Facebook Live Captions
by Meta
Auto-captioning support for live broadcasts on Facebook.
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TL;DR
Best for houses of worship, creators and brands streaming live to Facebook who want a baseline caption layer. Pricing: free with Facebook Live.
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Pricing
free with Facebook Live
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
What it is
Facebook Live supports auto-captions plus ingestion of external caption feeds via its Live Producer interface, used by churches, creators and brands for accessibility on social live streams.
Best for: Houses of worship, creators and brands streaming live to Facebook who want a baseline caption layer.
Watch out for: Best-effort accuracy; broadcasters with regulatory exposure still use a parallel CART or LEXI-style feed.
Watch out for: Best-effort accuracy; broadcasters with regulatory exposure still use a parallel CART or LEXI-style feed.
Install / use
Go to Facebook Live Captions facebook.comFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Facebook Live Captions vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Facebook Live Captions | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | Not verified | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, API, MCP |
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