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Checksub vs HeyGen

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
Checksub — $18/mo vs $24/mo for HeyGen
Free plan
Only HeyGen (Checksub has paid plans only)
Public API
Both have one
Best fit
Checksub: Creators and small teams localizing video into multiple languages · HeyGen: Marketing and product teams shipping talking-head video without a studio
Trust score
About even — Checksub 94, HeyGen 94

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

ChecksubAI subtitles, dubbing, and voice cloning for video, billed by hours of video processed per month.HeyGenAvatar videos and translation with lip-sync

Side by side

FactChecksubHeyGen
CategoryVideo Dubbing & TranslationAI Avatars & Talking Heads
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$18/mo$24/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score94 / 10094 / 100
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyChecksubHeyGen
Launched20172020
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

Checksub

Checksub covers the full pipeline from subtitles to full AI dubbing with voice cloning, which saves stitching together separate transcription and dubbing tools. The credit-per-hour pricing is straightforward to reason about compared to per-minute billing elsewhere, though the entry Junior tier's 2 hours a month will not stretch far for a channel publishing regularly. It is a mid-size, France-based vendor rather than a large platform, which shows in the tier structure jumping from $59 straight to a $299 Enterprise plan.

Pros

  • Subtitles, translation, and AI dubbing with voice cloning in one workflow
  • Editable transcripts and post-generation subtitle styling, including animated captions
  • Direct YouTube channel connection for publishing
  • Free trial credits to test the pipeline before paying

Cons

  • Entry Junior tier's monthly credit allowance is small for regular publishers
  • Large price jump between the Starter and Enterprise tiers
  • AI-dubbed voices will not match professional human dubbing quality in nuance

HeyGen

The strongest avatar fidelity on the market right now, but the credit arithmetic decides whether it is affordable, not the sticker price.

Pros

  • Avatar and lip-sync quality is ahead of most competitors at the price
  • Free plan lets you judge output quality before paying anything
  • Video translation covers a wide language list with synchronised lips
  • Credits roll over for a month rather than expiring at the billing date

Cons

  • Newer avatar models cost roughly seven times the credits of the older ones
  • Free tier is watermarked and capped at three one-minute videos
  • Business tier stacks a $20 per-seat charge on top of a $149 base
  • Custom avatars and the better models are gated behind higher tiers

Which one fits

Choose Checksub if you need

  • Creators and small teams localizing video into multiple languages
  • YouTube channels wanting subtitles plus optional AI dubbing in one tool

Choose HeyGen if you need

  • Marketing and product teams shipping talking-head video without a studio
  • Localising existing footage into other languages with matched lip movement
  • Creators who want a cloned avatar for repeatable short-form output

Checksub vs HeyGen: the questions people ask

Is Checksub cheaper than HeyGen?

On published entry prices, Checksub starts lower — $18/mo against $24/mo for HeyGen. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Checksub or HeyGen have a free tier?

HeyGen has a free tier; Checksub has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, Checksub or HeyGen?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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