Pricing
- 3 videos per month
- Videos up to 1 min
- Access to Avatar IV and Video Agent
- Standard video processing
- 500+ Stock Digital Twins
- 600 credits
- Videos up to 30 mins
- 1080p video export
- Extended Avatar IV video generation
- Fast video processing
- 1,000 credits
- Videos up to 30 mins
- 4K video export
- Extended Avatar IV video generation
- Faster video processing
- 1,500 credits
- Videos up to 60 mins
- 4K video export
- Faster video processing
- 5 Custom Digital Twins
- Flexible video generation
- No video duration max
- 4k video export
- Fastest video processing
- Highest concurrency
Pricing from the official site, verified Jun 2026. Always confirm current prices on the vendor site.
Pros & cons
Our analysisPros
- Produces talking-head videos without filming equipment
- Supports custom avatar clones from real footage
- Enables localized versions by swapping voice tracks
- API available for integration into products
- Integrates with Google, HubSpot, and Miro
Cons
- Free tier allows only a few short videos monthly
- Close-up shots may show visible artifacts
- Credit-based pricing can be costly at scale
What users say
HeyGen is commonly used for product explainers, employee training content, and localized marketing videos where re-filming in multiple languages is impractical. A frequently noted strength is the ability to produce believable talking-head videos from a script alone, including custom avatar clones. A common limitation is that the free tier is quite restrictive, and artifact visibility increases in close-up shots of the generated avatars.
Editorial summary based on public information.
Best for
Marketing and training teams producing multilingual video at scale without filming
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Oxolo| Feature | HeyGen | Synthesia |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Price from | $29/mo | $14/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | API | Desktop |
| Models | App | Synthesia |
| Context window | 1M | 32k |
| Launched | 2020 | 2017 |
| Languages | English, German, Chinese +1 more | 160+ languages |
| Integrations | Google, HubSpot, Workday +10 more | — |
| Output formats | — | SCORM |
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Specs
| Pricing | Free |
|---|---|
| Price from | $29/mo |
| Free tier | Yes |
| API | Yes |
| Open source | No |
| Platforms | API |
| Models | App |
| Languages | English, German, Chinese, Spanish |
| Integrations | Google, HubSpot, Workday, HP, Trivago, JPMorgan +7 more |
| Context window | 1M |
| Launched | 2020 |