Captions vs Hailuo AI Pricing | Costbench
Compare / Captions vs Hailuo AI
Shortlist
Team size
25 seats

Captions vs Hailuo AI

AI Video Generators pricing comparison · 2026

Captions pricing ranges from $0–$69.99/month, while Hailuo AI ranges from $0–$199.99/month. Captions is typically 21% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

Visit
See pricing on each vendor's site
Above-the-fold path — each link opens the vendor's pricing page in a new tab.
Compare
2 products · AI Video Generators
Side-by-side · live
C
Captions
Captions is a mobile-first AI video creation app with auto-captioning, AI avatars, eye-con
verified 11w ago
$414 $7.5K
View pricing →
Hailuo AI
Hailuo AI is an AI video generation platform built by MiniMax, one of China's leading AI c
verified 20d ago
$414 $7.5K
View pricing →
Verdict · list-price math · year 1
Captions saves $0 vs Hailuo · 25 seats
Cheapest $7.5K
Spread 0%
Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Max
$7.5K/yr
year 1 license · $25/seat
Pro
$7.5K/yr
year 1 license · $25/seat
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
No Vendr data
Not in Vendr's deal flow
Median annual
$414/yr
Vendr · n=12
REF · 01

Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 7 sourced facts
5 hidden-cost · 1 contract · 1 review platform
Last verified 2mo ago
Confidence Limited confidence
Sources 17 sourced facts
11 hidden-cost · 4 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform
Last verified 2w ago
Confidence Medium confidence
REF · 02

Plans at a glance

Every tier per product. Lock one to drive the cost row above and reveal a tier-specific outbound CTA.

Tier ladder
Click a tier to lock the cost row to it. Locking surfaces a tier-specific Visit CTA.
REF · 03

Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
5 documented
  • Credit Consumption for Generative AI Features
    1 source
  • Re-generation Loop
    $230
    1 source
  • Cost of Unused Credits
    5-10 times
    1 source
  • Quality and Editing Time
    1 source
  • Storage Tiers and API Request Fees
    $120,000 per month
    1 source
5 documented
  • Credits Consumed by Failed or Off-Prompt Generations
    15-30% of subscription credits
    2 sources
  • Daily Bonus Credits Expire After 24 Hours
    5-15% of subscription value
    2 sources
  • Overly Aggressive Content Moderation Blocks Benign Prompts
    5-20% of subscription credits
    1 source
  • Subscription Billing Continues After Cancellation
    $7.99-$199.99/month
    4 sources
  • Refund Requests Delayed or Never Fulfilled
    $7.99-$199.99
    2 sources
REF · 04

Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

Captions
Hailuo
Auto-renewal
Yes
Yes
Cancellation
30 to 90 days, but can be as long as 180 days or more
Commitment
Monthly or annual (both options available based on user reports)
Price escalation
No published schedule; users report charges to old saved card data when switching between monthly and annual plans without warning
Can downgrade
REF · 05

What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
Trustpilot
3.9out of 5 (213)
Best for
Casual users trying the app
Watch out
Performance Issues and Instability
Trustpilot
1out of 5 (25)
Best for
Testing AI video generation before committing to a paid plan
Watch out
Subscription charges continue after confirmed cancellation
Decide
Get a quote from each vendor
Each link opens the vendor's pricing page in a new tab.
License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
AI Video Generators

Captions

$0–$69.99
/month
5 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →
VS
AI Video Generators

Hailuo AI

$0–$199.99
/month
5 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Captions Hailuo AI
Free Free /user/month Free /month
Pro $9.99 /user/month $7.99 /month
Max $24.99 /user/month $24.99 /month
Scale $69.99 /user/month $63.99 /month
Enterprise Custom $199.99 /month

What Users Say

Captions

Trustpilot
3.9out of 5 (213)
Top complaints
  • Performance Issues and Instability
  • Audio Sync Problems
  • Clunky Cross-Platform Experience

Hailuo AI

Trustpilot
1out of 5 (25)
Top complaints
  • Subscription charges continue after confirmed cancellation
  • No accessible billing or payment management interface
  • Refunds promised but never issued — users report 1-5 month waits with no resolution

Hidden Costs

Beyond the sticker price — what catches buyers off guard.

Captions 5 hidden costs

high
Credit Consumption for Generative AI Features
critical
Re-generation Loop $230
medium
Cost of Unused Credits 5-10 times
high
Quality and Editing Time
critical
Storage Tiers and API Request Fees $120,000 per month
See all Captions hidden costs →

Hailuo AI 5 hidden costs

high
Credits Consumed by Failed or Off-Prompt Generations 15-30% of subscription credits
medium
Daily Bonus Credits Expire After 24 Hours 5-15% of subscription value
medium
Overly Aggressive Content Moderation Blocks Benign Prompts 5-20% of subscription credits
critical
Subscription Billing Continues After Cancellation $7.99-$199.99/month
high
Refund Requests Delayed or Never Fulfilled $7.99-$199.99
See all Hailuo AI hidden costs →

Contract Terms

Term Captions Hailuo AI
Auto-renewal Yes Yes
Cancellation 30 to 90 days, but can be as long as 180 days or more
Minimum commitment Monthly or annual (both options available based on user reports)
Price escalation No published schedule; users report charges to old saved card data when switching between monthly and annual plans without warning

Continue researching