Pricing
How much does it cost to translate a video in 2026?
On the subtitle plans compared here, translation costs from about $0.03 a translation minute (annual billing) on Kapwing Pro to about $0.63 a minute (monthly billing) on Submagic Starter if you use the whole allowance, and a single Vid Hub purchase is $3 for one video up to 20 minutes. AI dubbing through HeyGen's API costs $0.57 a minute for audio only, $0.81 with Speed lip sync and $1.50 with Precision lip sync. Human translated subtitles at Rev cost $6.49, $10.49 or $15.99 a minute, depending on the language.
One unit makes the prices comparable: the cost of one finished minute of translated video. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and shows the day we read it.
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Cost per finished minute
| Tool and plan | Price | What it includes | Per translated minute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vid Hub, one video | $3 for one video | One video up to 20 minutes and 500 MB: MP4 up to 720p with a small watermark, SRT and TXT | about $0.15 a minute for a 20-minute video |
| Vid Hub Creator | $8/month, base price | About 20 minutes of video a month, small watermark | about $0.25 a minute at the base price |
| Vid Hub Pro | $12/month | About 100 minutes of video a month, watermark removal, subtitle editor | about $0.12 a minute |
| Vid Hub Studio | $20/month | About 300 minutes of video a month, watermark removal, subtitle editor | about $0.07 a minute |
| Kapwing Pro | $16 a month on annual billing | Up to 500 translation minutes a month | about $0.03 a translation minute (annual billing) |
| Maestra Basic | $39 a month billed yearly | 360 subtitle minutes or 180 translated minutes a month | about $0.22 a translated minute |
| Happy Scribe Basic | $17 a month, or $8.50 a month billed annually | 120 minutes a month for transcription, subtitles and translation together | about $0.14 a pool minute, monthly billing |
| Submagic Starter | $19 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly | 15 videos a month, each up to 2 minutes | about $0.63 a minute (monthly billing) with 2-minute videos |
| VEED Pro | $45 a month or $265 a year, US list price per seat | Translation paid with AI credits that VEED's other AI tools also use; each language counts again | Not computed: VEED does not publish credits per translated minute |
| HeyGen Creator, dubbing | $29 a month, or $24 a month billed yearly | 600 credits a month; translation uses 4, 6 or 10 credits a minute | about $0.19 a minute without lip sync, $0.29 with Speed lip sync and $0.48 with Precision lip sync |
| HeyGen API, dubbing | $0.57 a minute for audio only, $0.81 with Speed lip sync and $1.50 with Precision lip sync | Pay as you go | The price is per minute |
| CapCut Pro | A quote after sign-in | The price varies by region, device and promotion | Not published |
| Captions Max | $24.99 a month | 500 credits a month, iOS price | Not published |
| Rev, human translated subtitles | $6.49, $10.49 or $15.99 a minute, depending on the language | Subtitles translated by people | The price is per minute |
| Rev, human captions | from $1.99 a minute | Captions by people, same language, no translation | The price is per minute |
Method: a plan's per-minute figure is our calculation. It divides the monthly price by the minutes the plan includes and assumes all of them go to translation. Unused minutes, credit pools shared with other features and yearly billing change the real figure, and HeyGen says its credit usage can vary by feature, model, duration and generation type. VEED's prices depend on the visitor's region, so its figures are US list prices. Vid Hub Creator is quoted at its base price; regional prices exist.
Free tiers, and what they leave out
| Tool | Free offer | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Vid Hub | Upload and preview | A preview of up to 20 seconds, or half the video if it is 20 seconds or shorter. Downloads need a purchase or a plan. |
| Kapwing | Free plan | Up to 5 translation minutes, watermark, exports up to 4 minutes, 720p |
| VEED | Free plan | Watermark, 720p, exports up to 10 minutes, 10 minutes of auto subtitles a month, no subtitle file download |
| HeyGen | Free plan, $0 | 3 videos a month up to 1 minute, translation up to 1 minute a video |
| Happy Scribe | Free trial | 10 minutes of transcription, subtitles and translation in total |
| Captions | Free plan | Basic tools and no AI credits |
What changes the price
- Languages. Most tools charge again for each target language. VEED's pricing page says translating the same video into another language uses the minutes again, and a Vid Hub purchase covers one target language.
