Synthesia Pricing (2026): $29 Buys 10 Minutes a Month — the Math
Synthesia's credits are the cleanest in avatar video — 2 per second, one pool — but the plan ladder hides its decisions in the fine print: downloads and logo removal start at Starter, and the annual pools don't state a rollover rule.
Direct answer
Synthesia's self-serve pricing, re-read on synthesia.io/pricing Jul 25, 2026: Basic is free (1,200 credits/month ≈ 10 minutes of video, watermarked, no downloads), Starter is $29/month or $18/month billed yearly — $216 a year — for an annual pool of 14,500 credits that the vendor states covers up to 120 minutes of video or AI dubbing, and Creator is $89/month or $64/month yearly ($768 a year) for 44,000 credits and up to 360 minutes. Those annual totals are down from the $264 and $804 the page carried in Jul 2026's earlier read, which is where our own older figures came from; the page now advertises plans from $18/month with a 38% saving. Credits deduct per second — 2 credits/second, so a 59-second video leaves 9:01 of a 10-minute month. Downloads, AI dubbing and logo removal all start at Starter; Enterprise is custom with unlimited minutes.
- Last verified
- Jul 19, 2026
- How we know
- Desk-verified against primary sources
- Sources
- 2 linked
Evidence used
- All prices, credit pools and per-plan features were read on Synthesia's live pricing page on Jul 19, 2026 (raw fetch, quoted verbatim where used).
- The 2-credits-per-second rate and minute equivalences come from the same page and Synthesia's credits guide.
- Whether unused annual credits roll over is NOT stated on a primary Synthesia page — flagged below rather than guessed.
- This is a third-party explainer; Synthesia's live page is the authority and can change.
How we checked this
- Every figure links to the vendor page it was read on; the one fact Synthesia doesn't publish (annual rollover) is labeled as such.
Synthesia plans at a glance (verified Jul 19, 2026)
| Plan | Price | Credits | ≈ Video | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic (free) | $0 | 1,200/mo | ≈ 10 min/month — watermarked, no downloads | 1 editor |
| Starter | $29/mo · $216/yr ($18/mo) | 1,200/mo · 14,500/yr | ≈ 10 min/mo · 120 min/yr | 1 editor & 3 guests |
| Creator | $89/mo · $768/yr ($64/mo) | 3,600/mo · 44,000/yr | ≈ 30 min/mo · 360 min/yr | 1 editor & 5 guests |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Unlimited minutes | Custom |
Credits deduct per second (2/second = 120/minute), one shared pool across video and AI dubbing. Downloads and watermark removal start at Starter.
The credit math: 2 per second, deducted exactly
Synthesia meters at 2 credits per second of generated video — 120 per minute — from one pool shared across video and AI dubbing. Deduction is exact: the pricing page's own example says a 59-second video leaves 9:01 of a 10-minute month.
That makes plan sizing pure arithmetic: Basic's 1,200 monthly credits are 10 minutes, Starter's 14,500 annual credits are 120 minutes a year, Creator's 44,000 are 360. The Synthesia credits calculator converts any pool, and the credits-per-minute explainer covers the minutes-to-credits migration for accounts that predate the system.
The annual-vs-monthly choice changes the pool shape, not just the price: monthly billing drips 1,200 or 3,600 credits a month, annual billing grants the year's pool. What Synthesia never states is whether unused annual credits roll over at renewal — we checked, and it's simply not on a primary page. Verify on your own billing page before an annual commitment if leftovers matter to you.
Which tier fits which job
Basic is a watermarked evaluation sandbox. Starter ($216/yr) covers ~2 modules a month for a solo trainer, at about $1.80 a finished minute. Creator ($768/yr) triples the pool, adds guests and API access, at about $2.13 a minute. Heavy or team production is Enterprise territory — or a HeyGen comparison.
Starter's 120 annual minutes support roughly two 5-minute training modules a month with light retakes — the solo-L&D sweet spot, with 3 guest seats for review. Creator's 360 minutes and 5 guests fit a small content team, and it's the first tier with API automation (up to 360 min/year, deducted from the same pool).
Above that, the shared-pool model itself becomes the constraint, and the comparison worth running is Synthesia vs HeyGen — HeyGen's Creator delivers ~30 flagship minutes monthly at $29 with a stated rollover rule, while Synthesia counters with the deeper avatar library and enterprise features. The full profile is in our Synthesia review.
Which Synthesia tier fits which job
| Plan | Best for | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic (free) | Watermarked evaluation | ≈10 min/mo, no downloads |
| Starter ($216/yr) | Solo L&D trainer | ≈120 min/yr, downloads, 3 guests |
| Creator ($768/yr) | Small content team | ≈360 min/yr, API, 5 guests |
| Enterprise (custom) | Heavy or team production | Unlimited minutes |
Downloads and logo removal start at Starter — the free Basic plan can't download at all. Credits deduct at 2/second across video and dubbing.
Sizing a Synthesia plan to your yearly minutes
Starter is $18/month billed yearly — $216 — for an annual pool the vendor states covers up to 120 minutes of video. Because the pool is annual rather than monthly, size it against a year of output; Basic is free but watermarked with no downloads.
Sources checked
Official vendor pages used for pricing, rights and feature claims; checked Jul 19, 2026.
- Synthesia pricing - plan tiers, minute caps, custom-avatar add-on and watermark-free export
- Synthesia — self-serve guide to credits - credits charged per video by length; 2 credits per second of video