Synthesia
Visual Generation · Free + paid
AI video generation with digital avatars for enterprise communications
At a glance
- Made by
- Synthesia
- Korean
- None (English and a few others only)
- API
- Yes
- Available on
- Web, API
What is Synthesia?
Synthesia is an enterprise AI video platform for creating, managing, translating, and distributing videos. It creates realistic AI avatar videos from a script alone, and turns prompts, links, files, or PPT into editable narrated videos. Existing videos can be translated and dubbed into more than 130 to 140 languages with voice cloning and lip sync. It can also run roleplay practice with avatars and interactive surveys (Sessions), and its API lets you build video generation, dubbing, and real-time interactive avatars into your product.
- AI avatar videos made from a script (125 to 240+ avatars)
- Personal avatars made from a single photo, and 3D, cartoon, and anime avatar builders
- AI video assistant that turns prompts, links, and files into video
- Convert PPT into narrated video
- Video translation and dubbing with voice cloning and lip sync (140+ languages)
- Avatar roleplay practice and interactive surveys (Sessions)
- Interactive videos with quizzes and branching scenarios
- Video generation, dubbing, and interactive avatar API and MCP
Who uses Synthesia and for what
- Corporate training video production (technical, compliance, and sales training)
- Cold call and consultation roleplay practice for sales teams
- Multilingual translation of existing video libraries
Pricing
What you get for free — Yes (Basic $0: 500 credits/month, 10 minutes of video generation and dubbing, 3 survey responses, watermark)
| Plan | Price | Main limits |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0/mo | 500 credits/month, 10 minutes of video, watermark |
| Starter | $29 | 1,250 credits/month (about 12 minutes of video), downloads, logo removal |
| Pro | $89 | 6,000 credits/month (about 60 minutes of video), 5 personal avatars, expandable credit tiers |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Custom pricing, unlimited video length, SAML/SSO |
| Roleplay Training | $29 | Learner seats added to any plan |
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying. · Official pricing page
Combos that work well with Synthesia
B2B feature training and onboarding videos
Gemini composes scripts that explain learning paths by role and usage limits by pricing plan. Synthesia renders them as consistent training videos, so only the relevant scenes are replaced when the product is updated. Completion rates and help link clicks are collected, and the pricing items that cause the most confusion are reinforced in the FAQ.
Cost: Gemini free/subscription + API pay-as-you-go, Synthesia free trial/credits·subscription
B2B onboarding and training
ChatGPT (OpenAI) scripts role-based learning paths and plan-specific limits. In Synthesia, the video is structured so that only the changed scenes are replaced on updates. Watch completion and help link clicks are used as confusion indicators.
Cost: Brain: API pay-as-you-go + subscription (ChatGPT) / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
B2B onboarding and training
Claude scripts role-based learning paths and plan-specific limits. In Synthesia, it is built so that only the changed scenes are replaced when updating. Use watch completion and help link clicks as confusion metrics.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
B2B onboarding and training
Gemini scripts role-based learning paths and plan-specific limits. In Synthesia, it is built so that only the changed scenes are replaced when updating. Use watch completion and help link clicks as confusion metrics.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
B2B onboarding and training
DeepSeek scripts learning paths by role and limits by plan. In Synthesia, the structure is built so that only changed scenes are replaced on update. Watch completion and help link clicks are used as confusion metrics.
Cost: Brain: open source (free) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
B2B onboarding and training
Perplexity scripts learning paths by role and limits by plan. In Synthesia, the structure is built so that only changed scenes are replaced on update. Completed views and help link clicks are used as confusion indicators.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
B2B onboarding and training
Mistral turns role-based learning paths and plan-specific limits into scripts. In Synthesia, it is built so that only changed scenes are replaced on updates. Use view completion and help-link clicks as confusion indicators.
Cost: Brain: open source (free) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
B2B onboarding and training
Llama turns role-based learning paths and plan-specific limits into scripts. In Synthesia, it is built so that only changed scenes are replaced on updates. Use view completion and help-link clicks as confusion indicators.
Cost: Brain: open source (free, license-conditional) / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
AI tools similar to Synthesia (alternatives)
Synthesia vs. alternatives at a glance
| AI | Pricing | Combos on the map | Connected tools | Free | Cheapest monthly | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthesia | Free + paid | 19 | 3 | Yes | $29/mo | No |
| D-ID | Free + paid | 0 | 3 | No | — | No |
| HeyGen | Free + paid | 19 | 3 | Yes | $29/mo | Yes |
| Lumiere | Free + paid | 0 | 3 | — | — | No |
2 of these 4 tools have a free plan. Cheapest paid plan: Synthesia ($29/mo).
Combo and connection counts are based on the relationships recorded on AI Galaxy Map (2026-10-26); they are not a quality ranking.
Synthesia on AI Galaxy Map
- One of 32 AI tools in the Visual Generation field.
- Connected to 3 other tools — #20 in its field.
- Part of 19 work combos recorded on the map.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Synthesia for free?
Yes (Basic $0: 500 credits/month, 10 minutes of video generation and dubbing, 3 survey responses, watermark). Prices can change, so check the official site before paying.
What works well with Synthesia?
Based on the combos on the map, there is a workflow such as "B2B feature training and onboarding videos" that uses it together with Gemini.
What AI can I use instead of Synthesia?
Tools that do the same job, such as D-ID, HeyGen, Lumiere, are connected to it on the map.
Can I use Synthesia in Korean?
None (English and a few others only)
Sources (official pages)
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying.