Compare the cost of a clipping agency with doing it yourself with AI. Enter clips per month and rates to see the monthly cost and break-even point.
Free and unlimited. Calculations run in your browser.
How It Works
Fill in the fields — every one has a sensible default.
The result updates as you type.
Change one input at a time to see what moves the result most.
The Clipping Agency Cost Calculator is a free online tool from ShortsHero: agency vs doing it yourself. It works instantly in your browser. Free, with no account.
Agency vs doing it yourself.
Why Use This Tool
Updates as you type. No button, no waiting.
Every assumption is shown and editable, so you can plug in your own numbers.
Nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere.
It is an estimate built from published platform averages. Your real numbers depend on audience country, niche and season — replace the defaults with your own analytics for a closer figure.
Yes. It runs in your browser and nothing you type is stored.
ShortsHero turns long videos into short vertical clips with AI moment detection, face tracking and animated captions — and has free tools for subtitles, transcripts and video formats.
The same transcription powers ShortsHero's clip maker: it finds the strongest moments, reframes them to vertical and adds word-by-word captions in 36 styles.
Try the clip maker freeFree to start · No credit card required
Keep Going
See which streamers and podcasters are worth clipping right now, ranked by trending VODs, clip demand and whether they run paid clipping programs.
Check a clip against a campaign's rules before you submit: length, captions, watermark, ratio, hashtags and mentions. Fix fails in one click.
Find clipping campaigns that pay per view. Compare CPM, budget left, platforms and rules across creators and brands, then start clipping with AI.
Become a clipper step by step: pick creators, find paid campaigns, make clips fast with AI, post on the right accounts and get your first payout.
Work out what to charge as a clipper. Enter clips per week, editing time and target income to get a fair per-clip and monthly retainer price.