YouTube Live Auto Captions
by YouTube
Auto-generated live captions inside YouTube Live streams.
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TL;DR
Best for creators and small broadcasters streaming to YouTube Live who want a baseline accessibility layer. Pricing: free with YouTube Live.
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License
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Pricing
free with YouTube Live
Platforms
Web
What it is
YouTube Live provides automatic captions for eligible streams as part of its accessibility tooling. Streamers can also push CEA-608 or third-party CART captions via the ingestion API for higher quality.
Best for: Creators and small broadcasters streaming to YouTube Live who want a baseline accessibility layer.
Watch out for: Quality is best-effort and not certified for any broadcaster regulatory framework.
Watch out for: Quality is best-effort and not certified for any broadcaster regulatory framework.
Install / use
Go to YouTube Live Auto Captions youtube.comFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
YouTube Live Auto Captions vs Whipscribe
| Feature | YouTube Live Auto 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 | Web, API, MCP |
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