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Our Pricing Philosophy: Affordable for Every Creator
Updates2026-03-08

Our Pricing Philosophy: Affordable for Every Creator

Why We're Building an Affordable Subtitle Tool

In Hong Kong, manual subtitle creation typically costs HK$3-5 per minute of video. A 10-minute video costs HK$30-50, which adds up quickly for independent creators.

We believe AI technology should make subtitle creation affordable for everyone.

Our Plan Structure

Free Plan

5 minutes per month, completely free — enough for short videos or trying out our service. New users also get a 5-minute welcome bonus, valid for 30 days.

Paid Plans

We offer four paid tiers:

PlanMonthlyMinutes / monthAnnual
LiteHK$45/mo30 minutesHK$500
BasicHK$72/mo90 minutesHK$696
ProHK$115/mo180 minutesHK$1,032
PremiumHK$288/mo600 minutesHK$2,580

Annual billing saves up to 25%, and the full year's minutes are granted upfront — no waiting for a monthly reset.

  • AI speech-to-text
  • AI smart proofreading
  • Multi-language translation
  • AI dubbing
  • Text-to-speech and text-to-video
  • SRT / VTT / Final Cut Pro / TXT export
  • Online real-time editor

Paid plans also unlock unlimited text-to-speech generation, a permanent voice clone, and an exclusive referral code.

What Your Minutes Cover

Your minutes are a shared balance, usable for video transcription, AI dubbing, text-to-speech, and text-to-video.

Translation costs no minutes — transcribe once, translate into as many languages as you like, free.

Cost Comparison with Manual Subtitles

For example, processing 90 minutes of video per month:

  • Manual subtitles: HK$270-450 (at HK$3-5/minute)
  • Hey Subtitle Basic: HK$72/month

Hey Subtitle cuts subtitle costs by roughly 70-85%, and finishes in minutes rather than days.

How Billing Works

Our billing is fully transparent:

  • Transcription is charged by audio length, rounded up to the whole minute
  • Text-to-speech and AI dubbing are charged by generated audio length, rounded up to 0.1 minute
  • Translation is free and costs no minutes
  • Monthly plans reset each month; annual plans grant the full year's minutes upfront, valid for 12 months
  • No hidden fees

Get Started

No credit card needed for the free plan — sign up and start right away. Upgrade when you're ready, cancel anytime.