What it's for
Built for training content: clean presenter videos and dubbing, with a free tier to test.
- Training and onboarding videos
- Course lessons
- Multilingual explainers
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price (USD unless shown) | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic (free) | $0 | 10 minutes of video creation or dubbing a month, 500 credits, Synthesia watermark |
| Starter | $29/mo | 1,250 credits/mo, download, no logo; up to ~12 extra video minutes |
| Pro | $89/mo | 6,000 credits/mo; up to ~60 extra video minutes; 5 personal avatars |
Read on the official pricing page on . Prices change; check before you buy.
Free plan in real output
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.
- Free: 10 minutes of watermarked video a month. That works for drafts and internal demos, but the logo makes it unsuitable for client delivery.
- Starter: 1,250 credits ÷ 100 credits per minute ≈ 12 extra minutes plus the 10 free minutes ≈ 22 minutes a month.
- Pro: 6,000 ÷ 100 = 60 extra minutes + 10 = about 70 minutes a month, about one short course.
Cost at your stage
| Plan | Monthly cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 (testing, low volume) | Basic (free) | $0 |
| Month 12 (working volume) | Starter | $29 |
Break-even: Starter at $29/mo is covered by one course sale of $29 or more a month.
Month-12 plan is our estimate of what a solo seller at steady weekly output needs, based on the plan limits above. Costs exclude tax.
Commercial use and output rights
Not verified. Synthesia's terms page returned 'not found' when we checked it on 17 Oct 2026, so we can't quote the clause. Check the current terms before client work. Synthesia legal
Your data and AI training: Not checked (terms page unavailable).
This is a summary of public terms, not legal advice. Terms change; re-read the clause before client work.
First-hour setup
- Create a free account and make one 1-minute draft.
- Paste your script into a template and pick an avatar and voice.
- Add slides or screen recordings as backgrounds.
- Upgrade to Starter to download without the logo.
- Check pronunciation and on-screen text before you share it.
Competitors compared
| Tool | Pricing model | Free plan | Starting price | Difficulty | Output rights | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthesia | Free plan + paid plans | Yes | $0 · then $29/mo | 2/5 | Not verified | Training and onboarding videos |
| HeyGen | Free plan + paid plans | Yes | $0 · then $29/mo, or $24/mo billed yearly | 2/5 | Commercial use on paid plans only | Presenter videos and translated versions without filming |
| Colossyan | Paid plans only | Trial only | See official site | 2/5 | – | Interactive training videos |
| D-ID | Paid plans only | Trial only | See official site | 1/5 | – | Animating a still portrait |
Head to head: Synthesia vs HeyGen
Learning difficulty
2/5: Slide-like editor; easy, but good pacing takes practice.
When not to use it
Not for social content that needs to feel personal. For quick social avatars, HeyGen is cheaper per short video.
Cheaper or free alternatives:
Which of our hustles use it
- Online course with AI-produced media: AI presenter lessons
Price history
Each monthly check adds rows here. Older rows are never edited, so you can see when prices changed.
Sources
- Synthesia pricing (read 17 October 2026)
Last verified . Anything we couldn't confirm on an official page is marked "not published", "not shown" or "not verified".