Is there a cheaper alternative to Synthesia?

It depends on HeyGen's avatar engine. At 300 video minutes/mo on monthly billing: Avatar V (48 credits/min): Synthesia is the cheapest ($514/mo). Avatar IV, Video Look (31 credits/min): HeyGen is cheaper, $460/mo vs $514/mo for Synthesia. Avatar IV, Photo Look (16 credits/min): HeyGen is cheaper, $240/mo vs $514/mo for Synthesia. Avatar III, Photo Look (7 credits/min): HeyGen is cheaper, $149/mo vs $514/mo for Synthesia. Avatar III, Video Look (4 credits/min): HeyGen is cheaper, $74/mo vs $514/mo for Synthesia.

Does Synthesia offer an annual billing discount?

At 300 video minutes/mo, annual billing drops Synthesia from $6,168 to $4,440 per year — $1,728 saved (28.0%).

Synthesia pricing calculator: hidden fees & tier break-even

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Prices checked Oct 23, 2026 against Synthesia's official pricing page.

Cheapest plan at 300 video minutes/mo

$514/mo

Pro (36,000 Credits)

Hidden overage in that bill

$0/mo

0.0% of the total

Effective unit cost

$1,713.33

per 1k video minutes

Is anything cheaper than Synthesia at 300 video minutes/mo? It depends on HeyGen's avatar engine.

Avatar V (48 credits/min)Synthesia is the cheapest: $514/mo
Avatar IV, Video Look (31 credits/min)HeyGen is cheaper: $460/mo vs $514/mo for Synthesia
Avatar IV, Photo Look (16 credits/min)HeyGen is cheaper: $240/mo vs $514/mo for Synthesia
Avatar III, Photo Look (7 credits/min)HeyGen is cheaper: $149/mo vs $514/mo for Synthesia
Avatar III, Video Look (4 credits/min)HeyGen is cheaper: $74/mo vs $514/mo for Synthesia

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HeyGen's default for real-human avatars and Digital Twins

HeyGen bills in credits. Minutes use the per-minute rate HeyGen publishes for each engine. Source

Monthly volume300 video minutes

505,000

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Cheapest plan: Pro (36,000 Credits)

$514/mo

$6,168/yr · $1,713.33 per 1k video minutes

≈ 29,000 credits at 100 credits/min after the 10 included video minutes

Plan price: $514 (100.0%)
Usage above plan: $0 (0.0%)

Tier jump ahead: at 400 video minutes/mo the cheapest plan becomes Pro (48,000 Credits) at $676/mo (+$162/mo vs. today).

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Break-even across 5 volume pointsCheapest plan per tool · monthly billing · 1 seat

Sales

50010%

1,25025%

2,50050%

3,75075%

5,000100%

Volume in video minutes/mo. Labels mark the cheaper tool at each point; hover a bar for its exact cost.

Monthly cost at each benchmark volume
Volume	Synthesia
500	Contact sales
1,250	Contact sales
2,500	Contact sales
3,750	Contact sales
5,000	Contact sales

Hidden billing gotchas

Minutes use Synthesia's own rate of about 100 credits per minute of finished video, plus the 10 minutes every plan gets each month. More on-screen avatar time uses more credits; API video uses 160 credits/min and lip-synced dubbing 80.
Every plan also gets 500 base credits a month (about 5 more minutes), not counted here.
Annual plans get the year's credits upfront as one pool, so a busy month can use more than the monthly figure; the 10-minute allowance still resets monthly.
Starter and Pro include one editor seat, and Synthesia publishes no self-serve price for more editors.
When credits run out, video creation pauses until renewal; extra credits are sold in-app at an unpublished price, and volumes above about 490 min/mo are Enterprise-only.

Synthesia · $3,360/yr less

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At 300 video minutes/mo (HeyGen on Avatar V), Synthesia saves you $3,360/year vs. HeyGen

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Synthesia plans & overage rates

Tier	Monthly	Annual (per mo)	Included	Overage	Seats
Basic (Free)	$0	$0	0 credits + 10 video minutes≈10 video minutes	Capped	1
Starter (1,250 Credits)	$29	$18−37.9%	1,250 credits + 10 video minutes≈22.5 video minutes	Capped	1
Pro (6,000 Credits)	$89	$64−28.1%	6,000 credits + 10 video minutes≈70 video minutes	Capped	1
Pro (12,000 Credits)	$176	$126−28.4%	12,000 credits + 10 video minutes≈130 video minutes	Capped	1
Pro (24,000 Credits)	$347	$250−28.0%	24,000 credits + 10 video minutes≈250 video minutes	Capped	1
Pro (36,000 Credits)	$514	$370−28.0%	36,000 credits + 10 video minutes≈370 video minutes	Capped	1
Pro (48,000 Credits)	$676	$486−28.1%	48,000 credits + 10 video minutes≈490 video minutes	Capped	1

Synthesia bills in credits. Minutes use Synthesia's published rate of about 100 credits per minute of finished video, plus the 10 minutes every plan includes. Overage is billed per started block of 1 credits above the tier allowance; capped tiers stop at their allowance. Each tier's seat limit is a hard ceiling — bigger teams must move up a plan.

Tier break-even points

100 video minutes/moPro (6,000 Credits) → Pro (12,000 Credits) becomes cheapest at $176/mo
150 video minutes/moPro (12,000 Credits) → Pro (24,000 Credits) becomes cheapest at $347/mo
300 video minutes/moPro (24,000 Credits) → Pro (36,000 Credits) becomes cheapest at $514/mo
400 video minutes/moPro (36,000 Credits) → Pro (48,000 Credits) becomes cheapest at $676/mo