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HeyGen

LA startup 2020, $100M ARR, $500M val, 40K+ customers. Avatar IV: photo→video. Video Translator 175+ languages lip-sync. Creator $29/mes unlimited. G2 #1 Fastest Growing 2025.

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Description

HeyGen

¿Qué es HeyGen?

HeyGen es una plataforma AI de video creation con avatares fundada en 2020 (originalmente Surreal/Movio) con HQ en Los Angeles. Con $100M ARR (oct 2025), $65.6M funding (valoración $500M), y 40,000+ paying customers, HeyGen es líder en avatar-based video para training, marketing, y sales outreach.
G2 #1 Fastest Growing Product 2025. Sirve 100,000+ businesses sin cámara ni crew necesarios.

Características Principales

Avatar IV (Abril 2025)

Modelo más avanzado de HeyGen:
  • Single photo → lifelike video en segundos
  • Advanced intonation & emotion: Diffusion-inspired audio-to-expression
  • Analiza vocal tone, rhythm, emotion
  • Photorealistic facial movements con timing real
  • Head tilts, natural pauses, subtle cadences, micro-expressions
  • Best for non-human faces: Cartoons, animated, pets, aliens, 3D models
  • Speed: Instant, on-the-fly communication
GenCredits:
  • 200 GenCredits/mes (Creator/Team) = 10 min Avatar IV
  • API: Pro $99 (100 credits = ~16.7 min), Scale $330 (660 credits = ~110 min)

AI Video Avatars

500+ stock avatars + custom creation:
  • Text-to-video: Script → avatar video
  • Photo avatar: Upload photo → animated talking avatar
  • Custom avatars: Record yourself o usa paid actors
  • Lifelike movements: Gestures, expressions realistas
  • Voice cloning: Replica tu voz
  • 120+ avatars, 300+ voices, 300+ templates

Video Translator

Característica killer de HeyGen:
  • 175+ languages & dialects
  • Lip-sync AI: Sincroniza labios con audio traducido
  • Voice cloning multilingüe
  • Edit y proofread translation scripts
  • Perfecto para global reach

Interactive Avatars

Real-time streaming avatars:
  • Respond in real-time
  • Conversational AI
  • Live engagement
  • Customer support bots
  • Sales interactions

Voice Features

  • Voice Director: Adjust tone, pitch, speed
  • Voice Mirroring: Clone voice authentically
  • 300+ voices: Multiple languages
  • Emotion control: Adjust delivery
  • Natural speech: No robotic delivery

AI Studio

Text-based editor completo:
  • Drag-and-drop interface
  • Template library
  • Scene transitions
  • Background customization
  • Lower thirds
  • Caption generation

Brand Kit

  • Logo, colors, fonts centralizados
  • Caption styles consistentes
  • Shared templates
  • Team collaboration
  • Brand consistency at scale

UGC Avatars

  • Stock user-generated content style
  • Social-native vibe
  • Authentic creator feel
  • On-demand generation

Pricing

Free Plan

  • 3 videos/mes
  • 3 min límite por video
  • 720p export
  • Watermarks en videos
  • 500+ stock avatars
  • Standard processing
  • Basic features

Creator Plan

  • $29/mes ($24/mes anual, 22% savings)
  • Unlimited avatar videos
  • ≤30 min por video
  • 1080p export
  • No watermarks
  • 1 custom video avatar
  • 200 GenCredits/mes (10 min Avatar IV)
  • Captions
  • Basic voice cloning
  • Brand kit

Business/Team Plan

  • $60/mes mínimo (2 seats)
  • $30/seat
  • Everything in Creator
  • Multi-user workspace
  • Roles & permissions
  • Brand management
  • Faster processing
  • Video commenting & editing
  • Collaboration tools
  • Priority support

Enterprise Plan

  • Custom pricing
  • Contact sales
  • Everything in Business
  • Studio Avatar: $1,000/año
  • Custom avatars
  • Translation proofread API
  • Enterprise-grade security
  • SSO/SCIM
  • Audit logs
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Priority support
  • SLAs
  • Dedicated data center
  • API concurrency

API Pricing

Free Tier:
  • 10 credits/mes gratis
  • Developer portal access
  • Test features
Pro API:
  • $99/mes
  • 100 credits = ~16.7 min Avatar IV
  • $0.99/credit
  • Custom branding
  • Basic support
Scale API:
  • $330/mes
  • 660 credits = ~110 min Avatar IV
  • $0.50/credit
  • Video translation API
  • Email support
  • Discounts
Enterprise API:
  • Custom pricing
  • Unlimited/custom credits
  • Custom video length
  • Premium Slack support
  • SLAs
  • API concurrency

Add-ons

  • GenCredit Packs: Additional credits beyond monthly allowance
  • Studio Avatar: $1,000/año (Enterprise only)
  • Credits reset monthly (no rollover)

