Short AI details checked October 2026 · Updated 2026-10-27
AI Growth Kit vs Short AI
Short AI currently shows Basic at $19 a month, Pro at $30 and Enterprise at $60, all billed yearly, with 1,600, 3,600 and 7,200 credits respectively. It is the better fit for a recurring social-video pipeline with scripts, caption styling, auto-clipping and publishing. AI Growth Kit is the better fit for an occasional job or a mixed workflow: there is no subscription requirement, packs never expire, and one balance covers generated video, images, captions, upscaling and prompt-based edits.
| AI Growth Kit | Short AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Pay-as-you-go credits, with no subscription required. Plans: $19 for 600 credits or $49 for 2,000 per month. Packs: $9 for 200, $29 for 750, or $59 for 1,800; pack credits never expire. | Subscription plans shown on the pricing page with annual billing selected: Basic $19, Pro $30, Enterprise $60 per month. The page says yearly billing saves up to 15%. |
| Credits included | 20 credits once at sign-up, then the plan or pack you choose. Failed jobs refund their credits. | 1,600 credits/month on Basic, 3,600 on Pro and 7,200 on Enterprise. |
| Auto-caption cost | 2 credits per second of input video: 60 seconds × 2 = 120 credits per minute. | 30 credits per minute. The published plan allowances are about 53, 120 and 240 minutes respectively. |
| Caption editing and output | One MP4 with captions burned into the picture. There is no separate SRT or VTT file and no pre-render line editor. | Edit timing and text, choose fonts, colors, animations and emojis, then export the captioned video. |
| Auto-clipping | No dedicated auto-clip tool. Video Edit takes a 2–15 second source clip and always returns a 15-second result for 15 × 12 = 180 credits. | Auto Clip uses 20 credits per minute on the published credit table. |
| AI short-video creation | Text-to-video clips cost 10 credits per output second. Models render their own lengths: Seedance and Happy Horse 4–15 seconds, Kling 3–15, Veo 4/6/8 and Grok 6/10. | The pricing page lists template video types, including AI stories, dialogue, Reddit stories and fake-text formats; a 30-second AI story costs 20 credits. |
| Scripts and voices | The tools here start from a prompt, image or uploaded clip; there is no built-in script library or social-video voice plan. | Unlimited AI Script is included in all three listed plans. Basic includes Basic Voice; Pro and Enterprise add Pro Voice. |
| Publishing workflow | Download the result from each tool and publish it in your existing workflow. | The pricing page includes direct posting to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. |
| Input limits | Subtitle uploads accept MP4, MOV or WebM up to 30 minutes. Video Edit accepts MP4 or MOV, 2–15 seconds and up to 50 MB. | The pricing page lists a 300 MB upload maximum on Basic and Pro, and 500 MB on Enterprise. |
| Free entry | 20 credits once at sign-up; every tool has no watermark. | Short AI advertises a free caption generator, while the pricing page does not state a numeric free allowance. |
Where Short AI is clearly better
Short AI is an end-to-end social-video workspace. Its own caption page describes a flow that uploads a clip, generates captions, lets you correct timing and styling, and exports or schedules the result. The pricing page adds AI scripts, template video formats, auto-clipping and direct posting to four social networks. If the same person finds the moments, writes the hook, styles the captions and publishes every week, those connected steps save more time than a lower per-file price.
It also wins on recurring caption volume. At the published annual-billing price, Basic spreads $19 across about 53 minutes of auto captions, Pro spreads $30 across 120 minutes and Enterprise spreads $60 across 240 minutes. Those figures come directly from each plan’s credits divided by Short AI’s 30-credit-per-minute caption rate; they are allowances, not a promise that every other feature is unlimited.
Where AI Growth Kit is better
A one-off job does not require keeping a subscription alive. A $9 Starter Pack covers a 60-second caption job (120 credits) and leaves 80 credits for later; packs do not expire. The same balance can pay for a generated image, a 4K upscale, a generated clip or a prompt-based edit, so you do not need a separate product for each stage.
