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Synthesia: what’s new and our verdict

Business video platform with AI avatars in 140+ languages and a free credit allowance.

Official site

Release Ruler for Synthesia: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
First covered
Oct 25, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Partly verified
Best for
video

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read2 cited sources, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Read from synthesia.io/pricing on 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

Business video platform with AI avatars in 140+ languages and a free credit allowance.

Good for

  • Corporate training and communications teams

Skip if

  • You need cinematic generative video

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Best for

Key facts

Synthesia's site cites avatars and voiceovers in 140+ languages and live Sessions for roleplay. Its pricing lists a free allowance of 500 credits a month, a paid tier of 6,000 credits a month and Enterprise (custom); dollar prices were not captured.

  • License: Proprietary
  • Platforms: Web
  • Pricing model: Freemium
  • Free tier: 500 free credits per month
  • Paid plans: A paid tier listing 6,000 credits per month; Enterprise custom; dollar prices not captured
  • How to start: Sign up and use the free credits.
  • Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

How to set it up: Get started with Synthesia

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Synthesia.

  1. Get access

    Sign up and use the free credits.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    500 free credits per month. Paid: A paid tier listing 6,000 credits per month; Enterprise custom; dollar prices not captured. Read from synthesia.io/pricing on 2026-10-25.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free credit allowance
  • Language breadth

Cons

  • Dollar prices not captured

Alternatives and comparisons

  • HeyGen: AI avatar video with a Free plan and paid tiers at $29, $49 and $149 a month.
  • Runway: AI video and creative suite with an MCP server, Agent, and many partner models.
  • Descript: AI video and audio editor where you edit by editing text; Free plan, paid plans measured in media hours and AI credits.
  • invideo: AI video editor with agents; plans at $10, $30 and $75 per seat a month billed annually.

See all alternatives to Synthesia

FAQ

What is Synthesia?

Synthesia's site cites avatars and voiceovers in 140+ languages and live Sessions for roleplay. Its pricing lists a free allowance of 500 credits a month, a paid tier of 6,000 credits a month and Enterprise (custom); dollar prices were not captured.

Is Synthesia free?

500 free credits per month. Paid: A paid tier listing 6,000 credits per month; Enterprise custom; dollar prices not captured. Read from synthesia.io/pricing on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is Synthesia under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
  • Dollar prices

Sources

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • Descript: AI video and audio editor where you edit by editing text; Free plan, paid plans measured in media hours and AI credits.
  • HeyGen: AI avatar video with a Free plan and paid tiers at $29, $49 and $149 a month.
  • invideo: AI video editor with agents; plans at $10, $30 and $75 per seat a month billed annually.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Synthesia: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/synthesia

Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote a verdict. Plain-text version: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/synthesia.md. More for AI assistants: /ai, /tools.json, /llms.txt.