HeyGen / heygen.com
AI video platform specialising in photorealistic avatars, 175-language video translation, and automated video creation from scripts.
Free plan
Yes
API access
Yes
Open source
No
Platforms
2
HeyGen has grown faster than almost any other AI video company, reaching $100 million in annualised revenue in 29 months and being named G2's fastest growing product of 2025. The platform focuses on two things it does exceptionally well: realistic AI avatars and multilingual video translation with preserved lip sync.
Avatar IV technology, released mid-2025, produced a step change in realism. Earlier tools produced immediately recognisable artificial avatars with stilted movement and mechanical lip sync. Avatar IV adds full-body motion, micro-expressions, natural hand gestures, and lip sync accuracy that holds up across dozens of languages. The result is not indistinguishable from human footage but professional enough that viewers focus on the content.
The video translation feature is HeyGen's most commercially valuable capability. Upload a video and HeyGen translates it into 175+ languages while preserving the original speaker's voice characteristics. The combination of voice preservation and accurate lip sync means the translated video looks and sounds like the original speaker delivering content in the target language.
Video Agent 2.0 automates the entire script-to-video pipeline. Provide a text prompt and it selects an avatar, generates voiceover, chooses backgrounds, and assembles a complete video. Fast for rapid content production, though outputs benefit from review before publication.
HeyGen runs as video generation model software built around text and image workflows. Users typically start with a prompt, upload, or connected data source, and the underlying model handles the heavy lifting before returning a result you can refine or export. It's available on web and ios, with API access for teams that want to embed it into their own products.
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The capabilities that matter most for teams evaluating HeyGen.
Translates video into 175+ languages preserving the speaker's voice characteristics and maintaining accurate lip sync.
Full-body photorealistic AI avatars with natural gestures, micro-expressions, and accurate lip sync.
Automated pipeline generating a complete video from a text prompt without manual editing.
Free plan: 3 videos/month, basic avatars. Creator $29/month (200 Premium Credits, 230+ avatars). Pro $49/month (2,000 credits). Business $149/month (1,000 shared credits). Enterprise custom.
Model
Freemium
Starting price
$29/mo
Free trial
No
Synthesia is strong for enterprise L&D with SCORM export and strong content governance. Runway and Pika are better for cinematic and creative video rather than scripted avatar content.
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Key facts about model providers, platforms, and team support.
Model Provider
HeyGen
Models
Avatar IV, Avatar V
Platforms
Web, iOS
Deployment
SaaS
Integrations
Zapier, Make, Google Drive, HubSpot, API
Team Collaboration
Yes
Launch Year
2020
Compliance signals and data-handling notes as reported by the vendor.
Enterprise includes SSO, admin controls, SAML, and data handling agreements. SOC 2 compliant.
Review HeyGen's data handling policy for uploaded video and voice data. Custom avatar creation requires consent. Enterprise contracts include data processing terms.
Editorial Verdict
HeyGen is the strongest tool for organisations needing multilingual video translation and high-quality avatar-based video. Not a general video production tool — best compared against Synthesia for similar use cases.
Last verified July 24, 2026.
The pricing system uses Premium Credits, a separate currency from unlimited standard video generation on paid plans. Avatar IV costs 20 Premium Credits per minute. Creator plan provides 200 credits, translating to roughly 10 minutes of Avatar IV per month. The Business plan provides 1,000 shared credits across the workspace, and adding seats does not add credits.
HeyGen is limited to avatar-based scripted video. Teams producing documentaries, product demos, or creative video content will need additional tools.
Free plan: 3 videos/month, basic avatars. Creator $29/month (200 Premium Credits, 230+ avatars). Pro $49/month (2,000 credits). Business $149/month (1,000 shared credits). Enterprise custom.
Free plan: 3 min/month, 9 avatars, Synthesia watermark. Starter $29/month (10 min/month). Creator $89/month (30 min/month, 180+ avatars). Enterprise custom (unlimited minutes).
Enterprise includes SSO, admin controls, SAML, and data handling agreements. SOC 2 compliant.
SOC 2 Type II certified. GDPR compliant. Enterprise includes SSO and advanced access controls.
Review HeyGen's data handling policy for uploaded video and voice data. Custom avatar creation requires consent. Enterprise contracts include data processing terms.
GDPR compliant with EU data residency options. Enterprise contracts include data processing agreements. Review custom avatar consent requirements carefully.
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