Gling vs Submagic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Submagic grades higher than Gling: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Submagic grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Gling
AI editor that cuts bad takes and silences from talking videos
Submagic
AI editor that adds captions, B-roll and cuts to short videos
Which one is for you
Pick Gling if
- Fits if you record talking-head videos and spend hours cutting dead air
- Works for editors who want a rough cut to finish elsewhere
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your video has little speech, since the vendor says it may not help
- Tight if you stay free, as 1 hour a month with a watermark
- Watch out: hours don't roll over between months
- Not for you if you use a browser or phone, since it's built for desktop
- Watch out: Premiere and MP4 export need multi-camera footage synced first
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
| 2.0GPAGlingFair | 2.2GPASubmagicFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$10 a month billed yearly ($20 monthly) for Plus, between the category's cheaper quarter and its middle. Pro is $20 and Elite $50. | 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 | CA free plan with 1 hour of AI-edited media a month, exports with a watermark and no project-file export. | 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 | CRemoves silences and bad takes, trims by transcript, captions, and exports to editors. A smaller job done fully, and the vendor says videos without speech may not benefit. | 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 the link comes by email. | CNo store rating on record. It has accounts to connect and credits to count. |
| Platforms and integrations | CDesktop only, Windows and Mac, with export to Premiere, Final Cut and DaVinci. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Zapier, Make, n8n and posting to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. No desktop app. |
| Best for | cutting silences out of YouTube recordings | 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: Gling and Submagic. How we grade
Price against what you get
Gling starts at $10 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Submagic starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Submagic scores higher, and starts $2 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 26 score higher than Gling for less, and 17 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
- Gling also covers noise cancellation.
- Submagic also covers templates.
At a glance
| Gling | Submagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) | $12 per member / month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free: 1 hour of AI-edited media per month, unlimited exports with a watermark. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Pricing page says no credit card is required to start; trial length is not stated |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Gling Inc | Submagic |
| Price read from | gling.ai | submagic.co |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Gling
- The site says Gling is built for desktop and sends the download link by email.
- It depends on speech: the vendor says videos without speech may not benefit.
- Multi-camera and separate-mic projects can go to Resolve or Final Cut Pro; for Premiere or MP4/MP3 export the cameras must be synced first.
- Hours do not roll over between months, and the free plan watermarks exports.
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
Gling
- Bad-take removal
- Finds repeated takes, silences and filler words from the transcript and cuts them.
- Text-based trimming
- Edit the cut by changing the transcript text or removing clips from the timeline.
- Captions
- Generates captions and exports subtitles as .SRT.
- Editor export
- Sends the edit to Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve; project-file export needs a paid plan.
- Noise removal and auto framing
- Cleans up speech audio and adds zoom in and out.
- YouTube helpers
- Suggests titles, chapters and next-video ideas.
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
Gling
Free$0
1 hour of AI-edited media a month; exports carry a watermark and project-file export is not included.
Plus$10
per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
10 hours of AI-edited media a month, or 300 words of video generated from a link; no watermark.
Pro$20
per month, billed annually ($40 billed monthly)
30 hours of AI-edited media a month, or 900 generated words, with premium support.
Elite$50
per month, billed annually ($100 billed monthly)
100 hours of AI-edited media a month, or 2,700 generated words, with premium support.
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
Gling
- Annual discount
Save 50% with annual billing
The pricing page labels the annual toggle Save 50%; Plus is $10 a month billed annually against $20 billed monthly.
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, Gling or Submagic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Gling starts at $10 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly), 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, Gling or Submagic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Gling has a free plan. Submagic does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Gling and Submagic run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Gling lists macOS and Windows apps and only Submagic lists a web app and iOS and Android apps. 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.