Ijharul Islam
Submagic costs $19 a month for Starter, $39 for Pro and $69 for Business, per member, or $12, $23 and $41 a month billed yearly ($144, $276 and $492 a year). Each plan comes with monthly credits (45, 120 and 300), and uploading a video uses 3 credits, so the plans cover about 15, 40 and 100 captioned videos a month. Above that sits a custom plan you agree with sales.
Submagic is built for short videos: you upload a clip, it adds animated captions, and you can add b-roll, zooms, sound effects and hook titles. Every number below was read on Submagic's pricing page and help centre on 1 November 2026. More breakdowns are in our video tool pricing and alternatives guides.
The short answer
Submagic Starter is $19/month or $12/month billed yearly for 45 credits (about 15 videos up to 2 minutes, 1080p). Pro is $39 or $23 yearly for 120 credits (about 40 videos up to 5 minutes, up to 2K, premium b-roll). Business is $69 or $41 yearly for 300 credits (about 100 videos up to 30 minutes, 4K at 60 fps). Prices are per member. There's no free plan, only a trial of 3 short videos that you can't download without a watermark.
Key takeaways
- Every plan runs on credits: an upload costs 3, captions are free, other AI features cost 1 to 3 credits each.
- The plan sets the longest video you can upload: 2 minutes on Starter, 5 on Pro, 30 on Business.
- Yearly billing saves 37% on Starter and 41% on Pro and Business.
- Magic Clips, which cuts long videos into shorts, costs 8 credits each, but one help article still calls it an add-on subscription.
- Submagic doesn't offer refunds, so the free trial is the place to test it.
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 November 2026 and linked at the end.
How much does Submagic cost?
Submagic costs $19, $39 or $69 per member a month, or $12, $23 or $41 a month on yearly billing. From the pricing page and help centre, checked 1 November 2026:
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Credits a month | About how many videos | Longest video | Export |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $19 per member | $12/month ($144 a year) | 45 | 15 | 2 minutes | 1080p, 30 fps |
| Pro | $39 per member | $23/month ($276 a year) | 120 | 40 | 5 minutes | 1080p or 2K, 30 fps |
| Business | $69 per member | $41/month ($492 a year) | 300 | 100 | 30 minutes | Up to 4K, 60 fps |
| Custom | Contact sales | Contact sales | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom |
All three paid plans export without a watermark. The file size limit is 3,000 MB on every plan, per the help centre. Submagic shows prices in US dollars or euros, at the same numbers ($19 or 19€).
How do Submagic credits work?
Every Submagic plan runs on one monthly credit balance that pays for uploads and AI features alike. Its help centre (updated 28 October 2026) lists the costs:
| Action | Credits | On Starter (45) | On Pro (120) | On Business (300) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upload a video | 3 | 15 uploads | 40 uploads | 100 uploads |
| AI captions | 0 (included) | - | - | - |
| Each extra AI feature | 1 to 3 | Fewer videos | Fewer videos | Fewer videos |
| Magic Clips | 8 each | About 5 | 15 | 37 |
So the '15, 40 and 100 videos' on the pricing page assume a plain upload with captions. Add AI b-roll, a generated image or other AI features and each video takes more credits. You can buy more credits at any time from your account settings without changing plan; the help centre doesn't list the top-up price.
Submagic's help centre isn't fully in step with this yet: the Magic Clips guide, also updated 28 October 2026, says Magic Clips is an add-on subscription you activate under My Account, and doesn't say what 8 credits buys (one long video or one clip). Check in the app before you plan a podcast workflow around it.
What does each Submagic plan unlock?
| Starter | Pro | Business | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto captions and text-based trimming | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| B-roll and audio library | Free library | Storyblocks b-roll, music and sound effects | Storyblocks plus movie clips |
| Auto zooms, remove bad takes and silences, clean audio | No | Yes | Yes |
| Publish and analytics for social | No | 1 profile per platform | 3 profiles per platform |
| Brand kit and custom fonts | No | Yes | Yes, plus logos and brand assets |
| Custom templates | No | 3 (comparison table) | 10 (unlimited on Custom) |
| Custom words dictionary, priority rendering | No | No | Yes |
| API and integrations | 10 minutes a month | 10 minutes a month (from Starter) | 100 minutes a month |
The pricing page puts a value on Pro's stock library: Storyblocks b-roll, music and sound effects are '$40/mo standalone'. If you'd use that library, Pro is the plan most people should compare. The page still carries an older comparison table with slightly different numbers (for example 3 users on Pro and unlimited on Business), so treat the cards above as the current offer.
