Switchboard Live Captions
by Switchboard Live
Live captioning add-on for the Switchboard Live multistreaming platform.
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TL;DR
Best for live streamers fanning out one source to multiple destinations who also want a caption overlay. Pricing: subscription · contact sales.
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Pricing
subscription · contact sales
Platforms
Web
What it is
Switchboard Live is a multistreaming router; its captioning feature lets a single source carry burned-in or sidecar captions across its destinations.
Best for: Live streamers fanning out one source to multiple destinations who also want a caption overlay.
Watch out for: Captions are an add-on, not the core; ASR-only at the entry tiers.
Watch out for: Captions are an add-on, not the core; ASR-only at the entry tiers.
Install / use
switchboard.live
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Switchboard Live Captions vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Switchboard 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 | Web, API, MCP |
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