Papercup

Papercup is an enterprise AI video dubbing service, acquired by RWS Holdings in June 2025, that translates and dubs video into 70+ languages using synthetic voices with a human-in-the-loop quality process. It targets media companies and enterprises localizing high-value video, with custom per-minute or per-project pricing and no free or self-serve tier.

Papercup is an AI video dubbing company founded in 2017 with the mission of making the world's videos watchable in any language. It combines AI-generated synthetic voices with a human-in-the-loop quality process, aiming for natural, broadcast-suitable dubs rather than fully automated output. It has been used by media companies, publishers, and enterprises to localize archives of video content into languages including Spanish, Portuguese, and others, supporting 70+ languages. In June 2025, Papercup was acquired by RWS Holdings, a large global language-services and technology company, and its dubbing capabilities were folded into RWS's broader localization suite. As a result, Papercup is now positioned squarely as an enterprise offering: pricing is custom, quoted per minute or per project, with no free tier or self-serve consumer plan. This suits organizations localizing high-value or high-volume video, but not casual creators. Because Papercup emphasizes quality control and enterprise workflows, it competes on accuracy, brand-safe output, and integration into professional localization pipelines more than on price or instant self-serve access. Buyers should engage RWS/Papercup directly for scoping, and note that the standalone Papercup product experience may continue to evolve under RWS ownership.