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The AI features short-video apps list

Know which features spend credits

Many AI features are paid per use rather than by plan. Captions generates B-roll with AI credits; Filmora's text to video is paid with AI credits; Submagic counts AI video and image generation in credits. As of 2026-09-25.

Apps' pages drawn on4 readings from 4 apps' own pages sit under this page, each with a link.ReadingsCaptionsB-rollFilmoraGenerateSubmagicGenerateKapwingCaptions
Fig. 1 Menu listings count as thinner evidence than plan cards or help articles.

Kapwing's no-charge plan counts automatic subtitling against its credits too, so even captions can run out.

Credits make a plan's headline features look larger than a month's use of them, so the credit count matters as much as the feature list.

Generation spends the most: a few seconds of generated footage can cost as much as a month of captions.

Try each paid feature once and note what it cost before building it into a routine.

Check whether unused credits roll over; on many plans they reset each month.

Readings this draws on, read 2026-09-25.
AppFeatureWhat the page says
CaptionsB-rollCustom B-roll generated with AI credits
FilmoraGenerateAI text to video and image to video, paid with AI credits
SubmagicGenerateAI video and image generation counted in credits
KapwingCaptionsA subtitler, with automatic subtitling included in the no-charge plan's credits

Inclusion rule. Readings from the register used on this page. Order. The order the text takes them in.

1From the apps' pages

Generate custom B-roll, music, sound effects, images, and more

Captions pricing page

AI Text to Video

Filmora pricing page

Generate AI videos and AI images

Submagic pricing page

Add captions and subtitles to videos in the browser

Kapwing pricing page
  • Frontier plan
    Custom B-roll generated with AI creditsCaptions pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25
  • AI tools
    AI text to video and image to video, paid with AI creditsFilmora pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Plans
    AI video and image generation counted in creditsSubmagic pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Tools menu
    A subtitler, with automatic subtitling included in the no-charge plan's creditsKapwing pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25

Apps on this page: Captions · Filmora · Submagic · Kapwing

2Where the footage comes from

Upstream of an app feature like “Know which features spend credits”, SceneMixer describes its own generation steps:

A serialized vertical-video show (typically 60–120 seconds per episode, 9:16) where the cast, scenes, and footage are AI-generated.

SceneMixer, The AI Micro Drama Production Pipeline — “What is an AI micro drama?” (read 2026-10-13)

The longest an episode may run: 240 seconds for Short Drama, 300 for TV Series, none for Film.

SceneMixer, Short Drama, TV Series or Film — “What is the episode cap?” (read 2026-10-13)

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