Synthesia

0:12 Synthesia is an AI video platform for businesses that turns a script, document or slide deck into a video presented by a realistic AI avatar, in 140 or more languages and voices. As of Nov 6, 2026 it has a free Basic plan with 10 minutes of video a month, 9 avatars and a watermark, and paid plans at $19 a month for Starter and $89 for Pro ($14 and $59 billed yearly), plus custom Enterprise pricing. The company, founded in 2017 and based in London, says it has more than 2 million users, and Forbes put its value at $4 billion in Apr 2026.

Synthesia is built for training, onboarding, internal updates and sales videos where a company needs control: brand kits, SSO, SCORM export for learning systems and interactive sessions with avatars. For creators, translation of existing videos or a cheaper start with a custom avatar of yourself, HeyGen is its closest rival; for cinematic clips without a presenter, use a generator such as Google Flow, Kling or Runway. Best AI Video Generator covers both kinds.

Quick facts

Plans and prices

Source: Synthesia pricing, read Nov 6, 2026. A finished minute of avatar video costs about 100 credits, dubbing 80 credits a minute with lip sync or 40 without, and you are charged only for newly generated footage, not for editing or previews. Each plan includes 10 minutes a month; unused minutes do not roll over, and extra credits last 12 months. When you run out, video creation pauses until renewal unless you buy more.

Features

1:00 AI avatars. You pick a stock avatar or make a personal one of yourself (paid plans), type or paste a script, and Synthesia renders the presenter speaking it. Synthesia's other tools include an AI screen recorder, AI motion graphics and an AI video assistant on paid plans (Synthesia).

2:48 Dubbing and translation. Synthesia translates and dubs existing videos into 70 or more languages on the self-serve plans, with optional lip sync (Synthesia).

Sessions: roleplay, surveys and interactive avatars. Avatars can hold conversations to coach, interview or quiz people; roleplay sessions are capped at 10 a month on the self-serve plans and 25 on Enterprise, and survey responses cost 350 credits each after 3 free a month.

Syren and ChatGPT. Syren is Synthesia's AI video agent that builds motion graphics, avatars and voiceover from a prompt or document, and a plugin lets you make and refine Synthesia videos inside ChatGPT (Synthesia press).

3:08 Company controls. Enterprise adds SAML and SSO, SCORM export for learning management systems, brand kits and a dedicated success manager.

Synthesia vs the alternatives

HeyGen is the closest rival: its free plan makes 3 watermarked videos a month, Creator costs $29 a month with a custom avatar and video translation into 175 or more languages, and its Avatar V model builds your avatar from about 15 seconds of phone video. Pick HeyGen for creators and translating existing videos; pick Synthesia for structured company training with SCORM and interactive sessions.

ElevenLabs fits if you need only a voiceover or dubbed audio, not an on-screen presenter.

Descript suits editing real recordings of real people, with AI cleanup.

Google Flow, Runway and Kling make cinematic generated footage rather than presenter videos.

Frequently asked questions

Is Synthesia free? Yes. Synthesia's free Basic plan gives 10 minutes of video or dubbing a month, 9 AI avatars and one editor seat, with a Synthesia watermark, as of Nov 6, 2026.

How much does Synthesia cost? Synthesia Starter costs $19 a month ($14 billed yearly) and Pro $89 a month ($59 yearly), with first months at $9 and $49; Enterprise is custom, as of Nov 6, 2026.

How many minutes of video do I get on Synthesia? A finished minute of avatar video uses about 100 Synthesia credits, so Starter's 1,250 monthly credits add roughly 12 minutes and Pro's 6,000 roughly 60, on top of 10 included minutes.

Can I make an avatar of myself in Synthesia? Yes. Synthesia's paid plans include personal avatars: 3 on Starter, 5 on Pro and unlimited on Enterprise.

How many languages does Synthesia support? Synthesia makes videos in 140 or more languages and voices and dubs existing videos into 70 or more languages on its self-serve plans.

Synthesia or HeyGen? Synthesia is cheaper to start ($19 against HeyGen's $29) and stronger for corporate training; HeyGen translates into more languages and is aimed more at creators and marketers.

Sources

• Pricing, Synthesia, read Nov 6, 2026
• About, Synthesia, read Nov 6, 2026
• Press, Synthesia, read Nov 6, 2026
• Meet The $4 Billion Startup Remaking Corporate Training With AI Avatars, Forbes, Apr 16, 2026
• Pricing, HeyGen, read Nov 6, 2026
• AI Video in 3 Minutes with Synthesia (Full Tutorial), Synthesia, Feb 19, 2026 (video)