HeyGen
Spokesperson avatars, voice cloning and multi-language dubbing for business video.
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HeyGen vs Seedance
HeyGen (HeyGen) and Seedance (ByteDance) both sit in Video. Seedance is the cheaper entry point at from $0.15/mo. Seedance shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (11 vs 2). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | HeyGen HeyGen | Seedance ByteDance |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Video | Video |
| Version | Avatar V | 2.5 |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $29/mo | from $0.15/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free free · Creator $29 · Pro $49 · Business $149 | Jimeng app free · API per 5s clip $0.15 |
| Model stack | Avatar III · Avatar IV · Avatar V · ElevenLabs voices · HeyGen Video · Nano Banana · Seedance 2.0 · Seedance 2.5 · Starfish Voices · VEO 3.1 · Video Agent | Doubao Seedance 2.0 · Doubao Seedance 2.5 · Doubao Seedream 5.0 flash · Doubao Seedream 5.0 pro · Seedance 1.5 |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 2 | 11 |
| Origin | Global | China |
| Capabilities | Photo avatars, Voice cloning, 175+ language dubbing, Interactive avatars, Video translate, AI Video Generator, Stock Digital Twins, Custom Digital Twins | Multi-shot sequences, 1080p, Image to video, Native audio, 视频生成, video-generation, video generation, Video Generation |
Seedance
Seedance handles multi-shot sequences and is priced well below Western video APIs.
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