Synthesia
Turn a script into a talking AI avatar video, no camera or actor needed.
Our verdict
The most polished way to turn a script into a professional talking-head video, if you can live with a strict no-refund policy and the cost per minute.
How we rated it
Overall 4.3 / 5
Features4.6
Ease of use4.6
Value for money3.9
Support3.8
Compliance4.4
Pricing
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Basic
Free
Enough to test AI avatar videos for real, no credit card needed.
- 1,200 credits per month, about 10 minutes of video
- 9 AI avatars
- Can't download finished videos or remove the Synthesia watermark
Starter
$29/mo
For anyone making occasional videos who wants downloads and no watermark.
- 1,200 credits per month, about 10 minutes of video
- Download your videos, watermark-free
- AI Video Assistant and AI Dubbing
- 125+ stock AI avatars, plus 3 custom personal avatars
- 1 editor and 3 guest seats
- As low as $18/mo if billed yearly
Creator
Popular$89/mo
The plan most teams making videos regularly land on.
- 3,600 credits per month, about 30 minutes of video
- Everything in Starter
- 5 personal avatars and multiple avatars per scene
- Branded video pages and API access
- Interactive videos with clickable actions
- 1 editor and 5 guest seats, priority support
Enterprise
Free
Custom pricing for large teams that need unlimited video and enterprise security.
- Unlimited video minutes
- 1-click translation into 80+ languages
- 240+ stock avatars and unlimited personal avatars
- Single sign-on (SAML/SSO) and live team collaboration
- Brand Kits and SCORM export for learning platforms
- Dedicated customer success manager and tailored onboarding
Features
- Turns a written script into a talking-head video with a realistic AI avatar, no camera or actor needed
- Over 230 stock avatars to pick from, plus the option to build a custom avatar of yourself or an employee
- AI Dubbing translates and re-voices a video into 70+ languages while keeping the original speaker's tone
- 1-Click Translation rewrites and re-voices an entire video into another language automatically
- AI Video Assistant drafts a script for you from a short prompt, like chatting with an AI writer
- Lets you add clickable buttons, branching paths, and quizzes directly inside a video for training content
- Roleplay Sessions let learners practice real conversations with an interactive AI avatar and get scored feedback
- Brand Kit keeps every video on-brand automatically using your fonts, colors, and logo
- API access to generate videos automatically from other tools, like an LMS or CMS
- SCORM export packages videos for corporate learning platforms without extra conversion tools
