Subtitled charges by the hour with no subscription: $0.25 per hour of audio for a transcript and $0.50 per hour of video for burned-in subtitles, with translation into 16 languages at the same price. Otter, Rev and CapCut are subscriptions with monthly allowances, and Rev's translated subtitles are made by people at $6.49 to $15.99 per minute. For a few hours of recordings a month, Subtitled costs cents; for daily meeting notes or human-checked accuracy, the others are built for that.
$0.25 an hour · first hour free
00:21HostUh, tell me about your— your commitment to science on the ISS.
00:28AstronautUh, well, I'm— I'm here. I'm, uh, working hard on the mission, and I apply my chemical engineering background where it's relevant.
| Subtitled | Otter | Rev | CapCut | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How you pay | By the hour, no subscription | Monthly or yearly plan | Monthly or yearly plan, or per minute for human work | Monthly or yearly plan |
| Paid plan | $0.25 an hour of audio, $0.50 an hour of video | Pro $8.33 a month billed yearly, $8.49 monthly | Essentials $25.49 a month billed yearly, $29.99 monthly | Pro $179.99 a year, $19.99 monthly |
| Included | Whatever your credit covers | Pro: 1,200 minutes a month, 90 minutes per conversation, 10 file imports a month | Essentials: 5,000 AI minutes a month, 3 users | Video editor with auto captions |
| Free | First hour, 30 days | Basic: 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 imports ever | 45 AI minutes a month | Free plan |
| Translation | Into 16 languages, same price | Not listed on its pricing page | Human subtitles, $6.49 to $15.99 a minute | Video translator tool, price not listed |
| Live translated captions on a stream | Yes, in OBS, both ways | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
Competitor figures are from their own pricing pages, checked October 2026; prices change, so confirm on their sites. Subtitled transcripts and subtitles are machine made; Rev also sells human transcription at $1.99 a minute. Sources: Otter pricing, Rev pricing, CapCut pricing.
A few interviews or videos a month cost cents on Subtitled: a 45 minute call is about $0.19, and a 10 minute video translated into Spanish is about $0.08. There is no plan to cancel, and bought credit never expires, so a quiet month costs nothing.
Otter is built for meetings, taking notes on calls every day. Rev sells transcripts and subtitles checked by people, for work where every word has to be right. CapCut is a full video editor. Subtitled does the transcript, the subtitles and live stream captions, and nothing else.
For transcribing recordings, yes. Subtitled charges $0.25 per hour of audio with no subscription, so two hours cost $0.50 and 20 hours cost $5.00. Otter Pro is $8.33 a month billed yearly for up to 1,200 minutes, which is 20 hours, so Subtitled stays cheaper even at Otter's full allowance. Otter's plan also covers live meeting notes, which Subtitled does not do (prices checked October 2026).
Rev's translated subtitles are made by people and cost $6.49 to $15.99 per minute depending on the language. Subtitled's are machine translated and included in its $0.50 per hour video price, so a 10 minute video costs about $0.08 in any of 16 languages. Rev is the choice when a human has to check every line (prices checked October 2026).
For burning subtitles into a video, yes, with no subscription and no editor to learn: drop the video in, pick the language, style the subtitles and download, at 9:16 for TikTok if you want. For cutting and editing the video itself, CapCut is the editor; Subtitled only adds the subtitles.
No. Add $5 or $10 of credit, which never expires; the Streamer plan, 30 live hours a month for $9.99, is optional. Every new account gets its first hour free for 30 days.