2Short vs Submagic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, 2Short and Submagic share a 2.2 GPA, and only 2Short has a free plan.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
2Short
AI tool that cuts long YouTube videos into short clips
Submagic
AI editor that adds captions, B-roll and cuts to short videos
Which one is for you
Pick 2Short if
- Fits if you cut shorts from podcasts or commentary
- Works for creators who start from YouTube links
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for editing from scratch, as it cuts clips from long videos
- Skip it if your videos have no captions or little speech, as it needs captions and suits spoken content
- Tight if you stay free, as Starter gives 30 minutes of analysis a month
- Watch out: the pricing page says 30 free minutes but its closing banner says 15
Pick Submagic if
- Fits if you post short vertical videos and want captions added automatically
- Works for people who'll send clips straight to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your videos run past 2 minutes on Starter: the caps are 2, 5 and 30 minutes by plan
- Tight if you make many videos, as every plan limits videos a month through credits
- Pricey if you need 4K, which is Business only at $41 a member a month
- Watch out: API credit packs are extra, from $57 a month for 250 minutes
- Not for you if you want to know the trial length up front, as it isn't stated
How we grade them
| 2.2GPA2ShortFair | 2.2GPASubmagicFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CLite is $9.90 a month, just above the category's cheapest quarter. | CStarter is $12 a member a month on yearly billing ($19 monthly), under the category's middle of $12.99 and well above its cheapest quarter, which ends at $7. |
| Free plan and trial | CStarter is free with 30 minutes of AI analysis a month, which you will hit. | CThe pricing page says no credit card is needed to start, but it doesn't state how long the trial lasts. No free plan. |
| Features | CIt finds clips, tracks faces and adds subtitles and aspect ratios, a narrow job it does completely. | CCaptions, Magic Clips, clean-up tools, b-roll and publishing, but video length stops at 2 minutes on Starter and 4K needs Business. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you pick and tune clips yourself. | CNo store rating on record. It has accounts to connect and credits to count. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it takes YouTube links and Google Drive. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Zapier, Make, n8n and posting to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. No desktop app. |
| Best for | cutting long YouTube videos into shorts | AI captions for short videos |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: 2Short and Submagic. How we grade
Price against what you get
2Short starts at $9.90 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Submagic starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and 2Short starts $2.10 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 17 score higher than 2Short for less, and 20 score higher than Submagic for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Submagic also covers transcription and templates.
At a glance
| 2Short | Submagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9.90 per month | $12 per member / month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Starter plan: 30 minutes of AI video analysis per month, with full access to features. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Pricing page says no credit card is required to start; trial length is not stated |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | 2short.ai | Submagic |
| Price read from | 2short.ai | submagic.co |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
2Short
- The FAQ says it only processes videos that have captions, which YouTube generates for most videos.
- It works best on videos with spoken words, such as podcasts and commentary.
- The free plan's analysis allowance is 30 minutes a month on the pricing page, but the page's closing banner says 15 minutes.
Submagic
- Plans are priced per member, and each tier caps videos per month through credits.
- Video length is capped at 2, 5 and 30 minutes on Starter, Pro and Business.
- 4K export needs Business; Starter exports 1080p at 30 FPS.
- API credit packs are extra, from $57 a month for 250 minutes.
Key features
2Short
- Clip finding from long videos
- The AI reads a video's captions and pulls out moments to turn into short clips for Shorts, TikTok or Reels.
- Face tracking
- Keeps the active speaker centered in the frame when a clip is cropped to a new aspect ratio.
- Animated subtitles
- Adds animated subtitles to a clip in one click.
- Several aspect ratios
- Exports vertical, square or horizontal clips, with manual editing and cropping when automatic tracking is not enough.
- Brand presets
- Adds a logo or overlay to exported clips so they carry the same branding.
- Language support
- The FAQ lists about 26 supported languages, including English, German, Spanish, Japanese and Korean.
Submagic
- AI captions
- Auto-generated captions in 118 languages with styled templates, plus text-based trimming of the transcript.
- Magic Clips
- Repurposes a long video into several shorts by pulling out key moments.
- AI clean-up tools
- Removes silences and bad takes, cleans audio, adds zooms and writes hook titles, with some of these limited to Pro and above.
- B-roll and sound
- Inserts B-roll, music and sound effects; Storyblocks footage and audio start at the Pro plan.
- Publishing
- Schedule and publish finished videos to social platforms from the editor, with analytics on Pro and above.
- API and automation
- A video editing API and connections through Zapier, Make and n8n; API minutes are included by plan (10 to 100 a month).
Plans
2Short
Starter$0
30 minutes of AI video analysis per month; view and export clips already generated.
Lite$9.90
per month
5 hours of analysis, 60 minutes of fast server-side exports, imports from Google Drive and public URLs, no ads.
Pro$19.90
per month
15 hours of analysis per month and unlimited fast server-side exports.
Premium$49.90
per month
50 hours of analysis per month, priority support and early access to beta features.
Submagic
Starter$12
per member / month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly)
45 credits per member (15 videos or 5 Magic Clips), 2-minute videos, 1080p at 30 FPS, no watermark.
Pro$23
per member / month, billed yearly
120 credits per member (40 videos or 15 Magic Clips), 5-minute videos, Brand Kit, auto zooms and silence removal. Yearly saving shown: $192.
Business$41
per member / month, billed yearly
300 credits per member (100 videos or 37 Magic Clips), 30-minute videos, 4K at 60 FPS and 30 custom templates. Yearly saving shown: $336.
CustomCustom
Sold through sales, with custom video, member and API limits, SSO and a dedicated customer success contact.
Ways to pay less
2Short
No public discounts listed.
Submagic
- Annual discount
Save up to 41% with yearly billing
The pricing page lists yearly savings of $84 on Starter, $192 on Pro and $336 on Business compared with monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, 2Short or Submagic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, 2Short starts at $9.90 per month, and Submagic starts at $12 per member / month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, 2Short or Submagic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only 2Short has a free plan. Submagic does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do 2Short and Submagic run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Submagic lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.