Pro $9.99, Max $24.99, Scale tiers up to $279.99, Enterprise custom. Plus the credit walls and the managed-outcome alternative priced on qualified views.
Pricing data as of 2026-05-07 · verify on captions.ai
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Quota | Key gating feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | n/a published | Basic edit | No generative AI · watermark on free outputs |
| Pro | $9.99 | n/a published | Limited AI credits | 100+ language captions · watermark-free · no generative AI |
| Max | $24.99 | n/a published | 500 credits/mo | Generative video · AI Twin · AI Actor · chat editor |
| Scale 2x | $69.99 | n/a published | 1,400 credits/mo | Bulk credit pack |
| Scale 4x | $139.99 | n/a published | 2,800 credits/mo | Bulk credit pack |
| Scale 8x | $279.99 | n/a published | 5,600 credits/mo | Bulk credit pack |
| Enterprise | Custom | n/a published | Custom | Bulk discount · training data exclusion · priority support |
As of 2026-05-07 · verify on captions.ai
Cross-checked against G2, Trustpilot, Reddit threads as of 2026-05-07.
AI minutes meter. Premium features paywalled. Per-seat seat-creep.
Captions ships powerful generative AI for solo clippers and small teams. FORKOFF doesn't replace it. FORKOFF runs the campaign that ships the clips. Brands buying outcomes, not credits, pick FORKOFF. Solo clippers building their own video pipeline pick Captions.
Every qualified view comes with the receipt your finance team needs.
| Feature | FORKOFF Clippingoperator-grade | Captions AIGenerative video tool |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing denominator | $0.003 per qualified view (CPQV) | Per-credit subscription · seat license plus monthly credit ceiling |
| Operating model | Managed agency · brief-to-ledger run by FORKOFF strategist | Self-serve generative AI tool · brand operates the pipeline |
| Audit trail | Per-view qualified-view ledger · reason codes on every filter | Dashboard counts · no qualified-view layer |
| Brief-to-live | <48h on $500 sandbox tier | Depends on your editing pipeline throughput |
Captions ships a tiered subscription. Free gives basic editing without generative AI. Pro at $9.99/month adds 100+ language captions and watermark-free exports with limited AI credits. Max at $24.99/month unlocks generative video plus AI Twin and AI Actor with 500 monthly credits. Scale tiers (2x/4x/8x) bulk-add credits at $69.99 / $139.99 / $279.99 per month. Enterprise is custom and requires a sales call.
Three line items. First, Pro's 'limited AI credits' has no public number, so users hit the wall in-app without a sticker count. Second, generative-AI features (AI Twin, AI Actor) burn credits at multipliers, so a single generative output can consume 5-10 credits instead of 1. Third, Scale tiers compound credits but not output time, so high-volume brands hit credit walls before content walls.
Switching cost is zero on the Captions side. Subscriptions are month-to-month. The real cost of switching is operational: brands stop running the generative AI pipeline themselves and hand the brief to a managed lane. FORKOFF's $500 sandbox runs 14 days against the same source material so the lane shift validates before retainer.
Solo clippers, in-house clipper teams, and small studios shipping their own short-form pipeline. Strong fit for product clippers using AI Twin or AI Actor as a generative shortcut, podcasters captioning their own back catalog, and brands needing 100+ language caption coverage. Captions ships the AI tool well.
Brands buying outcomes, not generative credits. Protocols, AI startups, consumer apps, and podcast networks that need a managed agency to brief the show, vet the clippers, and qualify each view against watch-time, policy, geo, and traffic-validity gates. FORKOFF is the lane for buyers who price on qualified views.
No. Captions ships generative video and caption tooling. Qualification of which views count toward a brand's spend is not part of the Captions surface. FORKOFF layers the qualification engine and audit ledger as a separate lane for brands buying outcome-priced campaigns.
Yes. The qualification engine and qualified-view ledger layer on top of any clipping pipeline. Brands keep Captions for generative video and caption polish and gain the brand-side qualification plus reporting layer through FORKOFF.
Generative tool vs managed clipping campaign.
Honest 6-operator ranking on transparent criteria.
Managed outcomes vs raw volume.
Managed agency · per-qualified-view pricing.
Full operator index, one place.
$500 sandbox. 14 days. Paid only on views that clear all four checks.
