In today's rapidly developing artificial intelligence technology, the application of video translation and dubbing software is becoming more and more common. Utilizing AI speech recognition and AI translation technology greatly improves the efficiency and quality of multilingual video content production.

However, faced with numerous channel choices, you may feel at a loss, unsure which options and channels are best suited for your needs. To help users use these technologies more easily, this article is written to provide clear guidance.

This article organizes various translation, dubbing, and speech recognition channels, divided into two major categories: free and paid.

At the same time, it also recommends the best combinations based on the usage environment (such as whether to use a VPN), ensuring that you can find the right tools in different situations.

Purely Free Solutions

Translation Channels

• No VPN, no proxy

  • The first choice is Compatible AI and Local Large Models as the translation channel. It is recommended to apply for free accounts from "Moonshot AI", "DeepSeek", "Zhipu AI", "Baichuan Intelligence", etc., and apply for SK, and fill it in "Compatible AI and Local Large Models" in the translation settings. The second choice is Microsoft Translate.

• With VPN and proxy

  • The first choice is Gemini, the second choice is Compatible AI and Local Large Models, and then Google Translate and Microsoft Translate.

Dubbing Channels

• The first choice is "edge-TTS", which is free and requires no settings, and supports all languages.
• When the target language is Chinese, the first choice is dubbing channels such as "GPT-SoVITS", "F5-TTS", and "CosyVoice".
• When the target language is other languages, the first choice is "edge-TTS".

Speech Recognition Channels

• When the video language is Chinese

  • The first choice is "zh_recogn Chinese recognition", which is the Chinese model of the Alibaba funasr series, and the effect is better than whisper, but you need to additionally deploy the zh_recogn project.
  • The second choice is faster-whisper or openai-whisper (local), select "large-v2" for the model, select "overall recognition" for the speech segmentation mode, and check "Chinese re-sentence segmentation".
  • For Chinese, Japanese, and Korean single-line characters, the default is to divide every 20 characters into one subtitle, which can be modified as needed.

• When the video language is English or other languages

  • The first choice is faster-whisper or openai-whisper (local), select "large-v2" or "large-v3-turbo" for the model, and the speech segmentation mode is "overall recognition".
  • The second choice is Deepgram.com, which provides a free credit of $200.

Note: Gemini is not available in all countries. If you are prompted that the current country is not supported, please switch the VPN node. It is recommended to select Singapore or Japan node. You can also choose Google Translate.

Purely Paid Solutions

If you pursue higher translation quality, you can choose third-party paid APIs.

Translation Channels

• OpenAI ChatGPT (4 series models), Gemini, 302.AI, domestic AI (such as Moonshot AI, DeepSeek, Zhipu AI, Baichuan Intelligence).

Dubbing Channels

• AzureTTS, ByteDance Volcano Engine Speech Synthesis, Elevenlabs.io, OpenAI-TTS.

Speech Recognition Channels

• For Chinese videos, the first choice is ByteDance Volcano Engine Subtitle Generation.
• For other language videos, it is recommended to use faster-whisper or openai-whisper (local) and Deepgram.com.

Best Combination without Using VPN

• Translation Channels: Domestic AI (such as Moonshot AI, DeepSeek, Zhipu AI, Baichuan Intelligence), Microsoft Translate.
• Dubbing Channels: AzureTTS, edge-TTS, GPT-SoVITS, F5-TTS, CosyVoice.
• Speech Recognition: faster-whisper or openai-whisper (local), select "large-v2" or "large-v3-turbo" for the model, select "overall recognition" for the speech segmentation mode, and check "Chinese re-sentence segmentation".

Best Combination without Limiting Fees/VPN

• Translation Channels: OpenAI ChatGPT-4 series models, Gemini, domestic AI, Google Translate, Microsoft Translate.
• Dubbing Channels: AzureTTS/edge-TTS, ByteDance Volcano Engine Speech Synthesis, Elevenlabs.io, OpenAI-TTS, GPT-SoVITS, F5-TTS, CosyVoice.
• Speech Recognition: faster-whisper or openai-whisper (local)/ByteDance Volcano Engine Subtitle Generation.

Easiest and Simplest Combination (No Proxy Required, No Configuration Required)

• Translation Channels: Microsoft Translate (Google Translate is optional if you have a VPN and know how to use it).
• Dubbing Channels: edge-TTS.
• Speech Recognition: faster-whisper (local)/medium model.

Best Speech Recognition Channel for Chinese Pronunciation Videos

• ByteDance Volcano Engine Subtitle Generation
• zh_recogn Chinese Recognition
• SenseVoice
• faster-whisper local, large-v2/large-v3-turbo model)
• openai-whisper (local, large-v2/large-v3-turbo model)

Best Speech Recognition Channel for Other Language Pronunciation Videos

• faster-whisper
• openai-whisper (local, large-v2/large-v3-turbo model)
• Deepgram.com.

Best Translation Channel Effect

1. OpenAI ChatGPT-4 series models
2. Domestic AI Translation
3. Google/DeepL
4. Microsoft Translate/Tencent Translate/Baidu Translate