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Checksub vs Rask AI

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
Checksub — $18/mo vs $39/mo for Rask AI
Free plan
Only Rask AI (Checksub has paid plans only)
Public API
Both have one
Best fit
Checksub: Creators and small teams localizing video into multiple languages · Rask AI: YouTube channels and course creators republishing an existing library into other languages
Trust score
About even — Checksub 94, Rask AI 90

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Side by side

FactChecksubRask AI
CategoryVideo Dubbing & TranslationVideo Dubbing & Translation
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$18/mo$39/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score94 / 10090 / 100
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyChecksubBrask Inc.
Launched2017—
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

Checksub

Checksub covers the full pipeline from subtitles to full AI dubbing with voice cloning, which saves stitching together separate transcription and dubbing tools. The credit-per-hour pricing is straightforward to reason about compared to per-minute billing elsewhere, though the entry Junior tier's 2 hours a month will not stretch far for a channel publishing regularly. It is a mid-size, France-based vendor rather than a large platform, which shows in the tier structure jumping from $59 straight to a $299 Enterprise plan.

Pros

  • Subtitles, translation, and AI dubbing with voice cloning in one workflow
  • Editable transcripts and post-generation subtitle styling, including animated captions
  • Direct YouTube channel connection for publishing
  • Free trial credits to test the pipeline before paying

Cons

  • Entry Junior tier's monthly credit allowance is small for regular publishers
  • Large price jump between the Starter and Enterprise tiers
  • AI-dubbed voices will not match professional human dubbing quality in nuance

Rask AI

The strongest pick when lip sync matters and you are localizing a back catalogue rather than one video. If you only need translated subtitles or a voiceover track, you are overpaying — cheaper transcription tools cover that.

Pros

  • Transcription, translation, voice cloning and lip sync run as one pipeline instead of four tools
  • Production API with webhooks from Creator Pro up, so batch localization can be automated
  • Voice cloning keeps the original speaker's timbre across 32 languages
  • Annual billing cuts the rate by roughly 30% (Creator drops from $39 to $28 a month)

Cons

  • Entry plan is $39 a month for 25 minutes, about $1.56 per finished minute on monthly billing
  • Enhanced lip sync consumes 3x minutes, so quotas run out faster than the headline number suggests
  • Free trial is 3 minutes — enough to judge voice quality, not a real workflow
  • Creator gets only a limited API; production API needs Creator Pro or above

Which one fits

Choose Checksub if you need

  • Creators and small teams localizing video into multiple languages
  • YouTube channels wanting subtitles plus optional AI dubbing in one tool

Choose Rask AI if you need

  • YouTube channels and course creators republishing an existing library into other languages
  • Marketing teams localizing product and training video into 10+ markets
  • Agencies that need an API to push localization jobs in bulk with webhooks

Checksub vs Rask AI: the questions people ask

Is Checksub cheaper than Rask AI?

On published entry prices, Checksub starts lower — $18/mo against $39/mo for Rask AI. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Checksub or Rask AI have a free tier?

Rask AI has a free tier; Checksub has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, Checksub or Rask AI?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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