invideo vs Synthesia
We give invideo a 2.8 GPA and Synthesia a 2.4, out of 4.0. invideo grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
invideo
Agent-driven video editor with built-in AI video and image models
Synthesia
AI video platform that turns scripts into avatar-presented videos
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAinvideoGood | 2.4GPASynthesiaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $10 a seat a month on yearly billing for 400 credits, about 160 Nano Banana Pro images or 15 Seedance 2 Fast videos. Against its listed rivals, Runway and LTX Studio at $12, Synthesia at $18 and Pictory at $25, that's the cheapest. Monthly billing doubles it to $20. | CStarter is $18 a month on the year, the top of this category's normal range against a $10 middle, and it buys roughly 12 minutes of video a month at about 100 credits a minute. Pro, with personal avatars and interactive video, is $64. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with no card, and a small credit allowance that resets every Monday for trying models like Nano Banana. The amount isn't stated. | CBasic renews monthly with 10 minutes of video or dubbing, 500 credits and 9 avatars, which is enough to see what it does. But videos carry a Synthesia watermark and you can't download them at all until Starter. |
| Features | BAn agent that edits your own footage on a real multitrack timeline, searchable footage memory, generation with Seedance, Veo, Kling and Sora, ElevenLabs voices, multiplayer editing and a script co-writer. Editing and making video are both covered. | BAvatar videos from a prompt, link, file or PowerPoint deck, dubbing into 70+ languages in the speaker's own voice, a personal avatar from one photo, interactive videos with branching and quizzes, roleplay, a screen recorder and an API. Nothing missing from the job. |
| Ease of use | B4.55 from about 27,900 App Store ratings. Describe an edit in plain words, or take over the timeline yourself at any frame. | CNo store rating on record, and the work is still making the video: choosing avatars, editing scenes, watching the credit meter. Handing the Video Assistant a prompt or a deck is the easy start of it. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, and you can connect Claude, ChatGPT Codex or Grok to the editor through MCP. No desktop app, which an A needs. | BA web app plus a Chrome extension for screen recordings, with an API and ties to PowerPoint, HubSpot, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, Workday and Moodle. No phone app and no desktop app. |
| Best for | AI editing on your own footage | training videos with no camera |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: invideo and Synthesia. How we grade
Where they differ
- invideo starts at $10 per seat / month for 400 credits, billed annually ($20 monthly). Synthesia starts at $18 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly).
- Only invideo lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Synthesia lists a browser extension.
- invideo also covers video editing, AI agents, image generation and video generation.
- Synthesia also covers templates and screen recording.
At a glance
| invideo | Synthesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per seat / month for 400 credits, billed annually ($20 monthly) | $18 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free plan with no card required: a small credit allowance that resets every Monday, for trying AI models such as Nano Banana image generation. The amount is not stated. | Basic plan: each month 10 minutes of video creation or dubbing, 3 survey responses and 500 credits, with 1 editor and 9 AI avatars. Videos carry a Synthesia watermark. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | invideo | Synthesia Limited |
| Price read from | invideo.io | synthesia.io |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
invideo
- Editors who want AI to do repetitive cuts on their own footage
- Teams editing the same video together in real time
- Making ads and social cuts with generated shots and voiceover
Synthesia
- Training and L&D teams producing videos without filming
- Localizing existing videos into many languages
- Turning slide decks and documents into narrated videos
Worth knowing
invideo
- The annual prices are shown as 50% off the monthly ones, with no end date given; monthly billing doubles the cost.
- Plan credits reset monthly, even on annual plans, and do not roll over; extra credits last up to 12 months or until the subscription ends.
- Refunds are given only within 7 days and only if nothing was generated or downloaded in that billing period.
- Manual timeline editing and exports do not use credits; generation is billed per model at the provider's list price, so a Veo 3.1 4K clip costs far more than a Kling one.
Synthesia
- Basic videos carry a Synthesia watermark; downloading videos and removing the logo start on the Starter plan.
- Usage is metered in credits: video costs about 100 credits a minute, so Starter's 1,250 monthly credits add roughly 12 minutes.
- Self-serve plans include 1 editor; Starter adds 3 guests and Pro 5, and guests are invited to comment on videos.
