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Kapwing has a Free plan, Pro at $24 per member a month ($16 billed yearly), Business at $64 per member a month ($50 billed yearly) and a custom Enterprise plan. Pro includes 1,000 credits a month and Business 4,000; Free gives 10 credits in total and watermarks every export.
Kapwing publishes what each AI tool costs in credits, so this guide turns the plans into minutes of subtitles, dubbing and lip sync. Prices are from Kapwing's pricing page and help centre, read on 30 October 2026. For other editors, see our video tool pricing and alternatives guides.
The short answer
Kapwing Free is $0 with 10 lifetime credits, a watermark, 720p and 4-minute exports. Pro is $24 per member a month or $16 billed yearly ($192 a year) with 1,000 credits a month, 4K and 2-hour exports. Business is $64 or $50 billed yearly ($600 a year) with 4,000 credits, voice clones and lip sync. Subtitles cost 1 credit a minute; dubbing 20 credits a minute.
Key takeaways
- Yearly billing saves 33%: Pro drops from $24 to $16 a month per member.
- Every paid plan is billed per member: three people on Pro monthly is $72 a month.
- Credits reset on the first of each month and don't roll over.
- Free exports are watermarked, 720p, up to 4 minutes, with 30 minutes of exports a month.
- Kapwing's help centre says it doesn't issue refunds once you subscribe.
Disclosure: we make QuickVeed and show how to do this in it, along with other ways. Details about other products come from their public pages, checked in October 2026 and linked at the end.
How much does Kapwing cost?
Kapwing costs $0, $24 or $64 per member a month billed monthly, or $16 and $50 a month billed yearly. From the pricing page and help centre, 30 October 2026:
| Free | Pro | Business | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly, per member | $0 | $24 | $64 | Custom |
| Billed yearly, per member | $0 | $16/month ($192 a year) | $50/month ($600 a year) | Custom |
| Credits | 10, lifetime | 1,000 a month | 4,000 a month | Custom |
| Watermark | On all exports | None | None | None |
| Export length | 4 minutes | 120 minutes | 120 minutes | 120 minutes |
| Resolution | 720p | 4K | 4K | 4K |
| Monthly export limit | 30 minutes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Upload limit | 2 GB | 6 GB | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Cloud storage | 5 GB, kept 3 days | 200 GB | 800 GB | Custom |
Kapwing's help centre gives worked examples: a 3-member Pro workspace pays $72 a month billed monthly or $576 a year billed yearly; the same team on Business pays $192 a month or $1,800 a year. Kapwing doesn't offer a free trial of paid plans; its tools can be tried on the free plan.
How do Kapwing credits work?
Most AI tools draw from one credit balance. Kapwing's help centre lists the costs (updated 10 September 2026), and the pricing page caps some tools by minutes per plan:
| Tool | Credit cost | Pro (1,000 credits) | Business (4,000 credits) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subtitles (transcription) | 1 credit a minute | Up to 1,000 minutes | Up to 4,000 minutes |
| Subtitle translation | 2 credits a minute | Up to 500 minutes | Up to 2,000 minutes |
| Dubbing | 10 credits per 30 seconds | Up to 50 minutes | Up to 200 minutes |
| Text to speech | 1 credit per 100 characters | Up to 50 minutes | Up to 200 minutes |
| Clean audio | 2 credits a minute | Up to 500 minutes | Up to 2,000 minutes |
| Lip sync | 30 credits a minute | Not clear on the pricing page | Up to 130 minutes |
| Image generation | 4 to 6 credits | - | - |
| Video generation | 20+ credits, by length, resolution and model | - | - |
The minute figures assume you spend the whole balance on one tool; in practice the tools share it. Credits refresh on the first of each month, whatever your billing date, and unused credits don't roll over. Business users can buy extra packs of 500 credits for $50, which also don't roll over; the pricing page lists buying extra credits as a Business feature. The plan cards also list voice clones and lip sync under Business.
Does Kapwing have a watermark?
Yes, on the free plan: the pricing page lists unlimited exports with a watermark on Free, and watermark-free exports from Pro up. Free is also limited to 720p, 4-minute exports and 30 minutes of exports a month. Kapwing's subscription FAQ (updated 10 September 2026) still mentions tighter free limits of 1-minute exports and 250 MB uploads, so expect the free limits to change; the pricing page figures are above.
