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Instagram, TikTok & YouTube Transcript + Hook API Comparison Matrix (2026)

Compare ceadigital/instagram-tiktok-youtube-transcript-scraper ($5.00/1k mins on Bronze+ or $29/mo Direct Key) against lance_api/instagram-video-transcript-scraper, steadyfetch ($10.00/1k), and tubetext.

HONEST PRICE-PER-1,000 BENCHMARK MATRIX

Side-by-Side Unit Economics & Feature Coverage

Provider / ActorPrice / 1,000 Video MinsPlatforms Supported0–3s Spoken + Burned-In Visual OCR Hook?UGC Clone Brief & Multi-Language Script?Silent / Deleted Video Policy
ceadigital/instagram-tiktok-youtube-transcript-scraper
(short-video-hook-transcript-extractor)
$5.00 / 1k mins (Bronze+)
$29/mo Direct (5k hits)
Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts & Meta AdsYes (+$5/1k) — Extracts 0–3s spoken hook, burned-in 0–3s visual OCR & cut pacingYes (+$0.05) — Ready-to-shoot UGC brief + localized ES/DE/PT/FR script$0.00 charged on silent, music-only, or deleted videos
lance_api/instagram-video-transcript-scraper$5.00 – $15.00 / 1kPrimarily Instagram ReelsSpoken transcript only (No 0–3s visual OCR or scene pacing)Per-character translation add-onsStandard PPE
steadyfetch$10.00 / 1kShort-form social videoRaw transcript only (No 0–3s hook retention score or visual OCR)NoStandard PPE
tubetext$9.00 / 1kYouTube onlyCaptions only (No TikTok / Reels or burned-in visual OCR)NoStandard PPE
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