- Lip sync. HeyGen charges 4 credits a minute without lip sync, 6 with Speed lip sync and 10 with Precision lip sync.
- Translation or subtitles. Maestra counts a translated minute as two subtitle minutes.
- Seats. VEED and Submagic charge per seat or member, and HeyGen Business is $149 a month plus $20 a month for each extra seat.
- Billing period. Yearly billing lowers the monthly price on most plans: Happy Scribe Basic is $17 a month, or $8.50 a month billed annually.
- People. Human work costs far more per minute: Happy Scribe's human proofreading and other human-made services cost from $2.00 a minute, and Rev's translated subtitles cost $6.49, $10.49 or $15.99 a minute, depending on the language.
- Volume through an API. VEED's Subtitles API is $0.10 to $0.40 a minute; its page does not say whether that includes translation.
Who should pick what
- One video, now: a single Vid Hub purchase, $3 for one video up to 20 minutes, after a free preview.
- A few videos a month: a plan with a small allowance, such as Vid Hub Creator at $8/month (base price) for about 20 minutes.
- Hundreds of minutes a month, and you edit too: Kapwing Pro has the lowest per-minute figure here at full use.
- Broadcast formats or an API: Maestra.
- Viewers should hear the new language: HeyGen, by credits on a plan or per minute through the API.
- Every word must be right: human subtitles from Rev or Happy Scribe, or a machine translation checked by a native speaker.
Vid Hub prices for every plan are on Pricing. The language guides, such as Spanish and Arabic, cover what to check in each language. For what each tool is for, see Best tools to translate video subtitles.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to translate a video per minute?
On the subtitle plans compared here, from about $0.03 a translation minute (annual billing) to about $0.63 a minute (monthly billing) if you use the whole allowance. AI dubbing on HeyGen's Creator plan works out at about $0.19 a minute without lip sync, $0.29 with Speed lip sync and $0.48 with Precision lip sync. Human translated subtitles at Rev cost $6.49, $10.49 or $15.99 a minute, depending on the language.
How much does Vid Hub charge to translate a video?
$3 for one video up to 20 minutes and 500 MB, after a free preview of up to 20 seconds. Plans start at $8/month at the base price for about 20 minutes of video a month.
Is AI dubbing more expensive than subtitles?
Not always. HeyGen's dubbing works out at about $0.19 a minute without lip sync, $0.29 with Speed lip sync and $0.48 with Precision lip sync on its Creator plan (our calculation). The audio-only rate is above Kapwing Pro at about $0.03 a translation minute (annual billing) but below Vid Hub Creator at about $0.25 a minute at the base price, Maestra Basic at about $0.22 a translated minute and Submagic Starter at about $0.63 a minute (monthly billing). Lip sync raises the price.
Why do prices on review sites differ from the vendor's page?
Plans change often, and some vendors price by region: VEED shows other prices in some regions, and CapCut shows a quote after sign-in. Use the vendor's own page and check the date.
Do I pay again for each language?
On most tools, yes. VEED uses the minutes again for each language, and Vid Hub translates one target language per video, so a second language is a second video.
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We read each page below on the date shown. Prices and plans change, so check the vendor's page before you buy. A source we quote does not endorse Vid Hub.
- Kapwing pricingRead 2026-10-19.
- Submagic pricingRead 2026-10-19.
- Vid Hub pricingRead 2026-10-19.
- HeyGen help: API pricing explainedPage updated 2026-10-19. Read 2026-10-19.
- Rev pricingRead 2026-10-19.
- Maestra subtitle pricingRead 2026-10-19.
- Happy Scribe pricingRead 2026-10-19.
- VEED pricingRead 2026-10-19.
- HeyGen pricingRead 2026-10-19.
- HeyGen help: credit-based pricing plans explainedRead 2026-10-19.
- Captions pricingRead 2026-10-19.
- VEED API pricingRead 2026-10-19.
- VEED help: how to translate your subtitlesPage updated 2026-09-09. Read 2026-10-19.
- CapCut help: How much does CapCut Pro cost?Page updated 2026-09-23. Read 2026-10-18.