Crayo vs Vsub
As of October 9, 2026, Crayo is the better pick if you clip real footage: AutoClip, Find Viral Moments and a timeline editor turn podcasts and streams into ranked clips from $19 a month. Vsub is the better pick if your channel depends on illustrated art styles cloned from a reference video, avatar lip-sync, 4K export or a bring-your-own-key render lane, and $99 a month is acceptable. The evidence is below.
Pick Crayo if
- You clip podcasts, streams and interviews: Crayo's AutoClip turns YouTube and TikTok links or uploads up to 3 hours into 1 to 20 ranked clips with a face-aware camera, and Vsub offers no clipping or reframing at all.
- You want an entry price under $99: Vsub's cheapest plan is Premium at $99 a month, while Crayo Hobby is $19 a month or $160 a year for 250 finished clips.
- You want the clip in minutes and the tools to fix it: Vsub's API docs say standard generation can take up to 3 hours, and its editing is limited to redrawing single scenes, while Crayo includes a timeline editor with 32 caption styles and 56 spoken languages on every plan.
Pick Vsub if
- Your channel is built on an illustrated look. Vsub draws every scene in styles such as Stickman, Paper Diorama and Cartoon, and can clone a style from a 30-second to 3-minute reference video. Crayo generates AI images and uses gameplay or stock backgrounds, not a drawn style.
- You need avatar lip-sync or 4K. Vsub lists 720p avatar lip-sync at 6 credits a second and 4K under video export; Crayo has no avatars and exports at 1080p maximum.
- You run video generation from code. Vsub publishes template endpoints, TTS, captions, webhooks and an MCP server, plus a bring-your-own-key lane at $0.10 a rendered minute; Crayo's API covers autoclip, exports, voiceover and images but has no BYOK pricing.
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At a glance
| At a glance | Crayo | Vsub |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Hobby $19/mo or $160/yr (about $13.33/mo) | Premium $99/mo; annual Not offered or not published |
| What the entry plan buys | 250 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 account | 27,500 credits a month, about 81 minutes of rendered video before subtitles, narration and images are counted |
| Metering unit | 1 workflow credit per finished clip, plus export minutes | Credits per action: 10 per rendered minute, 20 per subtitled video, 42 to 140 per 1,000 narrated characters, 250 per 20 images |
| Free tier | None. Twelve free browser tools need no account and never upload the file. | None. The API docs say rendering requires a paid plan unless you bring your own Google AI Studio key. |
| Export resolution | Up to 1080p | 1080p, 2K and 4K listed with no per-plan mapping; the homepage says 16:9 at 1080p, portrait via the API |
| Auto clipping | IncludedAutoClip, 1 to 20 clips per run | Not includedNot offered on the site or API |
| Face-aware reframing | IncludedFace-aware camera track | Not includedGenerates from a script, no footage |
| Timeline editor on every plan | IncludedCamera, keyframes, zooms, speed ramps | PartialRedraw single scenes; no timeline |
| Native scheduling | Not includedDownload and post yourself | Not statedNot mentioned on homepage, pricing or API |
| Public API | Included34 endpoints on every plan | IncludedVideo templates, TTS, captions, MCP server |
| Cancel in app | IncludedOne click in Settings | Not statedFAQ heading renders without an answer |
Vsub facts from vsub.io/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. Vsub prices were checked Oct 8, 2026.
| A typical month | Crayo | Vsub |
|---|---|---|
| Plan needed | Hobby | No equivalent |
| Cost | $19/mo or about $13.33/mo yearly | n/a |
| Allowance used | 32 of 250 workflow credits and about 32 of 120 export minutes (2 hours) | Vsub generates illustrated videos from a script and publishes no long-video clipping or reframing tool on vsub.io or in its API docs, checked Oct 8, 2026 |
| Note | Prices from the live plan table. You post the 32 files yourself. | Vsub's cheapest plan for generated videos is Premium at $99/mo, no annual price shown. |
Scenario: One 60-minute source a week, eight clips each: 240 source minutes and 32 clips a month.
