Captions vs invideo AI Comparison 2026
Captions edits footage you already shot: a talking-head video, cut, captioned and surrounded with AI-generated B-roll, for $24.99 a month with no free tier. invideo AI needs no footage at all: type a prompt and it returns a script, a voiceover, stock clips and captions, fixed afterward by typing corrections rather than dragging a timeline, from $17 a month with no free tier either. Both meter usage in credits, and invideo's do not carry over to the next month, so a slow month wastes the allowance. One starts from a camera; the other starts from an idea.
At a glance
- invideo AI starts cheaper, at $17.
- Neither has a free tier.
Side by side
Captions | invideo AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $24.99 | From $17 |
| Pricing model | Paid subscription | Paid subscription |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export |
Captions
AI editing for talking-head video on iPhone
Captions edits the kind of video where somebody talks to the camera. It cuts the pauses, animates the subtitles and can generate the B-roll, music and sound effects that go around what you actually shot. The AI actor feature produces footage of a presenter from a script, either an invented one or a twin of you. Its pricing covers the iOS plans and the page says so rather than leaving you to find out.
Our note
This is the strongest of the phone-first AI editors and the least useful if you already own a desktop workflow. Treat the credit allowance rather than the monthly price as the real limit.
Only on this side
- Covers short-form & clipping
- Works with Facebook
invideo AI
A prompt in, a narrated video out
invideo AI takes an idea in a sentence and returns a video with stock clips, a script, a voiceover and captions, then lets you fix it by typing corrections rather than by dragging on a timeline. That is a different way to work and it suits people who write faster than they edit. Everything is metered in credits, and unused ones do not carry to the next month.
Why people weigh these two
- invideo AI instead of Captions
- invideo AI also makes the video for you, turning a prompt into a narrated piece at $17, closest to Captions' AI actor side rather than its editing side.
- Captions instead of invideo AI
- Captions edits your own talking-head footage shot on an iPhone rather than generating stock-clip video from a prompt, from $24.99, the pick when the footage already exists and needs cutting, not creating.
Which one should you pick
Take Captions when there is already footage of a person talking to the camera and the job is turning it into a finished, posted video. Max is $24.99 a month for 500 credits, including the AI actor feature that can generate a presenter from a script if a real one is not available. There is no free tier, so budget for the first month before deciding whether the workflow suits you.
Take invideo AI when there is no footage at all, only an idea: a prompt returns a script, a voiceover, stock clips and captions together within a minute. Plans start at $17 a month for 75 credits, cheaper than Captions' entry price, though unused credits do not roll over, which punishes anybody who batches a month of output in one weekend. There is no free plan, so budget for at least one month to test the fit.
Common questions
- Do I need to film anything to use invideo AI?
- No. A text prompt alone produces a script, a voiceover, stock footage and captions. Captions needs footage already shot of somebody talking to the camera, unless its AI actor feature generates a stand-in presenter instead.
- Which one is cheaper?
- invideo AI's entry plan is $17 a month for 75 credits, against Captions Max at $24.99 a month for 500 credits. Neither has a free tier, so both require a paid month to try.
- Do unused credits carry over on either one?
- invideo AI's listing states plainly that they do not, so a quiet month wastes the allowance. Captions' listing does not describe its credits rolling over either, though it is not stated as explicitly.
- Which one is built for actual footage of a person, not stock clips?
- Captions. It edits real talking-head footage shot on a phone, cutting pauses and animating subtitles around what was actually recorded. invideo AI builds a video from stock clips and a generated voiceover instead.
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