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Crayo vs Submagic

As of October 9, 2026, Crayo is the better pick if you clip podcasts, streams or interviews longer than 2 or 5 minutes, want one credit per finished clip instead of three stacked caps, and want a timeline editor with 32 caption styles on the entry plan. Submagic is the better pick if animated caption styling, a scheduler, AI actors, dubbing or 4K export decide it. The evidence is below.

Pick Crayo if

  • Your sources run past 2 minutes: Submagic Starter caps each video at 2 minutes and Pro at 5, while Crayo AutoClip takes podcasts and stream VODs up to 3 hours and the editor is metered by export minutes.
  • You want one number to watch: Crayo Hobby is 250 credits, one per finished clip, for $19 a month, and Submagic Starter is 45 credits, 15 videos and a 2-minute cap for $19.
  • You want the clip reframed, not only captioned: AutoClip's face-aware camera track follows the speaker, and the timeline editor with camera, keyframes, speed ramps, 32 caption styles and 56 spoken languages is on the entry plan.

Pick Submagic if

  • Animated caption styling is the whole job: Submagic is built around it and claims 123 caption languages to Crayo's 56.
  • You schedule posts from the editing tool: Submagic has a social media scheduler, Crayo has none.
  • You need AI actors, AI dubbing, 4K at 60fps (Business) or team seats. Crayo has none of these.

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At a glance

At a glanceCrayoSubmagic
Entry priceHobby $19/mo or $160/yr (about $13.33/mo)Starter $19/mo; annual $12/mo
What the entry plan buys250 clips (workflow credits), 2 hours of export, 25GB storage, the timeline editor and the API; also 30 voiceover minutes, 100 AI images and 1 tracked account45 credits, counted as 15 videos of up to 2 minutes each, 1080p at 30fps, 1 seat
Metering unit1 workflow credit per finished clip, plus export minutes3 credits per video, capped by a monthly video count and a per-video minute limit
Free tierNone. Twelve free browser tools need no account and never upload the file.3 videos with no credit card; third-party summaries report a watermark on free exports
Export resolutionUp to 1080p1080p at 30fps on Starter, 1080p or 2K on Pro (the page conflicts), 4K at 60fps on Business
Auto clippingIncludedAutoClip, 1 to 20 clips per runIncludedMagic Clips, 20+ clips from one upload
Face-aware reframingIncludedFace-aware camera trackNot statedFace tracking not described on Submagic's pages
Timeline editor on every planIncludedCamera, keyframes, zooms, speed rampsPartialText-based cut and trim, auto-edit
Native schedulingNot includedDownload and post yourselfIncludedSocial media scheduler
Public APIIncluded34 endpoints on every planIncludedAll plans; included minutes conflict on the page
Cancel in appIncludedOne click in SettingsNot statedNot stated on the pricing page

Submagic facts from www.submagic.co/pricing, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo facts from the live plan table at crayo.ai/pricing.

Pricing side by side

A worked example for a clipper's month, then every plan from both vendors. Submagic prices were checked Oct 8, 2026.

A typical monthCrayoSubmagic
Plan neededHobbyBusiness
Cost$19/mo or about $13.33/mo yearly$69/mo or $41/mo yearly
Allowance used32 of 250 workflow credits and about 32 of 120 export minutesA 60-minute source is over every per-video cap (2, 5 or 30 minutes by plan), so each source needs two uploads on Business, the only plan that takes a 30-minute file: 16 uploads at 3 credits each is 48 of 300 credits and 16 of 100 videos, and the clips Magic Clips returns per upload are not priced separately
NotePrices from the live plan table.Per-video caps and 3 credits per video, per the Submagic pricing page.

Scenario: One 60-minute source a week, eight clips each: 240 source minutes and 32 clips a month.

All Submagic plans (5)Show
Submagic planMonthlyAnnualWhat is meteredIncludes
FreeThe pricing page says Try for free; the 3-video count is from Submagic's own vs pages and the watermark from G2 summaries.$0n/a3 videos, no credit card
  • 3 free videos, per Submagic's own comparison pages
  • Watermark on exports, per third-party summaries
  • No credit card required
StarterThe pricing page's Starter card and its comparison table list different Starter features; the figures here are the ones both agree on.$19/mo$12/mo45 credits a month, which the page counts as 15 videos, each up to 2 minutes
  • 15 videos a month
  • 2-minute cap per video
  • 1080p at 30fps export
  • 1 seat
  • API access, included minutes listed as 100 on the card and 10 in the table
ProThe pricing page lists Pro export as 1080p on the plan card and 2K in the comparison table.$39/mo$23/mo120 credits a month, which the page counts as 40 videos, each up to 5 minutes
  • 40 videos a month
  • 5-minute cap per video
  • 1080p on the plan card, 2K in the comparison table
  • 3 seats
  • Storyblocks B-roll
Business$69/mo$41/mo300 credits a month, which the page counts as 100 videos, each up to 30 minutes
  • 100 videos a month
  • 30-minute cap per video
  • 4K at 60fps export
  • Unlimited seats
  • 100 API minutes a month
CustomCustomCustomCustom credits and caps
  • Contact sales
  • Custom video count and per-video cap
  • Custom seats

