Starter
Test the waters$5
16 min$0.31/min
≈ 20 clips at ~45s each
- All caption styles
- Editable transcript
- MP4 + SRT/VTT/ASS export
Pricing
Pay only for the minutes you caption
No subscription. No per-video limits. Buy a pack of minutes — the bigger the pack, the cheaper per minute. Every new account gets 3 free minutes to start.
Creator
Post every day$19
68 min$0.28/min · save 11%
≈ 90 clips at ~45s each
- Editable transcript
- All export formats
- No subscription — ever
Pro
Serious volume$49
190 min$0.26/min · save 17%
≈ 250 clips at ~45s each
- Editable transcript
- All export formats
- Cheaper per minute
Studio
For small teams$99
420 min$0.24/min · save 25%
≈ 560 clips at ~45s each
- Editable transcript
- All export formats
- Better per-minute rate
Agency
For agencies$249
1,250 min$0.20/min · save 36%
≈ 1,650 clips at ~45s each
- Best per-minute rate
- All export formats
- Priority support
Scale
Maximum output$499
2,800 min$0.18/min · save 43%
≈ 3,750 clips at ~45s each
- Lowest price per minute
- All export formats
- Priority support
Prices in USD. Clip counts are approximate (~45-second clips) — you’re billed by the actual length of each video. New accounts include 3 free minutes. Credits valid for 12 months.
Why pay-per-minute
No subscription. No monthly reset. No per-video tax.
Subscription caption tools charge you every month and count whole videos — a 20-second clip burns the same slot as a 2-minute one. We bill by the second, so short clips cost cents and your credits wait for you.
Monthly subscription tools
- Pay every month, even when you make nothing
- Quota counts whole videos, not real length
- A 20-second short = one full video slot
- Unused videos reset to zero each month
- Billed per team member (per seat)
- API capped to a few minutes per month
CaptionLayer
- Pay only when you actually caption a clip
- Billed by the second of real video length
- A 20-second short costs about $0.10, not a slot
- Credits stay valid for 12 months
- One balance, share it across your workflow
- Use your minutes over the API with no extra cap
Frequently asked
How does billing work?
It's pay-as-you-go. You buy a pack of minutes and spend them as you caption videos. We bill by the actual length of each clip — no per-video fees, no subscription.
Do my minutes expire?
Your credits stay valid for 12 months from purchase. Buy when it's convenient and use them at your own pace.
Why is a bigger pack cheaper per minute?
Larger packs lower our payment and processing overhead, and we pass that saving straight back to you — up to 40%+ off the starter rate.
Is there a free way to try it?
Yes. Every new account starts with 3 free minutes — no credit card — so you can caption a few clips before buying anything.
Ready to caption your next clip?
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