from reap.video/pricing; ScaleReach rows from our pricing page, both verified 2026-10-08. Reap’s “up to” hours are a ceiling. For a wider table, see our cost per source minute comparison of Opus Clip alternatives.
Reap wins at both low and mid volume: Creator gives you three times the minutes of our Starter for the same money. Our Agency plan is the one place we are cheaper, but only if you actually clip about 5,000 minutes a month.
How good is Reap’s clipping?
I have not measured this, so here is what Reap claims and what I could not check.
- Selection. It describes “multi-signal” analysis of faces, tone, pauses and pacing, with genre-specific models for talking head, presentation and gaming content. Its FAQ says it works best on spoken-word content such as podcasts, interviews, webinars and lectures. That matches every other tool in this category.
- Prompt-first clipping. You can ask for topics or intent. This is a real strength for pulling specific segments, and it is on all plans including free.
- Virality score. Every clip gets one. Reap’s marketing image shows scores such as 7.5, 8.2 and 9 out of 10, so its scale is out of 10 rather than 100. Like every score of this kind, treat it as a sort key. We explain why in how accurate the Opus Clip virality score is.
- Clip length. Four buckets: under 30 seconds, 30 to 60, 60 to 90, and 90 seconds to 3 minutes.
- Speed. Reap says a 60-minute video takes about 5 to 10 minutes, with faster processing on Creator and priority on Studio. We measured a median of 330 seconds for sources over 30 minutes on 27 July 2026, which is the same range.
What about captions, dubbing and translation?
This is where Reap’s pages claim the most. Captions run in 100+ languages with 50+ animated styles on paid plans, and romanized scripts like Hinglish are a stated feature. Subtitle translation covers 100+ languages and dubbing 80+, at 2 hours a month on Creator and 5 on Studio.
Two cautions. The clipping page labels AI dubbing “Early Access”, and the pricing table says voice cloning is “coming soon” on Studio while the clipping page says the AI “clones your voice”. Those cannot both describe the same feature today. For how dubbing compares across tools, see our roundup of natural-sounding AI dubbing for Shorts.
Can Reap edit and publish clips?
Yes to both, with some features still marked unfinished.
- Editing. A transcript-based editor, multi-layer timeline, AI B-roll, text overlays, brand templates, intro and outro cards. The pricing table marks AI filler-word removal, background noise removal and sticker templates as “coming soon” on every paid plan.
- Aspect ratios. Free is 9:16 only. Paid plans add 16:9, 1:1 and 4:5.
- Publishing. Creator publishes to TikTok, Reels, Shorts and LinkedIn. Studio adds X and Facebook. I did not test any of it. TikTok restricts posts from apps that have not passed its audit to private accounts, which applies to every tool in this category, and I explain the rule in which clip tools auto-post to TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Ask Reap whether its TikTok posts land public before you rely on it.
What do real users say about Reap?
There is not much public feedback, so be careful with any rating.
| Source | Rating | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| G2 | 5.0 out of 5 | 11 reviews, all five-star |
| Trustpilot | 3.8 out of 5 | 2 reviews, both five-star, none in the last 12 months |
Sources: G2 and Trustpilot, read 2026-10-08. Trustpilot notes that Reap has no recent history of asking for reviews.
Eleven reviews are too few to read as a score. The useful part is the “what do you dislike” answers on G2, which repeat the same themes: the clip review screen gets hard to manage when a batch is large, project organization is weak when you juggle several podcasts or campaigns, some button labels are confusing (one reviewer says “edit” should read “save”), and the editor needs polish. One older review says scene detection needed manual fixes and has since improved. None of these is disqualifying, but if you clip dozens of videos a week, clip management is the thing to test.
How does Reap’s API and MCP server work?
Reap includes REST API, CLI and MCP access on every paid plan, which is a real advantage. Its MCP page says you need an API key, the free plan includes 1 hour of processing, and the hosted endpoint is mcp.reap.video/mcp. The page lists 10 tools but a stat on the same page says 8. Our MCP comparison puts Reap next to Opus Clip, Submagic and ScaleReach.
