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HeyGen vs Captions
HeyGen scores higher overall (8.9 vs 7.3), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose HeyGen if…
Marketers, creators and sales teams making talking-head, explainer and translated videos
8.9/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Captions if…
Creators making short social videos of themselves on a phone
7.3/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| HeyGen | Captions | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.9/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 8 | #7 of 8 |
| Price | Freemium · from $24/month | Freemium · from $24.99/month |
| Free version | 3 watermarked videos a month up to 1 minute each, 500+ stock avatars, 1 custom avatar | Basic editing only, with no AI credits |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, API | iOS, Android, Web |
| Made by | HeyGen Technology Inc. | Mirage |
| Avatar realism | 9 | 7 |
| Ease of use | 9 | 8.5 |
| Features | 9.5 | 6.5 |
| Value for money | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| Platforms | 9.5 | 8.5 |
HeyGen: what the AI does
- Avatar V digital twins from a 15-second video
- Talking photo avatars (Avatar IV)
- Video translation with lip sync in 175+ languages
- Voice cloning
- Video Agent: prompt to finished video
- API and MCP server
- Most realistic avatars and digital twins we tested
- Best video translation and lip sync here
- Apps on every platform plus an API
- Free plan to try it
- Entry plan credits run out quickly
- 4K needs the $49 Pro plan
- Lifelike twins raise consent and deepfake concerns
Captions: what the AI does
- AI Twin from a single selfie
- AI actors for spokesperson videos
- Change outfits, objects and backgrounds
- Animated captions and AI editing
- AI ads and skits
- Avatar and editing tools in one phone app
- Twin from one selfie, no recording session
- Highly rated on iPhone
- No avatar features on the free plan
- Avatars are a side feature, not the core of the app
- Credits limit how many avatar videos you can make