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invideo vs Synthesia

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
invideo from $20/seat/mo, Synthesia from $18/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Only Synthesia (invideo has paid plans only)
Public API
Synthesia has one; not confirmed by us for invideo
Higher Trust score
Synthesia — 84 vs 79 for invideo
Best fit
invideo: Marketing and social teams producing short videos weekly who want stock, voice and generative scenes in one editor · Synthesia: Learning and development teams producing course video in many languages

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

Side by side

FactinvideoSynthesia
CategoryText-to-Video GeneratorsAI Avatars & Talking Heads
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$20/seat/mo$18/mo
Public APINot confirmedYes
Trust score79 / 10084 / 100
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, API
CompanyInvideo Innovation Pte. Ltd.Synthesia Ltd
Launched—2017
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

invideo

invideo's bet is that people want one subscription that bundles the frontier video models with a real editor, and for marketing teams churning out social clips that is a fair deal: a brief in, a cut with voice and captions out, and Veo or Kling scenes dropped in without opening four other accounts. The cost is that everything is credits, the model mix moves without notice, and a Starter seat's 400 credits is about fifteen short generative clips before the meter stops. Treat it as a production tool with a generative budget attached, not as unlimited AI video.

Pros

  • Several third-party video and image models under one subscription, chosen per scene
  • Brief-to-video flow produces script, scenes, voiceover and captions that can then be edited on a timeline
  • Mobile apps and bring-your-own-agent editing from Claude, Codex, Grok or Gemini
  • Premium stock clips and multiple voice engines included in the seat

Cons

  • Credits lapse at the end of each month and the vendor reserves the right to change model credit costs at any time
  • 400 credits on Starter is roughly 15 fast generative clips, so real generative work starts on Plus
  • Prices render in local currency and the annual rate is the headline; the monthly price is double
  • Three contracting entities across Singapore, Delaware and Mumbai, with no company page on the site

Synthesia

The safe institutional choice for training video at scale — SCORM export and review workflows are what you are paying for, not the avatars themselves.

Pros

  • SCORM export and review workflows fit corporate training pipelines properly
  • A free Basic tier now exists, so the output can be tested before committing
  • Annual billing cuts the Starter seat from $29 to $18
  • Multi-language voiceover and dubbing are built in rather than bolted on

Cons

  • Paid credits are allocated per year, so a busy month can exhaust the budget
  • Avatar expressiveness trails HeyGen at comparable prices
  • Starter's roughly 120 minutes a year is thin for real course production
  • Unlimited minutes and the useful admin controls sit behind quote-only Enterprise

Which one fits

Choose invideo if you need

  • Marketing and social teams producing short videos weekly who want stock, voice and generative scenes in one editor
  • Creators who want Veo, Kling or Seedance output inside a timeline rather than a prompt box
  • Teams that will use the guest seats to let clients review and comment

Choose Synthesia if you need

  • Learning and development teams producing course video in many languages
  • Internal communications needing brand kits and an approval step
  • Organisations that have to export finished video into an LMS via SCORM

invideo vs Synthesia: the questions people ask

Is invideo cheaper than Synthesia?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: invideo starts at $20/seat/mo, Synthesia at $18/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does invideo or Synthesia have a free tier?

Synthesia has a free tier; invideo has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, invideo or Synthesia?

Synthesia ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for invideo is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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