All Vsub plans (3)ShowHide
| Vsub plan | Monthly | Annual | What is metered | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PremiumNo annual or lifetime price is shown; the Lifetime toggle renders no figures. | $99/mo | Not offered or not published | 27,500 credits per month, about 81 minutes of rendered video |
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| Premium+Monthly price only; no annual figure published. | $199/mo | Not offered or not published | 66,000 credits per month, about 193 minutes of rendered video |
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| MaxMonthly price only; no annual figure published. | $499/mo | Not offered or not published | 206,000 credits per month, about 616 minutes of rendered video |
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From vsub.io/pricing, checked Oct 8, 2026. Pricing page fetched directly on Oct 8, 2026: Premium $99, Premium+ $199 and Max $499 per month with 27,500, 66,000 and 206,000 credits, the per-action credit costs and the top-up rates all read from the fetched page. No annual or lifetime figures rendered, so none are recorded. Generation times (up to 3 hours standard, 6 hours slow lane, 24 hours BYOK batch) and the $0.10 per minute BYOK rate come from https://vsub.io/docs/api/ai-videos-v3; the API surface from https://vsub.io/docs/api; refund and cancel absence from https://vsub.io/pricing and https://vsub.io/terms-of-service. Vsub's own October 2024 reply on Trustpilot referenced a $49 Pro plan and third-party directories still quote $29, $49 and $99 tiers; those are not on the live page and are not used here. Nothing needs a browser check unless the lead wants the empty FAQ answers and the Lifetime toggle confirmed in a real browser.
All Crayo plans (3)ShowHide
| Crayo plan | Monthly | Yearly | Clips (credits) | Export | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $19/mo | $160/yr (about $13.33/mo) | 250 per month | 2 hours | 25GB |
| Clipper | $39/mo | $327/yr (about $27.25/mo) | 1,000 per month | 10 hours | 100GB |
| Pro | $79/mo | $664/yr (about $55.33/mo) | 3,000 per month | 30 hours | 500GB |
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
| Feature | Crayo | Vsub |
|---|---|---|
| Clipping | ||
| Long video to short clips | IncludedAutoClip, 1 to 20 clips per run | Not includedNot offered on the site or API |
| Moment ranking | IncludedVirality ranking in AutoClip and Find Viral Moments | Not included |
| Face-aware reframing | IncludedFace-aware camera track | Not includedGenerates from a script, no footage |
| Max source length | 3 hours or 4 GB per upload | Plan-limited, not published; scripts to 30,000 characters |
| Layouts | Speaker, streamer, split, full | Not statedArt styles instead; 16:9 default, portrait via API |
| Captions and editing | ||
| Timeline editor on every plan | IncludedCamera, keyframes, zooms, speed ramps | PartialRedraw single scenes; no timeline |
| Caption styles | 32 styles | Not statedTemplate library, count not published |
| Caption languages | 56 spoken languages | Not statedNot published |
| B-roll | PartialAdd your own clips in the editor | Not includedAI illustrations only, no stock or gameplay |
| 4K export | Not included1080p maximum | IncludedListed, no per-plan mapping |
| Distribution | ||
| Native scheduling | Not includedDownload and post yourself | Not statedNot mentioned on homepage, pricing or API |
| Post analytics | PartialSocial Tracker, not per-post stats | Not included |
| Creator tracking | IncludedInstagram, YouTube, TikTok; 1 to 10 accounts | Not included |
| Public API | Included34 endpoints on every plan | IncludedVideo templates, TTS, captions, MCP server |
| Webhooks | Included | IncludedListed in the API docs |
| Platform | ||
| Web app | Included | Included |
| Desktop app | Not included | Not includedNot advertised |
| Mobile app | Not includedBrowser app only | Not includedNot advertised |
| Team seats | Not included | Not statedWorkspace tokens exist; seat count not published |
| Billing | ||
| Free tier | Not includedFree browser tools only | Not includedPaid plan required unless BYOK |
| Free trial | Not included | Not includedNone listed |
| Metering | 1 credit per finished clip | Credits per minute, character and image |
| Credit rollover | Not includedTop-up packs are separate | Not statedFAQ heading renders without an answer |
| Refund policy | No refunds, all sales final | Not stated on pricing page or terms |
| Cancel in app | IncludedOne click in Settings | Not statedFAQ heading renders without an answer |
| Also included | ||
| AI images | Included100 to 500 per month by plan | IncludedPer-scene illustrations, 250 credits per 20 |
| AI voiceover | IncludedHundreds of voices, 30 to 180 minutes by plan | IncludedElevenLabs v2, v4, v4 Turbo or Vsub engine |
| Voice cloning | Not included | Not includedNot listed; upload your own voiceover instead |
| AI avatars | Not included | Included720p lip-sync at 6 credits per second |
| Reddit story videos | Included | PartialStory videos from any script, no Reddit template |
| Fake text videos | IncludediMessage-style | IncludedFake text template plus free screenshot tools |
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
- 01
Crayo clips long videos into ranked shorts; Vsub has no clipping.
Nothing on vsub.io or in its API docs takes a long video and cuts it, as of Oct 8, 2026. Crayo's AutoClip accepts sources from 1 minute to 3 hours, returns 1 to 20 clips of 15 to 120 seconds with a virality ranking and a face-aware camera, and Find Viral Moments surfaces up to 50 ranked moments to review before any credit is spent. Source
- 02
Crayo's entry plan costs a fraction of Vsub's floor.
