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HeyGen vs Synthesia
Prices, free plans, plans, pros and cons of HeyGen and Synthesia, side by side.
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HeyGen or Synthesia?
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Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$29 / month
$29 / month
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Plans
5 Most plans
4
Best for
Content creators, Marketers, Sales outreach videos
Corporate training, Onboarding videos, Product explainers
Key features
- Talking-avatar videos from a script
- Custom avatar (digital twin) from a short recording
- Video translation with lip-sync
- Text to video with realistic AI avatars
- 230+ stock avatars and your own personal avatar
- Natural AI voices in 140+ languages
Pros
- Very convincing avatars and lip-sync
- Video translation is among the best available
- Fast to make short social videos
- Very realistic avatars and voices
- Huge language support for global teams
- No camera, studio or actors needed
Cons
- Free plan videos have a watermark
- Credits limit how many minutes you can make
- Custom avatars need a good-quality recording
- Avatars still look less natural in long emotional scenes
- Credits and video minutes run out fast on lower plans
- Best features are on the higher plans
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