Caption generator
A Media.io Alternative for Hinglish Captions Without Renewals
Media.io is Wondershare's web toolkit. Its auto subtitle generator sits beside subtitle translation, audio-to-text and a set of AI video tools, and its paid plans are Standard and Premium subscriptions in US dollars that renew automatically, each with a monthly allowance of subtitle minutes and credits. CapsAI's caption editor is built for one job: captions in Hinglish and 10 other spoken languages, burned into your video, paid for with one-time packs in rupees. The two also differ on Hinglish. Media.io's pages name "Indian" as an example language but do not name Hindi or Hinglish; on CapsAI, Hinglish is a spoken-language option of its own. This page puts both side by side, with every figure taken from the two websites on 17 October 2026, and says plainly where Media.io is the better pick.
Start with 3 free minutes. Watermark-free export comes with every paid pack.
Upload Video
For best results, upload a video with clear speech. You can review and edit the captions after generation.
Drag and drop video or
MP4 or MOV, any aspect ratio.
Hinglish subtitle example: Yeh ek preview hai subtitle design ka Abhi transcribe karein apna video paane ke liye
What the captions look like
Hinglish vlog line
Aaj ka plan simple hai, pehle chai phir shoot.
With Hinglish chosen as the spoken language, CapsAI writes this in Roman script, the way it was said. Media.io does not name Hinglish, so check which language you would pick and what script the result uses before you style it.
English words inside Hindi
Yeh feature next update mein aa raha hai, so stay tuned.
Words like feature, update and stay tuned should stay in English. Read the draft in either tool and fix any word that came out changed.
Price and discount code
Kurta sirf ₹1,299 ka hai, code SAVE10 use karo.
Prices, numbers and codes are where any automatic draft slips most. Check them before you export.
Media.io vs CapsAI at a glance
- Hinglish
- CapsAI: A spoken-language option of its own. Captions come out in Roman script, English words kept as spoken
- Media.io: Not named. Its pages give "Indian" as an example language, beside English, German, Chinese, Spanish and Arabic, but do not name Hindi or Hinglish
- Languages
- CapsAI: 11 spoken languages: Hinglish, English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi
- Media.io: Up to 90 subtitle languages in one section of its tool page, and over 85 speech languages in its FAQ. Named examples: English, German, Chinese, Indian, Spanish, Arabic
- Free to try
- CapsAI: 3 minutes on a new account to start
- Media.io: Free Trial: 5 minutes of Auto Subtitle, 3 daily check-in credits, 720p exports up to 10 minutes long, 512 MB upload, 1 GB cloud storage
- How you pay
- CapsAI: One-time packs: ₹49 for 20 min, ₹99 for 60 min, ₹299 for 180 min. Nothing renews
- Media.io: Subscription in US dollars that renews automatically: Standard $6.99 a month billed $83.88 a year, or $9.99 billed monthly; Premium $12.99 a month billed $155.88 a year, or $17.99 monthly
- Caption minutes
- CapsAI: 20, 60 or 180 upload minutes, depending on the pack
- Media.io: Subtitles 60 minutes a month on Standard and 120 minutes a month on Premium, plus 100 or 500 credits a month
- Watermark-free export
- CapsAI: With every paid pack
- Media.io: Its pages disagree. The tool page says no watermark whether you are a free or paid user; the pricing page lists "Export with watermark" on Free Trial and "1080p exports without watermark" on Standard and Premium
- Video export
- CapsAI: MP4 with captions burned in, 1080p on Starter, up to 4K on Creator and Pro
- Media.io: Burn subtitles into the video after picking an aspect ratio; 720p on Free Trial, 1080p on Standard and Premium; export length 10, 60 or 120 minutes by plan
- SRT, VTT or TXT file
- CapsAI: No
- Media.io: Yes. The tool page offers an SRT file download
- Translation and audio to text
- CapsAI: No
- Media.io: Subtitle translation and audio-to-text are part of the tool; the pricing page marks subtitle translation as not included on Free Trial
- Uploads
- CapsAI: MP4 or MOV, up to 10 minutes per video
- Media.io: Video in MP4, MOV, MTS, 3GP, MKV, FLV or WebM; audio in OGG, FLAC, AU, MP3, M4R or M4A; files up to 512 MB on Free Trial, 2 GB on paid plans
- Projects kept
- CapsAI: 3, 7 or 15 days, depending on the pack
- Media.io: Uploaded files are deleted from its servers within 7 days; cloud storage 1 GB on Free Trial, 20 GB on Standard, 50 GB on Premium
- Cancelling and refunds
- CapsAI: Nothing to cancel. A pack is a one-time purchase
- Media.io: "Automatically renews. Cancel anytime." A 7-day money-back guarantee is listed on the pricing page
Media.io figures are from media.io/auto-subtitle-generator.html and media.io/pricing.html; CapsAI figures are from capsai.co and its pricing page. All were checked on 17 October 2026. Media.io lists its prices in dollars, with the yearly rate shown first. Plans change, so check both pricing pages before you buy.
