Free
$0Per month1–3 videos a month depending on region, up to 1 minute each, shared by 720p link; 1 custom video avatar, 3 Video Agent videos and 30+ translation languages. Official source 1 ↗
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HeyGen
AI avatar video maker: script, slides or a prompt to video with your own digital twin, plus lip-synced translation into 175+ languages.
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- Pricing
- Free plan without credits (1–3 videos a month depending on region). Paid plans use one monthly credit pool: Creator $29/month ($24 billed annually, 600 credits), Pro from $49 (1,000 credits, tiers up to 100,000 credits at $4,300), Business $149 plus $20 per extra seat (1,500 shared credits) and quoted Enterprise. The API is billed separately, pay as you go. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
- Available as
- Web studio in the browser, plus iOS and Android apps; subscriptions bought in the app are billed through the App Store or Google Play. · A HeyGen plugin for ChatGPT. · A developer API for avatar videos and translations, sold separately from the app plans. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗ Official source 1 ↗ Official source 1 ↗
- Primary group
- Video & Animation
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What it does
HeyGen is an AI video platform for avatar videos, voice cloning, captions and video translation. Every custom avatar needs on-camera identity verification from the person shown.
Official source 1 ↗Features
- Script-to-video with avatars. Write or paste a script and HeyGen produces the video with voiceover, visuals and an avatar presenter; 500+ stock avatars on Free and 700+ on paid plans. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
- Custom digital twin (Avatar V). Record yourself to create a video avatar; Avatar V is HeyGen's newest model and keeps the same face and expressions across videos. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
- Video translation with lip-sync. Upload a video or paste a YouTube link to translate it into 175+ languages and dialects, keeping the speaker's voice and syncing lip movements. Pro and above can edit and proofread the translated script first. Official source 1 ↗
- Voice cloning. Clone your voice for narration; Creator allows up to 40 voice clones and Pro up to 70. Official source 1 ↗
- Slides and PDFs to video. Import a PowerPoint or PDF and each slide becomes a scene with an avatar and voiceover. Official source 1 ↗
- AI video generator for B-roll. Generate cinematic clips, product shots and motion backgrounds with Seedance 2 and Veo 3.1 inside HeyGen, charged in credits. Official source 1 ↗
- Interactive video and SCORM for training. Business adds quizzes, links and branching inside videos, SCORM export and LMS integration support. Official source 1 ↗
- Team workspace. Comments, tagging and multi-user editing; Business adds shared credits, SSO and team management. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
Pricing & free limits
Creator
$29 monthly / $24 billed annuallyPer month; also $10 a week in the mobile app600 credits a month, videos up to 30 minutes, 1080p export, voice cloning, 175+ languages and no watermark. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
Pro
From $49Per month; credit tiers up to $4,3001,000 to 100,000 credits a month, 4K export, videos up to 30 minutes, editable translation scripts and all advanced AI models. Official source 1 ↗
Business
$149 plus $20 per extra seatPer month1,500 shared credits, videos up to 60 minutes, 4K, custom avatar slots (10 by default; 5 for new purchases in some regions from August 6, 2026), SSO, SCORM export and interactive video. Official source 1 ↗
Enterprise
Contact salesCustom contract; invoice billingNo video duration limit, multiple workspaces, role controls, SCIM provisioning and a dedicated customer success manager. Official source 1 ↗
API pay-as-you-go
Usage-based, in USDPrepaid credits; expire after 12 monthsSeparate from app plans and open to free users. For example, Avatar IV digital-twin video costs $4.83 a minute and lip-synced translation from $0.81 a minute. Official source 1 ↗
Billing details
Monthly subscribers' unused credits roll over for one more month; annual credits accumulate until renewal. Credits expire on cancellation. Official source 1 ↗
Creator and Pro cannot buy one-off credit packs; you move up a plan or tier instead. Business can buy extra credits at $5 per 100 or turn on auto-reload. Official source 1 ↗
Pausing a plan wipes the remaining credit balance. Web purchases can be refunded within 15 days under HeyGen's refund policy; app-store purchases follow Apple's and Google's rules. Official source 1 ↗
Free access & limits
The Free plan allows 1–3 videos a month depending on region, each up to one minute, shared through a 720p link, with limited trial access to Avatar IV, Video Agent and lip-sync translation. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
Best for & limitations
Localising ads or explainer videos into many markets without reshooting. Official source 1 ↗
Turning slide decks into narrated training or onboarding videos, with quizzes and SCORM export on Business. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
Creators publishing regular talking-head videos with their own digital twin instead of filming each one. Official source 1 ↗
Developers generating personalised or translated videos from their own app through the API. Official source 1 ↗
- Credit cost varies by model. Credits per video depend on the AI model, length and complexity, so higher-end avatars and generated B-roll use up a plan faster. Official source 1 ↗
- Short videos on Free. Free videos are limited to one minute and 30+ translation languages; the full 175-language suite starts on Creator. Official source 1 ↗
- Consent required for likenesses. You need the legal right and explicit consent of anyone whose likeness you turn into an avatar. Official source 1 ↗
- Adults only. The terms require users to be 18 or older. Official source 1 ↗
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