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HD-ID vs VEED
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose D-ID if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: marketing teams, l&d and training teams
V
Choose VEED if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: marketers, solopreneurs
Side by side
Feature D-ID VEED
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes
Data retentionFree-user data deleted after 6 months of non-use; account deletion removes all dataKept only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes collected
Security and complianceISO 42001, SOC 2—
Photo-to-avatar—
Custom video avatar—
Voice cloning—
Doc/PPT to video—
Interactive elements—
Real-time avatar agents—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryAvatar & Talking-Head VideoVideo Editing
CompanyDe-Identification Inc. (US residents) / De-Identification Ltd. (outside US)Veed Limited
Based inUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
Founded20172018
Part of——
Key features
D D-ID
- Avatar videos generated from scripts, decks or documents
- Real-time conversational Visual AI Agents
- Custom avatars from images or video
- Voice cloning with multilingual output
- Video and interaction in 120+ languages
- Streaming animation API for app integration
- Integrations with PowerPoint, Canva and Google Slides
- Video Translate and Live Portrait tools
V VEED
- Talking-head videos from one photo and a voice clone
- Library of AI presenters
- Automatic and dynamic subtitle generation
- AI dubbing and video translation
- Brand Kit for colours, fonts, logos and voice
- Eye contact correction and background noise removal
- Screen recorder, teleprompter and AI clip generator
- Access to Sora 2, Veo 3.1 and Kling AI models
Plans and prices
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D-ID
TrialFree trial
VEED
FreeFree
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
D-ID
- Supports 120+ languages for video and real-time interaction
- API shares the same minute balance as the web app
- Integrates with PowerPoint, Canva and Google Slides
- Self-hosting option for real-time avatars
- Plan prices are not shown in the pricing page text
- Trial and Lite videos carry a D-ID watermark
- Unused minutes expire monthly and do not roll over
- Videos limited to 5 minutes in Studio or API
VEED
- Free plan available
- Paid plans include unlimited subtitles, with a 50-hour monthly fair use limit
- Generating, editing, dubbing and subtitling in one tool
- Mobile apps alongside the web editor
- Pricing is per editor seat, so the cost grows with team size
- Unused AI credits and translation minutes don't roll over
- No public API mentioned
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