Caption Cost Calculator
Enter how many videos you post a month and how long they are. See which caption tools fit, what each costs a month and what you pay per video.
Videos a month
Average video length
1 min
Options
10 minutes of video a month.
Plans that fit (9)
| Tool | Plan | Per month | Per video | Watermark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsubs | Basic | $5 | $0.50 | No |
| captionrich | Pro | $7 | $0.70 | No |
| SubtitleGenerator | Pro | $9 | $0.90 | No |
| Happy Scribe | Basic | $17 | $1.70 | No |
| Submagic | Starter | $19 | $1.90 | No |
| Zubtitle | Guru | $19 | $1.90 | No |
| Descript | Hobbyist | $24 | $2.40 | No |
| Kapwing | Pro | $24 | $2.40 | No |
| quso.ai (formerly Vidyo.ai) | Lite | $29 | $2.90 | No |
Don't fit as entered
- ZapCap: A month-to-month price isn't listed; switch to yearly billing
List prices from each vendor's pricing page on 31 October 2026, in US dollars, before tax. Minute-based plans are counted as videos × length. Calculated on your device.
How to choose on cost
- Check the length cap first. A cheap plan with a 2-minute limit costs more the first time you post a 2:30 video.
- Per-minute plans favor short clips; per-video plans favor longer ones.
- Yearly billing is cheaper but commits you for a year. Try the free plan or one month first.
- Need an editor too? The comparisons explain what you get beyond captions: Capsubs vs other caption tools.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest way to caption short videos?
It depends on how many videos you post and how long they are. For a few short clips a month, a free plan is often enough. For more, tools that charge by the minute are cheapest for very short clips, and tools that charge by the video are easier to budget. Enter your numbers above to compare.
Where do the prices come from?
From each tool's own pricing page, checked on 31 October 2026. They're list prices in US dollars before tax, without regional prices or limited-time offers. The full table and method are in the Caption Tool Price Index.
How are minute-based plans counted?
Videos a month multiplied by the average length. So 30 one-minute videos use 30 minutes of a plan's monthly minutes. Credit-based tools are counted at their stated rate, for example about one credit per minute on quso.ai.
Why is a tool listed as not fitting?
Its listed plans either cap video length below your average, include fewer videos or minutes than you need, or don't publish the price for the billing period you picked. Larger custom plans may exist; check with the vendor.
Do you include Capsubs?
Yes. We make Capsubs, and it's calculated with the same rules as every other tool.
Captions for 50¢ a video
Capsubs Basic is $5 a month for 10 videos up to 6 minutes, with word-by-word captions burned in and no watermark. The free plan includes 2 videos a month.