Pay as you go
Pay for the media you process and the translations you create. No monthly plan, no seat fee, and no charge for keeping your projects.
01 / Rates
Caption generation follows media duration. Translation follows the amount of text processed and produced.
Generate
One rate covers transcription, transcript cleanup, caption segmentation, and timestamped editable output.
A selected time range is charged by the duration processed.
Translate
Based on an average transcript density of 300 source tokens per minute. Your final cost follows the actual tokens processed.
Input includes source captions, context, and translation notes. Output is the translated caption text.
02 / How billing works
Captionate shows the cost before each generation or translation job. That amount is locked when you submit, and credits are deducted only when processing completes.
Upload video or audio and optionally select the part you need.
See the expected credit cost next to the action button.
The final amount is recorded after a successful job.
03 / FAQ
No. Captionate is credit based. You only pay for caption generation and translation work you run.
It is calculated from the media duration processed at $0.006 per minute, equivalent to $0.36 per hour.
Languages and writing styles use different numbers of tokens. Context and custom translation notes also contribute to input usage.
Yes. The cost shown before submission is the amount deducted after the translation completes successfully.
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