Captions
Edits talking-head video: captions, eye contact, dubbing and AI actors. AI-powered tool, with a free plan; runs on web, mobile. The stack builder picks it for video.
What it is known for
- Strengths: AI edits the whole video at once; captions and subtitles in 100+ languages; AI avatars, eye contact and dubbing.
- For: creators, ecommerce, marketers, small businesses, educators, podcasters.
- Runs on: web, iOS, Android, desktop apps.
- Learning curve: easy: never edited before, no problem; simple prompts.
- Works with: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Read on October 9, 2026 from captions.ai.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No generative AI features |
| Max | $24.99/mo | 500 credits a month; the page shows its iOS plans |
| Frontier 1x | $69.99/mo | Frontier credits for AI actors and dubbing |
Checked by hand against captions.ai/pricing on October 9, 2026; confidence high. Prices are monthly in US dollars unless the row says otherwise; the builder counts the plan it starts on, Max.
When the stack builder picks it
The builder reads each job's rules from the top and takes the first step whose conditions hold and whose plan fits the money left. Captions is named in these steps:
- Video, step 3 of 3, otherwise: Max ($24.99/mo); the step also names CapCut, Descript, OpusClip, Palmier Pro, Submagic, Wondershare Filmora, Adobe Premiere, Vizard, Loom and VEED, and the best score takes it.
The rules are public in stack-rules.json, and how the stack builder scores explains the tie-break.
Alternatives the same rules name
- CapCut: Mobile and desktop video editor with AI captions and effects. From free.
- Descript: Edits video and podcasts by editing the transcript. From free.
- OpusClip: Cuts long videos into short clips for social. From free.
- Palmier Pro: A Mac video editor with AI video and image generation built in, where Claude, Codex or Cursor can edit on the timeline. From free.
- Submagic: Captions, b-roll, zooms and trims for short-form video. From $19/mo, or $12/mo billed yearly.
- Wondershare Filmora: An approachable video editor with AI tools metered by credits. From $5/mo billed yearly only ($59.99 a year).
- Adobe Premiere: The industry video editor, with generative extend and AI captions. From $22.99/mo.
- Vizard: Cuts long videos into short clips with a virality score. From free.
- Loom: Records your screen and camera into a shareable video, with AI titles, summaries and silence removal. From free.
- VEED: Online video editor with auto subtitles, translation, AI avatars and clip generation in one place. From free.
Signals and what people say
- App Store: 4.8 from 38,378 ratings, as of October 9, 2026
- Hacker News, 30 days to October 15, 2026: 0 stories
Change log
- October 9, 2026: added to the tool list; plans and prices first recorded from captions.ai/pricing.
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