Vsub's pricing page lists three plans, Premium at $99, Premium+ at $199 and Max at $499 a month, with no annual price shown, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo Hobby is $19 a month or $160 a year, about $13.33 a month, for 250 workflow credits, one per finished clip. Source
- 03
Crayo includes a timeline editor and Social Tracker on every plan; Vsub edits by redrawing single scenes.
Vsub's homepage describes post-generation editing as redrawing individual scenes, and lists no stock library and no analytics, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo's editor has a camera track, keyframes, zooms, speed ramps and 32 caption styles with keyword highlight, and Social Tracker follows 1 to 10 Instagram, YouTube and TikTok creators by plan. Source
- 04
Crayo's own pages describe videos made in minutes; Vsub's docs say up to 3 hours.
Vsub's API documentation states that standard generation can take up to 3 hours, the slow lane up to 6 hours and the BYOK batch lane up to 24 hours, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo's story and text video pages describe videos assembled in a few clicks, and its faceless channel use-case page says made in minutes. No timed head-to-head has run yet; the scheduled test below will publish wall-clock numbers. Source
- 05
Crayo publishes its cancel and refund terms; Vsub's pricing FAQ leaves both blank.
On vsub.io/pricing the FAQ headings for cancelling, refunds and credit carry-over render with no answers, and the terms of service add nothing, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo states no refunds, all sales final, and cancel in one click from Settings with the plan active to the end of the cycle. Source
Where Vsub wins
- 01
Vsub's illustrated art styles and style cloning have no Crayo equivalent.
Vsub's homepage lists Stickman, Ancient, Cartoon, Paper Diorama, Explainer, Commentary, Quiz, Roblox rant, Fake text, Viral shorts and Avatar templates, and clones a style from a 30-second to 3-minute reference video, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo makes AI images from prompts but does not draw a whole video in a consistent illustrated style. Source
- 02
Vsub offers avatar lip-sync and lists 4K export.
The pricing page meters avatar lip-sync at 6 credits a second at 720p and lists 1080p, 2K and 4K under video export, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo has no avatars and exports at 1080p maximum. Source
- 03
Vsub lets you bring your own Google AI Studio key and pay $0.10 a rendered minute.
The ai-videos-v3 docs describe a BYOK lane billed from a cash balance at $0.10 per minute, with a batch option at half that cost and up to 24 hours of wait, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo has one credit model with no key-based lane. Source
- 04
Vsub's API and MCP surface is broader for template generation.
Vsub documents endpoints for ai-videos-v3, V2, Roblox rant, Fake Text, Quiz, Add Captions and TTS, webhooks, and an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, with workspace-scoped bearer tokens, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo's 34-endpoint API covers autoclip, exports, projects, voiceover, images and webhooks but has no MCP server and no template endpoints for story or text videos. 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
Vsub
- Refunds: Not stated. The pricing page FAQ heading "Do you have a refund policy?" renders without an answer as of Oct 8, 2026 (vsub.io/pricing), and the terms of service add nothing on refunds (vsub.io/terms-of-service).
- Cancellation: Not stated. The pricing page FAQ heading "How do I cancel my plan?" renders without an answer as of Oct 8, 2026 (vsub.io/pricing), and the terms of service do not describe cancellation.
- Vsub publishes monthly prices only; the Lifetime toggle on its pricing page renders no figures and no annual price is shown. The FAQ headings about cancelling, refunds and whether unused credits carry over render without answers as of Oct 8, 2026, so rollover and refund terms are unknown.
Source: vsub.io/pricing, checked Oct 8, 2026
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, with the same written script given to both tools for the generated video rows
- Plans
- Vsub Premium and Crayo Clipper, same file where accepted, 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 protocolProtocol
- Same source file through both tools on the same day, defaults first, then one tuned run each.
- We pay for the competitor's entry paid plan and Crayo's Clipper plan and record browser, date and plan.
- 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.
- 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.
- If the competitor wins a row, it stays. If a run fails, we say so and show the error.
Switching from Vsub to Crayo
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Vsub; it works from the original video, and clips you already made in Vsub stay wherever you saved them.
Questions clippers ask
Try it on your own clips
Try it on your own video
Paste a YouTube or TikTok link or upload a file. Every tool is on every plan.
About this page
What changed and when. The updated date above only moves when something here does.
- First published. Vsub prices checked Oct 8, 2026: Premium $99/mo for 27,500 credits, Premium+ $199/mo for 66,000, Max $499/mo for 206,000, no annual price shown, BYOK rendering at $0.10 per minute.
Vsub is a trademark of its owner, used here only to identify the product compared. Sources: vsub.io/pricing.
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