Synthesia review 76/100 on verified data
Synthesia is an AI video generator: AI video platform that creates avatar-presented videos from scripts, documents and slides, with dubbing, translation and interactive roleplay and survey sessions.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 35 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 Starter plan, and there is a free plan with 500 credits per month.
Synthesia has a public API.
In our AI video generators ranking Synthesia scores 76/100, rank 35 of 124, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
Synthesia at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Starter: $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 (Enterprise plan); content download on paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
Synthesia plans
Basic
Free
- Billed monthly
- Free
- Billed yearly
- Free
- Charged per
- Not stated
Published limits
- 500 credits per month
Starter
$29per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $29
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- Not stated
Published limits
- 1,250 credits per month
Pro
$89per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $89
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- Not stated
Published limits
- 6,000 credits per month
Enterprise
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 Synthesia pricing and plan limitsHow Synthesia scores
Score
76/100
Rank #35 of 124
Coverage 90%
7 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
20/100
Weight 28%$29/month billed monthly on Starter (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 17%Free plan (Basic) source
Pricing transparency
80/100
Weight 11%3 of 4 plans have a public price (1 "contact sales") source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 17%6 of 8 tracked features verified: text to video, ai avatars, voice cloning, ai dubbing / translation, 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%140 languages source
Avatar librarycategory criterion
100/100
Weight 6%240 stock avatars source
Synthesia features
- Text to video
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- AI avatars
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Stock avatars available
- 240 source, Oct 14, 2026
- Languages supported
- 140 source, Oct 14, 2026
- Voice cloning
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- AI dubbing / translation
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- No watermark on paid plans
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Brand kit
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
3 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify
Synthesia 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 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
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Questions, answered from the data
How much does Synthesia cost?
Paid plans start at $29 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan, according to Synthesia's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Synthesia have a free plan?
Yes: Synthesia has a free plan with 500 credits per month (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Synthesia have an API?
Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does Synthesia score?
In our AI video generators ranking Synthesia scores 76/100, rank 35 of 124, based on 7 of 8 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best Synthesia alternatives?
By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Vidnoz (98/100), Fliki (96/100) and OpenCreative (95/100).
More on Synthesia
Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.