HeyGen vs ElevenLabs

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Compared on	HeyGen Free plan · from $24/mo Visit Remove	ElevenLabs Free plan · from $5/mo Visit Remove
What it is	AI avatar video generator with video translation and voice cloning	AI voice platform for text to speech, voice cloning, dubbing and music
Free plan	3 videos per month, up to 1 minute each; 500+ stock video avatars; 1 custom video avatar; up to 3 photo avatars; 30+ languages	10,000 credits per month (about 10 minutes of text to speech in the app); 3 Studio projects; 3 custom voice slots for Voice Design, no voice cloning; no commercial licence, and published content must credit ElevenLabs; no credit rollover
Cheapest paid plan	$24/mo billed annually (Creator)HeyGen pricing	$5/mo billed annually (Starter)ElevenLabs pricing
What it covers	$288 billed yearly; 600 credits per month; videos up to 30 minutes; 1080p export.	30,000 credits per month; annual billing is priced at 10 months; prices exclude taxes.
Free trial	None stated	None stated
Platforms	Web, API	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Making talking-head marketing or explainer videos with an AI avatar Translating existing videos into other languages Producing training videos for a learning system (SCORM export on Business)	Recording voiceovers for videos, courses and presentations without a studio Turning written content into audio Dubbing videos into other languages
Watch out for	Free plan: 3 videos per month, each up to 1 minute Watermark removal is listed from the Creator plan up Individual plans include 1 user seat; Business adds seats at $20 per seat per month	Free plan has no commercial licence and no credit rollover Unused credits roll over for up to two months only while a paid subscription stays active Business plan ($990/month) and Enterprise are needed for more seats and professional voice clones
Made by	HeyGen	ElevenLabs

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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