If you are looking for a Hedra alternative, start with what you need. For long talking-avatar videos Hedra is the stronger tool: its own avatar models run up to 10 minutes per clip. Kinoseed's Lip Sync makes a photo say up to 30 seconds of your audio, for 14 credits ($0.28). Hedra's cheapest plan, Basic, is $20 a month for 2,000 credits, and its monthly credits don't roll over. Kinoseed starts at the $10 Basic plan (500 credits a month), and unused credits roll over.
Kinoseed is an independent product and is not affiliated with Hedra. Hedra facts below are from its public Play pricing page, billing help and model list, read on 11 Nov 2026, and can change; check hedra.com for current terms.
Hedra vs Kinoseed at a glance
| Hedra (hedra.com/play/pricing, 11 Nov 2026) | Kinoseed | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | Basic $20 a month for 2,000 credits | The $10 Basic plan (500 credits a month), billed monthly |
| Free plan | None listed on its Play pricing page; after you cancel, only limited watermarked generations | None; the $10 Basic plan (500 credits a month) is the cheapest way in, no watermark |
| Bigger plans | Pro $50 a month (7,200 credits), Teams $75 (14,400), Ultra from $100 (18,000, up to 57,600) | Basic is $10 a month for 500 credits, Starter $20 for 1,200, Creator $100 for 7,000, Studio $200 for 15,000 |
| Talking avatar from a photo and audio | Yes, its own Hedra Avatar and Character 3 models; Hedra Avatar runs up to 10 minutes, with speaker selection | Lip Sync: a portrait and up to 30 seconds of your audio; the mouth follows the voice, the head moves little |
| Price of a talking clip | Play credits per clip are not on its pricing page. Its API lists Hedra Avatar at 2.5 cents a second at 540p, 5 at 720p, 6.25 at 1080p | Lip Sync 8 credits for 15 seconds ($0.16), 14 for 30 ($0.28) |
| A voice for the script | ElevenLabs speech inside Play | Your own recording in Lip Sync, or a voice made with the clip on Google Veo 3.1 Fast with Sound (110 credits for 4 seconds at 720p) |
| Other video models | Kling V3 Pro, Veo 3.1, Seedance 2.0 and Hailuo 2.3 on its Play page | Kling, Veo, Seedance and Hailuo too, plus Kling 4.0, Seedance 2.5, Wan 3.0 and Grok Imagine |
| Unused credits | Monthly credits don't roll over, they reset each billing cycle; credit packs don't expire but need an active subscription to use | Roll over: each month's credits are added to what is left, and they stay after you cancel |
| Refunds | No refund terms found in its Terms of Use or billing help | Failed runs are refunded in credits automatically |
| Commercial use | Listed on every plan | Same terms on every plan: you keep ownership of your outputs, subject to the model providers' terms |
| Teams and agents | An agent on a shared canvas, a Teams plan, reusable Skills and MCP connectors | One prompt box, and one-job tools in Apps |
Hedra figures are from hedra.com/play/pricing, its billing help pages and its public model list (api.hedra.com/v3/models), read signed out on 11 Nov 2026. Kinoseed figures are read from its billing and pricing code; dollars at the entry plan.
What you need
- A front-facing photo, sharp and evenly lit, with the mouth visible.
- Use your own face and voice, or those of someone who has agreed to it.
- For Lip Sync, a voice recording up to 30 seconds (MP3, WAV, OGG or M4A).
- A Kinoseed account with credits. Video starts with a plan; the $10 Basic plan (500 credits a month) covers 35 Lip Sync clips of 30 seconds.
Step by step
- 1
Record the script
Keep it under 30 seconds. Record close to the phone in a quiet room, and trim silence at the start and the end.
- 2
Open Lip Sync and upload the Portrait and the Audio
Drop the photo into Portrait and the recording into Audio. The price on the button follows the length of the audio.
- 3
Press Generate Video
The mouth is moved to match your voice. The video lands in the feed as an MP4, with no watermark, and a failed run is refunded automatically.
- 4
No recording? Have a studio model speak the line
In the Video studio, pick Google Veo 3.1 Fast, put the photo in Start frame, tick Sound and write the line in quotes in the Prompt. The voice is generated, not yours.
Lip Sync
Your portrait says your recorded words
Open in appSign in to generate. The price of a run is on the button.
Where Hedra wins
Talking avatars are Hedra's core job and it does more of it: its own avatar models, clips up to 10 minutes, speaker selection for more than one person, ElevenLabs voices in the same place, and an agent on a canvas your team shares. On its API a 30 second Hedra Avatar clip at 720p works out to $1.50 at its listed rate, which is our arithmetic, not a price Hedra quotes. If your script runs longer than 30 seconds, or you want the whole face and head to perform, Hedra is the better pick.
What Kinoseed offers instead
A smaller first step, short talking clips at a low price, and credits you keep. Lip Sync is 14 credits for 30 seconds in your own voice, and the same balance runs Kling 4.0, Seedance 2.5, Wan 3.0 and Grok Imagine for the rest of the video. Unused credits stay on your account: each month's credits are added to what you have left, so they roll over month to month, and they stay after you cancel. Billed monthly, no yearly prepay needed, cancel anytime. On Hedra, monthly credits reset at the start of each billing cycle.
What you pay today
Hedra Basic is $20 billed monthly. Kinoseed starts at the $10 Basic plan (500 credits a month). See pricing, and for a full walkthrough read how to make a talking avatar of yourself.
More examples
Tips for better results
- For a long script, record it in parts of up to 30 seconds and join the clips in an editor, or use Hedra for the long take.
- Light the face from the front; shadows across the mouth blur the lip movement.
- Compare the money you pay today, not the monthly figure of a yearly plan.
- Use up credits you have already paid for elsewhere before you switch, since Hedra's monthly credits reset each billing cycle.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kinoseed affiliated with Hedra?
No. Kinoseed is an independent product and does not run Hedra's models.
Is Kinoseed better than Hedra for talking avatars?
Not for long or expressive ones: Hedra's avatar models run up to 10 minutes and move the whole face. Kinoseed's Lip Sync covers up to 30 seconds in your own voice, for 14 credits.
Is Kinoseed cheaper than Hedra?
To start, yes: the $10 Basic plan (500 credits a month) against Hedra Basic at $20. Hedra does not publish Play credits per avatar clip on its pricing page, so a per-clip comparison on plans is not possible.
Do Kinoseed credits expire?
No. Each month's plan credits are added to what you have left, so unused credits roll over, and they stay on your account after you cancel.
Can I make videos without a plan?
No. Video starts with a plan; the cheapest way in is the $10 Basic plan (500 credits a month), and results carry no watermark.
Try it on your own shot.
Lip Sync is open to explore. The price of a run is on the button before you spend anything.
