PICO VR Captions
by PICO (ByteDance)
Live captions in PICO 4 / Neo 3 headsets — ByteDance's VR accessibility feature.
TL;DR
Live captions in PICO 4 / Neo 3 headsets — ByteDance's VR accessibility feature.
Best for pICO headset owners (mostly EU + China) wanting VR captions for system + app audio. Pricing: Free with PICO headset.
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Products
License
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Pricing
Free with PICO headset
Platforms
Hardware
What it is
PICO added system-level captioning in firmware 5.x for PICO 4 and Neo 3 headsets. Designed for accessibility + multi-language gaming use cases. ByteDance is the parent company.
Best for: PICO headset owners (mostly EU + China) wanting VR captions for system + app audio.
Watch out for: English + Mandarin; depends on app cooperation; small user base outside China.
Watch out for: English + Mandarin; depends on app cooperation; small user base outside China.
Install / use
Settings > Accessibility on PICO 4 / Neo 3Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 2 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
PICO VR Captions vs Whipscribe
| Feature | PICO VR Captions | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Free with PICO headset | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Languages | 2 | 99 |
| Platforms | Hardware | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to PICO VR Captions
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