The whole episode, not a snippet
Podeo Director scripts and renders the full runtime. Headliner output tops out at a 30 to 90 second clip.
Headliner alternative
The Headliner alternative that builds the whole episode
Headliner makes audiograms and short social clips. Podeo.ai does a different job: it directs and renders your full episode as a long-form video, from audio alone. Same input, a finished YouTube upload instead of a 60-second waveform.
What Podeo.ai does today
Real footage behind the talk
Generated and stock shots placed against the moment they illustrate, not a looping waveform.
A timeline, not a preset
Every scene, caption, and cut stays editable by hand, or by asking Podeo Copilot in chat.
Built for interviews
Podeo.ai separates each speaker and gives them their own cards and lower-thirds through the episode.
Captions plus translated subtitles
Word-timed captions on every build, with subtitle tracks for the major languages.
Ends as a YouTube upload
Title, description, chapters, and thumbnail arrive attached; post it to a connected channel in place.
Podeo.ai vs Headliner
Headliner is strong at what it was built for: short audiograms and waveform clips for social. Podeo.ai is built to produce the full episode as a directed video. Short-clip cutting is on the Podeo.ai roadmap but not live yet.
FeaturePodeo.aiHeadliner
Full-episode directed video
Audiograms and waveform clips
Short social clips
Coming soon
AI director (visual script from audio)
Generated and stock b-roll
Word-level captions
Translated subtitles
Limited
Timeline editor
Chat editing
YouTube publish with chapters
Longest episode
120 min
~10 min
Free option
Trial, 30 credits
Free plan
Questions, answered.
Why move from Headliner to Podeo.ai?
Headliner is built for short audiograms. If you want the full episode on YouTube as a directed video with chapters and b-roll, that is a different job, and it is the one Podeo.ai does.
Does Podeo.ai make audiograms too?
Not today. Podeo.ai focuses on the full-episode video. Automatic short clips from the same episode are on the roadmap, with no date set. If your workflow is mostly audiograms, Headliner still fits that better right now.
How much does Podeo.ai cost compared to Headliner?
Podeo.ai runs on credits. There is a free trial with 30 credits, then plans at $49, $149, and $449 a month, each with a monthly credit balance and optional top-ups. Full credit costs are shown in the app before you spend.
How long does a full video take to build?
A 60-minute episode is usually ready in about 20 minutes. Shorter episodes come back faster. Headliner produces audiograms in a similar timeframe, but they are 30 to 90 seconds long.
Keep reading
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Audio in. Video out. Today.
Set up your studio, drop your latest episode in, and watch Podeo.ai's director do the rest. Free to try, no credit card.