Captions vs HeyGen: Which Should You Choose in 2026?
Both prices below were read from each vendor's own pricing page on the date shown.
Pricing side by side
| Plan | Captions | HeyGen |
|---|---|---|
| tier 1 | $15/mo — AI captions, eye contact fix, audio enhancement, 4K export | Free — 3 videos a month, up to 1 minute, watermarked |
| tier 2 | $40/mo — AI voice cloning, multi-language dubbing, 60-min video exports | $29/mo — Videos up to 30 min, 1080p, watermark removed |
| tier 3 | On request — Custom API integrations, team workspaces, custom SLAs | $49/mo — Videos up to 30 min, 4K export, faster processing |
| tier 4 | — | $149/mo — Videos up to 60 min, plus $20 per seat a month |
| tier 5 | — | On request — No duration cap, highest concurrency |
read from both vendors' pricing pages · 22 Aug 2026 · how we verify
Choose Captions if
- Performance ad creators and founders recording talking-head product videos
- International marketing teams dubbing creator videos into multiple languages with lip-sync
Choose HeyGen if
- Teams localising one video into many languages without reshooting
- Advertisers testing many script variants cheaply
Where each one disappoints
Captions
- Text-only article publishers with no video production strategy
HeyGen
- Teams of five or more — Business adds $20 per seat on top of the $149 base
Compiled by Stepan Noianov from both vendors' own sites. Something wrong? Report an inaccuracy.