Head-to-head · facts checked 8 Oct 2026
HeyGen vs Scenario
HeyGen uniquely has 16 features · Scenario uniquely has 16 features.
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$15/mo - Starter
Free plan
Yes
The verdict
HeyGen or Scenario?
Section 01
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
HeyGen
Free
Free
3 videos a month, watermarked, 500+ stock avatars, 1 voice clone
Creator
$29/mo · $288/yr
600 credits; videos up to 30 mins, 1080p export, voice cloning, 175+ languages
Pro
$49/mo · $488/yr
1,000 credits; videos up to 30 mins, 4K export, access to all advanced AI models Scales up to $4,300/mo ($43,030/yr) with usage.
Business
$149/mo · $1,428/yr
1,500 credits; videos up to 60 mins, 4K export, 5 custom digital twins, SAML/SSO
Enterprise
Custom
Flexible credits; no video duration max, highest concurrency, enterprise-grade security
Scenario
Free
Free
Personal and evaluation use only, no commercial rights
Starter
$15/mo · $10/mo billed yearly
1,500 credits/month
Pro
$45/mo · $30/mo billed yearly
5,000 credits/month
Max
$75/mo · $50/mo billed yearly
10,000 credits/month
For everything else about each tool, read the full HeyGen review and Scenario review.
Side by side
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2020 | 2022 |
| HQ | Los Angeles, USA | San Francisco, USA |
| AI model | Proprietary (Avatar IV/V, integrates Veo, Kling, Flux, ElevenLabs) | 36 other companies' image and video models incl. Kling V3 Omni Video, Seedance 2.5, GPT Image 2 |
| User base | 100,000+ businesses | 15,000+ customers |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Languages | 175+ | English (primary) |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Freemium | Credit-based |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No—permanent free plan with 3 videos/month limit | Yes — 50 daily credits, no credit card required |
| Starting price | $29/mo | $15/mo - Starter |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom pricing |
| All plans | Free — Free Creator — $29/mo Pro — $49/mo Business — $149/mo Enterprise — Custom | Free — Free Starter — $15/mo Pro — $45/mo Max — $75/mo |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Solo creators and advanced individuals creating AI videos at scale | Game and brand teams training models on their own art, with SOC 2, GDPR and single sign-on |
| Differentiator | Generative B-roll with Veo 3, Seedance 1.0 and Veo 3.1 integrations; 4K export; Voice Cloning; Avatar IV generation | Trains custom LoRA models on your art bible so every generated asset stays unmistakably on-brand, with a full visual workflow builder, 550+ models from 50+ providers, and API/MCP integration for production-scale pipelines. |
| Competitors | Synthesia | Krea, RunDiffusion, Magnific, OpenArt, Midjourney |
| Features | ||
| 4K Video Export | ✓ | — |
| Avatar Iv Generation | ✓ | — |
| Credit Rollovers | ✓ | — |
| Unlimited Photo Avatars | ✓ | — |
| Voice Cloning | ✓ | — |
| Watermark Removal | ✓ | — |
| AI Video Editing | ✓ | — |
| Aspect Ratio | — | ✓ |
| Auto Subtitles | ✓ | — |
| Avatar | ✓ | — |
| Background Removal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch Generation | — | ✓ |
| Batch Processing | ✓ | — |
| Commercial Rights | ✓ | ✓ |
| ControlNet | — | ✓ |
| Export Formats | — | PNG, JPG, video formats (MP4 implied via video models), 3D model formats |
| Export Resolutions | 1080p (Creator), 4K (Pro and above) | — |
| Image Animation | — | ✓ |
| Image Reference | — | ✓ |
| Image to Image | — | ✓ |
| Inpainting | — | ✓ |
| LoRA Support | — | ✓ |
| Negative Prompts | — | ✓ |
| Outpainting | — | ✓ |
| Private Generations | — | ✓ |
| Prompt Customization | — | ✓ |
| Screen Recording | ✓ | — |
| Style Controls | — | ✓ |
| Talking Head | ✓ | — |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | — |
| Text to Image | — | ✓ |
| Text to Video | ✓ | ✓ |
| TTS Voices | ✓ | — |
| Upscaling | — | ✓ |
| Video Style Transfer | — | ✓ |
| Video Templates | ✓ | — |
| Voice Cloning | ✓ | — |
| Watermark | — | ✕ |
| Watermark Free Plan | ✕ | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Adobe Premiere | ✕ | — |
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Capcut | ✕ | — |
| Davinci Resolve | ✕ | — |
| Key Integrations | ElevenLabs (voice), Veo (video generation), Kling (video generation), Flux (image generation), PowerPoint import, PDF import, SCORM export | REST API, MCP Server (Model Context Protocol), game engine pipeline integration, Google Sheets (Sheets→Minifigure Stories app), HeyGen Avatar, ElevenLabs, Runway, Gemini, GPT Image, Kling, Tripo, Meshy, Hunyuan 3D |
Section 02
HeyGen vs Scenario: common questions
Is HeyGen or Scenario cheaper?
HeyGen's cheapest paid plan is $29/mo and Scenario's is $15/mo - Starter. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
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