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Both cover captions & subtitles. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| Submagic | TurboScribe | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $19 | From $10 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | None | None |
| API | Yes | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Everything, in an open format |
| Their cut | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs on | Not stated | Web |
| Covers | Captions & Subtitles, AI Content Tools, Short-Form & Clipping | Transcription & Show Notes, Captions & Subtitles |
| Works with | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram | Nothing in particular |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
Captions, b-roll and hooks on a vertical clip
Submagic takes a clip and gives it back captioned in the style short-form audiences now expect, with the emphasised words coloured and the timing tight against the audio. Cutting a long recording into clips is a paid add-on rather than the base product, which is the thing to check before comparing it with Opus Clip. Three watermarked videos a month are free, which is enough to see whether the caption style suits your face.
Our note
The captions are the reason to buy it, and they are better than the default in most editors. Opus Clip is the comparison for finding the clip; Submagic is the comparison for making the clip worth watching once found.
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Unlimited transcription for ten dollars
TurboScribe transcribes without counting minutes, which is unusual at this price and is the whole argument for it. A single file can run to ten hours and fifty can be queued at once. Three files a day are free, so the sensible move is to transcribe three of your own and judge the accuracy before paying anybody, here or elsewhere.
Our note
For volume this is the cheapest credible option here by a wide margin. When the work is editing rather than transcribing, Descript is a different product and worth the difference in price.
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