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Dub AI 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

Entry price
Dub AI from $15 once, HeyGen from $24/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
HeyGen — 94 vs 83 for Dub AI
Best fit
Dub AI: Creators localizing short-form video into multiple languages · HeyGen: Marketing and product teams shipping talking-head video without a studio

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

Dub AIDubs videos into 40+ languages while cloning each speaker's original voice.HeyGenAvatar videos and translation with lip-sync

Side by side

FactDub AIHeyGen
CategoryVideo Dubbing & TranslationAI Avatars & Talking Heads
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$15 once$24/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score83 / 10094 / 100
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyDub AIHeyGen
Launched20242020
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

Dub AI

Dub AI's main selling point is that dubbed video keeps the original speaker's voice instead of swapping in a flat text-to-speech voice, a detail many competitors still get wrong. The credit system makes casual, occasional use cheap, but it can get expensive fast for creators publishing long-form video regularly.

Pros

  • Voice cloning keeps the speaker's original voice across languages
  • Auto-detects and handles up to 10 speakers in one video
  • Free transcripts and subtitles included with every dubbing job

Cons

  • Credit costs scale directly with video length, so long videos get expensive
  • No clear legal entity or headquarters address published beyond a general US governing-law clause
  • Enterprise pricing is not disclosed publicly

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 Dub AI if you need

  • Creators localizing short-form video into multiple languages
  • Educators translating course videos
  • Marketers repurposing one video across regions

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

Dub AI vs HeyGen: the questions people ask

Is Dub AI cheaper than HeyGen?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Dub AI starts at $15 once, HeyGen at $24/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Dub AI or HeyGen have a free tier?

Both: Dub AI has a free tier, and HeyGen has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Dub AI 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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