Vimeo AI Captions

by Vimeo

Vimeo's auto-caption layer for hosted videos.

TL;DR

Vimeo's auto-caption layer for hosted videos.

Best for vimeo hosting customers who want captions baked into their hosted videos. Pricing: freemium.

Category
Products
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
freemium
Platforms
Web

What it is

Vimeo's auto-caption layer generates a caption track for every uploaded video, integrated with the standard Vimeo player and editor.

Best for: Vimeo hosting customers who want captions baked into their hosted videos.
Watch out for: Plan-tier-gated.

Install / use

vimeo.com

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported30
HIPAA eligibleNo

Vimeo AI Captions vs Whipscribe

FeatureVimeo AI CaptionsWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
Pricingfreemiumfree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
Streaming—No
Languages3099
PlatformsWebWeb, API, MCP

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