What is Synthesia?
Synthesia is a web platform for making on-brand videos with AI avatars, voiceovers and motion graphics. You type a prompt or drop in a document, then generate and translate the result. A free Basic plan includes a monthly credit allowance and a watermark; Starter and Pro add more credits and remove the logo. Enterprise is priced on request. Prices below were shown in US dollars on November 10, 2026.
What you make with Synthesia
Synthesia is aimed at business video: onboarding, training, product explainers and sales enablement. The homepage lets you type a prompt, optionally upload files, choose landscape or another aspect ratio, and generate a video. It also says you can turn documents, PowerPoint files or links into a video, translate into 140+ languages, and keep names and terms consistent with glossary controls. Avatars can be picked from a stock library or created as a personal avatar.
Paid plans add downloading without the Synthesia logo, more avatars, guests, branded pages and, on Pro, personal avatars and interactive videos. Enterprise adds 1-click translation into 140+ languages, live collaboration, brand kits, SCORM export and SSO. Synthesia also sells Roleplay and Survey sessions and an API for programmatic video, dubbing and interactive avatars. Time and cost savings quoted on the site, such as "up to 90%," are vendor marketing, not a measurement we ran.
Plans and what they include
The pricing page, checked November 10, 2026 with monthly billing selected, lists Basic at $0 per month with 500 credits, a share link, pre-built libraries, and a Synthesia watermark. It also includes a free allowance of 10 minutes of Studio video creation or dubbing and 3 survey responses, plus a limited promo of 1 Syren video. Starter is $9 for the first month, then $19 per month, with 1,250 credits (the page estimates up to about 12 minutes of extra video, 16 minutes of dubbing, 3 survey responses or about 2 Syren videos on top of the free allowance), downloads without the logo, the AI Video Assistant, 3 guests and 125+ avatars. Pro is $49 for the first month, then $89 per month for 6,000 credits (about 60 extra video minutes), 5 personal avatars, 5 guests and 180+ avatars; larger Pro credit packs are listed at a discount. Enterprise is custom, with unlimited video minutes and more collaboration and security options.
Credits are a shared pool across video, dubbing, surveys and Syren. A 1-minute Syren video typically uses 1,000-2,000 credits, according to the comparison table, and limited-time Syren promo credits expire after a month. Studio Express-1 avatars are a $1,000-per-year add-on for annual plans. Yearly billing is offered as a saving of up to four months; confirm the amount at checkout for your region.
A first workflow to try
On the homepage, use the prompt box on the free plan (no credit card required, according to the page). Keep the sample onboarding prompt or write a short script for a single topic, leave the format on Landscape, and generate a video. Watch the result for name pronunciation, on-screen text and whether the avatar still needs a script edit. If you need a file without a watermark, or more minutes, compare Starter with the Basic limits before you pay. AppFor.ai has not generated a Synthesia video; follow the on-screen steps and your plan's credit balance.
What stands out
- Generate videos from a prompt, uploaded files or a URL
- Stock and personal AI avatars, with 140+ languages and voices
- Translation and dubbing, with a glossary on supported plans
- Syren, an AI video agent that builds a video from a description
- Roleplay and survey sessions, plus an API on higher plans
Before you choose
- First-month Starter and Pro prices rise after 30 days; cancel if you do not want the regular rate.
- Syren and credit estimates vary with length and options such as lip-sync, which uses 2x dubbing credits.
- Enterprise packaging and API minutes can differ from self-serve plans.
- Quality claims and time-savings figures are Synthesia's, not AppFor.ai tests.
Plans & pricing
Current pricing on synthesia.io (opens in a new tab)Go to the source
Sources & further reading
Based on the official documentation below. Features and access can change; check the provider before making a decision.
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