Pricing

Basic

$19/monthly

No Lumen5 branding
Max 10 minute long videos
Thousands of AI voices
12 animation minutes/year

Starter

$59/monthly

1080p video resolution
50M+ stock photos & videos
Choose from preset fonts
Custom colors
24 animation minutes/year

Pro

$149/monthly

500M stock photos & videos
Custom watermarks
Upload your own fonts
Multiple brand kits
60 animation minutes/year

Team

Custom

Bespoke branded template
Video translations
Collaborate with team members
Video approval process
Single sign-on (SSO)

Free

Contains Lumen5 branded outro
Max 2 minute long videos
5 videos per month

Pricing from the official site, verified Jun 2026. Always confirm current prices on the vendor site.

Pros & cons

Our analysis

Pros

Converts blog posts or scripts into video storyboards
Auto-matches sentences to stock footage and music
Supports branded elements like logos and fonts
Free plan available
No video editing expertise required

Cons

Free exports carry Lumen5 watermark
HD downloads require paid plan
API access is waitlist-only
Output style suits social media, not cinematic video

What users say

Lumen5 is commonly used by marketing teams who need to produce video content at volume from existing written material without a video production team. A frequently noted strength is the automated storyboarding that maps text to relevant stock visuals, significantly reducing manual editing time. A common limitation is that the free plan adds a watermark to exports, and API access remains on a waitlist, which constrains programmatic or high-volume use cases.

Editorial summary based on public information.

Best for

Content marketers repurposing text into social media slide-style videos

Manually choose competitor Lumen5

Feature	Lumen5	Synthesia
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium
Price from	$19/mo	$14/mo
Free tier	Yes	Yes
API	Waitlist	Yes
Open source	No	No
Platforms	Web	Desktop
Models	Lumen5	Synthesia
Context window	8k	32k
Launched	2017	2017
Languages	—	160+ languages
Output formats	—	SCORM

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