AI avatar video for training, explainers and internal comms, with a free tier.
- Starting price
- $18/month (Starter, billed yearly)
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- User rating
- 4.6 / 5
- Best for
- Training and internal comms videos with AI avatars
Synthesia turns a script into a video with a presenter. You pick an avatar, paste text, and it produces a talking-head video in any of 140-plus languages. No camera, no studio, no reshoot when the script changes.
Who Synthesia is for
Corporate training, onboarding, product walkthroughs and internal comms. The economics work when you need the same video in twelve languages, or when policy changes force a re-record every quarter.
It is not for marketing films or anything where production value carries the message. Avatars still read as avatars.
Which Synthesia plan should you pick?
The free Basic plan gives 1,200 credits and 10 minutes of video a month with one editor seat, which is a real trial.
Starter at $29 a month, or $18 a month billed yearly, keeps the same 10 minutes but adds three guest seats and 48 minutes of AI dubbing.
Creator at $89 a month triples that to 30 minutes of video and 3,600 credits, with five guest seats. Enterprise removes the minute cap entirely.
Watch the minutes, not the credits. Ten minutes a month is roughly two short modules, and that is the constraint most teams hit.
Synthesia pricing and plans
Basic
$0
per month
A genuine free tier, not a trial.
- 1,200 credits a month
- 10 minutes of video a month
- 1 editor seat
- Watermark on export
Starter
$29
per month
$18 a month billed yearly, about 38% off.
- 1,200 credits a month
- 10 minutes of video, or 48 minutes of AI dubbing
- 1 editor and 3 guests
- No watermark
Creator
$89
per month
Synthesia’s most popular tier.
- 3,600 credits a month
- 30 minutes of video, or 140 minutes of dubbing
- 1 editor and 5 guests
- Custom avatar options
Enterprise
Custom
contact sales
Unlimited video minutes.
- Custom credits
- Unlimited video minutes
- Custom editor and guest seats
- SSO and compliance controls
Pricing checked against the official Synthesia pricing page on 5 September 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm before you buy.
What Synthesia actually does
- More than 240 stock AI avatars
- Custom avatars made from your own footage
- 140-plus languages and accents
- AI dubbing for existing videos
- Script-to-video from plain text
- Slide and screen recording imports
- Brand kits and templates
- Team collaboration with guest reviewers
Pros and cons
What works well
- Genuinely free tier with 10 minutes a month
- 140-plus languages make multilingual training cheap
- Script changes mean a re-render, not a reshoot
- AI dubbing for existing video libraries
- Large, credible review base on G2
What to watch out for
- Video minutes run out fast on lower tiers
- Avatars still look synthetic to most viewers
- Custom avatars need recorded footage and verification
- Unlimited minutes only on custom-priced Enterprise
Synthesia FAQs
Is Synthesia free?
Yes. The Basic plan gives 1,200 credits and 10 minutes of video a month with one editor seat, though exports carry a watermark.
How much does Synthesia cost?
Starter is $29 a month or $18 billed yearly. Creator is $89 a month. Enterprise is custom priced with unlimited minutes.
What is the real limit, credits or minutes?
Minutes. Starter caps at 10 minutes of video a month, which is roughly two short training modules, and that is what most teams run into first.
How many languages does it support?
More than 140 languages and accents, which is the main reason organisations choose it for multilingual training.
Can I make an avatar of myself?
Yes. Custom avatars are built from footage you record, and are available on the paid tiers with consent verification.
What is AI dubbing?
It re-voices an existing video in another language and matches lip movement. Starter includes 48 minutes a month and Creator 140 minutes.
Do videos have a watermark?
Only on the free Basic plan. Paid tiers export without one.
Is it good enough for customer-facing marketing?
Usually not. Avatars still read as synthetic, so it works best for training and internal communication where clarity matters more than polish.
Where does the 4.6 rating come from?
It is the aggregate score from 2,785 reviewers on G2, checked 12 August 2026. It is not our own hands-on test score.
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