Caption generator
A VideoCaptions.AI Alternative for Hinglish Reels
VideoCaptions.AI is a browser caption editor with animated, word-by-word styles, 99+ languages and a Hinglish mode. By default it writes the Hindi words of a Hinglish line in Devanagari and the English words in Roman letters, and it can switch the Hindi words to Roman letters for you. You pay with credits: a one-time welcome grant on the free plan, then a monthly or yearly subscription. CapsAI is built for Hinglish and 10 other spoken languages, writes Hinglish in Roman script from the start, and sells one-time minute packs in rupees that never renew. This page sets the two side by side with figures read from both websites on 15 October 2026. It also points out one place where VideoCaptions.AI's own pages disagree with each other, and says plainly where VideoCaptions.AI is the better pick.
Start with 3 free minutes. Free exports may include a CapsAI watermark.
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
Accepted formats: MP4 and MOV, with a 9:16, 16:9 & 1:1 aspect ratio supported only.
Hinglish subtitle example: Yeh ek preview hai subtitle design ka Abhi transcribe karein apna video paane ke liye
What the captions look like
Script choice
Kya aapko pata hai yeh trick kaam karti hai?
With Hinglish chosen, CapsAI writes this whole line in Roman script. VideoCaptions.AI writes words like kya in Devanagari by default, so switch on its transliteration if you want Roman letters throughout.
English words inside Hindi
Aaj ka outfit full budget mein, link bio mein hai.
Outfit, budget, link and bio should stay in English letters. Read the draft in either tool and fix any word that came out in the wrong script or spelling.
Price in a Reel
Sirf ₹499 mein poora combo, offer Sunday tak.
Check prices, dates and numbers in any automatic draft before you export, in both tools.
VideoCaptions.AI 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
- VideoCaptions.AI: Choose Hinglish. Hindi words appear in Devanagari and English words in Roman letters by default; automatic transliteration switches the Hindi words to Roman letters at no extra credit cost
- Languages
- CapsAI: 11 spoken languages: Hinglish, English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi
- VideoCaptions.AI: 99+ languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam and Urdu
- Free to try
- CapsAI: 3 minutes on a new account, no card
- VideoCaptions.AI: 225 one-time welcome credits, no card. Its docs show that covering one 2-minute video plus one 1080p export
- Watermark
- CapsAI: Watermark-free export with every paid pack
- VideoCaptions.AI: Its pages disagree. The Hinglish page says every export has no watermark; the Free plan card on its pricing page says "Exports include a watermark". Paid plans: no watermark
- How you pay
- CapsAI: One-time packs: ₹49 for 20 min, ₹99 for 60 min, ₹299 for 180 min. Nothing renews
- VideoCaptions.AI: Subscription: Creator ₹4,999 a year or Studio ₹9,999 a year, plus GST (shown as ₹417 and ₹833 a month); monthly billing also offered. One-time credit top-ups: 1,000 credits for $4.99, 3,500 for $12.99
- What you get
- CapsAI: 20, 60 or 180 upload minutes, depending on the pack
- VideoCaptions.AI: Creator 2,500 credits a month, Studio 8,000. Transcription costs 100 credits a minute and each export 25 to 100. Unused credits roll over while you subscribe
- Cost of a one-minute Reel
- CapsAI: ₹1.65 to ₹2.45 of a pack, depending on the pack
- VideoCaptions.AI: Its pricing page says "appx. ₹21 a video" (20 videos a month on Creator, billed yearly, before GST). By its credit docs, a 1-minute video with a 1080p export uses 125 credits
- Video length and file size
- CapsAI: Up to 10 minutes per video on every pack; MP4 or MOV
- VideoCaptions.AI: Free 2 min and 300 MB, Creator 5 min and 500 MB, Studio 10 min and 750 MB; MP4, MOV or WebM
- Export
- CapsAI: MP4 with captions burned in, 1080p on Starter, up to 4K on Creator and Pro
- VideoCaptions.AI: H.264 MP4 with captions burned in, normally rendered in your browser with a cloud render as a fallback: 1080p on Free, 2K on Creator, 4K on Studio
- SRT or VTT file
- CapsAI: No
- VideoCaptions.AI: Yes, SRT and VTT on Creator and Studio
- Caption styles
- CapsAI: 35 animated styles, plus AI emoji sync on Creator and Pro
- VideoCaptions.AI: Animated styles such as karaoke, flash, typewriter and glitch; selected styles on Free, all styles, captions behind the subject and custom font uploads on paid plans
- Projects and storage
- CapsAI: Projects kept 3, 7 or 15 days, depending on the pack
- VideoCaptions.AI: Free: up to 3 projects and 500 MB storage. Paid: unlimited projects, 10 GB or 30 GB storage
VideoCaptions.AI figures are from videocaptions.ai/pricing, /captions-in/hinglish, /docs/credit-system, /subtitle-generator and /llms.txt; CapsAI figures are from capsai.co/pricing. All were checked on 15 October 2026. VideoCaptions.AI's rupee prices are the yearly prices its pricing page shows in India, before GST; elsewhere the site lists Creator at $7.99 and Studio at $17.99 a month. Plans change, so check both pricing pages before you buy.
