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AI Compare · Video & Animation

Add captions to a video: which AI plans document it

Get captions or subtitles added to a video automatically.

Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.10.16-3, Oct 16, 2026 Rules 2.1.0

Products that document it
5 of 26
Lowest price
Free
Use
Video & Animation
Quality
Not tested

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What it needs

  • Automatic captions RequiredAdds captions or subtitles to a video automatically.

What you get: A captioned video.

Plans that document it

For each product, the lowest-priced plan that documents every required feature, cheapest first. Documented means offered on the vendor's own pages, not tested.

Lowest-priced plan of each product documenting Add captions to a video
ProductLowest-priced plan
Descript Descript FreeFree
HeyGen HeyGen FreeFree
Microsoft Copilot Microsoft Copilot (free)Free
Synthesia Synthesia BasicFree
Luma Luma Plus$30 a month

Not verified for this task (a required feature is unclear, conflicting or due for a check): ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, X Subscription (Cursor, Grok, X), Higgsfield.

15 other products do not offer it, or it is not what they are for.

What we have not tested

Caption accuracy depends on audio and language: check names and numbers.

From the facts in our data release 2026.10.16-3. Read how AI Compare works.

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