Is there a free version of Submagic?
No free plan, but there is a trial. The help centre says you can upload 3 short videos and edit them however you like, and that downloading without a watermark needs a subscription. Since the Starter plan's limit is 2 minutes per video, keep trial uploads short.
Test before you pay, because Submagic's help centre says it does not offer refunds. You can cancel at any time and keep the plan to the end of the period you've paid for.
Is Submagic worth it?
Per video it's reasonable if you make short clips every week. Dividing the price by the videos its credits cover:
| Plan | Monthly per video | Yearly per video |
|---|---|---|
| Starter (15 videos) | About $1.27 | About $0.80 |
| Pro (40 videos) | About $0.98 | About $0.58 |
| Business (100 videos) | About $0.69 | About $0.41 |
Those numbers assume you use every credit on plain captioned uploads. Submagic's real strength is styling: its caption templates, b-roll, zooms and sound effects make a talking-head clip look edited in a couple of minutes. It's a weaker fit for long videos (2 and 5 minute caps on the cheaper plans) or if you mainly need to find the clips inside a long recording; for that, compare OpusClip pricing and Klap pricing.
Cheaper options than Submagic
- Captions only: most editors add auto captions; see CapCut pricing and Captions app pricing.
- Clips from long videos: OpusClip and Klap price by credits or clips rather than uploads.
- A wider list: Submagic alternatives compares more tools by price and job.
Where QuickVeed fits
QuickVeed isn't a caption-styling editor like Submagic: there's no timeline, no b-roll library and no zoom effects. What it does is cheaper per minute. auto subtitles transcribe videos up to 3 hours at 1.5 credits a minute (2 credits for a 1-minute clip), translate the subtitles into 32 languages with the timing kept, export SRT or VTT, and burn captions in at a credit a minute (3 at least), so a captioned 1-minute clip is about 5 credits, under 10 cents.
For long videos, Podcast to Clips picks up to 10 moments of 15 to 90 seconds from a recording of up to 3 hours, reframes them to 9:16 around the speaker, and adds word-by-word captions in 11 styles with a hook title. An hour-long episode costs 90 credits to transcribe, a small AI charge to find the moments, and 3 credits for each finished clip, so ten clips from an hour come to about 120 credits plus that AI charge (roughly $2.20 on Starter). Clips export at up to 1280 pixels on the long side (720 × 1280 vertical), not 2K or 4K. QuickVeed plans are $18 a month for 1,000 credits (Starter), $42 for 2,500 (Boost) and $114 for 6,000 (Scale), yearly billing costs 10 times the monthly price, and a new account gets a 14-day trial with 250 credits, no card needed. A credit works out to about 1.7 to 1.9 cents.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Submagic per month?
Starter is $19, Pro $39 and Business $69 per member a month billed monthly, or $12, $23 and $41 a month billed yearly. Checked 1 November 2026.
How many videos can I make on Submagic?
About 15 a month on Starter, 40 on Pro and 100 on Business. Each upload uses 3 credits, and extra AI features use 1 to 3 more, so heavy AI use means fewer videos.
What is the video length limit on Submagic?
2 minutes per video on Starter, 5 minutes on Pro and 30 minutes on Business, with files up to 3,000 MB.
Does Submagic have a free plan?
No. It has a free trial: upload 3 short videos and edit them. Downloading without a watermark needs a paid plan.
Does Submagic give refunds?
Its help centre says it doesn't offer refunds. You can cancel at any time and keep access until the end of the paid period.
How much does Submagic Magic Clips cost?
The cost help article (28 October 2026) says Magic Clips cost 8 credits each. The Magic Clips guide from the same day still calls it an add-on subscription, so check the app for your account.
Try it with your own video
Need captions or clips from a long recording without paying per upload? Upload a short video, caption it and translate the subtitles 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 November 2026. Products and prices change, so confirm with each vendor before you decide.
- Submagic: pricing (Starter, Pro, Business, Custom; credits, plan comparison, API minute packs)
- Submagic Help: how much does it cost to use Submagic (credits per feature; updated 28 October 2026)
- Submagic Help: does Submagic have a free trial (updated 28 October 2026)
- Submagic Help: size and video length limit for each plan (updated 28 October 2026)
- Submagic Help: export quality per plan (updated 28 October 2026)
- Submagic Help: how to use Magic Clips (updated 28 October 2026)
- Submagic Help: refund policy