Reap vs ScaleReach: which should you pick?
| Reap | ScaleReach | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $9.99/month annual, 10 hrs | $10/month annual, 200 min |
| Free option | 1 hr/month, renews | One-time free trial minutes |
| Highest export | 4K (Studio) | 1080p |
| Dubbing and translation | Yes, early access | Yes |
| Gameplay split-screen backgrounds | Not listed on its pricing page | Yes, a library of 27 loops |
| Public reviews | 11 on G2, 2 on Trustpilot | Few |
ScaleReach figures from our pricing page and product, verified 2026-10-08. Reap figures from its pricing and clipping pages.
Pick Reap if price per minute, languages or export resolution decide it. Pick ScaleReach if you want gameplay split-screen clips, or you run an agency at a volume where the 5,000-minute plan is the cheapest option. For a wider field, see our ranking of the best AI video clipping tools.
FAQ
Is Reap free?
Yes. Reap’s free plan renews every month and includes 1 hour of AI clipping and captioning, 720p watermarked exports, basic caption styles and 9:16 output only. Projects expire after 7 days. Paid plans start at $9.99 a month on annual billing. The page calls the free plan “free forever”, so unlike a one-time trial, the hour resets each month.
How much does Reap cost?
Reap Creator is $9.99 a month billed annually ($119.88 a year) for up to 10 hours of clipping, and Studio is $29 a month billed annually ($348 a year) for up to 20 hours. Monthly billing costs more, but Reap’s page does not label that price clearly, so check it at checkout. Enterprise pricing is custom.
Is Reap better than Opus Clip?
On price per source minute, yes: Reap Creator is about $0.017 a minute, while Opus Clip’s entry tier is roughly $0.10 in our cost comparison. Opus Clip has far more public reviews and a larger MCP toolset with OAuth sign-in. Reap has dubbing and 100+ caption languages. I have not compared their clip quality on the same video.
Does Reap have an API?
Yes. Reap offers a REST API, a CLI and an MCP server, and its pricing page says API access is included on Creator and Studio. Its MCP server needs an API key rather than OAuth sign-in. Check the API page for current limits.
Does Reap post to TikTok?
Reap lists TikTok, Reels, Shorts and LinkedIn publishing on Creator, and X and Facebook on Studio. I did not test publishing. TikTok limits posts from unaudited apps to private accounts, so confirm with Reap whether its TikTok posts go public before you queue a month of clips.
Are Reap’s reviews trustworthy?
Treat them as thin. G2 shows 5.0 from 11 reviews and Trustpilot shows 3.8 from 2, with none in the last 12 months. Samples that small can be moved by a single review. The written complaints are more informative than the stars: clip management at large batch sizes, project organization and some confusing labels.
The bottom line
At solo and small-team volume, Reap is the cheapest clipper I have priced, and it covers languages and dubbing that most tools skip. Its free plan renews, its paid plans include API and MCP access, and the biggest plan gets you 4K.
The unknowns are the ones a pricing page cannot answer: whether the hours reset monthly or behave like a 13-month credit balance, whether TikTok posts go public, and how clip quality holds up on your own footage. Test one video on the free plan, read the credit terms at checkout, and compare against the alternatives ranked by cost per source minute. If a number here looks wrong, tell us at hevin@scalereach.ai.
Changelog
October 2026 update. First published. Reap pricing, features and MCP page read from reap.video on 2026-10-08. G2 and Trustpilot ratings read on the same date. ScaleReach figures from our pricing page on the same date. This review is sourced, not hands-on.
Last reviewed: October 2026 Next planned refresh: January 2027 Update hooks: whether Reap labels its monthly price and explains hours versus credits; whether dubbing leaves early access and voice cloning ships; whether TikTok posting is confirmed public; G2 and Trustpilot review counts.
About the author
Hevin K runs ScaleReach, an AI clip maker. Reap is a competitor and there is no affiliate relationship. Every Reap fact here comes from pages Reap controls or public review sites, linked and dated, and I did not run my own videos through it.
