InVideo vs Synthesia
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Timeline editing with generative media
Create presenter-led videos from scripts or slides with AI avatars and voiceovers.
- Free access
- InVideo: Free access
- Synthesia: Free access
- Paid from
- InVideo: €20/seat per month billed annually
- Synthesia: USD 14 per month
- Plans listed
- InVideo: 4
- Synthesia: 4
- Public API
- InVideo: Not confirmed
- Synthesia: Yes
Where InVideo and Synthesia differ
On the listed facts these two look alike. The plans, limits and screenshots below show where the details part ways.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| InVideo | Fact | Synthesia |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · €0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableBasic · USD 0 per month |
| €20/seat per month billed annuallyStarter | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 14 per monthStarter · billed yearly · USD 19 billed monthly |
| Free weekly credits; Starter €20/seat/month billed annually | Pricing model | Free Basic plan; paid Starter, Pro and Enterprise |
| 4 | Plans listedSame | 4 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Yes |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not required |
| Not confirmed | Open source | No |
| What it is for | ||
| Teams assembling short explainers | Built for | Presenter-led training and explainer videos with AI avatars |
| Video & editing | CategorySame | Video & editing |
| Platforms |
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| Not listed | Works with |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 5, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 6, 2026 |
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Plans and prices
InVideo
Prices confirmed · Oct 5, 2026- Free€0
- Starter€20/seat per month billed annually
- Plus€36/seat per month billed annuallyshown against €60 monthly
- Max€75/seat per month billed annuallyshown against €150 monthly
Synthesia
Prices confirmed · Oct 6, 2026- BasicUSD 0 per monthno credit card required
- StarterUSD 14 per monthbilled yearly · USD 19 billed monthly
- ProUSD 59 per monthbilled yearly · USD 89 billed monthly
- EnterpriseContact providercustom pricing
Strengths and limits
InVideo
Strengths
- Edit the assembled story: A timeline lets a reviewer examine how generated and supplied material fit together.
- Check cost before generation: Model settings can be reviewed before committing credits; the pricing page's example counts vary by model.
- Free guest seats on higher plans: Plus and Max add guest seats with 190 credits each, so reviewers can join without taking a paid seat.
Limits to plan around
- Membership does not equal model access: Starter lists Lite-only access to frontier agents, which Plus and Max include.
- Revision after expiry: Editing an old paid project after downgrade may require a paid plan for a clean export.
- Allowance expires monthly: Unused monthly credits do not roll over, so a quiet month leaves paid credits unused.
Synthesia
Strengths
- Free plan without a card: Basic is shown at USD 0 and needs no credit card, which is enough for testing the editor, avatars and voices.
- Edits charge only new seconds: Regenerating an edited video spends credits on added or replaced seconds rather than on the whole video again.
- Several export files: Paid plans download 1080p MP4 video along with WAV audio, SRT and VTT captions and XLIFF translation files.
Limits to plan around
- No downloads on Basic: The free plan cannot download videos, so viewers must watch through Synthesia-hosted links or embeds.
- Credits expire each period: Unused credits reset at the start of every billing period and do not carry over when you upgrade.
- Key features need Enterprise: SCORM export, one-click translation, the multilingual player and SSO-protected viewing require an Enterprise plan.
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