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Free Stream Captions — No Credit Card Required

Start captioning your stream today with zero commitment. StreamTranslate's free tier gives you real our industry-leading speech AI powered captions without asking for a credit card.

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What You Get With Free StreamTranslate Captions

StreamTranslate's free tier is designed to let you experience real, high-quality live captions before committing to a paid plan. Free accounts get access to our industry-leading speech AI ASR for live transcription — the same engine used in paid plans, not a downgraded alternative. This means you can accurately evaluate caption quality on your specific voice, microphone, and stream audio conditions before upgrading.

Free tier includes OBS browser source integration, basic caption overlay customization (position, basic font settings), and English caption output. Setup takes under 60 seconds — create an account, copy your browser source URL, add it to OBS, and you're captioning. No credit card, no trial period warnings, no strings attached for getting started.

When to Upgrade to Paid StreamTranslate

The free tier is excellent for evaluating StreamTranslate and for smaller streamers who stream occasionally. As your stream grows and captions become a core part of your viewer experience, paid plans offer significantly more value through higher caption minute limits, full translation access into 125+ languages, custom vocabulary support for gaming terms, and priority processing that maintains consistent latency during peak usage periods.

For streamers building international audiences, the translation feature is where StreamTranslate's paid plans deliver the most visible ROI. Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, and Korean translations unlock entire viewer segments that can't fully engage with English-only content. A single multilingual caption setup that converts a fraction of these new viewers to regulars can justify the paid plan cost within a single stream.

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Start captioning with the free tier immediately — no payment information required, no trial expiration warnings.

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Free accounts get the same our industry-leading speech AI engine used in paid plans — not a downgraded alternative. Evaluate real quality.

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Move to a paid plan from the StreamTranslate dashboard at any time to unlock higher limits, 125+ language translation, and premium features.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is StreamTranslate free?

StreamTranslate offers a free tier that lets you start captioning your stream without a credit card. The free tier includes core captioning functionality with our industry-leading speech AI.

What is included in the free tier?

The free StreamTranslate tier includes live caption generation via our industry-leading speech AI, basic overlay customization, and support for OBS browser source integration.

Do I need a credit card to start?

No. StreamTranslate's free tier does not require a credit card to sign up. You can start captioning your stream immediately after creating an account.

What are the limits of the free tier?

StreamTranslate's free tier has usage limits on caption minutes and may not include all premium features like full language translation access. See the pricing page for details.

How do I upgrade from free to paid?

Upgrade from the StreamTranslate dashboard at any time. Paid plans include higher usage limits, full translation language access, priority ASR processing, and advanced customization options.