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MakeAIVideo vs HeyGen

HeyGen is the better buy if the video IS the presenter. MakeAIVideo is the better buy if the presenter is one scene in a finished video.

HeyGen pricing below was read from their own pricing page on 2026-09-13. Prices move; check before you buy.

What HeyGen is

An AI avatar and spokesperson platform. You pick or clone a presenter, give it a script, and it returns a lip-synced talking-head video.

What MakeAIVideo is

A prompt-to-finished-video pipeline. One render produces the script, voiceover, generated scenes, captions, music and a platform-native export, rather than one component you then have to assemble.

Where HeyGen beats us

Worth reading first. If one of these is your requirement, buy HeyGen and stop reading.

  • Avatar realism and lip-sync. This is their whole product and it shows; if the deliverable is a person talking to camera, they are better at it than we are.
  • Custom video avatars trained on real footage of you, which we do not offer.
  • 175+ languages and dialects on paid plans, against our 24.
  • A genuine free tier. You can ship three short videos a month forever without paying.

Where MakeAIVideo beats HeyGen

  • We make the whole video, not the presenter. Script, voiceover, generated scenes, captions, music and export come out of one render; HeyGen gives you a talking head and leaves the rest to an editor.
  • A lower floor: our entry plan is $9 a month for 600 credits, against their cheapest paid tier at $29. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial with 350 credits.
  • No per-seat pricing. HeyGen's Business tier adds $20 for every extra seat.
  • B-roll and scene generation, so a video can be more than a person speaking.

Pricing compared

HeyGen: monthly subscription, metered in credits

  • Free (free)3 videos a month, up to 1 minute each, 1080p
  • Creator $29/mo600 credits a month, videos up to 30 minutes, 1080p, voice cloning
  • Pro $49/mo1,000 credits a month, 4K export
  • Business $149/mo1,500 credits a month, plus $20 per extra seat, 5 custom video avatars
  • EnterpriseContact sales. No video duration cap

Yes: 3 videos a month, capped at 1 minute each.

MakeAIVideo: monthly plans, priced in credits

7-day free trial, 350 creditsCredits are used per second of finished video: about 22 a second for AI video with voiceover, about 4 for stock footage.

  • Lite $9/mo600 credits a month
  • Solo $19/mo1,100 credits a month
  • Plus $29/mo1,750 credits a month
  • Pro $49/mo3,000 credits a month

Plan credits reset monthly and don't roll over. Credits you buy never expire and stack on top.

Pick HeyGen if

you need a photoreal custom avatar of a specific real person, or you publish in a language we do not cover.

Pick MakeAIVideo if

you want a finished video out of one render rather than a component to assemble, on one plan from $9 a month rather than a separate tool for each step.

MakeAIVideo vs HeyGen FAQs

Is MakeAIVideo cheaper than HeyGen?

They are priced differently, so it depends on how often you publish. HeyGen is a monthly subscription, starting at $29 a month for the cheapest paid tier, and MakeAIVideo is a monthly plan too, from $9 a month (Lite, 600 credits) with a 7-day free trial. Each video uses credits per second of finished video: about 324 credits for a 15-second AI video with voiceover, about 112 for a 30-second stock-footage video. Pricing for HeyGen was verified against their own pricing page on 2026-09-13.

What does HeyGen do better than MakeAIVideo?

Avatar realism and lip-sync. This is their whole product and it shows; if the deliverable is a person talking to camera, they are better at it than we are. Custom video avatars trained on real footage of you, which we do not offer.

Can I use both?

Yes, and plenty of people should. HeyGen handles the part it is strongest at, and MakeAIVideo builds the finished video around it: script, voiceover, generated scenes, captions, music and platform-native export.

Do I have to subscribe to MakeAIVideo?

Yes, MakeAIVideo is a monthly subscription, starting at $9 a month with 600 credits that reset each billing month. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial with 350 credits; a card is required, and you can cancel anytime before the trial ends. Run out? Add credits any time, from $5; credits you buy never expire.

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