Synthesia Pricing: Starter and Creator Plan Costs
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Synthesia Pricing, Cost and Break-Even Value

By Paige Gilmore, Founder, NetLift· Published July 28, 2026· Updated August 18, 2026
Prices checked August 18, 2026 against official vendor pages

Synthesia pricing ranges from $18 to $89 per month, with annual billing offering a 38% discount on Starter plans. Custom avatars are available as a $1,000 annual add-on for yearly subscribers.

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Synthesia pricing starts at $18 per month for the Starter plan when billed annually at $216 per year. Users opting for monthly flexibility pay $29 per month. The Creator plan, designed for more frequent users, costs $64 per month on an annual cycle ($768 per year) or $89 on a month-to-month basis.

For marketing teams requiring a digital twin, the Studio Express-1 Avatar add-on is priced at $1,000 per year. This specific add-on is only available to users committed to an annual subscription plan.

Current official pricing

Plan Price Billing Notes
Synthesia — Starter (Yearly) $18 per month Billed yearly ($216/year). Special offer: 15 free minutes of dubbing a day from July 15 to August 15.
Synthesia — Starter (Monthly) $29 per month Billed monthly. Special offer: 15 free minutes of dubbing a day from July 15 to August 15.
Synthesia — Creator (Yearly) $64 per month Billed yearly ($768/year). Special offer: 15 free minutes of dubbing a day from July 15 to August 15.
Synthesia — Creator (Monthly) $89 per month Billed monthly. Special offer: 15 free minutes of dubbing a day from July 15 to August 15.
Synthesia — Studio Express-1 Avatar $1,000 per year Paid add-on available for annual plan users only.

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How does billing frequency affect total cost?

Choosing annual billing provides a significant reduction in overhead. The Starter plan's 38% discount lowers the effective monthly rate from $29 to $18. Finance and Ops leaders should evaluate whether the $108 annual savings per seat outweighs the flexibility of a monthly cancelation option during the initial adoption phase.

What are the requirements for custom avatars?

High-growth marketing teams often look to scale video production using a specific spokesperson. The Studio Express-1 Avatar add-on requires a $1,000 upfront annual payment. Because this is restricted to annual plan users, the minimum entry point for a custom avatar on the Starter tier is $1,216 per year.

To determine the true value of Synthesia, teams should measure the hours saved per video compared to traditional studio filming and manual editing. Calculate the cost of the subscription against the avoided expense of external agencies and equipment. Using NetLift, you can map these time-savings and cost-avoidance metrics directly to your subscription spend to identify the exact volume of video production required to reach break-even.

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Paige Gilmore · Founder, NetLift

Paige Gilmore is the founder of NetLift, the AI Value Management platform that helps organisations measure the cost, savings and return of AI adoption.

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