What's New on SubGrab — October and November 2026
Everything that changed on SubGrab from late October to early November 2026: longer streams and uploads, X Spaces, speaker labels you can rename, password-protected Vimeo videos and more.
Short answer
From late October to early November 2026, SubGrab started taking YouTube videos and Kick, SOOP and CHZZK streams of up to 16 hours and uploads of up to 10 hours, added X Spaces, JW.org and password-protected Vimeo videos, made speaker labels an optional add-on you can rename, and began retrying temporary failures for you. Pack prices did not change.
From late October to early November 2026, SubGrab started taking YouTube videos and Kick, SOOP and CHZZK streams of up to 16 hours and uploads of up to 10 hours, added X Spaces, JW.org and password-protected Vimeo videos, made speaker labels an optional add-on you can rename, and began retrying temporary failures for you. Pack prices did not change. Here is each change, newest first, with where to read more.
7 November 2026
| Change | What it means |
|---|---|
| YouTube videos up to 16 hours | A long YouTube video, such as a whole live-stream replay or a full conference day, now goes up to 16 hours from its link, like Kick, SOOP and CHZZK streams. Twitch VODs stay at 10 hours. See every limit in one table. |
| A failed link opens its own page | When a transcript can't be made, you land on its page, which says why and offers what still works: try again, choose the file in Google Drive, upload it, or record it from a browser tab. |
| JW.org article links | A JW.org share link to an article transcribes the video in that article. |
5 November 2026
| Change | What it means |
|---|---|
| Kick, SOOP and CHZZK streams up to 16 hours | Whole unedited broadcasts that ran past 10 hours used to be turned away; they now go up to 16 hours. Other links stayed at 10 hours (YouTube followed on 7 November). |
| Rename speakers | Type a name once per speaker on the transcript page, and it replaces "Speaker 1" in the transcript, Copy and every download. |
| Speaker labels, 1 credit per started hour | An optional add-on on AI transcripts, refunded if only one voice is heard. It labels up to eight voices, and it runs alongside the transcription rather than after it. |
| A confirm card for every upload | Name, length, price and the Speaker labels switch, before anything is charged. |
| A real time estimate | The working screen counts down from our own timings of real jobs on that platform, not a blanket "about a minute". |
| Old fb.watch links, and links from emails | fb.watch links without /v/ work, and Outlook Safe Links and Google redirect links are unwrapped to the video they point to. |
| Clearer refusals | A Telegram channel that keeps its videos in the app, a video too big for Telegram's web preview, and a Reddit post that links elsewhere are each turned away before charging, with the reason. |
Read more: replacing Speaker 1 with real names, what speaker diarization is, every SubGrab limit.
2 November 2026
| Change | What it means |
|---|---|
| Uploads up to 10 hours | Your browser compresses the audio before sending it, so a long recording fits; uploads used to stop at about 50 minutes. |
| X Spaces | Paste an x.com/i/spaces/ link to a recorded Space; it is priced by its real length. |
| Priced by the audio actually transcribed | A link is charged for the audio we transcribe. If it turns out shorter than quoted, the difference comes back; if longer, you are asked again before anything more is charged. |
| Receipts instead of invoices | A purchase comes with Stripe's receipt instead of an invoice, linked from our purchase email, which now reaches 1-click buyers too. |
| HackerTube links | A HackerTube link is read as the YouTube video it plays. |
| Servers in the United States | The service moved from Malaysia to the US east coast. |
Read more: transcribing an X Space, transcribing a file, HackerTube transcripts.
Late October 2026
| Change | What it means |
|---|---|
| Password-protected Vimeo videos | When Vimeo asks for a password, SubGrab asks you for it before charging; it is used for that one job and never stored. |
| Vimeo review links | vimeo.com/reviews/ links transcribe, unless the review page itself has a password. |
| JW.org | Transcripts from JW.org's own subtitles, in the language of your link, with AI for videos that have none. |
| Record it from a tab | For a video you can play but we can't fetch, the failed page records its sound from a browser tab (desktop Chrome or Edge). |
| Automatic retries | A link that fails for a temporary reason is retried for you, charged only if it works, with an email when it's ready. |
| Google Drive files without re-sharing | A Drive file that can't be read from its link can be chosen in Google's own picker instead of shared publicly. |
| Saving your card is your choice | Stripe's checkout asks before saving it; a saved card makes the next purchase 1-click. |
| Invites | A friend you invite gets 2 extra credits on their first purchase, and you get 5 once their payment has stood for 14 days without a refund. |
Read more: password-protected Vimeo videos, Vimeo review links, JW.org videos, recording from a browser tab.
What Did Not Change
The packs and their prices are the same, from $3.99 for 3 credits, and your first pack still comes with bonus credits. A transcript from a video's own captions is 1 credit whatever its length, AI transcription 1 credit per started hour, and an AI summary 1 credit. Credits never expire, and anything that fails is refunded automatically. The earlier update is in what's new in Q2 2026.
Frequently asked
Did SubGrab's prices change?
No. The packs are the same, from $3.99, and a transcript from a video's captions is still 1 credit, AI transcription 1 credit per started hour. The only new price is the optional speaker-label add-on, 1 credit per started hour.
Are speaker labels on by default?
No. You turn on "Speaker labels" before a transcript starts, and the switch remembers your last choice. If only one voice is heard, the add-on is refunded.
Do I need to do anything for automatic retries?
No. When a link fails for a temporary reason, SubGrab schedules the retries itself, charges only for an attempt that works, and emails you when the transcript is ready. You can stop them from the failed page.