HeyGen

AI avatar videos, including a personal avatar of you

Last verified: 22 Oct 2026

HeyGen makes videos with AI avatars, including a personal avatar trained on your recordings, and its own voice model. It says it is trusted by over 1,000,000 developers and companies.

Key facts

Runs on	Web
What it does	AI avatar videos (personal avatars)
Users (tool’s claim)	“Over 1,000,000 developers and leading companies”

Sources: heygen.com, checked 22 Oct 2026. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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Details

Pricing model	Freemium or paid
Platforms	Web
Category	AI avatar videos
Website	heygen.com

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