For a one-off trim or crop without a watermark, QuickVeed's free browser tools cover the quick single jobs people often open a full editor for: trim, crop, resize, compress, merge, add text and change speed, plus a screen recorder. They run in your browser with no sign-up and no watermark.
Is Kapwing free?
There's a free plan with 10 credits in total (about 10 minutes of subtitles), 5 GB of storage kept for 3 days, a starter set of stock assets and one folder. It's useful for trying the editor. Anything you'd publish for a business needs Pro to remove the watermark and go beyond 720p.
Kapwing Pro vs Business: which do you need?
- Pro ($16 yearly, $24 monthly): watermark-free 4K exports, 2-hour projects, a brand kit, a shared workspace and 1,000 credits, enough for about 1,000 minutes of subtitles or 50 minutes of dubbing a month.
- Business ($50 yearly, $64 monthly): 4,000 credits, custom voice clones, lip sync, extra credit packs and 800 GB of storage.
- Enterprise: custom credits, SSO, invoicing and an account manager.
Kapwing's help centre says it doesn't issue refunds once you subscribe, so start monthly if you're unsure, then switch to yearly once you know you'll keep it.
Kapwing vs other editors on price
| Editor | Entry paid plan, monthly | Billed yearly, per month | Included AI allowance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapwing Pro | $24 per member | $16 | 1,000 credits a month |
| VEED Creator | $20 per user | $8 | 500 credits a month |
| Descript Hobbyist | $24 per person | $16 | 10 media hours, 400 AI credits |
| CapCut Pro (US) | $19.99 | About $15 ($179.99 a year) | 1,200 AI credits a month |
Prices checked 30 October 2026. Credits aren't comparable across vendors, since each prices its tools differently. For alternatives by use case, see Kapwing alternatives; for the closest rivals, VEED pricing and CapCut pricing.
Where QuickVeed fits
QuickVeed is not a timeline editor: there are no tracks, transitions or keyframes, and no template library. It does the AI jobs around an edit (captions, clips, dubbing, voice and avatars) and leaves the cut itself to an editor. If what you'd use Kapwing credits for is subtitles, clips or dubbing, compare by the job: QuickVeed's auto subtitles cost 1.5 credits a minute to transcribe; Podcast to Clips costs 1.5 credits per transcript minute plus 3 per clip for videos up to 3 hours; and AI dubbing takes videos up to 10 minutes in 32 languages with stock voices. Cloned-voice dubbing runs on a third-party GPU model, so try it on a short clip before you plan a whole project around it; the stock-voice route doesn't depend on it. QuickVeed plans are $18 a month for 1,000 credits (Starter), $42 for 2,500 (Boost) and $114 for 6,000 (Scale); yearly billing is 10 times the monthly price, and a new account gets a 14-day trial with 250 credits, no card needed.
See also how to repurpose video content.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Kapwing per month?
Pro is $24 per member a month, or $16 billed yearly; Business is $64, or $50 billed yearly. Free is $0 and Enterprise is custom. Checked 30 October 2026.
Does Kapwing's free plan have a watermark?
Yes. Every free export is watermarked; Pro and above export without one.
How many credits do you get on Kapwing?
10 in total on Free, 1,000 a month on Pro and 4,000 a month on Business. Credits reset on the first of the month and don't roll over.
How much does Kapwing dubbing cost?
10 credits per 30 seconds, so 20 credits a minute. Pro's 1,000 credits cover up to 50 minutes of dubbing a month and Business's 4,000 up to 200.
Does Kapwing give refunds?
Its help centre says Kapwing doesn't issue refunds once you subscribe, and plans renew until cancelled.
Try it with your own video
Only need subtitles, clips or a dub? Upload a video and get subtitles or captioned clips with the trial credits. QuickVeed plans start at $18/month, and new accounts get a 14-day trial with 250 credits, no card needed. Sign up or see pricing.
Sources
Competitor details in this post were checked against these public pages in October 2026. Products and prices change, so confirm with each vendor before you decide.
- Kapwing: pricing and plan comparison
- Kapwing Help: how do Kapwing credits work (updated 10 Sep 2026)
- Kapwing Help: Pro vs Business plan FAQ (per-member prices; updated 31 Aug 2026)
- Kapwing Help: Pro subscription FAQ (billing, refunds; updated 10 Sep 2026)
- VEED: pricing and full feature table (Free, Creator, Pro, Enterprise)
- Descript: pricing
- CapCut: CapCut Standard vs Pro (Pro $19.99 a month, $179.99 a year; 23 Sep 2026)