From www.submagic.co/pricing, checked Oct 8, 2026. Pricing page fetched directly: Starter $19/mo or $12/mo annual, Pro $39 or $23, Business $69 or $41, Custom on request; annual totals are not printed, so only per-month annual figures are recorded. The page conflicts with itself in three places that a human should browser-check: API minutes (100 a month on every plan card, 10/10/100 in the comparison table), Pro export (1080p on the card, 2K in the table) and the Starter feature list (card and table differ). The free plan's 3-video count comes from Submagic's own vs pages and the watermark from G2 summaries, not the pricing page.

All Crayo plans (3)Show
Crayo planMonthlyYearlyClips (credits)ExportStorage
Hobby$19/mo$160/yr (about $13.33/mo)250 per month2 hours25GB
Clipper$39/mo$327/yr (about $27.25/mo)1,000 per month10 hours100GB
Pro$79/mo$664/yr (about $55.33/mo)3,000 per month30 hours500GB

Read from the live plan table, the same source as crayo.ai/pricing. Credits reset each cycle and do not roll over; one-time top-up packs are separate.

Feature by feature

FeatureCrayoSubmagic
Clipping
Long video to short clipsIncludedAutoClip, 1 to 20 clips per runIncludedMagic Clips, 20+ clips from one upload
Moment rankingIncludedVirality ranking in AutoClip and Find Viral MomentsPartialClaims a virality score, metric not explained
Face-aware reframingIncludedFace-aware camera trackNot statedFace tracking not described on Submagic's pages
Max source length3 hours or 4 GB per upload2, 5 or 30 minutes per video by plan
LayoutsSpeaker, streamer, split, fullNot statedNot enumerated on the pricing page
Captions and editing
Timeline editor on every planIncludedCamera, keyframes, zooms, speed rampsPartialText-based cut and trim, auto-edit
Caption styles32 stylesNot statedTemplate count not published
Caption languages56 spoken languages123 on the homepage, 100+ on vs pages
B-rollPartialAdd your own clips in the editorIncludedStoryblocks on Pro and up
4K exportNot included1080p maximumPartialBusiness only, 4K at 60fps
Distribution
Native schedulingNot includedDownload and post yourselfIncludedSocial media scheduler
Post analyticsPartialSocial Tracker, not per-post statsNot included
Creator trackingIncludedInstagram, YouTube, TikTok; 1 to 10 accountsNot included
Public APIIncluded34 endpoints on every planIncludedAll plans; included minutes conflict on the page
WebhooksIncludedNot statedNot stated
Platform
Web appIncludedIncluded
Desktop appNot includedNot includedOwn vs page: browser-only
Mobile appNot includedBrowser app onlyNot includedOwn vs page: browser-only
Team seatsNot includedIncluded1, 3 or unlimited by plan
Billing
Free tierNot includedFree browser tools onlyIncluded3 videos, watermark reported
Free trialNot includedFree account, no credit card
Metering1 credit per finished clipCredits, video count and minutes per video
Credit rolloverNot includedTop-up packs are separateNot statedNot stated on the pricing page
Refund policyNo refunds, all sales finalNot stated on the pricing page
Cancel in appIncludedOne click in SettingsNot statedNot stated on the pricing page
Also included
AI imagesIncluded100 to 500 per month by planPartialImage and GIF inserts, no generation
AI voiceoverIncludedHundreds of voices, 30 to 180 minutes by planPartialAI dubbing only, no text-to-speech listed
Voice cloningNot includedNot statedNot published
AI avatarsNot includedIncludedAI actors
Reddit story videosIncludedNot included
Fake text videosIncludediMessage-styleNot included

Included, Partial and Not included describe what each product publishes as of the prices-checked date. Not stated means the vendor does not publish it.

Where Crayo wins

  1. 01

    Crayo has no per-video minute cap on the entry plan; Submagic caps each video at 2, 5 or 30 minutes by plan.

    Submagic's pricing page, checked Oct 8, 2026, lists a 2-minute cap per video on Starter, 5 minutes on Pro and 30 minutes on Business. Crayo AutoClip accepts sources from 1 minute to 3 hours or 4 GB on every plan, and editor exports draw on 2 hours of export minutes a month on Hobby. Source

  2. 02

    Crayo meters one credit per finished clip; Submagic stacks three limits at once.

