AI Short Video Production · Deepege Editorial Team
Synthesia vs Colossyan (2026): Pricing, SCORM and Which to Choose
Synthesia vs Colossyan is a choice between two AI avatar video platforms that both sell heavily to training teams, but meter usage differently. Synthesia sells credits, starting at $19/mo (or $14/mo billed yearly), and keeps SCORM export on Enterprise. Colossyan sells avatar minutes, has a free Starter plan, and includes 5 SCORM exports a month on Professional at $59/mo billed yearly. We checked both pricing pages on November 13, 2026.
Key points (checked November 13, 2026):
- Entry price: Synthesia Starter is $19/mo monthly (first month $9) or $14/mo billed yearly ($168/year). Colossyan's first paid plan, Professional, is $59/mo on an annual plan, plus $30/mo per additional member.
- Free plan: Synthesia Basic gives 10 minutes of video a month with a watermark. Colossyan Starter gives 20 minutes a month with NEO avatars and 0.5 minutes with NEO2, without watermark removal.
- LMS: Colossyan Professional includes 5 course and 5 video SCORM exports a month. Synthesia lists SCORM export under Enterprise.
- Billing unit: Synthesia says a typical finished minute uses about 100 credits. Colossyan counts minutes of generated video, split by avatar model.
Synthesia vs Colossyan: quick comparison
| Factor | Synthesia | Colossyan | Deepege (our product) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Presenter-led business and training video at scale, many languages | Training courses with interactivity and LMS export on a mid-priced plan | Short marketing videos published to several platforms |
| Free plan | Basic: 500 credits/mo, 10 min of video/mo, watermark | Starter: 20 min/mo NEO, 0.5 min/mo NEO2, no watermark removal | Free tools with credits after sign-up |
| Entry paid plan | Starter $19/mo ($9 first month) or $14/mo yearly | Professional $59/mo billed yearly, +$30/mo per extra member | Quoted after a fit assessment |
| Billing unit | Credits (about 100 per finished video minute) | Minutes of generated video (NEO and NEO2) | Not published as a meter |
| SCORM export | Enterprise | Professional: 5/mo; Enterprise: unlimited | Not an L&D tool |
| Languages | 140+ languages and voices | 120+ languages | Overseas versions convert script, voiceover and subtitles |
Both vendors show different prices for monthly and yearly billing, and Synthesia was running first-month offers. Confirm the total at checkout.
How much do Synthesia and Colossyan cost in 2026?
Synthesia shows both monthly and yearly prices; Colossyan's pricing page showed its yearly prices in our check. Both tables come from the vendors' own pricing pages, read on November 13, 2026 (US locale, USD).
Synthesia pricing
| Plan | Monthly billing | Yearly billing | Credits and usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | $0 | 500 credits/mo; 10 minutes of video/mo; 9 AI avatars; watermark |
| Starter | $19/mo ($9 first month) | $14/mo ($168/year) | 1,250 credits/mo (about 12 min of video); yearly: 15,000 credits (about 150 min a year); 125+ avatars; 1 editor, 3 guests |
| Pro | $89/mo ($49 first month) | $59/mo ($708/year) | 6,000 credits/mo (about 60 min); yearly: 72,000 credits (about 720 min a year); 180+ avatars; 5 personal avatars; interactive videos; 1 editor, 5 guests |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Unlimited video minutes; 240+ avatars; 1-click translation into 140+ languages; SCORM export; SAML/SSO |
- Link: Synthesia pricing
- Who it's for: companies producing presenter-led training, onboarding and communication videos in many languages
- Price checked: November 13, 2026
- Notes: The pricing FAQ says monthly allowances reset each billing period, yearly credits arrive upfront, and dubbing costs 80 credits a minute with lip sync or 40 without. Studio avatars are a $1,000/year add-on.
Colossyan pricing
| Plan | Price (as shown) | Minutes and limits |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free (the card also shows "$27/mo", which the FAQ calls the value of the free plan) | 20 min/mo NEO, 0.5 min/mo NEO2; videos up to 20 minutes; 15 custom avatars and 3 cloned voices; 10 interactive videos and 15 auto translations a month; 1 editor |
| Professional | $59/mo billed yearly (page shows -34% for yearly), +$30/mo per additional member | 30 min/mo NEO, 10 min/mo NEO2; videos up to 30 minutes (monthly) or 50 (yearly); 20 custom avatars and 5 cloned voices; 5 SCORM exports/mo; watermark removal; up to 3 editors |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Unlimited NEO and NEO2 minutes; unlimited SCORM (streaming and self-contained); 4K; SSO/SAML; EU or US data residency; 1 custom studio avatar included |
- Link: Colossyan pricing
- Who it's for: L&D and enablement teams that build courses and need LMS-ready exports without an enterprise contract
- Price checked: November 13, 2026
- Notes: The page lists a -34% yearly discount, but we could not load the month-to-month Professional price, so it is not quoted here. Studio custom avatars are a $1,000/year add-on, and 600 extra NEO2 minutes cost $1,500/year on Professional yearly.
Credits or minutes: which is easier to budget?
Colossyan's minutes are easier to forecast; Synthesia's credits are more flexible. Colossyan counts only generated videos, by length. Videos with a NEO2 avatar use NEO2 minutes, and videos with a NEO avatar or no avatar use NEO minutes. Drafts are free, deleting a video does not return minutes, and unused minutes do not roll over.
Synthesia draws video, dubbing and survey responses from one credit balance. Its FAQ says video credits depend on the avatar footage generated, "not the length of the finished video", with about 100 credits for a typical finished minute. Credits are used only when something is generated, never while editing or previewing.
