Cast vs HeyGen avatars

HeyGen makes talking-avatar videos from a script, including a digital twin of you; Cast makes short acted scenes of characters from a one-line idea.

HeyGen, from its own pages

As of 2026-10-17. Products and prices change; follow the links for the current version.

HeyGen "turns any script into a professional talking-head video in minutes", with stock avatars, a photo avatar from one front-facing photo, or a digital twin recorded from you. [source]
It says you can generate the same avatar video "in 177+ languages and dialects with the video translator". [source]
Free plan: $0 with 3 videos per month, each up to 1 minute. [source]
Paid plans: Creator $29/month ($24/month billed annually), Pro from $49/month, Business $149/month plus $20 per seat. [source]

A mobile-web app at cast.katechon.technology; no install, and it works inside TikTok's and Instagram's in-app browsers.
First two cards and their cached episodes free, with no sign-up (a guest account is made on the first tap).
Card packs from $0.99, one-time; eight cards guarantee a Rare and eighteen guarantee an Epic.
Standard: MiniMax H3 Max Turbo, 480p (768p on Premium), 1 credits for 5 s; group scenes on ByteDance Seedance 2.0 Fast. Pro: ByteDance Seedance 2.5, 1080p (Premium).
Card episodes have four five-second vertical shots. The separate agent route makes 5, 10, 15-second clips using purchased credits.

You want a character acting out a scene (dancing, reacting, a livestream bit), not a presenter reading a script.
You want two free card episodes without signing up, from a phone browser.
You prefer paying per video with one-time credit packs from $0.99 rather than a subscription.

You need a presenter or spokesperson video read from a script, or translated into other languages.
You want an avatar of yourself.

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Updated 2026-10-27