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HeyGen vs Captions

HeyGen: AI avatar videos: your digital twin or a stock avatar speaks your script, with translation into 175+ languages. Captions: AI video editor and generator for your phone: AI Edit, AI actors and twins, captions in 100+ languages.

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Updated October 16, 2026

HeyGen and Captions details as published on heygen.com and captions.ai (and their official app store listings), checked October 16, 2026. Luren AI shown for reference.
	HeyGen	Captions	Luren AI
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	iOS, Android, Web	iPhone and Android app
Mobile app	Yes	Yes	Yes, iPhone and Android
Free plan	Yes: 3 videos a month up to 1 minute each, 500+ stock avatars, 1 custom video avatar and up to 3 photo avatars; free videos carry a HeyGen watermark.	Yes: a free version with basic editing tools and one caption template, but no AI usage credits.	Free to download and try
Pricing	Free plan, then subscriptions: Creator at $29 a month, Pro from $49 a month with larger credit tiers, and Business at $149 a month plus $20 per seat (as listed on its pricing page), and Enterprise on request.	Free version, then subscriptions with monthly AI credits: Max at $24.99 a month and Frontier from $69.99 a month (as listed on its pricing page). The page notes these are iOS plan prices; yearly plans are billed upfront at a discount, and Enterprise is custom.	Pay per creation with coins, or a weekly or yearly Pro subscription
What you need to start	None for stock avatars; one face photo for a photo avatar, or one short video clip for a video avatar of yourself.	None for AI actors; a single selfie for an AI Twin of yourself.	One photo, or just a prompt; no training
AI models	Its own avatar models (Avatar IV and Avatar V on its site) and Seedance 2.0 integrated into the platform; the Pro plan adds access to all its advanced AI models.	Models are not named on its site; its App Store listing says you can choose from 20+ models for music, sounds and visuals.	Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Qwen-Image 3.0, Grok Imagine; Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance
Images	Not offered	AI Image is listed among its generative tools	300+ styles, your own prompt with a model picker, and an AI agent
Video	Talking avatar videos from a script, prompt-to-video with Video Agent, and highlights from long videos	AI Creator, AI Ads, AI Skits and AI Twin videos, text-to-video and generated B-roll	Image to video, text to video, UGC videos and 40+ AI dances
Editing	Captions, video translation with lip-sync, and script editing	AI Edit, chat-based editing, captions in 100+ languages, dubbing, eye contact, denoise and auto zoom	Restore, upscale, change clothes, backgrounds, pose and expression

Choose HeyGen if…

Founders, sales teams and real estate agents who want to appear on video without filming each time
Training and e-learning videos
Translating existing videos into other languages

HeyGen makes AI videos starring a digital avatar of you, built from a short clip or a photo, or one of its stock avatars. You type a script and the avatar delivers it; it also offers a prompt-based Video Agent and video translation into 175+ languages and dialects, on the web and in iPhone and Android apps.

Strengths

Avatars of yourself from one short clip or one photo
Video translation into 175+ languages and dialects
Available on the web and as iPhone and Android apps, with team and enterprise plans

Limits to know

Free plan videos are limited to 1 minute, 3 a month, with a watermark
4K export starts on the Pro plan
Built around talking presenters rather than photo generation

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Choose Captions if…

Creators who film themselves talking and want fast edits
Small businesses making short social videos and ads
Adding captions or translations to existing videos

Captions, built by Mirage, is an AI video editor and generator designed for the phone, with a web version. It edits talking videos automatically or through a chat-based editor, generates videos with AI actors or an AI twin made from a selfie, and adds captions, translation and dubbing.

Strengths

One-tap AI editing that cuts scenes, adds B-roll and sound to your own footage
An AI twin from a single selfie, plus AI actors for talking videos
Captions and translated subtitles in 100+ languages

Limits to know

The free version includes no AI usage credits
On Android the app is published as Captions Lite
Its pricing page shows iOS plan prices only

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Key differences

Captions generates images; HeyGen is built around other jobs.
Free plans: HeyGen: Yes: 3 videos a month up to 1 minute each, 500+ stock avatars, 1 custom video avatar and up to 3 photo avatars; free videos carry a HeyGen watermark. Captions: Yes: a free version with basic editing tools and one caption template, but no AI usage credits.

A third option

Both kinds of model, in one phone app

Luren AI puts Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Veo 3.1 and Kling side by side on iPhone and Android, with 300+ ready-made styles, UGC ads, AI dances and an AI agent that makes the picture for you. Start from one photo, no training.

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FAQ

HeyGen vs Captions: questions

Is HeyGen better than Captions?

It depends on the job. HeyGen suits founders, sales teams and real estate agents who want to appear on video without filming each time; training and e-learning videos; translating existing videos into other languages. Captions suits creators who film themselves talking and want fast edits; small businesses making short social videos and ads; adding captions or translations to existing videos.

Is HeyGen free?

Yes: 3 videos a month up to 1 minute each, 500+ stock avatars, 1 custom video avatar and up to 3 photo avatars; free videos carry a HeyGen watermark.

Is Captions free?

Yes: a free version with basic editing tools and one caption template, but no AI usage credits.

Which is better for video, HeyGen or Captions?

HeyGen: Talking avatar videos from a script, prompt-to-video with Video Agent, and highlights from long videos. Captions: AI Creator, AI Ads, AI Skits and AI Twin videos, text-to-video and generated B-roll.

Is there an alternative to HeyGen and Captions on my phone?

Luren AI is an iPhone and Android app with image models like Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5 and Seedream, video models like Veo 3.1 and Kling, 300+ ready-made styles and an AI agent. It is free to download and try.

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HeyGen and Captions are trademarks of their owners. Luren AI is not affiliated with either. Details are as each company publishes them on its own site and store listings on the date above; plans and prices change, so check their sites before you buy.