How do you add text to AI-generated video?

Never burn text into the AI generation itself — AI video models warp letters within a few frames. Always add text in a normal editor (CapCut, Descript, Premiere, DaVinci) as a sharp overlay after generation. The same applies to logos, captions and CTAs — keep them post-production.

  • AI models cannot reliably render readable text yet.
  • Add text as overlay in CapCut or Premiere post-generation.
  • Burned-in captions ≠ AI-generated text — the captions are post.
  • Logos: same rule. Post overlay, never prompt.

Why AI models still fail at text in 2026

Text rendering needs symbolic accuracy frame-to-frame, which video models do not yet achieve reliably. Letters warp, words become gibberish, packaging labels drift. This is the single biggest visual giveaway of pure AI video.

The right workflow

Generate the video clean. Bring it into CapCut. Add captions, titles, lower-thirds, logos and CTAs as text and image overlays. Result: sharp, readable text on top of the AI motion. Best of both.

FAQ

Will frontier models fix text soon?

Improving — but as of 2026, dedicated text-in-image models still beat video models at typography by a wide margin. Best practice is overlay.