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title: "Descript vs Opus Clip: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Descript or Opus Clip? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI video editing tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Descript vs Opus Clip: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Descript or Opus Clip? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI video editing tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Descript and Opus Clip
- **Competitive set**: AI video editing tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Descript Share of Search**: 1.8%
- **Opus Clip Share of Search**: 3.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Descript or Opus Clip?

- In August 2026, Opus Clip had more branded searches than Descript among AI video editing tools worldwide. Opus Clip was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Descript’s 350K, and held a 3.4% Share of Search versus Descript’s 1.8%.
- Opus Clip was ahead of Descript in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Descript’s estimated Share of Search among AI video editing tools worldwide moved from 1.9% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 388K to 350K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Opus Clip’s estimated Share of Search among AI video editing tools worldwide moved from 3.3% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 673K.

## How did search popularity change for AI video editing tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Opus Clip lost estimated Share of Search among AI video editing tools worldwide, from 4.1% to 3.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Descript estimated searches | Descript Share of Search | Descript rank | Opus Clip estimated searches | Opus Clip Share of Search | Opus Clip rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 388K | 1.9% | 5 | 673K | 3.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 389K | 1.9% | 5 | 673K | 3.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 331K | 1.4% | 5 | 673K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 390K | 1.6% | 5 | 823K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 394K | 2% | 5 | 673K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 389K | 1.6% | 6 | 673K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 382K | 1.8% | 6 | 673K | 3.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 326K | 1.4% | 6 | 673K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 342K | 1.7% | 5 | 673K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 366K | 1.8% | 5 | 823K | 4.1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 350K | 1.8% | 5 | 673K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Descript’s and Opus Clip’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Descript**: Measured on the search terms “descript”, “descript ai video editor”, “descript app”, “descript audio transcription”, “descript com”, “descript software”, “descript transcribe”, “descript transcription” and “descript video editor”, summed into one figure.
- **Opus Clip**: Measured on the search term “opus clip”.

- [Descript profile](/demand/global-en/brands/descript)
- [Opus Clip profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opus-clip)
- [All AI video editing tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-video-editing-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Descript or Opus Clip?

In August 2026, Opus Clip had more branded searches than Descript among AI video editing tools worldwide. Opus Clip was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Descript’s 350K, and held a 3.4% Share of Search versus Descript’s 1.8%.

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