What you get
- Hinglish comes out in Roman script from the start, with English words kept as spoken
- One-time packs from ₹49, priced in rupees, with nothing to renew or cancel
- From ₹1.65 a minute of video on the Creator pack, paid once
- Videos up to 10 minutes long on every pack, not only on the top plan
- AI emoji sync on the Creator and Pro packs, on top of 35 animated styles
Where it helps
- Hinglish creators who post a few Reels a week and do not want a subscription
- Talking-head, vlog and podcast clips longer than 5 minutes, without paying for a top plan
- Creators whose audience reads Hinglish in Roman letters and wants it that way from the first draft
- Freelance editors who buy caption minutes per client project
How it works
How it works
Step 1
Pick a clip under 2 minutes
VideoCaptions.AI's free plan takes videos up to 2 minutes, so choose a Hinglish Reel of 30 to 90 seconds with a few English words and one number. Use the same file in both tools.
Step 2
Run it in VideoCaptions.AI
Sign up, upload the clip, choose Hinglish and turn on transliteration if you want Roman letters. Export once at 1080p and check the file for a watermark yourself.
Step 3
Run it in CapsAI
Upload the MP4 or MOV here. Hinglish is preselected from this page, so the captions come out in Roman script. 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, especially names, slang and numbers. Then play both videos on your phone and see which captions read better.
Choose your spoken language
What to do next
Related tools
Questions
Is VideoCaptions.AI free with no watermark?
Its own site says two different things. The Hinglish page and several FAQs say every export, free plan included, has no watermark. The Free plan card on its pricing page lists "Exports include a watermark". Both were live on 15 October 2026, so export a short test clip on the free plan and check. On CapsAI, watermark-free export comes with every paid pack.
Does VideoCaptions.AI write Hinglish in Roman script?
It can. By default it writes the Hindi words in Devanagari and the English words in Roman letters, and automatic transliteration turns the Hindi words into Roman letters at no extra credit cost. CapsAI writes Hinglish in Roman script from the start, for example "Kya aapko pata hai yeh trick kaam karti hai?".
Is CapsAI cheaper than VideoCaptions.AI?
On list prices per minute of video, yes. CapsAI packs work out to ₹1.65 to ₹2.45 a minute, paid once. VideoCaptions.AI's pricing page says about ₹21 a video on its Creator plan billed yearly (₹4,999 a year plus GST), and its docs count a 1-minute video with a 1080p export as 125 credits (15 October 2026 prices). VideoCaptions.AI gives more for that money if you need SRT files, custom fonts or captions behind the subject.
When is VideoCaptions.AI the better choice?
When you need a language CapsAI does not cover, such as Malayalam, or, on its paid Creator and Studio plans, SRT or VTT files for YouTube, custom font uploads or captions placed behind the subject. It also suits you if you want the Hindi words of a Hinglish line in Devanagari, or if you caption every day and prefer monthly credits that roll over. CapsAI exports a burned-in MP4 only.
How much can I caption for free on each?
CapsAI gives every new account 3 minutes, no card. VideoCaptions.AI gives 225 one-time welcome credits, no card; transcription costs 100 credits a minute and a 1080p export 25, so its docs show the grant covering one 2-minute video and one export. Free videos there can be up to 2 minutes long.
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, VideoCaptions.AI offers SRT and VTT downloads on its Creator and Studio plans.
Is there a subscription on CapsAI?
No. You buy a pack of minutes once. Nothing renews and there is nothing to cancel.
Can either tool translate my captions?
No. CapsAI does not translate captions, and VideoCaptions.AI says translating subtitles into another language is on its roadmap and not available yet (15 October 2026). Both caption the language you speak.
Which one should you pick?
Pick CapsAI if you want Hinglish in Roman script from the first draft and would rather pay once than subscribe. A ₹99 pack covers 60 minutes of video, every pack takes videos up to 10 minutes long, and the captions are burned into an MP4 that shows the same on Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp.
Pick VideoCaptions.AI if you need Malayalam or another language outside CapsAI's 11, the option to keep Hindi words in Devanagari, or, on a paid plan, SRT or VTT files, custom fonts or captions behind the subject. Its paid plans make sense when you caption every day and want credits that roll over month to month.
How we compared them
Every VideoCaptions.AI figure comes from its own website, read on 15 October 2026: the Hinglish page, the pricing page, the credit system docs, the subtitle generator page, the MP4 export guide and its llms.txt summary. Where its pages disagree, as they do on the free-plan watermark, we quote both. CapsAI figures come from capsai.co. We did not score transcription accuracy, because it depends on your audio; the fair test is the same clip in both tools, which the free allowance on each side lets you run.