HeyGen
by HeyGen •AI Avatars
AI video platform for avatars, digital twins, translation, localization, interactive video and developer APIs.
What is HeyGen?
AI Orbit decision brief
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Recorded strengths
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Features & use cases
Core capabilities listed for HeyGen.
Video Generation
Creates video clips or animated sequences from text, images or references.
Multimodal
Works across multiple modalities such as text, image, audio or video.
Video Editing
Assists with cutting, transforming, enhancing or assembling video content.
Voice Cloning
Creates synthetic speech that resembles a supplied or licensed voice.
Access, deployment & licensing
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Open source & license
Source check pendingProprietary
Commercial use
Source check pendingCommercial use allowed
Privacy, security & compliance
Provider policies and certifications are shown only when recorded with evidence.
Integrations
Structured integrations recorded for HeyGen. A check mark means the integration mapping is tied to a verified source.
Pricing overview
Pricing stored in AI Orbit's pricing database. Always verify final rates on the provider website.
Enterprise
Contact Sales / Custom Pricing
Review · verified 1 month ago
- Enterprise investment varies by seats
- usage
- compliance
- support tier and contract terms.
API Pay As You Go
Standalone pay-as-you-go API credits; no creator subscription required.
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- API credits are separate from HeyGen Creator/Pro/Business plan credits.
Free
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- 3 videos/month
- up to 1 minute each.
Creator
USD 288.00 billed yearly
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- Annual equivalent is $24/month
- up to 30-minute videos
- 1080p and watermark removal.
- 600 credits/month
Pro
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- 4K export and scalable Pro credit tiers up to 100
- 000 credits/month.
- 1,000 credits/month starting tier
Business
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- First seat included
- additional seats $20/seat/month
- SAML SSO and team collaboration.
- 1,500 credits/month
Verified benchmarks & scores
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G2 Verified User Rating — Product Experience
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HeyGen FAQ
Quick answers based on the information currently available in this AI Orbit profile.
What is HeyGen?
HeyGen is an AI video platform for creating avatar videos, digital twins, voiceovers, translations and localized video content. Paid plans use a unified credit system and Business adds collaboration, SAML SSO and integrations, while Enterprise adds centralized controls and custom terms. HeyGen is provided by HeyGen and AI Orbit categorizes it under Video & Animation. Its structured capability profile includes Video Generation, Text to Speech, Multimodal and Video Editing; field-level verification may still be pending for some capability mappings.
Who makes HeyGen?
HeyGen is provided by HeyGen. Generative AI video platform specializing in avatars, translation, dubbing and business video creation. Within AI Orbit, the product is cataloged in Video & Animation, which describes its primary product category rather than the provider itself.
What is HeyGen best for?
AI Orbit currently maps HeyGen to structured use cases including Video Creation and Social Video Production. These are reviewed taxonomy mappings used for discovery and fit; field-level evidence may still be pending, so they are not presented as independently verified claims. Supporting cataloged capabilities include Video Generation, Text to Speech, Multimodal and Video Editing.
Does HeyGen have an API?
Yes. AI Orbit has verified official evidence that HeyGen provides API access. The profile also records official API documentation, so developers can check supported endpoints, authentication and current implementation details at the provider source. API availability can change independently from the consumer product, so production implementations should still be checked against the provider documentation.
Can HeyGen be self-hosted?
No. Verified deployment evidence indicates that HeyGen does not currently support self-hosting. Documented deployment modes include SaaS, Mobile and API. Deployment rights, infrastructure requirements and enterprise restrictions should be checked against the provider documentation before production use.
What integrations does HeyGen support?
Verified integration evidence on AI Orbit currently includes HubSpot, LMS, Make, n8n and Zapier. These are individually source-backed integration records, not a generic assumption based on the product simply advertising integrations. The provider may support additional integrations that have not yet been individually verified in this profile.
How does HeyGen handle privacy and security?
HeyGen states that Enterprise customer data is not used to train its AI systems; non-Enterprise data may be used for training, with opt-out controls. AI Orbit records the data-training policy as: Depends on plan / workspace settings. HeyGen Business includes SAML SSO and centralized workspace controls; Enterprise adds SCIM, MFA and broader enterprise-grade security and privacy controls. These statements reflect the verified provider evidence stored by AI Orbit; policies and certifications can change, so sensitive deployments should re-check the current official documentation.
How much does HeyGen cost?
AI Orbit currently has verified plan-level pricing data for HeyGen, including Enterprise, API Pay As You Go, Free and Creator. Exact rates, billing units, limits and verification dates are shown in the pricing section of this profile rather than compressed into a single potentially misleading price. Because providers can change prices and plan limits, check the linked official pricing source before making a purchase or production decision.