Automate Basics

Synthesia vs ElevenLabs

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.

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Synthesia

Free plan · from $18/mo

ElevenLabs

Free plan · from $5/mo

What it isAI video platform that turns scripts into presenter-led avatar videosAI voice platform for text to speech, voice cloning, dubbing and music
Free plan1,200 credits per month (up to 10 minutes of video, or 10 minutes of AI dubbing, or 25 AI-generated video assets); 1 editor; 9 AI avatars10,000 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$18/mo billed annually (Starter)Synthesia pricing$5/mo billed annually (Starter)ElevenLabs pricing
What it coversYearly plan includes 14,500 credits per year (up to 120 minutes of video per year); 1 editor and 3 guests.30,000 credits per month; annual billing is priced at 10 months; prices exclude taxes.
Free trialNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Turning a training script into a presenter-style video without filming
  • Producing the same video in several languages
  • Updating internal how-to videos by editing text rather than reshooting
  • Recording voiceovers for videos, courses and presentations without a studio
  • Turning written content into audio
  • Dubbing videos into other languages
Watch out for
  • Basic (free) plan: up to 10 minutes of video per month and 9 AI avatars
  • Video downloads and Synthesia logo removal start on the Starter plan
  • Yearly Starter plan is capped at 120 minutes of video per year
  • 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 bySynthesia LtdElevenLabs

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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