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Dubbing, transcription and captions

Transcripts, captions and dubbed video. What each tool costs, where it runs, what it shipped last, and what its terms say about what you make.

  • 8tools compared
  • 5 of 8have a free plan
  • $6a month, the cheapest paid plan
8 tools

Compare them.

Makers' own descriptions, plans and terms, read Oct 20, 2026, so company-reported. Open "Rights" or "Your data" on a card for the maker's own words.

Rask AI

Rask AI (part of Brask Inc.)

“Translate videos with realistic AI voices”

Free planPaid from $39 a month

Free trial: 3 minutes included, no credit card required.

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Website · Prices · Description · company-reported · Full details

“Dubbing v2 brings high quality dubbing to creators, marketers, and studios ‒ fully automated, with no pipeline to build.”

Free planPaid from $6 a month

10k credits per month; commercial license starts with the Starter plan.

  • Web

LatestElevenLabs valuation increases to $22 billion fueled by enterprise demand for conversational agentsSep 30, 2026

Terms
In its terms
“If you believe your voice has been used without your consent, you can submit an Unauthorized Use of Voice report here.”

ElevenLabs Prohibited Use Policy, Oct 9, 2026

Website · Prices · Description · company-reported · Full details

Rev

Rev

“Built for investigations that hold up under court.”

Free planPaid from $29.99 a month

45 AI transcription and caption minutes per month, English only, 1 user.

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Website · Prices · Description · company-reported · Full details

Descript

Descript

“Descript is the AI video and audio editor that makes editing as easy as editing text.”

Free planPaid from $24 a month

60 media minutes per month, 100 AI credits one-time, 720p export with watermark.

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  • Computer app

Website · Prices · Description · company-reported · Full details

MacWhisper (Whisper-based app)

MacWhisper developer (Gumroad seller 'goodsnooze')

“Quickly and easily transcribe audio files into text with OpenAI's state-of-the-art transcription technology Whisper, Qwen as well as Nvidia Parakeet.”

Price not shown
  • Computer app
Terms
In its terms
“But Whisper has a major flaw: It is prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences,”

Associated Press, Oct 26, 2024

Website · Description · company-reported · Full details

“By default, Live Captions transcribes audio from all apps.”

Price not shown

Built in; on Mac 'available only on Mac computers with Apple silicon' when the system language is English (U.S.) or English (Canada) (macOS 15 guide).

  • Phone app
  • Computer app
Terms
In its terms
“The accuracy of Live Captions may vary and should not be relied upon in high-risk or emergency situations.”

Mac User Guide, Oct 20, 2026

Website · Description · company-reported · Full details

Independent evidence

What tests have found.

Associated Press
“But Whisper has a major flaw: It is prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences,”

Trusted wire; 2024 (old).

AP via ABC News, Oct 26, 2024

Rev
“AI transcription is included with every subscription and returns a 96%+ accurate transcript in minutes.”

company-reported claim, not independently tested..

Rev homepage FAQ, Oct 20, 2026