Submagic vs VEED (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, VEED grades higher than Submagic: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
VEED grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Submagic
AI editor that adds captions, B-roll and cuts to short videos
VEED
Browser-based AI video generator and editor for social video
Which one is for you
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
Pick VEED if
- Fits if you make short social videos and edit in a browser or on a phone
- Works for adding styled subtitles and translations to existing footage
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, because exports are 720p with a watermark that can't be removed
- Pricey if you have several editors, since web plans multiply the price by every seat
- Skip it if you dislike metered plans, as AI credits refresh on renewal and unused ones don't carry over
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $25 for Creator against $146.99 a year
- Watch out: the pricing page shows local currency, the dollar prices here are App Store ones, and there's no desktop app
How we grade them
| 2.2GPASubmagicFair | 2.4GPAVEEDFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CCreator is $146.99 a year, about $12 a month, which is just over this category's $10 middle. Pay by the month and it's $25, above almost everything here, and web plans are per seat with credits that don't carry over. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe pricing page says no credit card is needed to start, but it doesn't state how long the trial lasts. No free plan. | CThe free plan does trim, crop, resize, text and music, but exports are 720p with a VEED watermark that can't be moved or removed, and the AI tools are one-time trials. A look round, not a working plan. |
| Features | CCaptions, Magic Clips, clean-up tools, b-roll and publishing, but video length stops at 2 minutes on Starter and 4K needs Business. | BA browser timeline, cutting by deleting words from the transcript, animated auto subtitles, translation, text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, video from a prompt, a screen recorder and brand kits. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It has accounts to connect and credits to count. | CNo store rating on record, and the work is the editing itself, in a browser, with AI credits and voice-hour allowances to keep track of. Starting a video from a typed idea is the easy part. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Zapier, Make, n8n and posting to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. No desktop app. | BBrowser plus iPhone and Android on the same account, and a public API. No desktop app, which is what caps it, and the listing shows no integrations with other tools. |
| Best for | AI captions for short videos | AI-assisted social video in a browser |
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: Submagic and VEED. How we grade
Price against what you get
Submagic starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. VEED starts at $12.25 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 2.7.
VEED scores higher, and starts $0.25 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, 17 score higher than Submagic for less, and 8 score higher than VEED 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
- VEED also covers noise cancellation and screen recording.
At a glance
| Submagic | VEED | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per member / month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly) | $25 per month or $146.99 per year for Creator (US App Store prices) |
| Free plan | None | Basic editing such as trim, crop, resize, text and music, 720p exports that carry a VEED watermark, and one-time trials of AI tools such as Auto Edits, AI B-roll and audio cleanup. |
| Free trial | Pricing page says no credit card is required to start; trial length is not stated | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Submagic | VEED Ltd |
| Price read from | submagic.co | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
VEED
- Free exports are limited to 720p and carry a VEED watermark that cannot be moved or removed.
- Web plans are billed per seat, so the plan price is multiplied by the number of editors in the workspace.
- AI credits refresh when the subscription renews and unused credits do not carry over.
- The pricing page shows local-currency prices; the dollar prices here come from the US App Store listing and web checkout prices may differ.
Key features
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).
VEED
- AI video generation
- Type an idea and get a draft video as a talking character or a faceless format, using models such as VEED Fabric and Google Veo. Each generation spends AI credits from the plan.
- Browser video editor
- Trim, crop and arrange clips on a timeline, add text and music, or cut footage by deleting words from the transcript. It runs in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox without a download.
- Subtitles and translation
- Auto-generated subtitles with animated styles. Paid plans include unlimited subtitles under a 50-hour monthly fair-use limit, while translation minutes count against the plan's allowance.
- AI voices, avatars and dubbing
- Text-to-speech, voice cloning, AI dubbing and AI characters for talking-head videos. AI voice time is capped by plan.
- Screen and webcam recorder
- Record a browser tab, a window or the whole screen with webcam and microphone in a chosen layout, then open the recording in the editor.
- Brand kits and templates
- Store brand fonts, colors, logos and watermarks for reuse across projects. Multiple brand kits start on Pro and custom templates on Studio.
Plans
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.
VEED
Free$0
Basic editing tools, 720p exports with a VEED watermark and one-time trials of the AI editing tools.
Creator$25
per month, or $146.99 per year, as US App Store in-app purchases
No watermark, unlimited auto subtitles, the full audio and video catalog and 15+ AI tools. The yearly web plan lists 6,000 AI credits.
Pro$49
per month, or $289 per year, as US App Store in-app purchases
Everything in Creator plus multiple brand kits, translation into 50+ languages and up to 144 hours a year of AI voice. The yearly web plan lists 30,000 AI credits.
Studio$79
per month, or $464.99 per year, as US App Store in-app purchases
Everything in Pro plus custom templates and up to 960 hours a year of AI voice. The yearly web plan lists 180,000 AI credits.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom AI credits, central team and data management, review mode, privacy controls and customer success. Trials through sales need at least 3 users.
Ways to pay less
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.
VEED
- Annual discount
Save up to 51% with yearly billing
VEED's pricing page labels its Pay yearly option as saving up to 51% compared with paying monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Submagic or VEED?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Submagic is cheaper to start with: $12 a month for each person, against $12.25 a month when paid by the year for each person for VEED. Submagic starts at $12 per member / month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly), and VEED starts at $25 per month or $146.99 per year for Creator (US App Store prices).
Which has a free plan, Submagic or VEED?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only VEED has a free plan. Submagic does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.