Captions vs Submagic
Two of the 27 AI caption generators in our ranking, compared fact by fact — every price and feature read from each maker's own pages on Oct 24, 2026.
Captions
Creators editing talking-head videos on a phone
8.9
#5
Submagic
Short-form creators who want styled captions plus auto edits
8.7
#8
The short answer
- Higher scoreCaptions — 8.9 vs 8.7 (#5 vs #8 of 27)
- Cheaper entry planSubmagic — $12/mo, billed yearly vs $24.99/mo
- Free planBoth publish one
- Only Captions confirmsMobile app
Side by side
| Captions | Submagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.9/10 · #5 of 27 | 8.7/10 · #8 of 27 |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Paid from | $24.99/mo (Max)“$24.99/mo” — captions.ai/pricing | $12/mo, billed yearly (Starter)“$12 /member/mo billed yearly” — submagic.co/pricing |
| Free plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Free trial | Not published | Not published |
| SRT export | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Translation | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Animated captions | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| AI editing | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Mobile app | ✓ Yes | – Not published |
| Why it ranks | Apps on the App Store and Google Play; AI editing trims pauses and filler words, and AI Translate handles translation. | Starter is $12 per member per month billed yearly; plans add silence and bad-take removal and caption translation. |
| Watch for | The free plan gets 1 caption template versus 100+ on paid plans. | The free tier is limited to 3 videos per month and its exports include a watermark. |
