Captions vs HeyGen

Captions

• Creators posting short talking-head videos to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Shorts
• Marketers producing ad variations with AI actors instead of filming
• People who want captions and translated subtitles added automatically

HeyGen

• Marketers and creators making presenter videos without a camera
• Translating existing videos for audiences in other languages
• Teams producing training content with SCORM export on the Business plan

Captions

• There is no Mac or Windows app: on a computer it runs in the browser, and projects are stored on the device and do not sync between devices.
• The Android app is Captions Lite, a manual editor. Its $4.99 Lite plan works only on Android; iOS and web need a separate subscription.
• AI Edit, the chat-based editor, Clips and AI Twins start on Max at $24.99 a month, and Prompt to Video uses 16 credits for every 6 seconds.
• The pricing page says its prices reflect iOS plans and lists no yearly prices; Basic and Lite appear only in the help center.

HeyGen

• The Free plan allows 3 videos a month of up to 1 minute each; watermark removal and 1080p export start on Creator.
• Paid plans are metered in credits, and the number a video uses varies with the AI model, its duration and its complexity.
• SAML/SSO, SCORM export, LMS integrations and workspace collaboration are listed from Business at $149 a month, plus $20 per extra seat.
• Unused credits roll over for one month on monthly billing and are lost when a subscription is cancelled.

Captions

AI Edit

Pick an editing style and the app cuts scenes and adds B-roll, zooms, transitions, music and captions. It handles clips of up to 2 minutes on iOS and 1 minute on the web.

Chat-based editor

Type the change you want and the editor applies it. Each message uses 2 credits and each action taken 1 credit, with more for generated media.

Captions, translation and dubbing

Generates captions in 100+ styles, translates subtitles into 100+ languages and dubs video into 30+ languages with a clone of the speaker's voice.

AI avatars and AI Twin

Generates a talking-head video from a script using a built-in AI actor or a digital twin of yourself. The Max plan allows up to 30 AI Twins.

Clips

Turns one long video into a batch of short clips that are ready to post. Clips is included from the Max plan.

Eye contact, denoise and trimming

Corrects eye contact, removes background noise and cuts pauses and filler words. On Android, eye contact and denoise need the Lite plan.

HeyGen

AI avatars

Scripts are delivered by stock video avatars or a custom avatar of yourself, with lip-sync across more than 175 languages and dialects.

Video Agent

Type an idea and get a finished video with presenter footage, motion graphics and B-roll. Every element stays editable afterwards in AI Studio.

AI Studio editor

A text-based editor that directs words, gestures and emotion from the script, with Brand Kit, auto captions and comments for teams.

Video translation

Upload a file or paste a YouTube link to translate a video with cloned voice and lip-sync. Pro adds editing and proofreading of the translated script.

Voice cloning

Clone your voice so avatar and translated videos keep your tone and delivery. Voice cloning is listed from the Creator plan.

API and integrations

Developer APIs for video generation, translation and lip-sync, an MCP server, and direct integrations with tools such as Canva and Adobe Express.

Captions

• Free$0

  Basic manual editing with one caption template and watermark-free exports. 60 to 200 lifetime credits that do not refresh.

• Lite$4.99

  per month, Android only

  Manual editing on Android with dubbing, caption styles, teleprompter, eye contact and denoise. Cannot be used on iOS or the web.

• Basic$9.99

  per month, or $64.99 per year on the US App Store

  200 credits a month, with captions and dubbing, script generator, teleprompter, eye contact, denoise and Reddit to Video.

• Max$24.99

  per month, billed monthly

  500 credits a month, AI Edit, the chat-based editor, Clips, up to 30 AI Twins and generated B-roll, music and images.

• Frontier$69.99

  per month, billed monthly

  1,400 credits a month and faster generation. Frontier 2x is $139.99 with 2,800 credits and Frontier 4x is $279.99 with 5,600.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Bulk credit discounts, custom seat options, account management, onboarding and training-data exclusion.

HeyGen

• Free$0

  3 videos a month of up to 1 minute each, 500+ stock video avatars, 1 custom video avatar and 30+ languages.

• Creator$24

  per month, billed annually ($288); $29 billed monthly

  600 credits a month, videos up to 30 minutes, 1080p export, watermark removal, voice cloning and 175+ languages and dialects.

• Pro$41

  per month, billed annually ($488); $49 billed monthly

  From 1,000 credits a month, with larger credit tiers at higher prices, 4K export and access to all advanced AI models.

• Business$119

  per month, billed annually ($1,428); $149 billed monthly

  1,500 credits, videos up to 60 minutes, 5 custom video avatars, SAML/SSO, SCORM export and workspace collaboration. Extra seats are $20 a month each.

• EnterpriseCustom

  No maximum video duration, multi-workspace management, SCIM provisioning, invoice billing and a dedicated customer success manager.

Captions

• Annual discount

  Discount on yearly subscriptions

  The help center says yearly subscriptions are discounted against 12 months of monthly billing. The US App Store lists Basic at $64.99 a year against $9.99 a month.

HeyGen

• Annual discount

  Save about 16% to 20% with annual billing

  Creator is $24 a month billed annually ($288) against $29 billed monthly. Pro is $41 against $49, and Business is $119 against $149.