Captions

AI video editor that turns raw footage and prompts into finished, captioned videos

Freemiumcaptions.aiUpdated 19 Oct 2026

About Captions

Captions is an AI video editor and generator that takes raw footage, or a text prompt, and produces a finished video. Its AI Edit feature picks a style, cuts scenes, adds B-roll and music, and applies stylized captions or translated subtitles. A chat-based editor lets users change a video by describing the change in words, and the project stays editable by hand afterwards. The app also generates AI avatars and digital twins, corrects eye contact, removes background noise, and trims pauses and filler words.

Best for

Fast short-form video editing, auto-captioning, and AI avatar or digital twin videos for ads and social posts
Social Video Captions: Adding stylized captions and translated subtitles to short clips for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Podcast Clips: Cutting a long recording into short clips with trimmed pauses and filler words.
Ad Creative with AI Actors: Generating avatar-led product videos without filming.
Talking-Head Cleanup: Fixing eye contact and background noise on a recorded video.
Multilingual Distribution: Producing subtitled versions of a video in many languages.

Not ideal for

Long-form or frame-accurate professional post-production, or Android-only users (no confirmed Android app)

Popular with

Content Creators
Social Media Managers
Marketers
Small Businesses
Podcasters

Screenshots

Key features

AI Edit
Chat-Based Editor
Automatic Captions
AI Avatars & Digital Twins
Text-to-Video Generation
Cleanup Tools
Long Video to Clips
Music & Sound Effects

Pros and cons

Pros

Chat-based editing lets users change a video with text prompts, with hand controls still available.
Captions and subtitles in 100+ languages with 100+ caption styles.
Combines editing and generation: AI avatars, digital twins and text-to-video in one app.
Credits roll over up to 3x the monthly allowance.
API available for developers who want captioning or generation in their own products.

Cons

Published prices are iOS prices only; web pricing and the annual discount are not listed.
The free plan includes no AI credits, so generative features need a paid plan starting at $24.99/month.
No confirmed Android app or desktop app; availability is web and iOS.
Top self-serve tiers are expensive ($139.99 and $279.99 per month).

Pricing

Plans as listed by the vendor on 19 Oct 2026. Check their site for current prices.

See captions.ai

Free

Limited feature set, no AI credits

Core editing and captions
no AI usage credits

Max

Frontier

$69.99/month

Heavier usage and the most advanced generative models

1,400 credits/month
everything in Max
access to the most advanced generative models

Frontier 2x

$139.99/month

Double the Frontier usage tier

2,800 credits/month
same features as Frontier

Frontier 4x

$279.99/month

Highest self-serve usage tier

5,600 credits/month
same features as Frontier

Enterprise

Custom/contact sales

Teams needing volume and support

Bulk credit discounts
custom seats
dedicated account management
training data exclusion
onboarding

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team.

7.6overall

Ease of Use: 8.5
Feature Depth: 8.0
Value for Money: 7.0
Performance & Speed: 7.5
Documentation & Support: 7.0

Platforms

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Release history

Sep 1, 2025
Company rebrands from Captions to Mirage, with the Captions app keeping its name
Company rebrands from Captions to Mirage, with the Captions app keeping its name.
Jun 1, 2025
Mirage Studio launches for marketers and ad agencies (since merged into Captions)
Mirage Studio launches for marketers and ad agencies (since merged into Captions).

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Frequently asked questions

Is Captions now called Mirage?

Partly. The company renamed itself from Captions to Mirage in September 2025, but the video app is still named Captions at captions.ai. Mirage Studio has been merged into Captions.

Is Captions free?

There is a free plan with a more limited feature set and no AI usage credits. Paid plans start at $24.99 per month on iOS.

What platforms does Captions run on?

Captions works in a web browser and as an iOS app. Mirage's own site lists web and iOS; no Android listing was confirmed.

Do unused credits roll over?

Yes. The pricing FAQ says unused credits roll over, and a balance can reach three times the monthly allowance.

Does Captions offer an API?

Mirage offers APIs for video generation and captioning through platform.mirage.app, documented at help.mirage.app.