Talking-head videos from AI avatars — pick from hundreds or build your own from a clip, script in 40+ languages, and translate with lip sync intact.
HeyGen is an AI video generation platform that lets you create professional talking-head videos using realistic AI avatars — no camera, studio, or actors required. Choose from hundreds of diverse avatars or create a custom one from a short video clip. Type your script, select a voice in any of 40+ languages, and generate a polished video in minutes.
HeyGen also offers video translation that preserves lip sync and vocal tone across languages. Used by marketing teams, educators, and content creators for training videos, product demos, social ads, and personalized outreach at scale.
Pricing model: Freemium
Common questions about HeyGen
HeyGen's Voice STS carries a spoken performance onto an avatar. HeyGen says it preserves pauses, emphasis, and whispers; a test page is live on its platform.
In Studio, the workflow is called Voice Mirroring. Record there or upload an MP3 or WAV up to 100 MB, then turn mirroring on. The avatar's selected voice follows your timing, and HeyGen transcribes the recording so you can check the words.
The Speech to Speech API costs $0.12 per minute and returns a WAV.…
HeyGen Voice Turbo is available through the API. HeyGen describes it as a faster, cheaper mode of the voice model behind its videos.
The Turbo endpoint is free until November 30, then moves to paid API pricing. HeyGen also says Voice Turbo and HeyGen Voice hold the top two spots on the Artificial Analysis text-to-speech leaderboard.
HeyGen's September releases include open-source avatar demos, a motion-graphics benchmark and Professional Voice Clone through the API.
The avatar demos pair conversation with on-screen visuals, including a GPT-Live-1 integration and a demo that generates motion graphics while the avatar keeps talking. Both repositories are MIT licensed and require a LiveAvatar API key. The GPT-Live-1 demo also needs an OpenAI key with GPT-Live access.…
HeyGen and HyperFrames have released Code2Video Bench with the Kaggle team to evaluate how well AI agents turn creative briefs into code-rendered motion graphics.
The benchmark uses 168 human-created reference videos and evaluates engagement, prompt intent, composition, timing, and craft.
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HeyGen has launched a real-estate workflow for turning an agent's expertise into market updates, listing videos, and neighborhood tours without filming.
It also added Edit Look, which retouches an existing avatar. The updated appearance carries over to every future video made from that avatar.
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HeyGen's August releases include video workflows for real estate agents and Edit Look for retouching an existing avatar without recording again.
HeyGen for Real Estate uses an agent's face and voice for weekly market updates, listing videos, and neighborhood insights. Agents in the U.S. can also use White Glove: text what you want, have HeyGen produce the video, and approve it before publication.
Edit Look lives in avatar settings.…
HeyGen's July updates brought custom motion graphics to Video Agent, a two-host Video Podcast app, and longer avatar videos. All were live when the roundup was published.
Video Podcast turns a script, URL, PDF, document, or topic into a show with two AI hosts, camera changes, and B-roll. You can edit individual script lines before rendering or invite a real co-host by email to use their own avatar without a HeyGen account.…
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