Overview
Synthesia is an AI video generation platform that lets you create presenter-style videos from scripts, documents, or URLs using realistic AI avatars and voices. It replaces cameras, studios, and voice actors with a slide-like editor where you choose an avatar, paste your script, and render videos in minutes for training, marketing, and internal comms.
Pricing
Free / Basic
- Basic (Free) plan with a small monthly video allowance (around 3 minutes) to test the platform and create simple AI avatar videos.
- Includes a limited set of avatars, templates, and export options, mainly for evaluation and low-volume personal use.filmora.
Starter / Creator
- Starter plan starts around 18–29 USD per month (yearly billing) with roughly 10 minutes of video per month and access to 100+ avatars.
- Creator plan around 64–89 USD per month (yearly) adds more minutes, personal avatars, AI dubbing, interactive video and API access for teams.
Enterprise
- Enterprise plans are custom-priced with unlimited or very high video minutes, 200+ avatars, SSO, collaboration, and LMS-friendly exports.
- Tailored for large organizations that need multilingual training, compliance, and onboarding content at scale.
Key Features
- AI avatars – 240+ stock presenters plus the ability to create custom avatars of yourself or your spokespeople.
- Text-to-video editor – Slide-based editor with templates, layouts, and media library; turn scripts, docs, or links into videos.
- Multilingual voiceovers – 140+ languages and accents with natural-sounding AI voices and AI dubbing.
- Branding & templates – Brand kits, custom fonts, and reusable templates for consistent company-wide video content.
- Integrations & export – Download MP4, SCORM/xAPI export (on higher plans) and embed videos into LMSs, intranets, and websites.
Best Use Cases
- Employee training & onboarding – Create SOPs, compliance modules, and onboarding walkthroughs without filming days.
- L&D and e-learning – Turn slide decks and docs into localized, SCORM-compatible e-learning content at scale.
- Customer education & product tours – How-to videos, feature explainers, and release updates with branded avatars.
- HR & internal comms – Company announcements, policy updates, and culture videos that are easy to update and translate.
- Marketing & outreach – Personalized outreach snippets, landing page explainers, and social content with human-like presenters.
Pros
- ✅ Studio-quality videos without filming – Removes the need for cameras, actors, and editing software for most business explainer content.filmora.
- ✅ Huge avatar and language library – 200+ avatars and 140+ languages make it ideal for global training and communication.
- ✅ Business-focused workflows – Features like SCORM export, brand kits, and collaboration are designed for enterprise teams.
- ✅ Fast content updates – Edit scripts and regenerate videos in minutes when policies, features, or messaging change.
Cons
- ❌ Recurring subscription + add-ons – Per-minute limits and add-ons like custom avatars can get expensive for heavy use.
- ❌ Avatar “uncanny valley” risk – Some viewers may still notice synthetic speech or subtle unnatural expressions.filmora.
- ❌ Less suited for cinematic work – Great for talking-head explainers, less suitable for complex cinematic storytelling.
Official Website
Synthesia – Official website: https://www.synthesia.io
Release Date: Public debut in 2018
Last Updated: December 2025