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Synthesia vs Tavus

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Tavus

Real-time conversational AI video agents with lifelike faces, voice and memory, built via API

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Verdict

Synthesia and Tavus are both Video AI tools. Synthesia scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.6 vs 8.0 out of 10), led by ease of use and value for money. Both have a free plan or trial.

Best overall

Synthesia

  • Learning and development teams
  • HR teams
  • Sales enablement teams
  • Marketing teams

Choose Synthesia if

  • You want a tool built for corporate training videos.
  • Free Basic plan with 10 minutes of video or dubbing per month.
  • 140+ languages for voiceovers and translation.

Choose Tavus if

  • You want a tool built for embedding live, human-like video agents in products for sales, coaching, interviews and training.
  • Full real-time video agent stack (rendering, turn-taking, perception) from one vendor.
  • Both a developer API and a no-code PAL Maker are available.
Best for beginners
Synthesia
Best for business
Synthesia

Features

18 features compared.

  • AI avatars
    Synthesia
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Text, document and PowerPoint to video
    Synthesia
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • 140+ languages
    Synthesia
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Video dubbing and translation
    Synthesia
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Interactive videos
    Synthesia
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Sessions
    Synthesia
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Brand controls and collaboration
    Synthesia
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • SCORM export and SSO
    Synthesia
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • API and MCP
    Synthesia
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Conversational Video Interface (CVI)
    Synthesia
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • PAL Maker
    Synthesia
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Phoenix Rendering
    Synthesia
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Sparrow Turn-Taking
    Synthesia
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Raven Perception
    Synthesia
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Knowledge Base and Memory
    Synthesia
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Presentation and Magic Canvas
    Synthesia
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Meeting Joins and Browser Use
    Synthesia
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Bring Your Own LLM
    Synthesia
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Synthesia
    Freemium
    Tavus
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Synthesia
    Yes
    Tavus
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Synthesia
    $0
    Tavus
    $0
  • Plans
    Synthesia
    4 plans
    Tavus
    6 plans

Synthesia plans

  • Basic

    $0

    Free allowance of 10 minutes of video creation or dubbing, 3 survey responses and 500 credits per month

    • 10 minutes of video or dubbing
    • 500 credits
    • Pre-built templates
    • Share by link
    • Synthesia watermark

  • Starter

    $29/month

    1,250 credits per month, billed monthly

    • Download videos
    • Remove Synthesia logo
    • AI Video Assistant
    • Survey analytics
    • 3 guests
    • 125+ stock avatars
    • Chat and email support

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $89/month

    6,000 credits per month, billed monthly, with larger credit tiers available

    • Everything in Starter
    • 5 Personal Avatars
    • Branded video pages
    • Interactive videos
    • 5 guests
    • 180+ stock avatars
    • Priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Custom credit volumes, contact sales

    • Everything in Pro
    • Unlimited Personal Avatars
    • SAML/SSO
    • Live team collaboration
    • Brand Kits
    • SCORM export
    • 240+ stock avatars
    • Dedicated customer success manager

Tavus plans

  • Free

    $0

    Developer tier for testing CVI

    • 20 CVI minutes/month
    • 1 concurrent session
    • 5 min max conversation
    • 10 stock faces

  • Starter

    $22/month

    Entry paid developer plan

    • 60 CVI minutes/month
    • 1 concurrent session
    • 10 min max conversation
    • 1 custom face
    • no pay-as-you-go overage

  • Builder

    $59/month

    Small teams scaling usage

    • 175 CVI minutes/month
    • 3 concurrent sessions
    • 15 min max conversation
    • 3 custom faces
    • $0.35/min overage

  • Growth

    $397/month

    Production workloads

    • 1,300 CVI minutes/month
    • 10 concurrent sessions
    • 60 min max conversation
    • 7 custom faces
    • $0.31/min overage
    • recordings at $0.03/min

  • Business

    $975/month

    High-volume deployments

    • 4,000 CVI minutes/month
    • 15 concurrent sessions
    • 60 min max conversation
    • 15 custom faces
    • $0.26/min overage
    • recordings at $0.03/min

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Managed, white-labeled deployments

    • Custom minutes and concurrency
    • unlimited custom faces
    • white-labeling
    • SLAs
    • dedicated support

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Synthesia
8.6overall
Tavus
8.0overall

Synthesia leads in 2 categories and Tavus in 0.

  • Avatar Quality

    Synthesia
    8.5
    Tavus
    Not rated

  • Language Support

    Synthesia
    9.0
    Tavus
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    Synthesia leads by 1.0
    Synthesia
    8.8
    Tavus
    7.8

  • Enterprise Readiness

    Synthesia
    9.0
    Tavus
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Synthesia leads by 0.3
    Synthesia
    7.5
    Tavus
    7.2

  • Feature Depth

    Synthesia
    Not rated
    Tavus
    8.6

  • Performance & Speed

    Synthesia
    Not rated
    Tavus
    8.5

  • Documentation & Support

    Synthesia
    Not rated
    Tavus
    8.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Synthesia

Pros

  • Free Basic plan with 10 minutes of video or dubbing per month
  • 140+ languages for voiceovers and translation
  • Turns prompts, documents and PowerPoint files into editable videos
  • Interactive videos, roleplay and survey Sessions beyond standard video
  • Enterprise features include SAML/SSO and SCORM export, and a public API is available

Cons

  • Free plan videos carry a watermark and cannot be downloaded
  • SCORM export, SAML/SSO and Brand Kits are limited to Enterprise
  • Credit-based plans are hard to forecast because usage depends on the content of each video
  • No mobile app found in the App Store

Tavus

Pros

  • Full real-time video agent stack (rendering, turn-taking, perception) from one vendor.
  • Both a developer API and a no-code PAL Maker are available.
  • Free tier with 20 CVI minutes per month for prototyping.
  • Joins Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls.
  • Published enterprise case studies, including Salesforce and Orum.

Cons

  • Free and Starter plans cap conversations at 5 and 10 minutes, and Starter has no pay-as-you-go overage.
  • Conversation recordings cost $0.03/min and are unavailable on lower tiers.
  • Pricing page showed conflicting plan tables, which makes costs hard to verify.
  • No publicly released iOS or Android app was found.

Platforms

  • Web
    Synthesia
    Supported
    Tavus
    Supported
  • Windows
    Synthesia
    Not supported
    Tavus
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Synthesia
    Not supported
    Tavus
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Synthesia
    Not supported
    Tavus
    Not supported
  • Android
    Synthesia
    Not supported
    Tavus
    Not supported
  • API
    Synthesia
    Supported
    Tavus
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Synthesia
    Not supported
    Tavus
    Not supported

Integrations

Synthesia

4 integrations
  • PowerPoint
  • SCORM
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT

Tavus

3 integrations
  • Zoom
  • Google Meet
  • Microsoft Teams

Company

  • Company
    Synthesia
    Synthesia Ltd
    Tavus
    Tavus
  • Founded
    Synthesia
    2017
    Tavus
    2020
  • Headquarters
    Synthesia
    London, UK
    Tavus
    San Francisco, CA
  • Listing
    Synthesia
    Claimed
    Tavus
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Synthesia better than Tavus?

It depends on your workflow. Synthesia is built for corporate training videos. Tavus is built for embedding live, human-like video agents in products for sales, coaching, interviews and training.

What are the key feature differences between Synthesia and Tavus?

Synthesia: Create narrated business videos from text with AI avatars in 140+ languages. Tavus: Real-time conversational AI video agents with lifelike faces, voice and memory, built via API.

Does Synthesia or Tavus have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Synthesia is freemium and Tavus is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Synthesia or Tavus?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.