ClipIt Why ClipIt charges for source minutes instead of clip count
ClipIt charges for source minutes — the length of the file you upload — because that is the expensive input. Asking more questions or exporting more clips from the same recording does not burn extra source minutes; translated captions and dubbing use their own allowances.
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ClipIt keeps the question, evidence, time range, and delivery decision close together so the useful moment is easy to review.
90 minutes of source video
Questions, replays, and multiple ranges do not add another source-minute charge.
The source is the expensive input
A 90-minute recording takes 90 minutes of source allowance whether it produces one clip or thirty. Uploading it once gives you a searchable workspace where you can ask follow-up questions and review more than one answer.
This also makes the tradeoff visible. You know what a new recording costs before you start, instead of discovering a separate meter every time you replay or refine a range.
A worked example
Imagine a 45-minute customer interview. You search for the onboarding problem, the strongest product objection, and the sentence that describes the customer's desired outcome. You may save six candidate ranges, narrow them to three, and export two clips for the website and one for an internal briefing.
The source usage is still based on the 45-minute recording, not on the number of searches, saved ranges, or exported files. That lets you explore the conversation broadly before deciding which moments deserve the extra delivery work.
- Source input: one 45-minute recording.
- Exploration: several questions and candidate ranges.
- Delivery: three final clips from the same source.
- Metered unit: the source recording's minutes, not the clip count.
Questions and exports stay useful
Searching again does not consume another block of source minutes. Neither does revisiting a result, changing the saved range, or exporting a second moment from the same recording.
Exports are created on demand. That means you can explore broadly, choose carefully, and only render the files you are ready to share.
Pricing should support exploration
A search workflow works best when curiosity is cheap. You should be able to ask a follow-up because the first answer was close, compare two ranges, or revisit a recording after a new idea arrives. A clip-count meter can make that behavior feel expensive even when the source has already been processed.
Source minutes make the boundary easier to reason about: decide which recordings are worth bringing into the workspace, then explore those recordings without counting every useful discovery as a separate purchase.
Where paid plans add room
Paid plans increase the source-video allowance and add delivery features such as translated caption minutes, support, and selected dubbing minutes. The pricing page shows the current allowances and annual option before checkout.
If your workflow is occasional, start with the free allowance. If you publish regularly, choose the plan that matches the amount of source material you expect to review each month.