Launch
Ongoing
- Offer
- Free Syren credits
- Started
- Oct 9, 2026
- Who
- All Synthesia users, including the free plan
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Synthesia Blog
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Synthesia
Synthesia is an AI video platform built for business communication, made by the company of the same name. You write a script, pick an AI avatar and a voice, and it renders a presenter-led video in 160+ languages. Training, product and internal comms teams use it, and all usage now runs on shared credits.
Quick facts
Best for
- Corporate training and L&D teams
- Internal communications managers
- Product marketing teams
Key features
Stock and personal avatars
Choose from 240+ stock AI avatars, or record a personal avatar; Studio Avatars are a $1,000-per-year add-on.
160+ languages and voices
Scripts can be voiced in more than 160 languages with over 1,000 AI voices and one-click translation.
AI Dubbing
Dubs uploaded files or YouTube links into 70+ languages on self-serve plans, preserving voice and accent with optional lip sync.
Interactive video and Roleplay
Add branching, CTAs and quizzes, or run scored Roleplay Sessions where learners practise conversations with an avatar.
Brand kits and templates
Apply company fonts, colors and logos across 60+ templates, with shared brand kits on Enterprise.
Sharing, embeds and SCORM
Publish to a branded video page with CTAs, embed the player on a site, or export courses as SCORM packages for an LMS.
Use cases
- Refresh a compliance course by editing the script instead of rebooking a studio and a presenter.
- Dub a recorded webinar into seven languages for regional teams, keeping the speaker's accent.
- Turn a product release note into a two-minute avatar explainer for the sales team the same day.
- Let new hires practise a customer conversation in a scored Roleplay Session with an interactive avatar.
Pricing
Current deals
What is Synthesia?
Synthesia is a browser-based studio for making videos with AI presenters. There is no camera, microphone or timeline to learn: you paste a script or a slide deck, choose an avatar and language, and the platform renders and hosts the result. Video pages, analytics and SCORM export are aimed at training and internal comms rather than social clips.
What stands out
- Enterprise posture. Synthesia lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 42001 and GDPR compliance, plus SAML/SSO on Enterprise.
- Dubbing built in. AI Dubbing takes an upload or a YouTube link and keeps the speaker’s voice and accent.
- Practice, not just playback. Roleplay Sessions add scored, interactive conversations on top of standard video.
- Syren video agent. Launched in beta on October 9, 2026, Syren builds videos of up to three minutes from a prompt or files, with motion graphics, avatars, voiceover and music, on every plan.
Limitations
Seats are tight: Starter includes one editor and three guests, and Pro one editor and five guests, so real teams usually need Enterprise. Free videos carry the Synthesia logo and cannot be downloaded. Credits reset each cycle with no rollover, personal avatars are capped at three on Starter and five on Pro, and unlimited minutes only exist on Enterprise.
Synthesia FAQ
Yes, there is a free Basic plan with 500 credits a month, about 10 minutes of video or dubbing, 9 avatars and one editor seat. Videos keep the Synthesia logo, and Basic users cannot download them.
No. Synthesia's help center states that Basic and trial users cannot download videos; MP4 downloads start on Starter. Free videos can still be previewed and shared from a Synthesia link.
Credits are the shared currency for video, dubbing, bulk personalization and API usage. On self-serve plans, video costs about 100 credits a minute and dubbing about 76, with lip sync doubling the dubbing cost, and unused credits do not roll over.
Pro (formerly Creator) and Enterprise. Pro includes up to 360 minutes of video a year through the Synthesia API, deducted from the plan's usage limit, while Starter and Basic have no API access.
AI Dubbing covers 70+ languages on Basic, Starter and Pro, and 140+ on Enterprise. Avatar voices themselves are available in more than 160 languages across every plan.
Alternatives to Synthesia
HeyGen
AI avatar videos, translation and lip-sync dubbing.
InVideo AI
Video maker that turns prompts and scripts into edited videos with stock and AI footage.
Pictory
Video tool that turns scripts, articles and long videos into short branded clips.
Descript
Video and podcast editor you control by editing the transcript.
VEED
Online video editor with AI subtitles, avatars and clean audio.
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