Captions (Mirage)
captions.ai
Captions is an AI video generator and editor that makes it easy to go from idea to ready-to-share content. Get great videos every time, no matter your skillset.
✓Chat / promptAPI✓GUI app✓Copilot
✓ Free tier
Chat & transcript AI video editors
Editors where you type what you want ("cut the ums", "make it vertical", "tighten the intro") and the AI applies the edit to a real timeline or transcript you can still adjust by hand.
Of the 13 tools in this hub, Eddie AI, Captions (Mirage), Descript have the most evidence-backed attributes. 9 expose an MCP server, 4 an API, 4 export a timeline to a pro NLE, and 9 confirm a free tier on their pricing page.
Comparison table
✓ = quoted on the vendor's own page (hover on desktop, long-press on mobile).
| Tool | Control surface | Autonomy | Exports | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie AI | ✓API✓MCP server✓CLI✓GUI app | ✓Agent-driven | ✓MP4✓→ Premiere✓→ DaVinci Resolve✓→ Final Cut Pro✓→ Avid | ✓Yes |
| Captions (Mirage) | ✓Chat / promptAPI✓GUI app | ✓Copilot | Not verified | ✓Yes |
| Descript | ✓Chat / prompt✓MCP server | Copilot | ✓→ Final Cut Pro | ✓Yes |
| Riverside (Co-Creator) | APIMCP serverGUI app | ✓Copilot | ✓MP4 | ✓Yes |
| Cardboard | ✓MCP serverCLI✓GUI app | Agent-driven | MP4✓→ Premiere→ DaVinci Resolve→ Final Cut Pro | ✓Yes |
| Clueso | ✓Chat / promptGUI appMCP server | Agent-driven | MP4 | ✓Yes |
| OpenChatCut | ✓Chat / promptGUI app✓MCP server | Agent-driven | MP4✓FCPXMLJSON | Yes |
| Pireel | GUI appChat / prompt✓MCP serverAgent skill | Agent-driven | Not verified | Yes |
| CapCut | ✓Chat / promptGUI app | Assist | MP4 | Not verified |
| Kapwing | ✓MCP server | Not verified | ✓MP4✓GIF | Not verified |
| invideo AI | ✓Chat / prompt✓MCP server | Not verified | MP4 | Not verified |
| Microsoft Clipchamp | ✓GUI app | Not verified | Not verified | ✓Yes |
| VEED | APISDKGUI app | Not verified | ✓MP4 | Not verified |
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Facets marked ✓ (control surface, autonomy, export formats, free tier) were checked value by value against official pages. The others come from an official-page scan and are not yet checked field by field.
FAQ
›What is a chat video editor?
An editor that takes natural-language instructions and turns them into timeline edits — cuts, captions, reframes — instead of requiring every action by hand.
›Can I export a chat-edited timeline to Premiere or Resolve?
Some can. Filter by export format below; only formats confirmed on the vendor's own page are shown.
›Which ones can an external agent drive?
Look for the MCP or API control-surface badge. Descript, Kapwing, Cardboard and Eddie list MCP access on their official pages.