$14 vs $24
entry plan per month billed yearly: Synthesia Starter (US price card) versus HeyGen Creator
Source: HeyGen pricing$20 a seat
for extra seats on HeyGen Business; Synthesia's self-serve plans include one editor
Source: HeyGen pricingBusiness vs Enterprise
the tier where SCORM export and SSO start: HeyGen Business, Synthesia Enterprise
Source: Synthesia pricingSynthesia and HeyGen are the two best-known AI avatar video platforms. You write or paste a script, choose an avatar and a voice, and get a video of a presenter speaking it. Both offer translation, custom avatars and an API. [1] [2]
The plans differ in three ways that matter more than the headline price: how many people can edit on a self-serve plan, which tier unlocks SCORM export and SSO, and how each plan's credits scale. The two companies' credits are different units, so compare plans by what they unlock, not by credit counts.
Prices were read from both pricing pages on October 26, 2026. Synthesia shows different prices by country; we use its US price card, explained in our Synthesia pricing breakdown. HeyGen showed USD prices from our location.
Quick answer
Pick HeyGen if several people need to make videos or you need SCORM or SSO without an enterprise contract: HeyGen Business is $119 a month billed yearly plus $20 per extra seat. Pick Synthesia if one person makes the videos and you want the cheapest entry plan (Starter is $14 a month billed yearly in its US price card), or if you are buying an enterprise contract anyway. Neither shows your actual software.
Synthesia vs HeyGen at a glance
List prices per month. Synthesia from its US price card; HeyGen as shown on its page. [1] [2]
| Synthesia | HeyGen | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Basic: 10 minutes of video, 500 credits, watermark, no MP4 download | Free: 1 to 3 videos a month (by region), up to 1 minute each, watermarked |
| Entry paid plan | Starter: $14 billed yearly · $19 monthly, 1 editor, 3 guests | Creator: $24 billed yearly ($288 a year) · $29 monthly, 1 user |
| Volume plan | Pro: from $59 billed yearly · $89 monthly (6,000 credits), 1 editor, 5 guests | Pro: from $41 billed yearly ($488 a year) · $49 monthly (1,000 credits), 1 user |
| Team plan | Enterprise only (custom editors and guests) | Business: $119 billed yearly · $149 monthly, plus $20 per seat a month |
| SCORM and SSO | Enterprise | Business and up |
| Export quality | Not stated on the plan cards | Up to 1080p on Creator, up to 4K on Pro and up |
| API | Pro: up to 360 minutes a year from plan usage; Enterprise: 360 minutes included | Priced separately inside the app |
| Custom studio avatar | Studio Express-1 add-on, $1,000 a year (annual plans) | Custom studio avatar shoot, Enterprise add-on, $1,000 a year |
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Synthesia's page shows no yearly total, and HeyGen's yearly per-month figures don't always equal its billed-yearly totals divided by twelve; we quote each page as shown.
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Where the real differences are
Seats. Synthesia's Starter and Pro include one editor, with three or five guests who can review. A second editor means Enterprise. HeyGen's Business plan adds seats at $20 each a month, so a small team can share a self-serve plan. [1] [2]
Compliance and LMS features. HeyGen lists SAML/SSO, SCORM export, a team workspace and interactive video from Business. Synthesia lists SSO, SCORM export, brand kits, one-click translation and live collaboration under Enterprise. If you publish to an LMS without an enterprise contract, HeyGen gets you there sooner. [1] [2]
Entry price. On Synthesia's US price card, Starter is $14 a month billed yearly, below HeyGen Creator at $24. Outside the US, Synthesia showed us $18 for the same plan, so check from your own country. [1]
Free plans. Both are trials: Synthesia's has no MP4 download, and HeyGen's caps videos at one minute. Both add a watermark. [1] [2]
Which one should you pick?
One person, lowest entry price
$14 a month billed yearly on the US price card; check your country's price.
A small team sharing one plan
$119 a month billed yearly, plus $20 per extra seat.
SCORM for an LMS without an enterprise contract
SCORM and SSO start at Business on HeyGen; on Synthesia they need Enterprise.
An enterprise contract either way
Both price Enterprise on request; ask for avatars, translation and seats in writing.
Tutorials that show your actual software
Avatars present a script; they don't open your product. See below.
When neither is the right tool
Avatar videos are good for training talks, announcements and explainers. For a software tutorial, viewers need to see the real interface doing the real task, which neither tool records for you.
Bingeable does that part: you give it a product URL and a sentence, and an AI agent performs the workflow in a real browser and returns a narrated, captioned tutorial, with your own digital twin as presenter if you want one. Bingeable starts free for your first tutorial; Starter is $39 per month billed annually ($49 monthly) and Growth is $149 per month billed annually ($179 monthly). [3]
For more, see our Synthesia pricing breakdown, our HeyGen pricing breakdown, the best HeyGen alternatives for product demos, and the pricing hub comparing tutorial and documentation tools.
Frequently asked questions
Final verdict
For one person, Synthesia's Starter is the cheaper way in, at least in the US. For a team, HeyGen's self-serve seats and Business-level SCORM and SSO usually win. Check both prices from your own country, and remember that neither shows your product's interface.
Sources
- 1
Synthesia — Pricing page, plan comparison and US (T1) price card, read October 26, 2026 from outside the US.
- 2
HeyGen — Pricing page — Free, Creator, Pro tiers, Business and Enterprise, monthly and yearly, read October 26, 2026.
- 3
Bingeable — Pricing — first tutorial free; Starter $39/month billed annually; Growth $149/month billed annually.