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Synthesia is an AI video platform for company and training video: you pick a stock presenter, type a script, choose a language, and it renders the presenter speaking. On its pricing page on 15 September 2026, the free Basic plan gave 1,200 credits a month but no downloads; downloads, logo removal and 125+ stock avatars started on Starter at €26 a month, or €16 billed yearly; 5 personal avatars of real people started on Creator at €79, or €58 billed yearly; and it listed AI avatars and voiceovers in 160+ languages. It suits teams that want a presenter who does not need to be anyone in particular.
Synthesia explained from its own pricing page: how the stock presenter workflow works, what each plan includes (the free plan cannot download), and when it fits better than an avatar of yourself. Checked 15 September 2026.
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Synthesia is one of the best known AI video tools, and most explanations of it are either its own marketing or a competitor's. This one describes Synthesia from its own pricing page, read on 15 September 2026 and priced in euros as the page showed from Austria. We make Percify, a different kind of tool, and we say where each one fits at the end.
What Synthesia is
A studio for making presenter videos without a camera. The core workflow:
- Pick a presenter from its stock avatar library, or use a personal avatar on the plans that include one.
- Type or paste a script.
- Choose a language and voice. Synthesia lists AI avatars and voiceovers in 160+ languages.
- Arrange scenes and render the video.
It is built for company use: training, onboarding, internal updates and explainer video, where a consistent presenter matters more than who that presenter is.
What each plan includes
| Plan | Price | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | €0, no card | 1,200 credits a month, but videos cannot be downloaded |
| Starter | €26 a month, or €16 billed yearly | Downloads, logo removal, 125+ stock avatars |
| Creator | €79 a month, or €58 billed yearly | 5 personal avatars, 180+ stock avatars |
| Enterprise | On request | Unlimited video minutes, 240+ stock avatars, 1 click translations into 80+ languages |
The point beginners miss: the free plan is for trying the editor, not for publishing, because downloading starts on Starter. Synthesia does not publish a conversion from credits to minutes on its pricing page, so this page does not estimate one.
When Synthesia fits, and when it does not
It fits when the presenter does not need to be you: training and onboarding at scale, internal communications, and video in many markets on its Enterprise translations.
It fits less well when the video should feature your own face without a subscription above Creator, or when you want to publish from a free plan.
That second case is what Percify is built for: an avatar of you from one photo and 15 to 30 seconds of speech, 5 credits each for face and voice, once, then 2 credits a second of video, with no watermark on any plan, including free. Percify's library of ready-made AI presenters is small, so the choice between the two is mostly the choice between a large stock presenter library and your own face. The full comparison is in Percify vs Synthesia; other tools are in AI avatar generators compared and the best AI avatar generator.
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An AI video platform for company and training video. You pick a stock presenter or a personal avatar, type a script, choose one of the languages it lists (AI avatars and voiceovers in 160+ languages) and it renders the presenter speaking.
It has a free Basic plan with 1,200 credits a month and no card, but on its pricing page on 15 September 2026 downloading videos started on the Starter plan, €26 a month or €16 billed yearly. So the free plan is for trying the editor rather than publishing.
On 15 September 2026, in euros: Starter €26 a month or €16 billed yearly, Creator €79 or €58 billed yearly, and Enterprise on request. Starter adds downloads, logo removal and 125+ stock avatars; Creator adds 5 personal avatars.
Yes, from the Creator plan, which lists 5 personal avatars, at €79 a month or €58 billed yearly. On Percify an avatar of yourself costs 5 credits for the face and 5 for the voice, once, which its free plan covers.
Synthesia leads with stock presenters for company video and gates downloads and personal avatars behind paid plans. Percify makes an avatar of you from one photo and a voice sample, charges 2 credits a second of video, adds no watermark on any plan, and has only a small library of ready-made presenters.
