Synthesia: What It Does, Pricing and Who Should Skip It
Synthesia creates presenter-led videos from text using stock or personal AI avatars, aimed at training, onboarding and internal communication, with LMS export, translation and interactive roleplays.
At a glance
| Fact | Synthesia |
|---|---|
| Category | AI video tools |
| Lowest listed price | Basic: $0/month, 500 credits (watermarked) |
| Free tier or trial | Basic plan: $0 with 500 credits a month and a Synthesia watermark. |
| Pricing checked | 2026-10-18 |
| Owner | Independent company, not owned by this site’s owner |
| Our relationship | Program exists; we haven’t been approved, so this is a plain link |
Who it’s for
Learning and development teams producing many training or explainer videos.
Who should skip it
Creators who need edgy or unrestricted content (a reviewer calls its content rules extreme) or 4K output.
Pricing (checked 2026-10-18)
- Basic: $0/month, 500 credits (watermarked)
- Starter: $29/month billed monthly, 1,250 credits
- Pro: $89/month billed monthly, 6,000 credits (larger credit tiers up to $676)
- Learner seats: $29/learner/month
- Yearly billing advertised as saving up to 3 months
Free tier or trial
Basic plan: $0 with 500 credits a month and a Synthesia watermark.
Notable complaints
Trustpilot: 3.8/5 from 1,829 reviews (checked 2026-10-18). Ratings depend heavily on how actively a company asks for reviews, so we don’t rank by them.
- A reviewer liked the interface but called the content moderation extremely strict. Source
- A reviewer said features that worked sometimes stop working, so everything needs double-checking. Source
- A reviewer found creating avatars complicated and noted no Italian interface. Source
Alternatives in Video
- Colossyan: Starter: free (Colossyan values it at $27/month)
- Dadan: Free: $0, up to 25 videos, 2 GB, 720p, 5 minutes per video, 10 AI credits/month
- Descript: Free: $0
- Elai.io: Free: $0, 1 minute
Sources
- Synthesia official site (checked 2026-10-18)
- Synthesia pricing page (checked 2026-10-18)
- Synthesia reviews on Trustpilot (checked 2026-10-18)