    Submagic Starter is 45 credits, which its page counts as 15 videos, so a video costs 3 credits and the video count and the minute cap both apply on top. Crayo Hobby is 250 workflow credits for $19 a month, one credit per AutoClip clip or AI edit, and Find Viral Moments and Clip Cutter spend nothing until you cut. Source

  3. 03

    Crayo AutoClip reframes with a face-aware camera; Submagic's pages do not describe face tracking.

    Submagic's Magic Clips page, checked Oct 8, 2026, promises 20+ clips from one upload but does not describe speaker tracking; only a third-party comparison table credits it with reframing. Crayo's camera track follows the speaker on every clip, with speaker, streamer, split and full layouts. Source

  4. 04

    Crayo's timeline editor is on every plan; Submagic describes its editing as text-based cut and trim.

    Submagic's own comparison pages say it is not built for advanced or cinematic edits. Crayo's editor has a camera track, keyframes, zooms, transitions, speed ramps, motion blur, 32 caption styles and keyword highlight on Hobby. Source

  5. 05

    Crayo includes Social Tracker on every plan; Submagic lists no creator tracking.

    Submagic's pages list image and GIF inserts, not generation, and AI dubbing rather than text-to-speech, as of Oct 8, 2026, and no creator tracking. Crayo Hobby includes 1 tracked creator account, with posting cadence and viral outliers for Instagram, YouTube and TikTok creators, and the 34-endpoint API on the same plan. Source

Where Submagic wins

  1. 01

    Submagic's animated captions are its core product and it claims more caption languages.

    The Submagic homepage claims 123 caption languages (its vs pages say 100+), with animated templates and emoji placement. Crayo transcribes 56 spoken languages and ships 32 caption styles. Source

  2. 02

    Submagic schedules and publishes posts; Crayo does not.

    Submagic has a social media scheduler page as of Oct 8, 2026. Crayo exports the file and you post it yourself. Source

  3. 03

    Submagic offers AI actors, AI dubbing, 4K at 60fps and team seats.

    Business includes 4K at 60fps export and unlimited seats, Pro includes 3 seats, and the homepage lists AI actors and dubbing. Crayo exports at 1080p, has no avatars, no dubbing and no team seats. Source

  4. 04

    Submagic has a free account and a far bigger footprint.

    Submagic's own comparison pages offer 3 free videos with no credit card, and the homepage claims 4M+ businesses. Crayo has no free plan and no trial. Source

Billing and cancellation

Each side's published terms. At most two dated user quotes, each tied to a row in the table above. No scores.

Crayo

  • No free tier and no trial.
  • No refunds. All sales are final.
  • Cancel any time in one click from Settings. The plan stays active to the end of the cycle and nothing further is charged.
  • Credits reset monthly and do not roll over; top-up packs are separate.

Source: crayo.ai/refund-policy

Submagic

  • Refunds: No refund terms appear on the pricing page as of Oct 8, 2026.
  • Cancellation: Cancellation steps are not described on the pricing page.
  • Submagic prints three limits per plan: credits, a monthly video count and a per-video minute cap, and annual billing is shown only as a per-month figure. The pricing page does not state refund, cancellation or credit rollover terms, and its Starter card and comparison table disagree on included API minutes. Crayo credits reset monthly with no rollover, all sales are final, and cancelling is one click in Settings with the plan active to the end of the cycle.

Source: www.submagic.co/pricing, checked Oct 8, 2026

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Hands-on test

Superiority claims need a described test behind them. This is the test and its status.

Status
Scheduled, not yet run
Source
A 20-minute single-speaker talking-head video owned by Crayo
Plans
Submagic Starter and Crayo Clipper, same file, same day, defaults first then one tuned run each

Until this test runs, the page shows no timings, clip counts or screenshots, and every claim above comes from published pricing and documentation. The results table replaces this note when it is done.

Show the protocol
  1. Same source file through both tools on the same day, defaults first, then one tuned run each.
  2. We pay for the competitor's entry paid plan and Crayo's Clipper plan and record browser, date and plan.
  3. We record time to first clip, total wall time, clips produced, clips judged usable, credits spent, list-price dollars for the run, export resolution, caption word errors on a fixed 60-second segment, and whether the speaker stayed framed.
  4. Usable means: starts and ends on a complete sentence, hook in the first two seconds, speaker framed, captions accurate enough to post without edits. Two reviewers, disagreements noted.
  5. If the competitor wins a row, it stays. If a run fails, we say so and show the error.

