Video
Avatars & lip-sync
Talking-head avatars, dubbing and lip-sync.
What it is
Avatar APIs create presenter-style videos of a digital person speaking your script, or re-sync the lips of existing footage to new audio, for example for translated dubbing.
How pricing works
Billed per minute of rendered video; custom avatars carry setup fees.
We compare everything in one unit: USD per minute of video.
Typical uses
- Training and onboarding videos
- Personalised sales videos
- Video dubbing into other languages
What to compare
- Lip-sync accuracy
- Number of stock avatars and languages
- Real-time streaming support
Watch out for
- Custom avatars of real people require consent and verification.
All 6 APIs, cheapest first
Free to browseTick 2 to 4 APIs to compare them side by side.
| API | $ / minute | Custom avatars | Real-time streaming | Languages | Quality | Price data | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runway real-time avatars Runway | $0.20 | Yes | Yes | — | – | Verified Oct 6, 2026 | |
| D-ID API D-ID | $0.50 | Yes | Yes | 100 | – | Unverified sample | |
| Tavus API Tavus | $0.80 | Yes | Yes | — | – | Unverified sample | |
| HeyGen API HeyGen | $1.00 | Yes | Yes | 175 | 87 | Unverified sample | |
| Synthesia API Synthesia | $2.00 | Yes | No | 140 | 86 | Unverified sample | |
| sync. lipsync API Sync Labs | $3.00 | No | No | — | 85 | Unverified sample |