Synthesia
AI avatar video platform for training, internal comms and dubbing, with 125+ stock avatars, templates and credit-based plans.
Visit Synthesia$19/mo · Free plan · checked Oct 26, 2026
Synthesia at a glance
| Type | AI avatar video |
|---|---|
| Developer | Synthesia Ltd |
| Starts at | $19/mo |
| Billing | Credits |
| Free plan | Free plan: 10 minutes of video creation or dubbing a month |
| Watermark | Watermark on free. Basic: "Videos carry a Synthesia watermark"; Starter: "Remove Synthesia logo". |
| Max resolution | Not stated |
| Max length | Not stated |
| Commercial use | Not stated |
| API | Yes |
Synthesia pricing and plans
| Plan | Monthly billing | Yearly billing (per month) | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | Free | 500 credits/month; 10 minutes of video or dubbing; watermarked |
| Starter | $19 | — | 1,250 credits/month (~12 min video); first month $9 |
| Pro | $89 | — | 6,000 credits/month; first month $49 |
Yearly billing discount ("save up to 4 months") not itemised.
What Synthesia says it can do
- Text to video:
AI Text to Video
source - AI avatars:
125+ Synthesia AI Avatars
source - Lip sync:
Lip-Sync
source - Voice cloning:
Replace the cloned voice for any speaker with a stock voice or voice clone of your choice.
source - Translation / dubbing:
10 minutes of video creation or dubbing
source - Templates:
Pre-built libraries, templates, roleplays, surveys
source
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Where Synthesia ranks
Positions in our lists, from public data only (same grey chip for every position).
- #6 in free AI lip sync tools · ranked by public data
- #8 in AI lip sync tools · ranked by public data
- #8 in AI video tools with voice cloning · ranked by public data
- #9 in AI video generators with an API · ranked by public data
- #10 in free AI avatar video generators · ranked by public data
- #10 in free text-to-video AI generators · ranked by public data
- #12 in AI avatar video generators · ranked by public data
- #13 in AI video translators and dubbing tools · ranked by public data
- #13 in text-to-video AI generators · ranked by public data
- #14 in free AI video generators · ranked by public data
- #52 in AI video generators · ranked by public data
Sources
Checked Oct 26, 2026 on Synthesia's own site. Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Spotted an error? Send a correction.