HeyGen Pricing in 2026: Plans, Avatar Credits and a Credits-Only Alternative

Current HeyGen pricing in 2026 runs from a no-cost tier up to enterprise seats: HeyGen's no-cost plan is $0/mo with 3 videos per month capped at 1 minute each (source), Creator is $29/month monthly or $24/month billed annually with 600 credits and 1080p export, Pro starts at $49/month with 1,000 credits and 4K export (scaling up to 100,000 credits/mo at $4,300), and Business is $149/month plus $20/seat/month (source). HeyGen credits are a single currency spent across avatar video, voice cloning and translation, and the cost per video depends on the model, duration and complexity (source).

Plan	Price	Credits	Notes
No-cost plan	$0/mo	—	3 videos/mo, up to 1 min, 1 custom video avatar (source)
Creator	$29/mo or $24/mo annual (source)	600/mo	1080p export, voice cloning, credit rollover (source)
Pro	from $49/mo	1,000/mo (up to 100,000 at $4,300)	4K export, higher-tier features (source)
Business	$149/mo + $20/seat/mo	Volume credits	Team seats and admin tools (source)

A Grok Imagine Video 1.5 clip on Omnely, image to video from the Nano Banana 2.1 still, 720p.

Need a product clip instead of a talking avatar? Generate a short explainer with Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview in credits.

HeyGen pricing explained: credits, rollover and tiers

HeyGen uses a single credit balance across its features. One credit does not map to a fixed number of seconds — the cost per video depends on the AI model used, the length of the clip and its complexity (source). That means two 60-second videos on the same plan can burn very different credit amounts if one uses an avatar with voice cloning and the other is a simple template.

Rollover rules on heygen pricing matter for anyone whose output is bursty rather than steady:

• Monthly subscribers: unused credits roll over for one additional month (source).
• Annual subscribers: unused credits accumulate across the paid year until renewal (source).
• After cancellation, remaining credits do not carry over (source).

The ladder above Creator is where heygen price scales fastest. Pro starts at $49/month with 1,000 credits and ramps through higher credit tiers to 100,000 credits per month at $4,300 (source). Business adds seat-based billing at $149/month plus $20/seat/month (source), which suits agencies producing avatar videos for multiple clients.

A rough mental model: if the output is a presenter reading a 2-minute script with voice cloning, Creator's 600 credits may cover a few videos a month comfortably. If the output is dozens of avatar videos per week, or 4K masters, the Pro ladder is where the real cost sits.

When HeyGen is the right tool

HeyGen is built around AI avatars. The product sells custom video avatars, photo avatars, voice cloning and video translation/dubbing as its core features (source). If the deliverable has a person on camera — a sales rep walking through a demo, a trainer presenting a module, a localized version of a founder's keynote in six languages — HeyGen is designed for that job.

Omnely does not generate talking avatars, digital twins, lip-sync or dubbed presenters. If the brief requires a human-looking spokesperson speaking a script on camera, HeyGen (or a similar avatar platform) is the right pick and this article should not talk you out of it.

The rest of this guide is for a different brief: product shots that move, explainer B-roll, UI reveals, hero clips with ambient audio, and separate voiceover files that an editor can lay under footage.

A HeyGen alternative for product and explainer clips

For video that does not need an on-screen presenter, a credits-only workflow on Omnely covers the shot list without a per-plan subscription for each tool. The idea is simple: generate the clip with a video model (some include native audio), and generate a separate voiceover audio file with text-to-speech when narration is wanted. There is no lip-sync between the two — the voiceover is a standalone audio file.

