Head-to-head · profiles checked Oct 5, 2026
D-ID costs less to start and bundles its API; HeyGen gives you a lasting free plan, longer videos and more translation languages. D-ID Lite is $4.70/month billed annually for 10 minutes a month, with a 5-minute cap per video. HeyGen Free allows 3 one-minute videos a month, and Creator at $29/month allows 30-minute videos with 600 credits. D-ID has no free plan beyond a 14-day trial.
We based this comparison on our D-ID Creative Reality Studio profile verified 2026-10-01 and our HeyGen profile verified 2026-10-05, built from official vendor pages; it uses no third-party benchmarks and no vendor paid for placement.
D-ID Creative Reality Studio is the cheaper way in: Lite costs $4.70/month billed annually and every plan includes API access, but videos stop at 5 minutes and Lite carries a watermark with no commercial license. HeyGen has a lasting Free plan and monthly prices from $29, allows 30-minute videos on Creator and lists 175+ translation languages on paid plans. Its API is priced separately. Pick D-ID for short presenter clips and API work on a small budget; pick HeyGen for longer videos, wide localization and team features like SCORM export.
Based on our D-ID Creative Reality Studio profile verified 2026-10-01 and HeyGen profile verified 2026-10-05, both from official vendor pages; no benchmark was run.
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If you only want the answer, this is the table. Everything below is the evidence from the two documented profiles.
| You want to | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Try avatar videos without paying | HeyGen | HeyGen Free gives 3 videos a month; D-ID gives a 14-day trial with 3 minutes |
| Make a short talking-avatar clip on a small budget | D-ID Creative Reality Studio | D-ID Lite is $4.70/month billed annually for 10 minutes a month |
| Record a training video longer than 5 minutes | HeyGen | D-ID caps each video at 5 minutes; HeyGen allows 30 minutes on Creator |
| Translate a video into another language | Either | D-ID keeps your voice in 40+ languages; HeyGen adds lip-sync and 175+ languages on Creator |
| Make a speaking avatar from a photo | Either | D-ID animates personal photo avatars; HeyGen has Talking photo |
| Use my own face as the presenter | Either | D-ID offers personal video avatars; HeyGen includes 1 Custom Video Avatar on Free and 5 on Business |
| Generate avatar videos from my own app | D-ID Creative Reality Studio | D-ID includes API access in every plan; HeyGen prices its API separately |
| Build presenter slides from PowerPoint | Either | D-ID has a PowerPoint plugin; HeyGen accepts PowerPoint or PDF input |
| Publish course modules to an LMS | HeyGen | HeyGen Business lists SCORM export and LMS integrations |
| Export in 4K | HeyGen | HeyGen Pro exports 4K; D-ID premium avatars top out at 1080p |
| Plan | Tool | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ID Trial | D-ID Creative Reality Studio | $0 (14 days) | 3 minutes total; full-screen watermark |
| D-ID Lite | D-ID Creative Reality Studio | $56/year ($4.70/mo) | 10 min/month; watermark; no commercial license |
| D-ID Pro | D-ID Creative Reality Studio | $191/year ($16/mo) | 15 min/month; commercial license; 1080p premium avatars |
| D-ID Advanced | D-ID Creative Reality Studio | $1,293/year ($108/mo) | 100 min/month |
| D-ID Enterprise | D-ID Creative Reality Studio | Custom (sales) | Custom minute allocation |
| HeyGen Free | HeyGen | $0 | 3 videos/month, up to 1 minute each |
| HeyGen Creator | HeyGen | $29/mo | 600 credits; videos up to 30 minutes; 1080p |
| HeyGen Pro | HeyGen | $49/mo | 1,000 credits; videos up to 30 minutes; 4K |
| HeyGen Business | HeyGen | $149/mo + $20 per extra seat | 1,500 credits; videos up to 60 minutes |
| HeyGen Enterprise | HeyGen | Custom (sales) | No video duration max |
USD as published on each vendor's pricing page, checked Oct 5, 2026. D-ID Creative Reality Studio pricing in full · HeyGen pricing in full
| D-ID Creative Reality Studio | HeyGen | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly allowance | Minutes: 10 (Lite), 15 (Pro), 100 (Advanced); no rollover | Credits: 600 (Creator), 1,000 (Pro), 1,500 (Business); Creator lists credit rollovers |
| Length per video | 5 minutes | 1 min (Free), 30 min (Creator, Pro), 60 min (Business) |
| Resolution | 1280x1280 standard; 1080p premium avatars on Pro and above | 1080p on Creator; 4K on Pro and above |
| Seats / team | Role-based access on Enterprise; seat counts not stated | Business adds $20 per extra seat per month |
| Feature | D-ID Creative Reality Studio | HeyGen |
|---|---|---|
| Stock avatars | 100+ | 500+ |
| Custom avatar from your photo or video | Yes | Yes |
| Voice cloning | Yes | Yes (Creator and above) |
| Video translation | Yes, 40+ languages | Yes, with lip-sync |
| Live or agentic avatars | Agentic videos | LiveAvatar |
| API | Included in all plans | Priced separately |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint plugin | PowerPoint or PDF input |
| Export formats | MP4 | MP4, SCORM (Business) |
| D-ID Creative Reality Studio | HeyGen | |
|---|---|---|
| Training on your data | Never used to train D-ID models | AI model training listed among purposes; opt-out terms not confirmed |
| Retention | Free accounts inactive for 6 months are deleted after an email notice | Not stated |
| Business controls | Role-based permissions, admin controls, audit logging | SAML/SSO (Business), SCIM and Team MFA (Enterprise) |
| Commercial use | Pro and above only; Lite is internal use | Not stated |
Taken from each vendor's published policy pages at the time of our check. Policies change; the source links are at the bottom.
Web studio for making avatar-presented videos from text, audio or photos, with voice cloning and translation into 40+ languages.
Watch out: Minutes-based caps (e.g. 10 min/month on Lite); unused minutes do not roll over monthly.
Verified d-id.com (opens D-ID Creative Reality Studio website in a new tab)
Pricing US price unconfirmed
HeyGen creates AI avatar videos, translations and localized video from text or a photo.
Free stops at: 3 videos per month, Videos up to 1 minute
From $29/mo US · checked Oct 5
At entry level, yes. D-ID Lite is $4.70/month billed annually ($56/year) for 10 minutes a month, while HeyGen Creator is $29/month. Lite has a watermark and no commercial license, so the like-for-like commercial step is D-ID Pro at $16/month billed annually.
HeyGen has a Free plan with 3 videos per month of up to 1 minute each. D-ID offers a 14-day trial with 3 minutes of video and a full-screen watermark, not an ongoing free plan.
Both can. D-ID translates into 40+ languages and keeps your own voice. HeyGen translates with matching lip movement, lists 30+ languages on Free and 175+ on Creator, and lets you edit the translation script on Pro.
D-ID states that customer scripts, audio, photos and videos are never used to train its models. HeyGen's policy lists AI model training among the purposes where it acts as controller; we could not confirm the opt-out terms.
Only official vendor pages. No third-party benchmarks, forum threads or press were used. How we review.
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