Switching from Submagic to Crayo

  1. 01

    Paste a link or upload the file

    AutoClip accepts YouTube and TikTok links or file upload (up to 4 GB, 1 minute to 3 hours). Nothing to migrate from the other tool.

  2. 02

    Pick a layout and an intensity

    Speaker, streamer, split or full layout; subtle, balanced, dynamic or max editing; 1 to 20 clips per run.

  3. 03

    Export at 1080p or open the editor

    Download the clips as they are, or open any clip in the timeline editor to change captions, camera, zooms and music.

Your source files are yours on both sides. Crayo does not need an export from Submagic; it works from the original video, and clips you already made in Submagic stay wherever you saved them.

Questions clippers ask

Yes, for a clipper's month. One 60-minute podcast a week, eight clips each, is 32 clips: Crayo Hobby is $19 a month or $160 a year and covers that with 32 of 250 workflow credits and about 32 of its 120 export minutes. On Submagic the per-video cap decides the plan before the credits do: Starter at $19 takes 2 minutes per video, Pro at $39 takes 5, and only Business at $69 a month, or $41 billed annually, takes a 30-minute file, so a 60-minute source still needs two uploads there.

Not in one upload, per its pricing page checked Oct 8, 2026. Submagic caps each video at 2 minutes on Starter, 5 on Pro and 30 on Business, and Magic Clips promises 20+ clips from an upload inside those caps. Crayo's AutoClip takes a YouTube or TikTok link or a file from 1 minute to 3 hours, returns 1 to 20 ranked clips of 15 to 120 seconds with a face-aware camera, and Find Viral Moments lists up to 50 ranked moments before any credit is spent. Longer editor exports draw on 2 hours of export a month on Hobby and 10 hours on Clipper.

Partly. Crayo ships 32 caption styles with keyword highlight across 56 spoken languages, and AutoClip applies them to every clip and keeps them off the speaker's face. Submagic's captions are its core product, with animated templates, emoji placement and a claimed 123 languages, and its styling library is deeper than Crayo's. If the caption look is the whole decision, Submagic wins that row. If captions are one layer on a clip that also needs reframing, zooms and cuts, Crayo does all of it on one plan.

No. Crayo has no scheduler and no auto-posting; you download the 1080p export and post it yourself. Submagic has a social media scheduler, and if publishing from the editing tool is the deciding feature, Submagic wins that row. Crayo's Social Tracker is not a scheduler either: it tracks Instagram, YouTube and TikTok creators, their posting cadence and their viral outliers, so you can see what is working before you clip the next source.

Not Crayo, if free means a free plan. Crayo has no free tier and no trial; the entry plan is Hobby at $19 a month. Submagic's own comparison pages offer 3 free videos with no credit card, and third-party summaries report a watermark on those exports. What Crayo does give away is twelve browser tools at crayo.ai/features/free, including a video cutter, that need no account and never upload the file. For an ongoing free caption workflow, Submagic's free account or CapCut is the honest answer.

Submagic is a caption tool that added clipping; Opus Clip is a clipper that meters by uploaded minute; Crayo is a clipping editor that meters by finished clip and opens every clip in a timeline. If you mostly caption short videos you already cut, compare Submagic and Crayo. If you mostly turn long recordings into clips, compare Opus Clip and Crayo, and note that Submagic Starter will not accept a source over 2 minutes. Crayo is the only one of the three without a free plan.

Submagic charges 3 credits per video on every plan as of Oct 8, 2026: Starter is 45 credits for 15 videos, Pro is 120 for 40 and Business is 300 for 100. On top of the credits, each plan caps the length of a single video at 2, 5 or 30 minutes. The pricing page does not say whether unused credits roll over, and it lists API minutes as 100 a month on every plan card but 10, 10 and 100 in its own comparison table. Crayo has one meter, 1 workflow credit per finished clip, plus export minutes, and credits reset monthly with no rollover.

Yes, and there is nothing to migrate. Paste a YouTube or TikTok link or upload the file, pick a layout and intensity, and export at 1080p or open the clips in the editor. Your source files stay yours on both sides. Submagic's pricing page does not describe how to cancel, so check your account settings there before the next renewal date; Crayo cancels in one click from Settings and the plan stays active to the end of the cycle.

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About this page

What changed and when. The updated date above only moves when something here does.

  • First published. Submagic prices checked Oct 8, 2026: Starter $19/mo or $12/mo billed annually with a 2-minute cap per video, Pro $39/mo or $23/mo with a 5-minute cap, Business $69/mo or $41/mo with 4K at 60fps.

Submagic is a trademark of its owner, used here only to identify the product compared. Sources: www.submagic.co/pricing.

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