The pricing is also explicit at the tool boundary. Generated video is 10 credits per output second, images are 8 credits each, upscaling is 3 credits per second, subtitles are 2 credits per input second, and Video Edit is always 180 credits because it returns 15 seconds. That makes a small mixed batch easy to estimate before you upload it. Output is delivered as a file from each tool, which suits a workflow that already has an editor or publishing system.
What each option costs at real monthly volumes
For one minute of captions, AI Growth Kit needs 60 × 2 = 120 credits. The cash purchase is one $9 Starter Pack; at the Starter Pack rate, the consumed credits work out to 120 × ($9 ÷ 200) = $5.40. Short AI Basic is $19 for the month shown when billed yearly, so it costs more cash for a single minute but includes the editor and the rest of its plan allowance.
At 10 captioned minutes, AI Growth Kit needs 10 × 120 = 1,200 credits. The $49 Pro plan supplies 2,000 credits, so it covers the batch for $49. If you use packs instead, 1,200 × ($59 ÷ 1,800) = $39.33 at the Power Pack rate, but the smallest whole purchase is one $59 Power Pack. Short AI Basic lists about 53 minutes for $19 billed yearly, so it is cheaper when you will use the subscription’s other workflow features too.
At 30 captioned minutes, AI Growth Kit needs 3,600 credits: the $49 Pro plan covers 2,000 and the remaining 1,600 cost about 1,600 × ($59 ÷ 1,800) = $52.44 at the Power Pack rate, or about $101.44 in total. Two whole Power Packs cost $118. Short AI Basic, at $19 billed yearly, lists about 53 minutes; Pro lists about 120 minutes for $30. For steady caption production, Short AI wins on both allowance and cash outlay.
These comparisons treat captions as the workload. Short AI’s credits also cover its other plan features, while AI Growth Kit’s rates are per output or input second and unused monthly plan credits reset. Choose the unit that matches the work you actually repeat.
How to decide
Start with the job you repeat most often, then check whether the billing shape follows it.
- Choose Short AI for a weekly social pipeline: script, caption correction, auto-clips and scheduled posting in one workspace.
- Choose Short AI when you caption more than a few minutes every month and will use its annual-billed allowance.
- Choose AI Growth Kit for a one-off or seasonal batch where a $9 pack is preferable to another subscription.
- Choose AI Growth Kit when the same balance must cover captions plus generated video, images, 4K upscaling or prompt-based edits.
- Use both when Short AI handles selection and publishing while AI Growth Kit supplies a generated shot or a sharper source file.
Choose Short AI if…
- You need script generation, caption styling and a line editor before export.
- You want automatic clip selection or scheduled posting to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
- You caption recurring volumes: its published annual-billing allowances are about 53, 120 and 240 minutes.
- Your uploads are larger than 50 MB and fit within its 300 MB or 500 MB plan limit.
Choose AI Growth Kit if…
- You have an occasional job and do not want another monthly subscription.
- You want credits that never expire and a refund when a job fails.
- You need generated video, image generation, 4K upscaling and captions from one balance.
- You want a clearly stated per-second rate for a generated clip or a fixed 180-credit Video Edit.
Questions
How much is Short AI?
Short AI’s pricing page currently shows Basic at $19 a month, Pro at $30 and Enterprise at $60, with annual billing selected. The page says yearly billing saves up to 15%; it does not show the monthly-only totals in the visible plan cards.
How many minutes of captions does Short AI include?
Short AI lists auto captions at 30 credits per minute. Dividing each plan’s credits by 30 gives about 53 minutes on Basic (1,600 ÷ 30), 120 on Pro (3,600 ÷ 30) and 240 on Enterprise (7,200 ÷ 30).
Is AI Growth Kit cheaper for one short caption job?
For a 60-second caption job, AI Growth Kit uses 120 credits. One $9 Starter Pack covers it and the remaining credits do not expire. Short AI may be the better value when you will use its editor, auto-clips and publishing across the rest of the month.
Can I edit captions before exporting?
Yes on Short AI: its own caption page says you can correct timing and text and customize fonts, colors, animations and emojis. AI Growth Kit’s Subtitler returns an MP4 with captions burned into the picture and does not provide a separate SRT or VTT file.