Google Vids vs HeyGen

Google Vids

• Organizations already on Google Workspace that want video included
• Turning existing Google Slides decks into narrated videos
• Training and onboarding videos made without a camera

HeyGen

• Marketers and creators making presenter videos without a camera
• Translating existing videos for audiences in other languages
• Teams producing training content with SCORM export on the Business plan

Google Vids

• Vids is not sold on its own: business use comes with Google Workspace plans, and consumers get higher limits through Google AI plans.
• Creating and editing work only on desktop; mobile devices can view videos but not edit them.
• Each video can be at most 30 minutes long.
• Gemini features are metered by plan, and Google says many AI features in Vids are available only in English.

HeyGen

• The Free plan allows 3 videos a month of up to 1 minute each; watermark removal and 1080p export start on Creator.
• Paid plans are metered in credits, and the number a video uses varies with the AI model, its duration and its complexity.
• SAML/SSO, SCORM export, LMS integrations and workspace collaboration are listed from Business at $149 a month, plus $20 per extra seat.
• Unused credits roll over for one month on monthly billing and are lost when a subscription is cancelled.

Google Vids

Recording studio

Records the screen and audio directly in Vids for walkthroughs and training. A clip made in the recording studio can be up to 30 minutes long.

Transcript-based editing

A video is edited by changing its text transcript like a document, then finished with styled captions and transitions instead of a complex timeline.

Slides to video and templates

Converts a Google Slides presentation into a video, or starts from a template, with stock media and files added from Google Drive or Google Photos.

AI avatars and voiceovers

Scripts AI avatars and voiceovers in 24 languages. Monthly avatar limits depend on the plan, from 10 on Business Starter to 25 on Standard and Plus.

Gemini video generation

Generates video clips from a text prompt and animates still images with audio, within a monthly allowance of clip seconds set by the plan.

Sharing and YouTube export

Permissions set who can edit, comment or view. Videos play in the browser with automatic captions, and can be exported to YouTube, private by default.

HeyGen

AI avatars

Scripts are delivered by stock video avatars or a custom avatar of yourself, with lip-sync across more than 175 languages and dialects.

Video Agent

Type an idea and get a finished video with presenter footage, motion graphics and B-roll. Every element stays editable afterwards in AI Studio.

AI Studio editor

A text-based editor that directs words, gestures and emotion from the script, with Brand Kit, auto captions and comments for teams.

Video translation

Upload a file or paste a YouTube link to translate a video with cloned voice and lip-sync. Pro adds editing and proofreading of the translated script.

Voice cloning

Clone your voice so avatar and translated videos keep your tone and delivery. Voice cloning is listed from the Creator plan.

API and integrations

Developer APIs for video generation, translation and lip-sync, an MCP server, and direct integrations with tools such as Canva and Adobe Express.

Google Vids

• Personal Google Account$0

  Basic Vids features in a desktop browser, with 50 Gemini credits a month and up to 6 AI avatar or video clip generations, using preset avatars.

• Business Starter$7

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($8.40 flexible)

  Google Workspace suite plan that includes Vids, with 10 AI avatars, 200 seconds of AI video clips and 5 image generations a month.

• Business Standard$14

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($16.80 flexible)

  Suite plan with 2 TB of pooled storage per user. Vids limits rise to 25 AI avatars, 500 seconds of AI video clips and 30 image generations a month.

• Business Plus$22

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($26.40 flexible)

  Suite plan with 5 TB of pooled storage per user, Vault and advanced endpoint management. Vids limits are the same as on Standard.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Suite plans priced through Google sales with no user limit. Vids limits run from 10 to 25 AI avatars a month depending on the edition.

HeyGen

• Free$0

  3 videos a month of up to 1 minute each, 500+ stock video avatars, 1 custom video avatar and 30+ languages.

• Creator$24

  per month, billed annually ($288); $29 billed monthly

  600 credits a month, videos up to 30 minutes, 1080p export, watermark removal, voice cloning and 175+ languages and dialects.

• Pro$41

  per month, billed annually ($488); $49 billed monthly

  From 1,000 credits a month, with larger credit tiers at higher prices, 4K export and access to all advanced AI models.

• Business$119

  per month, billed annually ($1,428); $149 billed monthly

  1,500 credits, videos up to 60 minutes, 5 custom video avatars, SAML/SSO, SCORM export and workspace collaboration. Extra seats are $20 a month each.

• EnterpriseCustom

  No maximum video duration, multi-workspace management, SCIM provisioning, invoice billing and a dedicated customer success manager.

Google Vids

• Annual discount

  Save 16% with a 1-year commitment

  Business Starter is $7 per user per month on the Annual/Fixed-Term Plan against $8.40 on the Flexible Plan. Standard drops from $16.80 to $14 and Plus from $26.40 to $22.

• Nonprofit

  Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0

  Eligible nonprofits get Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0, or Business Standard at $3.50 and Business Plus at $6.16 per user per month on a 1-year commitment.

• Education

  Education Fundamentals at no charge

  Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, which includes Vids, is available at no charge to qualifying institutions.

HeyGen

• Annual discount

  Save about 16% to 20% with annual billing

  Creator is $24 a month billed annually ($288) against $29 billed monthly. Pro is $41 against $49, and Business is $119 against $149.