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HeyGen

by HeyGen

16M / mo
Free / $24/mo
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HeyGen is an AI video creation platform that lets you produce professional presenter videos with AI avatars that speak any script in 40+ languages. You can clone your own voice and likeness or choose from over 100 pre-built avatars, making HeyGen popular for corporate training, product demos, and multilingual content at scale. Its lip-sync quality is considered among the best in the industry.

HeyGen features and capabilities, including which plan they need and how they compare in the CanIUse matrix.

heygenAdded 2025-09-21Catalog rank 8

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✨ Modalities

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Text Input
Yes. Text prompting is the primary interface.
🖼️
Image Upload / Vision
Yes. Upload a photo or footage to create an avatar.
🎨
Image Generation
No. Does not generate still images.
🎙️
Voice Mode
No. No voice interface.
🎥
Video Understanding
Partial. Uploaded video is used for translation and lip-sync, not analysis.
🎬
Video Generation
Yes, requires plus plan. Avatar and stock-to-video generation from a script.
📁
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)
Partial. Scripts and media, not general documents.
💻
Code Execution
No. Not a code tool.
🔊
Audio Input
Yes. Upload a voice recording to clone or drive an avatar.
🖌️
Canvas / Artifact Editor
No. No canvas or artifact panel.
🖥️
Screen Sharing / Computer Use
No. No computer-use capability.

🧠 Memory & Context

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Persistent Memory
No. No cross-session memory of the user.
📏
Large Context Window
No. Not a language model, so this does not apply.
⚙️
Custom Instructions
No. No global instruction setting.
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Conversation History
No. Not a chat product, so there is no conversation to configure.

🔌 Integrations

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Web Search / Browsing
No. No browsing capability.
🔌
Plugins / Extensions
No. No plugin marketplace.
🔧
API Access
Yes. Video generation API for developers.
⚡
Zapier Integration
Yes. Official Zapier integration.
🤖
Custom GPTs / Bots
No. No agent or bot builder.
👥
Real-time Collaboration
Yes. Shared team workspaces on paid plans.
🐦
Live Social Data Integration
📚
Live Citation Mapping

👨‍💻 Developer

🛠️
Function Calling
No. No tool-calling interface.
⚡
Streaming Responses
No. Generations are returned complete, not streamed token by token.
🎛️
Fine-Tuning
Partial. Custom avatars and cloned voices, not model fine-tuning.
📐
Embeddings API
No. No embeddings endpoint.
📋
Structured Output (JSON)
No. Not a language model, so this does not apply.
🧩
Reasoning / Thinking Mode
No. Not a reasoning model.
🏠
Local Execution
🔓
Open Weights
🤖
Multi-Agent Orchestration

📱 Platforms

🌐
Web App
Yes. Browser-based; no install required.
📱
iOS App
No. No native mobile app; the web app runs in a mobile browser.
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Android App
No. No native mobile app; the web app runs in a mobile browser.
🖥️
Desktop App
No. Browser only.
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Chrome Extension
No. No official browser extension.

🔒 Privacy

🔒
GDPR Compliant
Yes. HeyGen publishes a DPA and serves EU customers.
🚫
Opt Out of Data Training
Unknown. Needs a read of the current policy before we assert this.
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Enterprise Privacy Mode
Yes, requires enterprise plan. Enterprise tier with SSO and custom retention.

💼 Workspaces

📂
Projects / Folders
Yes. Videos are organised into projects and folders.