HeyGen review 76/100 on verified data
HeyGen is an AI video generator: AI video platform that generates videos with avatars and AI voices from scripts, translates videos with lip-sync and offers a text-based studio editor.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 33 of 124)
- 76/100
- Coverage (7 of 8 criteria)
- 90%
- From, per month
- $29
- Free plan
- Yes
Paid plans start at $29 per month billed monthly on the Creator plan, and there is a free plan.
HeyGen has a public API.
In our AI video generators ranking HeyGen scores 76/100, rank 33 of 124, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
HeyGen at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Creator: $29/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- No source, Oct 14, 2026
- Public API
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Data export
- SCORM export for videos on the Business plan source, Oct 14, 2026
HeyGen plans
Free
Free
- Billed monthly
- Free
- Billed yearly
- Free
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None statedCreator
$29per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $29
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None statedPro
$49per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $49
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None statedBusiness
$149per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $149
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None statedEnterprise
Contact sales
- Billed monthly
- Contact sales
- Billed yearly
- Contact sales
- Charged per
- Not stated
Published limits
None stated
Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.
Full HeyGen pricing and plan limitsHow HeyGen scores
Score
76/100
Rank #33 of 124
Coverage 90%
7 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
20/100
Weight 28%$29/month billed monthly on Creator (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 17%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
84/100
Weight 11%4 of 5 plans have a public price (1 "contact sales") source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 17%8 of 8 tracked features verified: text to video, ai avatars, voice cloning, automatic captions, ai dubbing / translation, 4k export, no watermark on paid plans, brand kit source 1source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 11%public API, documented data export source
Cost per video minutecategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Languagescategory criterion
100/100
Weight 11%175 languages source
Avatar librarycategory criterion
100/100
Weight 6%500 stock avatars source
HeyGen features
- Text to video
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- AI avatars
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Stock avatars available
- 500 source, Oct 14, 2026
- Languages supported
- 175 source, Oct 14, 2026
- Voice cloning
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Automatic captions
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- AI dubbing / translation
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- 4K export
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- No watermark on paid plans
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Brand kit
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
1 more detail we track is not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify
HeyGen alternatives
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | Public API | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vidnoz | 98/100 | 80%6 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Fliki | 96/100 | 85%6 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes, 3 credits per month | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  OpenCreative | 95/100 | 85%6 of 8 criteria | $9/mo | Not offered | Yes | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  VideoDubber | 94/100 | 95%7 of 8 criteria | $9/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  Idea to Motion | 92/100 | 65%4 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
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Questions, answered from the data
How much does HeyGen cost?
Paid plans start at $29 per month billed monthly on the Creator plan, according to HeyGen's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does HeyGen have a free plan?
Yes: HeyGen has a free plan (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does HeyGen have an API?
Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does HeyGen score?
In our AI video generators ranking HeyGen scores 76/100, rank 33 of 124, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best HeyGen alternatives?
By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Vidnoz (98/100), Fliki (96/100) and OpenCreative (95/100).
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Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.