Synthesia: who it fits, what it costs, and the catch
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Teams producing training, onboarding, sales-enablement and support videos quickly
Who Synthesia fits, and who it does not
- Checked 2026-10-18
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- Good for
- Teams producing training, onboarding, sales-enablement and support videos quickly
- Multilingual video content (130+ languages)
- Non-experts wanting polished video with minimal effort
- Not for
- Brands needing a real human presenter
- Audiences who may find AI avatars unsettling
- Users needing over 30 minutes of video per month without an enterprise quote
- The catch
- Fast, low-cost avatar video, but the avatars lack the authenticity of a real presenter and some features are gated to paid plans.
Data last verified: 2026-10-18
What Synthesia costs over five years
Five years for a team of 5, paid monthly: Not verified
On the Pro plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- Not verified
- Paid yearly, one year
- Not verified
- "Pro" is priced for up to 1 person
- "Pro" is priced for up to 1 person
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18Pro is priced for up to 1 person. We have tracked Synthesia's prices since 2026-10-18; no change so far. All price changes
The free plan, as Synthesia describes it.
- Free plan
- Basic $0: 500 credits (about 10 minutes of video creation or dubbing), 3 survey responses, Synthesia watermark
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
What you risk by starting
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Synthesia.
- Getting your data out
- Starter lists 'Download your content'; Enterprise lists SCORM export
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
What we verified Synthesia can do
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Long form writingNot verified
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verifiedBrand voiceYes
TemplatesYes
Helps you get found in search (SEO)Not verified
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verifiedImage generationNot verified
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verifiedPlagiarism checkNot verified
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verifiedWrites in many languagesYes
140+ languages and voices; dubbing 70+ languages (Basic-Pro), 140+ (Enterprise)
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18Team collaborationYes
Browser extensionYes
AI Screen Recorder is a Chrome extension; per-plan availability unclear
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18Connects to your other apps (API)Yes
If Synthesia isn’t right for you
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What to do next
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Data last verified: 2026-10-18