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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 450 credits, against their cheapest paid tier at $29. Top-up packs are there separately when a month runs short, and those credits never expire.
  • 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

  • Lite $9/mo450 credits a month
  • Solo $19/mo1,000 credits a month
  • Plus $29/mo1,600 credits a month
  • Pro $49/mo2,800 credits a month

7-day free trial, $0 today. The allowance is topped back up each billing month; separate top-up packs never expire.

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, and you would rather buy credits once than carry another monthly subscription.

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, which renews whether or not you made anything. MakeAIVideo sells one-time credit packs from $9 that never expire, so an occasional publisher pays once and a heavy publisher buys again when they run down. 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 450 credits included and refreshed each billing month. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial: $0 due today, 500 trial credits, cancel any time inside the window. Separate one-time top-up packs are there when a month runs short, and those credits never expire.

Try it against HeyGen yourself

7-day free trial on every plan, $0 due today. Plans from $9 a month with credits included.

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