Captions vs Mosaic

Captions

Captions is the strongest of the phone-first short-video editors, and the caption styling plus eye-contact correction are the two features people actually keep it for. The AI edit pass genuinely removes an hour of manual cutting from a weekly-video habit. The pricing is the problem: it is credit-metered, the published table is labelled iOS-only, and the entry tier's 500 credits disappear fast once you use the generative features it exists to sell.

Pros

• +Automatic scene cutting, caption burn-in, b-roll insertion and music in one pass over raw footage
• +Over 100 caption styles and support for 100+ languages, including dubbing
• +Eye-contact correction handles the single most obvious tell in scripted creator video
• +Runs on iOS, Android, web and desktop with the same account
• +Free tier still gives trimming, transitions and library media, so the app is usable before paying

Cons

• −Everything generative is credit-metered, so the monthly price understates real cost at volume
• −The pricing page states it reflects iOS plans only, which leaves web and Android buyers guessing
• −Credit rollover is capped at 3x the monthly allowance, so banking credits for a big project does not work

Mosaic

Mosaic is the rare AI video tool built for repetition rather than for one clip: a workflow you assemble once, trigger from a Drive folder, and let run over every new file. Per-tile credit rates are published down to the minute, which makes cost modelling possible. The catch is that those rates vary by two orders of magnitude — background removal costs 300 credits a minute against 6 for colour correction — so a plan's headline credit count says almost nothing until you know your tile mix.

Pros

• +Workflows trigger from Google Drive, S3, Dropbox or YouTube and post to social
• +Per-tile credit rates are published per input minute, so costs can be modelled
• +Exports to Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve
• +HTTP API with webhooks plus an installable skill for coding agents
• +SOC2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance stated across all plans

Cons

• −No free tier — the entry plan is $40/month on an annual commitment
• −Tile rates vary hugely, so credit counts are hard to translate into output
• −Admin dashboard, RBAC and audit logs are enterprise-only
• −Credits do not roll over between months

Is Captions cheaper than Mosaic?

On published entry prices, Captions starts lower — $24.99/mo against $40/mo for Mosaic. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Captions or Mosaic have a free tier?

Captions has a free tier; Mosaic has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, Captions or Mosaic?

Mosaic ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Captions is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.