A quick planning example from those published numbers (our arithmetic, checked November 13, 2026): ten 3-minute training videos a month is 30 minutes. On Colossyan Professional that fits the 30 NEO minutes, but not if every video uses a NEO2 avatar (10 minutes). On Synthesia it is roughly 3,000 credits, more than Starter's 1,250 a month and within Pro's 6,000.
Training features: SCORM, interactivity and seats
Colossyan puts more LMS features on its mid-priced plan. Professional includes 5 course SCORM exports and 5 video SCORM exports a month, and the FAQ says Enterprise exports work with SCORM 1.2 or 2004 LMSs (Colossyan pricing FAQ). Even the free Starter plan lists unlimited course creation and 10 interactive videos a month.
Synthesia lists SCORM export in the Enterprise plan card. Interactive videos appear on Pro, and Pro has 1 editor plus 5 guests, while Colossyan Professional lets you choose 1, 2 or 3 editors at $30/mo for each additional member. If your videos must land in an LMS as SCORM packages and you will not buy Enterprise, that alone points to Colossyan.
Avatars and translation
Synthesia offers more stock avatars per plan as you move up: 9 on Basic, 125+ on Starter, 180+ on Pro and 240+ on Enterprise, with 140+ languages and voices on every plan. Its AI dubbing lists 70+ languages on self-serve plans and 140+ on Enterprise, and 1-click translation sits on Enterprise.
Colossyan gives every plan access to its full avatar library (the comparison table lists 300+ stock avatars and 700+ stock voices) and supports 120+ languages. Its FAQ says avatar narration, on-screen text and interactive elements localize together, with lip sync in every language. The free plan includes 15 auto translations a month and Professional 20.
Both list studio avatars as a $1,000-a-year add-on. Before you commit, render the same 60-second script in your top two languages on each free plan and have a fluent speaker review it.
Deepege: our product, for marketing videos
Deepege is our own product, so weigh this section accordingly. It is not an L&D platform and does not export SCORM. It suits teams that publish short marketing videos to several social platforms on a schedule.
On deepege.com, the agent writes the script and a shot-by-shot plan, uses your own footage first, fills gaps with public assets, AI shots or digital humans, and adds voiceover, subtitles and a cover for your approval. The pricing page asks for a fit assessment instead of listing public prices. To try a first step free, draft a scene-by-scene script with the AI video script generator.
How we compared
We opened Synthesia pricing and Colossyan pricing in a desktop browser on November 13, 2026 (US locale, USD), let them render, switched Synthesia between monthly and yearly, and recorded the plan cards, comparison tables and FAQs. Colossyan's month-to-month Professional price did not load for us, so we quote only the yearly price shown. We did not test output quality, did not use either vendor's comparison page as a source, and no vendor paid to be included.
Which should you choose?
Choose Synthesia if you want the lowest paid entry ($14/mo yearly), a large stock avatar library, 140+ languages, and plan to buy Enterprise for SCORM and 1-click translation later. Choose Colossyan if your output is courses in an LMS, you want SCORM and interactivity on a mid-priced plan, or you prefer budgeting in minutes. Run one real module through both free plans before buying seats.
For more options, see Synthesia alternatives, HeyGen alternatives and HeyGen vs Synthesia. If you are planning training video in general, our eLearning video production guide covers scripts, length and review.
FAQ
Is Colossyan cheaper than Synthesia?
Not at entry level. On November 13, 2026, Synthesia Starter was $19/mo monthly or $14/mo billed yearly, while Colossyan's first paid plan, Professional, was $59/mo billed yearly. Colossyan's free plan includes more monthly video minutes (20 with NEO avatars) than Synthesia Basic (10).
Does Synthesia support SCORM export?
Synthesia lists SCORM export on its Enterprise plan. Colossyan includes 5 SCORM exports a month on Professional and unlimited exports on Enterprise.
What is the $27/mo on Colossyan's free plan?
Colossyan's pricing FAQ says the free plan gives you "$27/month worth of value". It is not a charge; the Starter plan is free and needs no credit card.
Do unused minutes or credits roll over?
No, on either platform. Colossyan says unused minutes do not roll over, and Synthesia says monthly allowances and credits reset each billing period. On yearly plans, both give you the year's allowance upfront.
Which has more languages?
Synthesia lists 140+ languages and voices on every plan; its AI dubbing covers 70+ languages on self-serve plans. Colossyan lists 120+ supported languages.
Can I try both for free?
Yes. Synthesia Basic is free with 10 minutes of video a month and a watermark. Colossyan Starter is free with 20 NEO minutes a month and needs no credit card.
FAQ
Is Colossyan cheaper than Synthesia?
Not at entry level. On November 13, 2026, Synthesia Starter was $19/mo monthly or $14/mo billed yearly, while Colossyan's first paid plan, Professional, was $59/mo billed yearly. Colossyan's free plan includes more monthly video minutes (20 with NEO avatars) than Synthesia Basic (10).
Does Synthesia support SCORM export?
Synthesia lists SCORM export on its Enterprise plan. Colossyan includes 5 SCORM exports a month on Professional and unlimited exports on Enterprise.
What is the $27/mo on Colossyan's free plan?
Colossyan's pricing FAQ says the free plan gives you "$27/month worth of value". It is not a charge; the Starter plan is free and needs no credit card.
Do unused minutes or credits roll over?
No, on either platform. Colossyan says unused minutes do not roll over, and Synthesia says monthly allowances and credits reset each billing period. On yearly plans, both give you the year's allowance upfront.
Which has more languages?
Synthesia lists 140+ languages and voices on every plan; its AI dubbing covers 70+ languages on self-serve plans. Colossyan lists 120+ supported languages.
Can I try both for free?
Yes. Synthesia Basic is free with 10 minutes of video a month and a watermark. Colossyan Starter is free with 20 NEO minutes a month and needs no credit card.