Captions
AI that edits like a professional editor would.
Overview
Captions (by Mirage) is an AI video editor built for solo creators, marketers, and short-form video. Instead of a manual timeline, it edits from a script or prompt, adding B-roll, zooms, transitions, captions, and music automatically, then cleaning the audio (removing filler words, dead air, background noise) and correcting eye contact. It also generates AI avatars (digital twins) for talking-head videos without filming, and dubs/subtitles into 100+ languages.
It has a free tier for basic trimming, plus credit-metered paid plans (Basic/Max/Scale) that unlock the generative AI editing, avatars, and larger monthly credit pools, the priciest generative features are gated behind higher tiers and consume credits per use.
Key Features
AI Editing — auto zooms, B-roll, music, transitions across 20+ style presets
Auto-Captions — stylized, customizable fonts
Translation/dubbing — subtitles in 100+ languages
AI Avatars — digital twin or stock AI avatar, prompt-editable outfit/background/product
Audio cleanup — background noise removal, filler-word and dead-air trimming
Eye contact correction
Royalty-free music/SFX generation
Text/chat-based editor — edit via prompts, not a timeline
Pros
Combines captions, AI editing, avatars, dubbing, and noise/filler removal in one app, avoiding a multi-tool stack
Caption/transcription accuracy widely reported around 93-99%
Large, established user base (Captions reports 10M+ creators) and active feature development
Customer support repeatedly praised in Trustpilot reviews, including for cancellations/refunds
Cons
Credit-based system on paid tiers caps generative features (AI Edit, avatars, dubbing); reviewers report credits being consumed by AI mistakes/re-corrections, not just successful output
Reliability complaints in reviews, including audio going out of sync after export
Entry pricing is confusing: the main pricing page markets Max ($24.99/mo) as the starting paid plan, while a cheaper Basic tier ($9.99/mo) exists per Captions' own help docs but isn't shown there
Some billing/refund friction reported by users despite generally responsive support
What Makes It Unique
Its real differentiator versus general editors (CapCut, Premiere) or single-purpose caption tools (Submagic, Zubtitle) is combining AI avatars/digital twins, full script-to-video generation, and traditional auto-caption/filler-removal editing in one product, most competitors specialize in either captions or avatars, not both.
Kay Score
7
/ 10
