HeyGen fits businesses that need a presenter on camera without filming one, teams localising the same video into several languages, freelancers producing short explainer videos on a schedule best. Its clearest advantage is a free plan produces finished video, which almost no avatar tool offers.
- Best for
- businesses that need a presenter on camera without filming one, teams localising the same video into several languages, freelancers producing short explainer videos on a schedule
- Avoid if
- anyone editing real footage they shot themselves
- Cheapest useful plan
- $29.00/mo · Creator
- Free plan
- Yes
- Setup effort
- easy — 30 min
- Main strength
- A free plan produces finished video, which almost no avatar tool offers
- Main limitation
- Free videos cap at one minute and three per month, watermarked
- Evidence level
- Vendor documented (1/3)
- A free plan produces finished video, which almost no avatar tool offers
- Translation keeps the same presenter across languages instead of re-recording
- Credit rollover on paid plans means an unused month is not simply lost
- anyone editing real footage they shot themselves
- work where an obviously synthetic presenter would undermine trust
What it actually does
stock and custom avatars, voice cloning, video translation into 175+ languages, 4K export on upper tiers, template library, API.
The limits to know
- Free videos cap at one minute and three per month, watermarked
- Everything is metered in credits, so cost per video depends on length and model
- Custom avatars are limited by plan: one on Creator, five on Business
The evidence record
- Evidence level
- Vendor documented — Official documentation and pricing page reviewed and dated. No independent verification, no hands-on test recorded.
- Pricing note
- Observed on the official pricing page with monthly billing: Free 0 USD for 3 videos a month of up to 1 minute, Creator 29 USD/mo with 600 credits, Pro 49 USD/mo with 1,000 credits, Business 149 USD/mo with 1,500 credits and extra seats at 20 USD each, Enterprise on quote. API usage is priced separately.
- Billing condition
- 29 USD/month billed monthly, metered in credits
- Platforms
- web, api
- Integrations
- Zapier, Make, n8n, HubSpot, API
- Setup
- easy — 30 min
- Affiliate status
- No affiliate link on this record — no commission.
Pricing & billing commitment
- Rate on record
- $29.00/mo · Creator
- What that figure is
- Month-to-month rate per account, read on the vendor's monthly view. The plan is capped by an allowance (credits, tasks or minutes) rather than by time.
- Commitment
- None — payable one month at a time
- The vendor's exact condition
- 29 USD/month billed monthly, metered in credits
- Usage cap
- This plan is capped by an allowance (credits, tasks or minutes), not only by time. Going past it costs extra or stops the work, depending on the vendor.
Hands-on test
No automated hands-on test has been completed for this review cycle. This record rests on the vendor's official documentation and pricing page, re-read and dated. We say so rather than imply otherwise.
The research record
Read on the vendor's monthly view
Sources
The official pages this record rests on. No tracking links here: these addresses name the vendor.
Evidence freshness
Each kind of check has its own clock and its own threshold. A price ages in weeks and a feature list in months; sharing one date between them would let an old review pass for a recent check.
| Check | When | State |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Checked 24 days ago | Fresh |
| Features | Checked 24 days ago | Fresh |
| Privacy & data | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Hands-on test | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Page review | Checked 24 days ago | Fresh |
What remains unverified
- No workflow was run inside the product. Everything here comes from the vendor's documentation and public pages.
- Data handling and the privacy policy were not independently verified during this research cycle. We therefore publish no conclusion about security or where data is stored.
- Export terms and the real cost of leaving are not on this record: we have not tested them.
- The price has been read once only. A single observation says nothing about where the price is heading.
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Frequently asked questions
What is HeyGen?
HeyGen is a tool from HeyGen, in the video category. It is mainly used for: avatar presenter videos, video translation and dubbing, product explainers.
How much does HeyGen cost?
The paid entry point is $29.00/mo · Creator. Month-to-month rate per account, read on the vendor's monthly view. The plan is capped by an allowance (credits, tasks or minutes) rather than by time. The exact condition attached to that figure: 29 USD/month billed monthly, metered in credits. Read on the official pricing page on 20.08.2026. Prices move quickly — confirm before subscribing.
Does HeyGen have a free plan?
Yes. HeyGen publishes a permanent free plan. Check this before settling on it: free videos cap at one minute and three per month, watermarked.
Who is HeyGen for — and who is it not for?
Good fit: businesses that need a presenter on camera without filming one, teams localising the same video into several languages, freelancers producing short explainer videos on a schedule. Not for: anyone editing real footage they shot themselves; work where an obviously synthetic presenter would undermine trust.
What is the main limitation of HeyGen?
Free videos cap at one minute and three per month, watermarked. Our evidence level on this record: Official documentation and pricing page reviewed and dated. No independent verification, no hands-on test recorded.