Captions vs Vizard (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Captions grades higher than Vizard: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Captions grades higher on ease of use. Vizard grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Captions
AI video editor and generator for short talking-head videos
Vizard
AI tool that cuts long videos into short social clips
Which one is for you
Pick Captions if
- Fits if you post talking-head videos to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube Shorts
- Works for marketers who want many ad versions with AI actors and no filming, on Max
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you came for AI Edit or Clips, as both start on Max at $24.99 a month
- Skip it if you want one subscription on every device, since the $4.99 Lite plan works only on Android
- Not for you if you start on your phone and finish on your laptop, because projects stay on the device and don't sync
- Tight if you rely on AI Edit for longer clips, as it stops at 2 minutes on iOS and 1 on the web
- Watch out: free AI credits are 60 to 200 once and never refresh, and Prompt to Video uses 16 credits per 6 seconds
Pick Vizard if
- Fits if you turn podcasts, talks or long videos into short clips
- Works for people who'll start on the free plan to see the clips it picks
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 720p, 60 credits a month and projects deleted after 3 days
- Skip it if you want unlimited storage, which only Business has
- Pricey if you add teammates: extra members cost $5 a month per seat
- Watch out: credits are shared between clipping and the Agent, and roll over for only 2 months
- Not for you if you want a desktop or phone app, as it's browser only
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACaptionsFair | 2.2GPAVizardFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DBasic is $9.99 a month, but it doesn't include the things people come here for. AI Edit, the chat editor, Clips and AI Twins all start on Max at $24.99, two and a half times this category's middle, and the credits still run out at 500 a month. | CCreator is $14.50 a month on yearly billing ($29 monthly), a little above the category's middle of $12.99. Business is $19.50. |
| Free plan and trial | CManual editing with one caption template, and exports carry no watermark. But the AI credits are 60 to 200, once, and they never refresh. | CA free plan with 60 credits a month, 720p export, uploads up to 60 minutes and projects kept for 3 days. Those are limits you'll hit. |
| Features | CAI Edit, a chat editor you type instructions into, captions in 100+ styles, dubbing into 30+ languages in a clone of your voice, AI avatars and Clips. The gaps the listing names are real: AI Edit stops at 2 minutes on iOS and 1 on the web, and projects don't sync between devices. | CAI clipping, text and timeline editing, captions, translation, scheduling and an API. Credits are shared between clipping and the Agent, and only Business lifts storage limits. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from about 38,000 App Store ratings. You pick an editing style and it does the cutting, or you type the change you want, so there's no timeline to learn first. | CNo store rating on record. A web app with credits to count and templates to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BiPhone, Android and the web, with a public API. But there's no Mac or Windows app, so on a computer it's the browser only, and the Android app is Captions Lite, a different, manual editor. | BWeb only, with an API and links to n8n, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. |
| Best for | short talking-head videos that edit themselves | cutting long videos into short clips |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Captions and Vizard. How we grade
Price against what you get
Captions starts at $4.99 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Vizard starts at $14.50 a month and scores 2.3.
Captions scores higher and starts $9.51 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Captions for less, and 22 score higher than Vizard for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Captions also covers noise cancellation.
- Vizard also covers templates.
At a glance
| Captions | Vizard | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month for Lite (Android only); Basic is $9.99 per month | $14.50 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Captions in one template, camera, trim, zoom, sounds, transitions and resize, exported without a watermark, plus 60 to 200 one-time AI credits that do not refresh. | 60 credits a month, 720p export, uploads up to 60 minutes, and projects stored for 3 days. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Mirage (NOCAP, Inc.) | Vizard, Corp. |
| Price read from | captions.ai | vizard.ai |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Vizard
- Credits are shared between clipping and Agent; unused credits roll over for 2 months on paid plans.
- Free plan exports stop at 720p and 10 minutes, and projects expire after 3 days.
- Only the Business plan lifts storage limits, and extra team members cost $5 per month per seat.
- It runs in a browser only; the pages read list no desktop or mobile app.
Key features
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.
Vizard
- AI clipping
- Finds highlight moments in a long video, cuts them into clips and reframes them to vertical with a click.
- Text-based and timeline editing
- Trim a video by deleting words from its transcript, then fine-tune the cuts on a timeline.
- Captions and translation
- Auto-subtitles with animated styles, and caption translation into more than 100 languages.
- Vizard Agent
- Builds videos from a prompt using templates such as product ads, podcast clips and explainers; it draws on the same credits as clipping.
- Scheduling and brand templates
- Schedule posts to connected social accounts and save brand templates so clips keep a consistent look.
- API
- An API automates clip generation, with a ready-made n8n workflow template offered on the API page.
Plans
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.
Vizard
Free$0
60 credits a month, 720p export, 10-minute export length, 1 social account, Vizard Agent on the Flash model only.
Creator$14.50
per month for 600 credits, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)
4K export, 100 GB storage, 6 social accounts and all Agent models. Price rises with the credit step; larger steps are chosen at checkout.
Business$19.50
per month for 600 credits, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)
Adds unlimited storage, 20 social accounts and team invites at $5 per month per extra seat. Price rises with the credit step.
Ways to pay less
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.
Vizard
- Annual discount
50% off with yearly billing
The pricing page shows Creator at $14.50 a month on yearly billing against $29 monthly, and Business at $19.50 against $39.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Captions or Vizard?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Captions is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month, against $14.50 a month for Vizard. Captions starts at $4.99 per month for Lite (Android only); Basic is $9.99 per month, and Vizard starts at $14.50 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Captions or Vizard?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Captions and Vizard have a free plan.
Which platforms do Captions and Vizard run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Captions lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.