9 Best AI Video Generators for 2024 and Beyond

Though artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the limelight only in recent years, a growing number of AI tools for video creation are already available.

For anyone looking to create AI videos, whether for social media marketing campaigns, employee training, or customer support material, this leaves the question of which software to invest in. To help you answer that question, we’ve put together the ultimate guide to the nine best AI video generators available today.

We’ll dive into key features, pros and cons, and pricing for each so you can decide which solution is best for your needs and get started with AI-generated video creation.

1. Colossyan Creator

Colossyan Creator is our AI video platform for workplace learning.

Colossyan offers a variety of solutions for creating workplace training content, such as the ability to import existing content. A GPT-enabled assistant allows you to craft new scripts from scratch.

Key features

• AI avatars: Choose from about 100 customizable AI avatars.
• Text-based generation: Create videos using text-to-speech and text-to-video.
• Templates: Get started quickly with dozens of pre-built video templates.
• Screen recording: Overlay AI avatars on a recording of your computer screen.
• Automated content translation: Instantly translate content into more than 70 languages. 
• AI Scriptwriter: Generate video scripts using a GPT-enabled interface. 
• SCORM functionality: Export AI videos in SCORM for e-learning software solutions (with the Enterprise plan).
• Workspaces: All of Colossyan's plans provide Workspaces with unlimited viewers who can comment.

Pros

• Colossyan is the only platform with Side View Avatars for lifelike side-profile interactions.
• Colossyan supports over 70 languages, and you can translate whole videos in seconds.
• Colossyan supports custom avatars, which can be created from a studio or from home.
• You can create and save your own brand kits to ensure that content always adheres to brand guidelines.
• You can select your favourite voices, and even create an instant clone of your own voice in just 5 minutes.

Cons

• Colossyan currently provides less options for music than some other AI video generators.

Pricing 

Pricing for Colossyan Creator starts at just $19 per month for individual content creators.

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2. Synthesia 

Synthesia is a text-to-video AI platform with studio-quality avatars and support for over 120 different languages.

One of Synthesia’s major benefits is its wide assortment of AI avatars.

Key features

• AI avatars: Synthesia offers a wide library of AI avatars.
• Different accents and voice tones: Select your language, accent, and tone.
• AI script assistant: Draft your video scripts using the AI script assistant.
• Background music library: Select the perfect piece of music to accompany your voiceover.
• Pre-built templates: Choose a pre-designed video template to help you get off the ground quickly.
• Workspaces: Synthesia's Enterprise customers get Workspaces.

Pros

• Synthesia has a good variety of AI avatars who can be used as presenters.
• You can customize micro-gestures like eyebrow raises or head nods.
• You can use an AI script assistant to help you with your scripts.

Cons

• You can’t export in SCORM or 4K video.
• Synthesia doesn’t have side-view avatars for scenario-based training.

Pricing 

Synthesia costs $22 per month for the Starter plan and $67 per month for the more advanced Creator plan.

3. HeyGen 

HeyGen is an AI video creator with highly realistic AI avatars that make use of facial expressions and hand gestures.

Key features

• Video translation: When you upload a video of yourself speaking, HeyGen clones you and translates your speech into a different language.
• Voices: This platform offers over 300 different voices and accents.
• Templates: HeyGen offers pre-built templates for creating marketing explainer videos.

Pros

• One of HeyGen’s use cases is the ability to create personalized videos at scale for sales outreach campaigns.

Cons

• HeyGen only offers around 40 languages, which is fewer than other alternatives offer.
• The product is missing some important features, such as SCORM export support, side-view avatars, and visual content translation.

Pricing 

HeyGen’s plans start at $24 per month, and a limited free plan is available.

4. DeepBrain AI 

DeepBrain AI is an AI video generator with text-to-video capabilities. It offers many templates, but its avatars aren’t as realistic as competitors’.

Key features

• Video editing tools: Edit your video to perfection with a ChatGPT-enabled portal.
• Languages: Choose from over 80 available languages. 
• Face swap: Swap your face onto a video or create your own deepfake.
• Custom avatars: Create an AI avatar of yourself and even feature your own voice.

Pros

• You can import content from sources like PDFs, PowerPoints, or URLs.
• DeepBrain AI offers 24/7 customer service.
• The platform provides over 500 templates for fast video content creation.

Cons

• DeepBrain AI’s custom AI avatars are less realistic than other options.

