Synthesia
AI avatar videos for training and business communication, made from a script, document or prompt.
Founded 2017
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Synthesia is a London-based AI video platform, founded in 2017, built around business video such as training, onboarding, sales enablement and product explainers. You write a script, or start from a prompt, a PowerPoint, PDF or Word file, or an article link, and its AI tools draft a multi-scene video that you refine in an editor that works like a slide deck. Stock avatars range from 9 on the free Basic plan to 240+ on Enterprise, and the Starter and Pro plans let you create personal avatars of yourself. Videos can use 140+ languages and voices, and dubbing covers 70+ languages on self-serve plans. Starter costs $29 a month, or $18 a month billed yearly, and unlocks 1080p MP4 downloads without the Synthesia logo. Enterprise adds SSO, SCORM export, one-click translation and unlimited video minutes.
Best for
Companies that produce training, onboarding and internal update videos and want consistent presenters, LMS-ready output and enterprise controls.
Pros
- Built for company video: SCORM export, brand kits, SSO and live collaboration on Enterprise
- Drafts multi-scene videos from a prompt, a PowerPoint, PDF or Word file, or an article link
- Editor works like a slide deck, so staff without video skills can use it
- Voice cloning is listed on every plan, including the free Basic plan
- Billed yearly, Starter drops to $18 a month
Cons
- The free Basic plan has no video downloads and adds a Synthesia watermark
- Stock avatars may not be used in paid advertising under Synthesia's avatar licence
- The video creation API comes only with the Pro and Enterprise plans
- Self-serve plans buy limited video time: about 12 extra minutes a month on Starter and 60 on Pro
Pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (12-month total) |
|---|---|---|
| Basic500 credits/month; 10 minutes of video creation or dubbing a month; Synthesia watermark; share link only, no downloads | Free Free plan | |
| Starter1 editor + 3 guests; 1,250 credits/month (15,000/year); $18/month billed yearly | $29/mo | $216/yr ($18/mo) |
| ProStarting price: 1 editor + 5 guests, 6,000 credits/month; larger credit tiers up to $676/month; $64/month billed yearly | $89/mo | $768/yr ($64/mo) |
| EnterpriseCustom pricing; book a demo | Custom | |
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Features
In AI video and voice
| Feature | Synthesia |
|---|---|
| Voice cloning | Yes · Listed on all plans, including Basic |
| Text-to-video | Yes · Prompt, PPTX/PDF/DOCX file or article URL to a multi-scene draft |
| Avatars | Yes · 9 (Basic) to 240+ (Enterprise) stock; 3–5 personal avatars on Starter/Pro |
| Editing | Yes · Slide-style scene editor; AI screen recorder |
| Languages | Yes · 140+ languages and voices; dubbing 70+ (Enterprise 140+) |
| Export limits | Yes · Basic: no downloads; paid: 1080p MP4; ~12 extra min/month Starter, ~60 Pro |
| API | Yes · Video creation API: Pro and Enterprise, 360 min/year. Interactive Avatars API: all paid plans, $0.10/min from credits |
| Free tier | Yes · Basic: 10 min of video/month, watermark |
| Commercial rights | Partial · Stock avatars not allowed in paid ads; custom avatars per your consent agreement |