HeyGen review

Paid access is subscription based, with entry pricing at $29. There is also a free plan, so a trial costs nothing. Compared with the site median of €21.92 for starting price, HeyGen sits in the middle-to-upper part of the group rather than at the cheap end.

Yes, HeyGen offers a free plan alongside its paid tiers. A free plan is useful for checking the avatar and voice workflow before committing to a subscription. Paid access starts at $29 when you decide to move up, and the model is subscription.

The feature set covers AI avatars, voice cloning, video translation and API access (AI avatars, voice cloning and video translation). In short, that gives you a talking avatar, a cloned voice and translated versions of the same clip, plus an API for teams that need video inside their own products.

HeyGen is available on web, iOS and Android, so a project can start in a browser and continue on a phone or tablet. The API listed in AI avatars, voice cloning and video translation also adds a programmatic route for teams, which matters more if your video has to be produced in volume.

Support runs on email, help centre and community, so you can email the team, search the help centre or post in the community. Live chat and phone are not among the listed channels, so plan on written answers when a project needs help.

HeyGen operates as HeyGen Technology Inc., a company headquartered in the United States, founded in 2020. The legal entity is the name that appears in its own privacy terms, so you can check it before you hand over your own footage and voice.

HeyGen's social creator programme pays on a revenue share model, so creator income follows revenue rather than a flat fee. That model is separate from the subscription you pay as a user, and it is the part to read carefully if you plan to earn through the service.

HeyGen's entry of $29 sits below Graphy at $49 and above xMode AI at $11. The site median for starting price is €21.92, so HeyGen falls in the middle of this group rather than at either edge.