DesiCaptionsDesiCaptions vs AutoCaption
Per-video monthly plans against one-time minute packs, for Hindi and Hinglish creators.
Short answer
Pick AutoCaption if you publish many very short clips every month and want direct posting to TikTok, Reels and Shorts from the same tool.
Pick DesiCaptions if your videos run past 2 or 3 minutes, you speak Hinglish or another Indian language and want it in Roman script, or you would rather pay once than every month.
| DesiCaptions | AutoCaption | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing | One-time minute packs, no subscription. Minutes never expire. | Monthly or yearly subscription, counted in videos per month |
| Entry price | From 12 USD (799 INR) for 120 minutes | 18 USD a month (Starter, 100 videos), less when billed yearly |
| Free plan | 2 free minutes, no credit card, no watermark | Free trial; no free plan listed on the pricing page |
| Max video length | 5 minutes, or 15 minutes on the Agency pack | 2 minutes (Starter), 3 minutes (Expert), 6 minutes (Pro) |
| Hinglish and Roman script | Roman script (Hinglish, Banglish, Tanglish, Tenglish, Gujlish, Roman Urdu, Marathi) or the native script when you pick it | Hindi among 100+ languages; Hinglish and Roman script not mentioned |
| Exports | Burned-in video, SRT, VTT, ASS on every plan | Captioned video, direct publishing to TikTok, Reels and Shorts |
Several unrelated products are called AutoCaption, including mobile apps and an After Effects plugin. This page compares autocaption.io, the web tool.
Videos per month or minutes you keep
AutoCaption counts videos: 100, 215 or 350 a month depending on the plan, each with a length cap of 2, 3 or 6 minutes. That suits a high-volume account cutting many sub-minute clips. A 4-minute talking-head video does not fit the two cheaper plans at all.
DesiCaptions counts seconds. A 40-second Reel uses 40 seconds of your balance, a 4-minute video uses 4 minutes, and the balance never expires. Videos up to 5 minutes work on every plan, 15 minutes on Agency.
Hindi is not the same as Hinglish
Supporting Hindi usually means recognising Hindi speech and writing it in Devanagari. Most Indian creators speak a mix of Hindi and English and their audience reads it in Roman letters. DesiCaptions is built for that mix and writes "kya scene hai bro" as one clean caption, with the same approach for Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and Urdu. Devanagari and the other native scripts are available when you want them.
Where AutoCaption is the better pick
- You post dozens of sub-minute clips a month and the per-video count works out cheaper.
- You want to publish straight to TikTok, Reels and Shorts from the captioning tool.
- You want team collaboration or API access in the same product.
How to switch from AutoCaption
- Sign up for the free plan. No card needed, and you get 2 free minutes.
- Upload a Hinglish clip you already captioned and compare the transcripts.
- Export a burned-in video for posting, or SRT, VTT or ASS for your editor.