Synthesia free tier: quotas, limits and gotchas
Synthesia Free Tier
Last verified: 2026-07-26 07:20:24
How Amo and Pimi look
Let me say the unflattering part first. The free plan only gives you 10 minutes a month, 9 stock avatars, just 1 personalized avatar, and the output still carries a watermark — let's be honest, that's just a trial. Starter US$29, Creator US$89 — serious video production isn't cheap. What really gets me is the personalized avatar count: we checked three separate times and it said 1, then 3, then suddenly 5. The official comparison table is so complex it even has A/B content, and it's still flagged as pending manual review to this day. How am I supposed to trust something that can't even keep its own fields consistent?
Don't be mad yet, hear me out on its strengths — it's the most widely used digital-human platform for corporate training, and typing text to generate a video of a real person speaking is something nobody can deny. Starter drops to US$18/year billed annually, saving 38%; Creator is US$64/year billed annually, saving 28% — the discount is genuinely noticeable. Enterprise goes even further: unlimited minutes, unlimited personalized avatars, 80+ language translation, plus SAML/SSO, the kind of thing big companies need, all included. And from 2026/7/15 to 8/15 there's also a limited-time Dubbing 2.0 promotion — 15 free dubbing minutes per person per day. I think this deal is a good one.
So, do you need to pay or not?
For corporate training or multilingual teaching videos, it's a mature choice — I'd recommend going straight to annual billing to save over 30%. If you're an individual just messing around occasionally, the free 10 minutes is enough — the watermark and quota aren't suited to serious production. Before ordering, you should confirm the avatar count on the official site yourself — that field is something we still haven't fully pinned down.
Models and quotas
| Model | Quota | Window | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI video and ready-made Avatars | 10 minutes of video/month | 每月 |
What you get for free
| Feature | Free tier | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AI Avatars | 9 AI avatars | |
| AI-generated video assets | 25 assets | |
| Editor | 1 editor | |
| Credits | 1,200 credits/mo |
Limits at a glance
- Watermark: Yes
Watch out for this
不能用 Personal Avatar，也不能下載影片，且可用 AI Avatars 只有 9 個。
When the free quota is insufficient, how much does it cost to pay for it?
| Plan | pricing | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | US$29 / mo | 可移除浮水印，含3個個人化虛擬人像；年繳降至US$18/月(官網標示省38%) |
| Creator | US$89 / mo | 每月 30 分鐘，含 5 個個人化虛擬人像；年繳降至US$64/月(官網標示省28%) |
| Enterprise | 官方報價（洽詢） | 官網新增方案，需預約Demo客製報價；無限影片分鐘數、無限個人化虛擬人像、80+語言翻譯、SAML/SSO、專屬客戶經理 |
Checked 2026-08-14
Information for Taiwanese users
- Payment method:Payable
- Chinese support: partial
- Available platforms:web
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Sources: Synthesia 官網
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