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HSynthesia vs VEED
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Synthesia if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: learning & development teams, hr and internal communications
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Choose VEED if…
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: marketers, solopreneurs
Side by side
Feature Synthesia VEED
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$19/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Cost per minute of generated video$1.58—
Trains AI on your content—Yes
Data retentionCustomer Data retained per customer's instructions and applicable lawKept only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes collected
Security and complianceGDPR—
Updates, last 90 days10—
Custom video avatar—
Doc/PPT to video—
Interactive elements—
SCORM export—
Real-time avatar agents—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryAvatar & Talking-Head VideoVideo Editing
CompanySynthesia LimitedVeed Limited
Based inUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
Founded20172018
Part of——
Key features
S Synthesia
- AI avatar videos from a script in 140+ languages
- Personal avatar created from a single photo
- Convert docs, PPTs or links into narrated video
- Video dubbing with voice cloning and lip-sync
- Interactive videos with quizzes, branching and CTAs
- Avatar roleplay and conversational survey sessions
- Publish via link, embed or SCORM with analytics
- API and MCP server for programmatic video creation
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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Synthesia
BasicFree
Starter$19/mo ($9 first month)
Pro$89/mo ($49 first month)
EnterpriseCustom
Roleplay Training add-on$29/learner/month
VEED
FreeFree
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Synthesia
- Free plan with 10 minutes of video per month, no credit card required
- 140+ languages and voices on every plan
- API, MCP server and LiveKit plugin for developers
- Lists SOC2, GDPR, ISO42001 and SAML/SSO compliance
- Free plan videos carry a Synthesia watermark and cannot be downloaded
- SCORM export, SAML/SSO and Brand Kits are listed only on Enterprise
- Roleplay learner seats cost an extra $29/month each
- Studio avatars are a $1,000/year add-on for annual plans only
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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