Not for ongoing use. As of 19 October 2026, Submagic has a free trial rather than a free plan. Its help center says the trial lets you "upload 3 short videos" and edit them, and that a subscription is what lets you download without a watermark. The pricing page lists no $0 plan: paid plans start at $19 a month for Starter, or $12 a month billed yearly.
So Submagic is free to try and paid to use. Below is what the trial gives you, what each plan allows in Submagic's own words, and when a caption tool you pay for once costs less.
What Submagic's pages say (19 October 2026)
| Question | What Submagic says | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Is there a free plan? | No $0 plan is listed; plans start at Starter | Pricing page |
| Is there a free trial? | Yes, "upload 3 short videos" and edit them | Help: free trial |
| Watermark on the trial? | A subscription lets you download without a watermark | Help: free trial |
| Card needed to start? | "No credit card required" | Pricing page |
| Cheapest plan | Starter, $19 a month or $12 a month billed yearly | Pricing page |
| Longest video on Starter | 2 minutes per video | Pricing page and help |
| Videos per month on Starter | 15 | Pricing page |
| Largest file | 3,000 MB | Help: size and length limits |
| Refunds | Not offered | Help: refund policy |
| Mobile app | None; upload from a phone browser | Help: mobile app |
The trial article, last updated 30 September 2026, does not define "short", and neither page says whether the 3 trial videos are a one-time allowance or a monthly one.
What Submagic is
Submagic is an AI editor for short videos that runs as a web application. Its site lists AI captions, an AI auto edit, Magic Clips for turning long videos into short ones, B-roll, auto zoom, eye-contact correction, video translation, transitions, sound effects and background music, plus an API for automated editing. The plans are priced for the whole editor, which matters when you compare it with a tool that only does captions.
What the free trial gives you
Submagic's free trial article frames the trial as a way to upload your videos "for free to see what our software does": you can upload three short videos and edit them "the way you want". Clean downloads come with a subscription.
If you plan to buy Starter, test with clips under 2 minutes, because that is Starter's limit per video and the trial will not tell you whether your usual video length fits the plan. Submagic has no mobile app, according to its help center, but you can upload from a phone browser and edit on a computer.
If you were hoping for a tool that exports for free, Submagic is not it. The free AI subtitle generator comparison lines up the free plans that do let you export.
Plans and limits
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Videos a month | Length per video | Export |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $19 | $12 a month | 15 | 2 minutes | 1080p, 30 fps |
| Pro | $39 | $23 a month | 40 | 5 minutes | Up to 2K, 30 fps |
| Business | $69 | $41 a month | 100 | 30 minutes | Up to 4K, 60 fps |
Prices are per member per month from the pricing page on 19 October 2026; the euro prices on the same page are €19, €39 and €69 monthly. The page advertises up to 41% off for yearly billing. Every paid plan lists "No watermark". Pro adds AI auto zooms, removal of bad takes and silences, clean audio, publishing to social accounts and a brand kit. Business adds 4K at 60 fps, custom templates and priority rendering, and a custom plan exists for larger teams.
The per-video length is the limit to watch. Submagic's size and length article confirms 2 minutes on Starter, 5 on Pro and 30 on Business, for both upload and export. A 3-minute talking-head clip does not fit Starter; it needs Pro. A 20-minute interview needs Business.
What a Submagic video costs
Dividing each plan's price by its monthly allowance gives a cost per video: about $1.27 on Starter, $0.98 on Pro and $0.69 on Business when billed monthly, or $0.80, $0.58 and $0.41 billed yearly. If you use less than the allowance, each video costs more.
Per minute, it depends on how close your videos get to the length cap. Starter's 15 videos of up to 2 minutes come to 30 minutes at most, about $0.63 a minute. Pro's 40 videos of up to 5 minutes come to 200 minutes, about $0.20 a minute. Business's 100 videos of up to 30 minutes come to 3,000 minutes, a little over 2 cents a minute. So for someone who fills Business every month with long videos, Submagic costs far less per minute than any caption pack. Pro at full use, about 20 cents a minute, is level with the smallest pack and dearer than the larger ones. The next section shows when the pack wins.
Watermark and export limits
Paid plans export without a watermark at 1080p on Starter, up to 2K on Pro and up to 4K on Business, per the help article on export quality. The watermark question only applies to trial downloads, which the help center ties to having no subscription.
Two policies are worth reading before you pay. Submagic does not offer refunds, according to its refund policy article, so use the trial to decide rather than the first month. Plans renew until you cancel; the help center says you cancel from the Stripe portal in your profile, and that you can pause a subscription instead.
Long-to-short clips on Submagic's plans
Submagic's long-to-short tool is Magic Clips. Its help center calls it an add-on subscription and, in the cost article, prices it at $19 a month for 10 video uploads. The Magic Clips guide says you can paste a YouTube URL, upload a file or use a public Google Drive link, that processing takes 10 to 25 minutes depending on length, and that you get 20 or more clips. The pricing page itself mentions Magic Clips limits only under the custom plan. For a side-by-side of Submagic and CapsAI, including long-to-short, see the Submagic alternative page. For another clip tool's free plan in the same format, see is Opus Clip free.
When a pay-per-pack caption tool is cheaper
Submagic prices by videos per month. CapsAI prices by minutes, paid once: $4 for 20 minutes, $9 for 60 and $19 for 180 (₹49, ₹99 and ₹299 in India; €4, €9 and €19 in the euro area), with nothing to renew or cancel. Each upload can be up to 10 minutes, so a 3-minute clip or a 9-minute interview fits any pack.
Two worked examples, at 19 October 2026 prices:
- 15 one-minute clips a month: Submagic Starter at $19 every month, or 15 of the 20 minutes in a $4 pack.
- 40 two-minute clips a month: 80 minutes of video. Submagic Pro at $39 a month, or a $19 pack with 180 minutes.
Per minute, the packs come to $0.20 on the $4 pack, $0.15 on the $9 pack and about $0.11 on the $19 pack. They win when your volume is low or uneven: a month with three videos uses only those minutes, and a month with none costs nothing, where a subscription bills either way.
What you give up is everything that is not captions. CapsAI has no B-roll, auto zoom, silence removal, hook titles or social publishing, no translation and no SRT download. It has 37 caption styles, 8 of them free and the rest included with any pack, AI emoji sync on the Creator and Pro packs, and AI sound effects in the editor. Captions come in 11 spoken languages, English and 10 Indian languages. Submagic gives two figures for its own: its homepage says captions in 123 languages, while its help center says 48 or more. If you want Submagic's editing tools, its subscription is buying more than captions, and that is the fair comparison to make.
How to check Submagic's free trial yourself
- Sign up and upload one clip under 2 minutes.
- Edit the captions, export, and check the download for a watermark.
- Note how many of your 3 trial uploads remain.
- Open the pricing page while signed in and confirm the length limit of the plan you want.
What to do next
If you want an AI editor with B-roll, zooms and silence removal, Submagic's trial is the way to judge it, and Starter at $19 a month is the honest entry price. If you only need styled captions on short clips, start with the 3 free minutes on CapsAI, compare packs on the pricing page, and pay once if the draft holds up; watermark-free export comes with every paid pack.