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Both cover ai video & voice and ai content tools. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| D-ID | Synthesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $4.70 | From $19 |
| Pricing model | Free trial, then paid | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | 14 days | None |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Covers | AI Video & Voice, AI Content Tools | AI Video & Voice, AI Content Tools |
| Works with | Nothing in particular | Nothing in particular |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
Talking avatar video made from a photo
D-ID animates a still portrait into a speaking presenter, driven by uploaded audio or by text, and it is the shortest path from a script to a face on screen. Translation into other languages runs from the same clip. Minutes are metered monthly and run out quickly, which is the constraint that decides the plan rather than the feature list.
Video from a script, read by an AI presenter
Synthesia turns typed words into a video of a person saying them, in a long list of languages, which is why it lives in training departments rather than on channels. For a creator it earns its place on explainer and localisation work, where reshooting in nine languages is not happening. Nobody is fooled into thinking the presenter is real.
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