Captions vs Runway
A side-by-side look at pricing, free plans, platforms and features, for tools that both cover video.
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| Feature |  Captions |  Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | from $24.99/month | Free plan · from $12/month |
| Free to start | No | Yes |
| Best for | Video, Social, Avatars | Video, Images |
| Who uses it | Content creators | Videographers, Content creators, Designers |
| Works on | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android, API |
| About | Captions is a mobile and desktop app for creators that adds animated captions, removes pauses, corrects eye contact, dubs into other languages and can generate AI presenters. It is built for fast social video. | Runway generates video from text and images and provides AI editing tools such as background removal, motion tracking and scene expansion. Filmmakers and agencies use it for previsualisation and effects. Free credits let you try it before choosing a plan. |
Which one should you pick?
Runway lets you start for free, so it is the easier one to try first. Runway also runs on API. Both are described from their official websites; try each with a real task from your own work before you commit, since quality depends heavily on the job.
