Captions vs Synthesia: 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 | Synthesia |
|---|---|---|
| tier 1 | $15/mo — AI captions, eye contact fix, audio enhancement, 4K export | Free — 1,200 credits a month, about 10 minutes of video; videos cannot be downloaded |
| tier 2 | $40/mo — AI voice cloning, multi-language dubbing, 60-min video exports | $19/mo — Download, AI dubbing, logo removal, 1 editor and 3 guests |
| tier 3 | On request — Custom API integrations, team workspaces, custom SLAs | $89/mo — 5 personal avatars, API access, 180+ stock avatars |
| tier 4 | — | On request — Unlimited minutes, unlimited personal avatars, SAML/SSO |
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 Synthesia if
- Teams making training or product video in many languages
- Anyone who wants to try avatar video before paying
Where each one disappoints
Captions
- Text-only article publishers with no video production strategy
Synthesia
- Anyone expecting to keep free output — the free tier does not allow downloads
Compiled by Stepan Noianov from both vendors' own sites. Something wrong? Report an inaccuracy.