What you get
- Hinglish is a spoken language of its own, written in Roman script
- One-time packs from ₹49, priced in rupees, with nothing to renew or cancel
- A short path built only for captions: upload, fix the words, style, export
- 35 animated caption styles, with AI emoji sync on the Creator and Pro packs
- Works in your phone browser, so you can upload from your gallery without installing an app
Where it helps
- Hinglish creators who need captions, not a toolkit of AI video features
- Creators who post a few Reels a week and do not want a subscription that renews
- Talking-head, podcast and vlog clips where Hindi and English mix in one sentence
- Freelance editors who buy caption minutes per client project
How it works
How it works
Step 1
Pick one short clip
Choose a 30 to 60 second Hinglish Reel with natural speech, a few English words and at least one number. Use the same file in both tools.
Step 2
Run it in Media.io
Upload it to Media.io's auto subtitle generator and pick a language from its list. Its Free Trial covers 5 minutes of Auto Subtitle. Note which language you had to choose and which script the captions come out in.
Step 3
Run it in CapsAI
Upload the MP4 or MOV here and choose Hinglish as the spoken language. The 3 free minutes on a new account cover the test.
Step 4
Count your fixes
Put the two drafts side by side and count the words you had to change. Then play both exported videos on your phone and see which captions read better.
Choose your spoken language
What to do next
Related tools
Questions
Does Media.io support Hinglish?
Its pages do not say. The tool page names "Indian" as an example language, alongside English, German, Chinese, Spanish and Arabic, and does not name Hindi or Hinglish anywhere we read. Try a short clip and check the result. CapsAI treats Hinglish as the spoken language and writes it in Roman script, with English words kept as spoken.
Is CapsAI cheaper than Media.io?
To start, yes. CapsAI packs begin at ₹49, paid once. Media.io Standard costs $6.99 a month billed $83.88 a year, or $9.99 billed monthly, for 60 subtitle minutes a month (17 October 2026). If you caption close to 60 or 120 minutes every month and also use its translation, audio-to-text and AI video tools, the subscription can work out cheaper per minute than buying packs.
When is Media.io the better choice?
When you need an SRT file, subtitle translation, captions for an audio file such as an MP3 or M4A, a language outside the 11 CapsAI supports (it lists over 85 speech languages), exports longer than 10 minutes (60 minutes on Standard, 120 on Premium), or the rest of its AI video tools in one place. CapsAI exports a burned-in MP4 only, takes MP4 or MOV up to 10 minutes per video, and does no translation.
Does Media.io add a watermark on the free plan?
Its two pages disagree. The auto subtitle generator page says there is no watermark whether you are a free or paid user. The pricing page lists "Export with watermark" under Free Trial and "1080p exports without watermark" under Standard and Premium. Run a free export and look before you rely on either. On CapsAI, watermark-free export comes with every paid pack.
Can I download an SRT file from CapsAI?
No. CapsAI exports an MP4 with the captions burned in. If you need a subtitle file for YouTube closed captions, Media.io offers an SRT download.
Is there a subscription on CapsAI?
No. You buy a pack of minutes once. Nothing renews and there is nothing to cancel. Media.io's plans renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime, with a 7-day money-back guarantee.
Do both work on a phone?
Both run in the browser. Media.io says it works on any HTML5 web browser and lists iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows. CapsAI works in phone and desktop browsers: upload from your gallery, edit the captions and download the MP4.
Which one should you pick?
Pick CapsAI if your job is Hinglish captions on short videos and nothing more. You choose Hinglish as the spoken language, get Roman-script captions, fix a few words, pick a style and export an MP4. You pay in rupees, once, starting at ₹49, and the captions are part of the video on every platform.
Pick Media.io if captions are one part of a wider toolkit. It offers subtitle translation, SRT download, audio-to-text for MP3 and other audio files, over 85 speech languages and exports up to 60 or 120 minutes long, and its plans bundle credits for its other AI video tools. For someone who uses several of those every month, the subscription can be the better deal, as long as the language you speak is on its list.
How we compared them
Media.io's plans, limits and features come from its own website: the auto subtitle generator page and the pricing page. CapsAI's come from capsai.co. All were read on 17 October 2026. Where Media.io's two pages disagree, as they do on the free-plan watermark, we say so rather than pick one. We did not test either tool's accuracy, and results depend on your audio. The fair test is the same clip in both tools, which the free minutes on each side let you run.