- SAML/SSO, live team collaboration, SCORM export and 1-click translation are listed under the Enterprise plan.
Key features
invideo
- Editing agent on a real timeline
- Describe an edit in plain words and the agent applies it to every shot on a multitrack timeline, from cutting pauses to matching the look; you can take over at any frame.
- Searchable footage memory
- The editing agent watches and logs every uploaded clip, so a moment can be found by describing it rather than scrubbing.
- Agents & Models
- Generate video and images with Seedance, Veo, Kling, Sora, Nano Banana, Ideogram and others, plus ElevenLabs voices, music and voice cloning.
- Multiplayer editing
- Several people edit one project at once with live cursors and comments on the timeline.
- Script and storyboard
- Write a script with an AI co-writer and turn it into a shot-by-shot plan before generating anything.
- Bring your own agent
- Connect Claude, ChatGPT Codex or Grok to the editor through invideo's MCP so they trim, grade and mix on your timeline.
Synthesia
- AI avatars
- Videos are presented by stock AI avatars, from 9 on Basic to 240+ on Enterprise, or by a personal avatar created from a single photo.
- Script, file or slides to video
- The AI Video Assistant turns a prompt, link or file into an editable video, and PowerPoint decks can be imported and narrated.
- AI dubbing and translation
- Dub an uploaded video or YouTube link into 70+ languages, 140+ on Enterprise, keeping the speaker's voice. Lip-sync uses twice the credits.
- Interactive videos
- Add clickable calls to action, branching paths and quizzes that show viewers a final score. Interactive videos are listed from the Pro plan.
- Roleplay and Survey Sessions
- Avatar-led roleplay practice and conversational surveys. Roleplay learner seats can be added to any plan at $29 per learner a month, or $25 a month on yearly billing.
- AI Screen Recorder and API
- A Chrome extension makes editable screen recordings, and the Synthesia API creates and dubs videos programmatically.
Plans
invideo
Starter$10
per seat / month for 400 credits, billed annually ($20 monthly)
About 160 Nano Banana Pro images or 15 Seedance 2 Fast videos; timeline editor, multiplayer for up to 5 seats, no Seedance 2.5.
Plus$30
per seat / month for 2,000 credits, billed annually ($60 monthly)
About 800 Nano Banana Pro images or 52 Seedance 2 videos; all models and agents, up to 10 seats and 10 free guest seats.
Max$75
per seat / month for 5,000 credits, billed annually ($150 monthly)
About 2,000 Nano Banana Pro images or 131 Seedance 2 videos, the lowest cost per credit, and up to 20 seats. 10,000 and 15,000 credit steps cost more.
Team$79
per seat / month for 1,600 credits, billed monthly
Team plan for agencies and small teams, up to 30 seats, with UGC ads and 400 GB of storage per seat. Yearly price not read.
Scale$215
per seat / month for 4,000 credits, billed monthly
Business plan for growing creative teams, up to 30 seats and 1,000 GB of storage per seat. Yearly price not read.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits per seat and volume discounts per model, with SOC 2 terms, single sign-on and indemnification.
Synthesia
Basic$0
10 minutes of video or dubbing, 3 survey responses and 500 credits a month, with 1 editor and 9 AI avatars. Videos carry a watermark.
Starter$18
per month, billed yearly; $29 billed monthly
1,250 credits a month on top of the free allowance, video downloads, no Synthesia logo, 3 guests and 125+ AI avatars.
Pro$64
per month, billed yearly; $89 billed monthly
6,000 credits a month, 5 personal avatars, interactive videos, branded video pages, 5 guests and 180+ AI avatars.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited video minutes, 240+ avatars, 1-click translation, SAML/SSO, live team collaboration, brand kits and SCORM export.
Ways to pay less
invideo
- Annual discount
50% off with annual billing
The pricing page marks annual plans 50% off: Starter is $10 a seat a month instead of $20, Plus $30 instead of $60 and Max $75 instead of $150.
Synthesia
- Annual discount
Save up to 4 months with yearly billing
Starter is $18 a month billed yearly against $29 billed monthly, and Pro is $64 against $89. Synthesia describes this as saving up to 4 months.
