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Submagic
Auto-captions, B-roll and zooms for short-form video.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep paying — OpenAI has not replaced it
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the video job, so this one still earns its $16/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- CapCut and native editors added free auto-captions. OpenAI, January 1, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: CapCut and Vizard.
- What the call is worth $192/yr
- $16/mo at the entry paid tier — $192 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- January 1, 2025
- List price
- $16/mo
- Per year
- $192
The backstory
Free captions exist everywhere now, so Submagic sells the rest of the short-form formula: animated caption styles that match what is trending, automatic B-roll insertion, sound effects and hooks. It is opinionated about a specific aesthetic, which is exactly what a general editor cannot be.
Escape hatches
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OpusClip Better at finding clips in long video.
opus.pro open_in_new C 
CapCut Free captions and editing.
capcut.com open_in_new V 
Vizard Similar clipping and captioning.
vizard.ai open_in_new2 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.