If you are looking for a HeyGen alternative, be clear about the job. For avatar videos, presenters and translation HeyGen is the stronger tool: 700+ stock avatars, 175 languages and dialects, and videos up to 30 minutes on Creator ($29 a month). Kinoseed is for a shorter job: Lip Sync makes your photo say up to 30 seconds of your own recording for 14 credits ($0.28), and the same credits run Kling 4.0, Google Veo 3.1 Fast and Seedance 2.5 for the rest of the video. 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 HeyGen. HeyGen facts below are from its public pricing page and its help article on credits, read on 12 Nov 2026, and can change; check heygen.com for current terms.
Cheapest way in: a 6 s MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast clip is 40 credits ($0.80 on the $10 Basic plan), as of 13 Nov 2026. Same-model comparisons are in the table below.
Credits you keep: if you make 4 MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast clips a month (6 s, 40 credits each) on the $10 Basic plan, after 3 months you have 1,020 credits left here, because unused credits roll over. On a plan where unused credits carry over for one more month only, older leftovers expire, so they do not build up. This compares leftover credits only, not price per clip.
HeyGen vs Kinoseed at a glance
| HeyGen (heygen.com/pricing, 12 Nov 2026) | Kinoseed | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | Creator $29 a month for 600 credits ($24 a month billed yearly) | The $10 Basic plan (500 credits a month), billed monthly |
| Free plan | Yes: 3 watermarked videos a month, up to 1 minute each | None; the $10 Basic plan (500 credits a month) is the cheapest way in, no watermark |
| Bigger plans | Pro $49 a month (1,000 credits, 4K), Business $149 (1,500 credits, $20 per extra seat), Enterprise on request | 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 of yourself | A custom avatar with your likeness and voice on Creator and up; 700+ stock presenters; videos up to 30 minutes | 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 | Avatar IV 16 credits a minute from a photo, 31 from video; Avatar III from 4. Creator's credits cover about 37 minutes of Avatar IV from a photo | Lip Sync 14 credits for 30 seconds ($0.28) |
| Translation and dubbing | Yes, 175 languages and dialects; lip-synced translation 6 credits a minute (10 in precision mode) | No translation tool. Lip Sync can follow a recording you made in another language |
| Other video models | Its own HeyGen Video 1, plus Veo 3.1 and Seedance 2.5 on Pro | Kling 4.0 (150 credits for 5 seconds at 720p), Seedance 2.5 (430), Google Veo 3.1 Fast with Sound (110 for 4 seconds), and more on every plan |
| Unused credits | Monthly plans: roll over for one more month; yearly plans: build up until renewal; gone after you cancel | Roll over: each month's credits are added to what is left, and they stay after you cancel |
| Teams | Team collaboration, SSO and extra seats on Business | One account, one prompt box, and one-job tools in Apps |
HeyGen figures are from heygen.com/pricing and help.heygen.com (How to Use Credits on HeyGen), read signed out on 12 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
Add the rest of the video on the same credits
In the Video studio, put a product photo or a scene in Start frame and pick Kling 4.0, Seedance 2.5 or Google Veo 3.1 Fast for the cutaways, then join them with your talking clip in an editor.
Lip Sync
Your portrait says your recorded words
Open in appSign in to generate. The price of a run is on the button.
Where HeyGen wins
Avatar video is HeyGen's whole product and it is ahead on it: a custom avatar of you that can read any script, 700+ stock presenters, Avatar IV that moves the whole face, videos up to 30 minutes, translation into 175 languages and dialects with lip sync, a free plan to try it, and team seats with SSO on Business. By our arithmetic a 30 second Lip Sync clip is $0.28 on the entry plan, against about $0.39 of credits for 30 seconds of HeyGen's Avatar IV from a photo on Creator. Cheaper here, but Avatar IV moves the whole face and Lip Sync moves the mouth. For training videos, long explainers, presenters you don't film, or the same video in many languages, HeyGen is the better pick.
What Kinoseed offers instead
A smaller first step and general video models next to the talking clip. Lip Sync is 14 credits for 30 seconds in your own voice, and the same balance runs Kling 4.0, Seedance 2.5 and Google Veo 3.1 Fast for product shots, b-roll and scenes. 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 HeyGen, monthly credits roll over for one more month and are gone after you cancel.
What you pay today
HeyGen Creator is $29 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 or the Hedra alternative page.
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 HeyGen for the long take.
- Light the face from the front; shadows across the mouth blur the lip movement.
- Need the same video in several languages? Use HeyGen's translation; Kinoseed has no translation tool.
- Use up HeyGen credits before you cancel, since they don't carry over after cancellation.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kinoseed affiliated with HeyGen?
No. Kinoseed is an independent product and does not run HeyGen's avatar models.
Is Kinoseed better than HeyGen for avatar videos?
No. HeyGen has custom and stock avatars, videos up to 30 minutes and translation. Kinoseed's Lip Sync makes your photo say up to 30 seconds of your own recording, for 14 credits.
Is Kinoseed cheaper than HeyGen?
To start, yes: the $10 Basic plan (500 credits a month) against HeyGen Creator at $29. HeyGen also has a free plan with 3 watermarked videos a month; Kinoseed has none.
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.