Pricing 

Pricing for DeepBrain AI starts at $24 for up to 10 minutes of video production per month.

5. Peech 

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Peech is an AI tool used to create engaging videos for events and social media.

It’s a great tool for automated content creation but lacks high-quality AI avatars and the ability to edit video clips in detail.

Key features

• AI video editor: Generate new short-form videos from existing recordings.
• Automatic subtitles: Add subtitles for greater accessibility when creating TikToks or YouTube videos.
• Automatic aspect ratio fit: Automatically adjust the video’s aspect ratio to fit your imported content.

Pros

• Peech could be a good fit for small teams who want to automate much of their video creation process. 

Cons

• This tool is more expensive than other options.

Pricing 

Paid plans for Peech start at $34 per month.

6. Fliki 

Fliki is an AI video generator that primarily focuses on adding AI voices to existing high-quality videos.

The tool offers some video functionality but is more of an audio-based tool.

Key features

• Text to video: Provide a pre-written script and quickly generate an AI video.
• AI voice-over: Use AI to create realistic voice-overs for your videos.
• Voice cloning: Clone your own voice and use it in your video content.

Pros

• Users love that you can import a PPT file to repurpose an existing PowerPoint presentation into a professional video. 
• Fliki offers a free plan.

Cons

• While Fliki does offer AI avatars, its main focus is on voice and audio, so its avatars aren’t as advanced or realistic as other offerings. 

Pricing 

Fliki offers a free plan with limited functionality. Paid plans start at $21 per month.

7. Hour One 

Hour One is an AI video generator with a focus on workflows that support the enterprise content creation process.

Key features

• Custom AI avatars: You can generate AI avatars of people in your organization.
• Over 100 languages and voices: Hour One supports a variety of different languages.
• Voice cloning: You can use your own voice in marketing content by creating a voice clone.

Pros

• Hour One supports a wide variety of use cases, from customer success tutorials to marketing videos and sales enablement content. 
• You can use the GPT-3 integration to add text prompts in plain English and generate AI videos from scratch.

Cons

• Some users report that Hour One is a little slow when rendering videos. 
• Hour One’s text-to-speech feature isn’t as robust as other alternatives. 

Pricing 

Currently, you can use Hour One in a limited capacity for free (up to three minutes of video per month). Paid plans start at $25 per month.

8. D-ID 

D-ID is a unique tool that allows you to build AI-powered digital interfaces that users can talk to directly without having to type or read.

It also offers an API for developers to integrate D-ID into their own products and a developer hub with related educational content.

Key features

• Generative AI-based videos: Create videos using AI alone (rather than people-based AI avatars).
• AI scriptwriting: Generate video scripts for your explainer videos.
• Talking heads: Amplify your PowerPoint presentation with an AI talking head.

Pros

• You can use existing faces, upload your own, or generate one using AI.
• D-ID features a unique integration with Canva that allows you to add presenters to an existing Canva design.

Cons

• While you can create your own avatars with generative AI, these aren’t as realistic as human-based avatars.
• D-ID is an affordable tool, but some users report that this affordability comes at the expense of video quality.

Pricing 

Pricing for D-ID ranges from $4.70 to $189 per month, depending on the features you require and the number of videos you want to create.

9. BasedLabs 

BasedLabs offers a variety of AI-powered video and image generation solutions. 

It’s a less powerful tool than other solutions but is entirely free.

Key features

• AI image upscaler: Instantly improve the resolution of existing images.
• Face swap tool: Change out faces in images using AI technology.
• Image-to-text feature: Use AI to describe an existing image.

Pros

• BasedLabs is entirely free.
• The company appears to be consistently developing new features and tools.

Cons

• It's not the most robust tool for creating workplace training videos.
• BasedLab’s AI tools don’t use real people as the base for avatars.

Pricing 

As of writing, BasedLabs is a free tool.

Colossyan: The best AI video generator for workplace learning 

We’ve just reviewed nine of the best AI video generators on the market today.

For workplace learning, though, Colossyan is the only solution that offers the following:

• 4K resolution
• Support for SCORM exports
• The ability to create immersive scenario-based training with side-view avatars

We built Colossyan with a user-friendly, intuitive interface that even beginners can quickly get the hang of. This helps you transition smoothly from time-consuming, manual video content creation to an affordable and scalable AI-led approach.  

Unlock the full potential of AI video creation and create scalable videos for your business using Colossyan.