# Synthesia

> AI video platform that turns scripts into avatar-presented videos

Synthesia is an AI video platform aimed at businesses. A script, document, link or slide deck becomes a video presented by an AI avatar, with voices in more than 160 languages and tools to dub or translate existing videos. It also runs avatar-led roleplay practice and conversational surveys. Usage on every plan is metered in credits, and a free Basic plan renews each month.

- **Category:** Screen Recording & Video
- **Made by:** Synthesia Limited (since 2017)
- **Website:** https://www.synthesia.io
- **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Synthesia has a free plan. Paid plans start at $18 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 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.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited video minutes, 240+ avatars, 1-click translation, SAML/SSO, live team collaboration, brand kits and SCORM export. |

Read from https://www.synthesia.io/pricing on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Synthesia before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save up to 4 months with yearly billing** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://www.synthesia.io/pricing

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

- 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.

## Works with

PowerPoint, HubSpot, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, Workday, Moodle, Articulate 360

**Tags:** AI features, Screen recording, Templates, Public API, Real-time collaboration

## Alternatives

- [HeyGen](https://toolgpa.com/tools/heygen): AI video generator with realistic avatars and video translation. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/heygen-vs-synthesia)
- [Captions](https://toolgpa.com/tools/captions): AI video editor and generator for short talking-head videos. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/captions-vs-synthesia)
- [VEED](https://toolgpa.com/tools/veed): Browser-based AI video generator and editor for social video. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/synthesia-vs-veed)
- [Google Vids](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-vids): Google Workspace's AI video creator and editor. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-vids-vs-synthesia)
- [Descript](https://toolgpa.com/tools/descript): Audio and video editor that works by editing the transcript. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/descript-vs-synthesia)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.synthesia.io
- https://www.synthesia.io/pricing
- https://www.synthesia.io/about
- https://docs.synthesia.io/docs/synthesia-integrations

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