Best AI Subtitle & Caption Tools (2026)
Auto-generate, style and translate captions for short-form and long-form video.
10 of 10 tools
CapCut
Free plan · Paid
Free all-in-one video editor for desktop, web and mobile, from ByteDance
Captions
Free plan · from $24.99/mo
AI video editor for creators with auto captions, AI twins and lipdub
Descript
Free plan · from $24/mo
Edit video and podcasts by editing a text transcript
Kaiber
from $10/mo
Canvas, beat-synced video and editor for musicians and visual artists
Kapwing
Free plan · from $24/mo
Collaborative online editor for subtitles, resizing and repurposing video
OpusClip
Free plan · from $15/mo
AI that cuts long videos into captioned, reframed short clips
Pictory
from $29/mo
Turn scripts, articles, slides and recordings into captioned videos
Rask AI
Free plan · from $39/mo
Video translation and dubbing with voice cloning and lip-sync
Submagic
Free plan · from $19/mo
AI captions, B-roll and auto-edits for short-form vertical video
VEED
Free plan · Paid
Browser-based video editor with auto subtitles, translation and AI tools
Side-by-side specs
| CapCut | Captions | Descript | Kaiber | Kapwing | OpusClip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan · Paid | Free plan · from $24.99/mo | Free plan · from $24/mo | from $10/mo | Free plan · from $24/mo | Free plan · from $15/mo |
| Free tier | Free plan with basic editing tools and free templates | Basic editing tools only (trim, transitions, captions); no AI credits | 60 media minutes/month, 100 one-time AI credits, 720p export | 10 credits, 720p exports up to 4 min, 30 export min/month, watermarked | 60 credits/month, up to 1080p, watermarked, clips exportable for 3 days | |
| Max clip length | Web-link exports up to 1 hr (Free/Hobbyist) or 3 hrs (Creator/Business) | Exports up to 120 min on paid plans (4 min on Free) | Input videos up to 10 hours | |||
| Max resolution | 4K | 4K | 4K | 4K (Pro) | ||
| Watermark on free plan | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Commercial use | Paid plans | |||||
| Developer API | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Open source | No | No | No | No | No | No |