- Which AI engine should I use?
- Fast mode is the best for English/European languages — over 3,000x real-time on our GPU. Studio Quality is a great default for any language. Highest Accuracy mode is for legal / medical / academic transcription where errors are costly. The Asian Optimized engine is best for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other CJK / Southeast Asian languages.
- What languages are supported?
- 99 total: full coverage of European, Asian, Slavic, Romance, Semitic, and most South Asian / African languages. Auto-detect picks the right engine and language for you.
- What are word-level timestamps?
- Precise timing for each individual word, useful for karaoke-style subtitles or precise caption sync. Other modes give sentence-level timing.
- How fast is the auto-subtitle generator?
- Fast mode processes at over 3,000x real-time — a 10-minute video takes less than a second of compute. Studio Quality and Highest Accuracy are slower but still typically finish in seconds for short clips.
- How is this different from Submagic, Veed, or Kapwing?
- Three things. (1) Free with no watermark for SRT extraction — Submagic ($16/mo) and Veed limit free features behind their paywall. (2) Five AI engines — pick fastest for English, most-accurate for any language, or specialized for Asian languages. Submagic / Veed use a single model. (3) Burn subtitles directly into the video AND extract a portable SRT file — no extra step.
- Is this a free alternative to Submagic?
- Yes for the auto-caption step. Submagic's value-add is the curated animated caption presets and emoji auto-suggest — if you need those polished social-media-ready captions, check our Animated Captions tool which mimics Submagic's style for free.
