Synthesia vs HeyGen
Both make AI presenter videos from a script, and both start at $29/mo on monthly billing.
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Verdict
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Pick Synthesia
if you make training and internal business videos; the free Basic plan gives 10 minutes a month with a watermark. We couldn't quote its output terms (the terms page returned a 404 when we checked).
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Pick HeyGen
if you make marketing or social videos and want a cheaper yearly price (Creator $24/mo billed yearly). Free output is for personal, non-commercial and evaluation use only.
Bottom line: Training content: Synthesia. Marketing and social content: HeyGen. Neither free plan is suitable for paid client work.
Side by side
| Synthesia | HeyGen | |
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| Pricing model | Free plan + paid plans | Free plan + paid plans |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| What the free plan gives | 10 minutes of video creation or dubbing a month, 3 survey responses and 500 credits. Videos carry a Synthesia watermark. Video costs 100 credits per minute after the first 10 included minutes. | Up to 3 videos a month, each up to 1 minute, with limited trial access to premium features. Free output is licensed for personal, non-commercial and internal evaluation use only. |
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| Month 1 (our estimate) | Basic (free): $0 | Creator: $24 |
| Month 12 (our estimate) | Starter: $29 | Creator: $29 |
| Commercial rights | Not verified | Commercial use on paid plans only |
| Learning difficulty | 2/5 Slide-like editor; easy, but good pacing takes practice. | 2/5 Templates are easy, but a natural-looking result needs script and pacing work. |
| Best for | Training and onboarding videos | Presenter videos and translated versions without filming |
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| Sources | Synthesia pricing | HeyGen pricing HeyGen Terms |
| Full profile | Synthesia profile · Official site (paid link) | HeyGen profile · Official site |
Every price and limit above comes from the linked vendor pages, read on . Month-1 and month-12 figures are our estimate of the plan a solo seller needs, not quotes. The order of the tools never depends on affiliate status.