Empresa

Founded: 2020 (originally Surreal, renamed Movio, rebranded HeyGen)
Founders: Joshua Xu (CEO), Wayne Liang
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
Offices: San Francisco, Palo Alto, Toronto
Employees: 157-192
Funding:
  • Seed: Early 2023 (Sequoia China/HongShan, ZhenFund)
  • Series A (1): $5.6M (nov 2023) - Conviction, Benchmark
  • Series A (2): $60M (jun 2024) - Benchmark lead
  • Total: $65.6-74.6M
  • Valuation: $500M (jun 2024)
Investors: Benchmark (lead, Victor Lazarte board seat), Conviction, Thrive Capital, BOND Capital, SV Angel, Elad Gil, Dylan Field (Figma), Neil Mehta (Greenoaks)
Key Hires (2024-2025):
  • Dave King (ex-Asana CMO) - Chief Business Officer
  • Rong Yan (ex-HubSpot VP Engineering) - CTO
  • Lavanya Poreddy (ex-Match Group, Meta) - Head of Trust & Safety
Revenue:
  • $1M ARR (mar 2023)
  • $2M ARR (may 2023)
  • $3M ARR (jul 2023)
  • $35M ARR (jun 2024)
  • $95M-100M ARR (oct 2025)
  • Profitable Q2 2023
Customers: 40,000+ paying businesses, 100,000+ total
Growth: #1 Fastest Growing Product 2025 (G2)

Casos de Uso

Corporate Training:
  • Employee onboarding
  • Skills training
  • Compliance videos
  • Safety tutorials
  • Localized training (175+ languages)
Sales & Marketing:
  • Product demos
  • Lead outreach
  • Follow-up videos
  • Personalized pitches
  • Brand campaigns
  • Social media content
Customer Support:
  • FAQ videos
  • How-to guides
  • Support responses
  • Multilingual support
  • Reduce response times
E-Learning:
  • Course content
  • Lecture videos
  • Student engagement
  • Language learning
  • Educational explainers
Internal Communications:
  • Company updates
  • CEO messages
  • Team announcements
  • HR communications
Product Marketing:
  • Feature demos
  • Launch videos
  • Testimonials (UGC style)
  • Comparison videos
Content Creation:
  • YouTube content
  • Social media videos
  • Blog video summaries
  • Podcast clips

Ventajas

175+ languages: Mejor cobertura multilingüe con lip-sync
Avatar IV: Single photo → video instantáneo
Video Translator: Killer feature con lip-sync
500+ stock avatars: Library masiva
Custom avatars: Brand consistency
Voice cloning: Authentic replication
No camera/crew: Production sin equipo
Fast: Videos en minutos
$100M ARR: Proven product-market fit
40K+ paying customers: Strong adoption
G2 #1: Fastest growing 2025
API access: Developer-friendly
Brand kit: Team collaboration

Limitaciones

Avatar IV caps: 10 min/mes incluidos (Creator/Team)
GenCredits no rollover: Reset mensualmente
Team minimum: 2 seats required ($60 min)
Watermarks: Free tier only
Processing time: Standard en free/basic
Enterprise custom pricing: No transparent
Consent verification: Required para custom avatars

Comparación vs Competidores

vs Synthesia:
  • HeyGen: More affordable, better lip-sync, 175+ languages
  • Synthesia: More enterprise features, $2.1B valuation, 140+ languages
vs Runway:
  • HeyGen: Avatar-focused, simpler UX
  • Runway: General video editing, professional tools
vs Pika/Sora:
  • HeyGen: Avatar specialists, B2B focus
  • Pika/Sora: General text-to-video, consumer/creative
vs Canva:
  • HeyGen: Dedicated avatar platform
  • Canva: Bundled in all-in-one design ($14.99/mes)
vs Tavus:
  • HeyGen: Full creative suite
  • Tavus: Real-time conversational focus
vs DeepBrain AI:
  • HeyGen: More realistic avatars
  • DeepBrain: Similar features, $52M funding

Safety & Moderation

Consent Requirements:
  • Verbal consent required
  • Spoken password verification
  • Identity verification
Content Moderation:
  • Human moderators
  • Automated content filters
  • Block bullying/harassment
  • Prevent disinformation
  • Remove harmful content
Head of Trust & Safety: Lavanya Poreddy (ex-Match Group, Meta)

Key Features

Avatar IV: single photo → lifelike video con emotion analysis
500+ stock avatars + custom creation (record yourself)
Video Translator: 175+ languages con AI lip-sync
Voice cloning: 300+ voices multilingües
Interactive avatars: real-time streaming y conversations
AI Studio: text-based editor con templates
Brand Kit: logo, colors, fonts centralizados
GenCredits: 200/mes = 10 min Avatar IV (Creator/Team)
Unlimited avatar videos (Creator plan $29/mes)
1080p export sin watermarks (paid plans)
Voice Director: adjust tone, pitch, speed, emotion
UGC avatars: social-native creator style
Text-to-video: script → avatar video en minutos
Photo avatar: upload photo → animated talking
Custom video avatars: brand consistency
Team collaboration: workspace, roles, permissions
API access: Pro $99, Scale $330, Enterprise custom
Translation proofread: edit scripts (Enterprise)
Non-human avatars: cartoons, pets, 3D models (Avatar IV)
Enterprise security: SSO/SCIM, audit logs, SLAs

Use Cases

Corporate training: onboarding, compliance, skills

Sales outreach: personalized pitches, follow-ups

Product demos y feature launches

Customer support: FAQ videos, how-to guides

E-learning: course content, lectures

Internal comms: CEO messages, announcements

Marketing campaigns: brand videos, testimonials

Lead generation videos

Multilingual training (175+ languages)

Social media content creation

YouTube educational content

Employee onboarding videos

Safety tutorials

Language learning content

Blog video summaries

Podcast video clips

HR communications

Company updates

Comparison videos

Localized global content

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