Captions AI Pricing 2026: Plans and Real Cost per Video
Captions' cheapest plan with AI actors and no watermark is Max at $24.99/month for 500 credits. Eight seconds of Mirage video costs 64 credits, about $3.20, so Max covers about 7 such clips a month. The catch is that the listed prices are iOS plans, and standard plans cannot buy extra credits.
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The numbers Captions's pricing page does not show
$9.99/mo
Cheapest paid plan
$1.60
One 8-second output, from
$279.99/mo
100 a month, from
Plan price divided by what one output consumes. The arithmetic for every plan is below.
Plans
Captions plans and prices
AI video creation and editing app by Mirage: AI actors and digital twins (AI Creator, AI Ads), auto-captions, AI Edit, clips from long videos, dubbing and generated b-roll.
Free plan: The free plan includes 60 to 200 lifetime credits, one caption template and Mirage videos up to 15 seconds; other features need a paid plan.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly (per month) | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $9.99 | n/a | 200 credits/mo. Formerly Pro. Listed in the help center, not on the pricing page. AI Creator and AI Edit export with a watermark. |
| Max | $24.99 | n/a | 500 credits per month. AI Creator, AI actors, AI Edit, Clips, no watermark. Up to 2 generations at once. |
| Frontier | $69.99 | n/a | 1,400 credits per month. Formerly Scale. Top-tier models, faster generation. |
| Frontier 2x | $139.99 | n/a | 2,800 credits per month |
| Frontier 4x | $279.99 | n/a | 5,600 credits per month. Only self-serve tier that can buy top-up credits (price not published). |
Credits
What the credits actually buy
"Credits are deducted based on video length: each second of generated Mirage video costs 8 credits. 8 seconds of video = 64 credits." Prompt to Video costs 16 credits every 6 seconds, and credits are used "regardless of if the project is exported or saved."
The derived number
What one 8-second video really costs
The unit: 8 seconds of generated Mirage (AI actor) video. Plan price divided by what one output consumes.
| Plan | Cost of one | How we got it |
|---|---|---|
| Max | $3.20 | 8s x 8 = 64 credits; $24.99 / 500 = $0.05 per credit; 64 x $0.05 = $3.20 |
| Frontier / 2x / 4x | $3.20 | $69.99 / 1,400 = about $0.05 per credit; 64 x $0.05 = $3.20 |
| Max (Prompt to Video) | $1.60 | 16 credits per 6s; 8s = 2 blocks = 32 credits x $0.05 = $1.60 ($1.07 if pro rata) |
Heavy use
What 100 videos a month cost
| Plan | 100 a month | How we got it |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier 4x | n/a | 100 x 64 = 6,400 credits, more than 5,600 (Frontier 4x covers 87 videos for $279.99). The rest needs top-ups at an unpublished price, or Enterprise. |
| Frontier 4x (Prompt to Video) | $279.99 | 100 x 32 = 3,200 credits, more than Frontier 2x's 2,800, so Frontier 4x. |
One plan, every model
Paying for Captions and three other AI tools?
Hooked Pro is $29 a month for 1,000 credits across Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 2, plus AI UGC ads, captions and TikTok slideshows in the same plan. Or pay $89 once for the Studio and run it on your own API keys, at the provider's price.
Same yardstick
The same maths on Hooked
Per 8 seconds of AI actor video, Hooked costs a little less: 100 credits ($2.90 on Pro monthly, $2.42 yearly, about $0.80 with your own key on Studio) against 64 Captions credits (about $3.20). Hooked's UGC video is a fully generated scene made with Gemini Omni Flash, not a lip-synced avatar, and a captioned clip is 8 credits ($0.23). Captions is the better fit if you edit mostly on a phone; Hooked covers UGC ads, slideshows, captions and several video models in one plan.
| On Hooked | Credits | Pro, monthly | Pro, yearly | Studio, your own key | 100 a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI avatar (UGC) video | 100 | $2.90 | $2.42 | $0.80 to the provider | $278 (Pro + 1 × 10,000-credit pack) |
Pro is $29/month or $290/year for 1,000 credits a month; extra credits come in packs from $19 for 500. The Studio is $89 once and runs on your own API keys, so you pay the model provider directly at their rate.
Make the same video on Hooked
- AI UGC avatar videos: 8 seconds for 100 credits ($2.90 on Pro)
- Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 2 in one plan: no second subscription per model
- Or $89 once for the Studio with your own API keys
Read the small print
Costs that are easy to miss
- The pricing page says prices reflect iOS plans only.
- Credits are spent whether or not the project is exported or saved.
- AI Creator and AI Edit on Basic export with a watermark.
- Only Frontier 4x can buy top-up credits, and that price is not published.
- Rolled-over credits are capped at 3x the monthly allowance.
Honesty note
What we could not confirm
- Captions says its listed prices reflect iOS plans only; web and Android prices may differ.
- Captions offers yearly billing at a discount but does not publish the annual prices.
- Captions' help pages disagree on whether monthly credits roll over.
- Captions does not fully spell out which credit rate applies to AI Creator, AI Ads and Prompt to Video.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Captions free?
The free plan has 60 to 200 lifetime credits, one caption template and Mirage videos up to 15 seconds. Other features need a paid plan.
How much does an 8-second Captions AI actor video cost?
64 credits, about $3.20 on Max or Frontier. Prompt to Video is cheaper at 16 credits per 6 seconds.
Do Captions credits roll over?
The pricing FAQ says credits roll over up to 3x the monthly allowance, but the Mirage credits article says monthly credits do not roll over.
Does Captions have an annual plan?
Yes. The yearly plan bills 12 months upfront at a discounted rate, but the annual prices are not published.
Can I buy extra Captions credits?
Only on Frontier 4x, at an unpublished price. On standard plans it is not possible to buy individual credits.
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- About 10 UGC ads or 250 images a month
- Every video format: UGC, avatars, slideshows…
- 83 AI avatars & 76 voices in 25 languages
- Publish to TikTok, Instagram & YouTube
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