generated: '2026-09-03'
method: searched
source: https://www.mediacaption.io/pricing
description: >-
  Credit-based pricing. Public transcript browsing on the web is free; public
  API access is included with signup and transcript requests spend account
  credits only when a transcript is successfully returned. AI features
  (transcription, summaries, insights, translation) consume credits.
currency: USD
plan_count: 2
plans:
  - name: Free
    price: 0
    currency: USD
    billing_period: forever
    included:
      - 10 starter credits on signup (up to 10 AI transcription minutes)
      - Unlimited public transcripts
      - API access
      - Search, copy & download (TXT, SRT & VTT)
      - Multilingual transcript support
    credit_costs:
      ai_transcription: 1 credit per minute
      summary_or_key_insights: 1 credit each
      translation: 1 credit per 100,000 characters
  - name: Premium
    price: null
    currency: USD
    billing_period: monthly
    included:
      - 100 AI credits each month, refreshed every billing cycle
      - Everything in Free
    note: Price is only shown at checkout; the public pricing page does not state a number.
credit_packs:
  - name: Starter top-up
    credits: 50
    price: 5
    per_credit: 0.10
  - name: Creator pack
    credits: 200
    price: 10
    per_credit: 0.05
  - name: Studio pack
    credits: 500
    price: 25
    per_credit: 0.05
  - name: Pro pack
    credits: 1000
    price: 50
    per_credit: 0.05
credit_packs_note: One-time packs, purchasable without subscribing; purchased credits never expire.
api_billing:
  model: >-
    POST /v1/transcripts freezes 1 credit while the request runs and charges 1
    credit on success. Bulk jobs freeze 1 credit per item at acceptance;
    successful items are charged and failed items release unused frozen
    credits. Local uploads reserve credits from estimated duration, then
    charge or refund the difference after server-side measurement.
  insufficient_credits: 402 insufficient_credits is returned before processing starts
  docs: https://www.mediacaption.io/docs/billing
limits_docs: https://www.mediacaption.io/docs/rate-limits