Credits for the main heygen alternative video models on Omnely:

Model	What it does	Credit cost
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview	Text-to-video or image-to-video, 1–15 s	6 credits/s at 480p/720p, 20 credits/s at 1080p; 4 s 720p = 24
Wan 3.0	2–30 s with native audio, frame and asset references	8 credits/s at 480p, 16 at 720p (5 s = 80), 32 at 1080p
Seedance 2.5	4–30 s with native audio, reference images	480p from 19.25 credits/s (5 s = 97), 1080p 5 s = 482
Kling 3.0	Standard or Pro, silent or with audio	12 credits/s standard silent, 18 with audio; 5 s with audio = 90

For voiceover audio delivered as a separate file:

• Grok TTS: 5 credits per 1,000 characters
• Gemini Flash TTS: 3 credits per 1,000 characters

A 60-second explainer with a 150-word script (roughly 900 characters) costs under 5 credits in TTS, on top of whatever the video clip itself costs. See every model in the Omnely video workspace.

Build a product explainer on Omnely credits

A worked example for a skincare serum explainer, start to finish, in credits.

Step 1 — Product still (Nano Banana 2.1, 1K, 8 credits)

Open Nano Banana 2.1, choose Text to Image, set 16:9 at 1K.

Product photo for a skincare explainer video: a frosted glass serum bottle with a dropper on a white marble bathroom shelf, eucalyptus sprig, soft morning window light, photorealistic, 16:9, no text, no logos, no watermark

Nano Banana 2.1 on Omnely, Text to Image, 16:9, 1K, 8 credits.

Step 2 — Animate the still (Grok Imagine Video 1.5, short clip, 720p)

In Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview, switch to Image to Video and attach the still from Step 1 as the reference. Set a short duration, 720p, 16:9. The output frame is the one shown in the proof slot near the top of this page.

Slow push-in on the serum bottle, a single drop falls from the dropper and ripples on the marble, morning light shifts across the shelf, calm narration-ready product explainer mood

Step 3 — Storyboard illustration (GPT Image 2.5 Flare, 1K high, 8 credits)

Use GPT Image 2.5 Flare for a stylized board that can anchor a thumbnail or an intro slate.

Clean flat illustration of a three-step explainer storyboard: product shot, close-up of a dropper releasing a drop, finished bottle with sparkles, soft coral and plum palette, 16:9, no text, no logos

GPT Image 2.5 Flare on Omnely, Text to Image, 16:9, 1K, 8 credits.

Step 4 — Voiceover file (Grok TTS, 5 credits per 1,000 characters)

Write the narration in a document, paste it into Grok TTS, pick a voice and generate the audio file. A 600-character script costs 3 credits. The output is a standalone audio file — drop it on an editing timeline under the clip from Step 2. There is no automatic lip-sync; the voiceover sits as narration, not a presenter.

Add the TTS cost of the final script to the three visual assets. Add a title card if wanted and the explainer package is complete.

For a longer walkthrough of the video model used in Step 2, see the Grok video generator guide.

HeyGen pricing FAQ

How much is HeyGen?

HeyGen's paid plans start at $29/month for Creator (or $24/month billed annually) with 600 credits, then Pro from $49/month with 1,000 credits scaling up to $4,300/month for 100,000 credits, and Business at $149/month plus $20/seat/month (source).

Do HeyGen credits roll over?

Yes, with limits. Monthly subscribers get a one-month rollover of unused credits; annual subscribers accumulate unused credits until renewal; after cancellation, remaining credits do not carry over (source).

Is there a no-cost HeyGen plan?

Yes — HeyGen's no-cost plan is $0/mo and includes up to 3 videos per month capped at 1 minute each, with 1 custom video avatar (source).

Does Omnely make avatars?

No. Omnely does not generate talking avatars, digital twins, lip-sync or video translation. Omnely generates product and explainer clips through models such as Grok Imagine Video 1.5, Wan 3.0 and Seedance 2.5, plus separate voiceover audio files from Grok TTS and Gemini Flash TTS — all metered in credits. New users get free credits when they sign up on Omnely.

For avatar-led content with voice cloning and translation, HeyGen is the specialist. For product clips, UI reveals, B-roll and voiceover files billed per generation, start a short test on Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview and work from the 40-credit explainer recipe above.