Podcast to Shorts AI: Cut Episodes Into 9:16 Clips
Scores an episode for clip-worthy moments and cuts the best into vertical clips with burnt-in captions. You supply your own OpenAI key.
What this run is set to
The settings saved on this example. Every one of them is editable once you open it on Apify — these are a starting point, not a limit.
| Setting | Value | What it does |
|---|---|---|
Video URL | https://example.com/joe-rogan-episode-2050.mp4 | Public direct URL to the long-form source video (.mp4/.mov/.webm). |
Max clips | 8 | Maximum number of clips to produce (highest-scoring first). |
Minimum viral score | 65 | Only keep moments scoring at least this (0-100). |
Aspect ratio | 9:16 | Output shape. |
Burn captions | on | Burn word-synced captions into each clip. |
Caption style | karaoke | Caption look (when captions are on). |
Language | auto | Spoken language ISO code, or 'auto'. |
Pricing
$0.2 per clip = $200 per 1,000
| You are charged for | When | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Clip generated | One viral clip cut from the source. | $0.2 |
Pay-per-event pricing: you are billed per result, not per subscription. Billing is handled by Apify on your own account. These are the live Apify store prices, in effect since 2026-08-08, and they are what you are actually charged.
What you get
A structured dataset — each result includes fields like:
_demo_noticeaspectRatioclipsmaxClipsminScoresourceDurationSecondsrankscoretitledurationSecondsstartendhashtagsclipUrlExport every run as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send it to your app, a database, Google Sheets, or an AI agent.
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Built on AI Viral Clip Cutter — Long Video to Shorts — every input, output field, price and the full how-to are on the tool page.
Where this tool sits
- Categories
- YouTube & Creator Tools AI Video & Content Studio
- Platforms
- YouTube