The short answer: HeyGen and Tera Studio make different things. HeyGen makes videos of an AI avatar, including one of you, speaking a script, with voice cloning and translation into more than 175 languages and dialects on its $29-a-month Creator plan. Tera Studio makes a song in your own voice: it learns your voice from about a minute of singing (2 minutes sounds more like you) and sings any song you upload back as you, with a song-card video for sharing. If people need to see a face talking, use HeyGen. If they need to hear you sing, use Tera Studio, where the first 2 songs are free to hear.
Key takeaways
- Compare the exact output, not just a feature count.
- Use representative input and judge the result yourself.
- Check current billing, voice setup, limits and exports on each provider’s official pages.
- Choose the workflow that gives you a song you want to keep, at a price that fits your project.
- HeyGen: talking avatars, voice cloning and video translation. Tera Studio: real songs sung in your voice, plus a shareable song-card video.
- HeyGen's details below were checked on its pricing page on October 20, 2026.
Start with the outcome
Decide whether viewers need to see a face speaking or simply hear the song. Tera’s consumer video export is a song card made from the completed audio; it does not promise facial animation, translation or lip synchronisation.
HeyGen vs Tera Studio at a glance
Checked on October 20, 2026 on HeyGen's pricing page and Tera Studio's own pricing. US monthly prices; they can change.
| Tera Studio | HeyGen | |
|---|---|---|
| Makes | A song sung in your own voice, with a song-card video | AI avatar videos from a script, plus video translation |
| You provide | About 1 minute of singing and a song | A script, plus footage or a photo for a custom avatar |
| Voice | Your singing voice, private to your account | 1,000+ AI voices, plus voice cloning |
| Free | 2 full songs to hear, up to 4 minutes each | 3 videos a month, up to 1 minute each |
| Entry plan | Starter $8.99 a month: 30 finished minutes of songs | Creator $29 a month ($24 billed yearly): 600 credits, videos up to 30 minutes |
| Step up | Creator $19.99 a month: 90 finished minutes | Pro from $49 a month: 1,000 credits, 4K export |
| Video output | Song-card video plus 15, 30 and 60-second vertical clips | 1080p on Creator, up to 4K on Pro |
Where HeyGen wins
- A face on screen. Presenters, explainers, training videos and ads where someone needs to be seen talking.
- Translation. Translating a video into more than 175 languages and dialects on paid plans.
- Teams. The Business plan adds seats, collaboration and brand controls.
Where Tera Studio wins
- Singing. Tera Studio does one thing: a real song, sung back in your voice, with the original music.
- Less to pay when the song is the point. $8.99 a month for 30 finished minutes, against $29 for HeyGen Creator.
- Ready for short video. Each finished song includes a song-card video and vertical 15, 30 and 60-second clips for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
- Free to hear. 2 whole songs in your voice, with no card.
You can also use both: make the song in Tera Studio, then use it as the soundtrack for a video made anywhere else. Our guide to TikTok covers in your own voice shows the song-card route.
What Tera Studio includes
Tera’s guided product saves your song and personal voice recording together. You can prepare a project, start paid processing when available, leave the page and return to My songs. A completed project includes audio and song-card video downloads, plus one guided correction with the same inputs.
The consumer offer includes one private voice. It is intentionally focused on personal projects; a creator needing multiple singers, extensive production controls or a different media format should compare those requirements explicitly.
Make a fair comparison
| Check | What to record |
|---|---|
| Input | Same permitted song section and a comparable personal voice sample |
| Quality | Clear words, recognisable voice, stable notes, acceptable backing track |
| Completion | Whether you actually obtain the required downloadable result |
| Price | Upfront payment, renewal, setup costs, allowances and export charges |
| Terms | Rights, cancellation, corrections and failure handling |
Try to compare at similar playback volume. Ask a listener who does not know which product made which result to give feedback. Do not choose a single difficult output from one product and a carefully selected showcase clip from another.
Current competitor details
Use HeyGen’s official site for its current products, pricing and terms. Check the billing period, included voice setup and export allowance before choosing. Use the listening checklist above to compare results for your own project.
On October 20, 2026, HeyGen's pricing page listed Free (3 videos a month up to 1 minute, 1 custom video avatar), Creator at $29 a month or $24 billed yearly (600 credits, videos up to 30 minutes, 1080p export, voice cloning, watermark removal), Pro from $49 a month (1,000 credits, 4K export) and Business at $149 a month plus $20 per seat. Monthly subscribers' unused credits roll over for one more month.
Current price and limits
Starter is $8.99 per month for 30 finished audio minutes; Creator is $19.99 per month for 90 minutes. Annual billing is $89.99 for Starter or $189.99 for Creator, paid upfront each year. Annual plans provide the same 30 or 90 minutes in each monthly allowance period. Both include one private personal voice, one guided correction per project, and audio and song-card video downloads. Minutes reset monthly without rollover. Downloading a completed result again uses no extra minutes. Prices show in your currency where available; pricing and Stripe checkout confirm the currency, total and available payment methods before payment.
Offer availability is shown in the product. Eligible accounts get up to 2 free listening previews, once per account, and each can be a whole song up to 4 minutes. Downloads require a paid subscription and available minutes. Technical failures restore reserved minutes. See current pricing and the refund policy before buying.
Frequently asked questions
Can HeyGen make a song in my voice? HeyGen is built for avatar videos that speak a script, and its voice cloning serves that speech. For a real song sung in your voice, Tera Studio is the tool built for it.
Is Tera Studio a cheaper HeyGen alternative? For songs, yes: Starter is $8.99 a month, against $29 for HeyGen Creator. But Tera Studio doesn't make talking avatars, so it isn't a replacement for HeyGen's video work.
Does Tera Studio make lip-sync videos? No. Its video is a song card made from your finished song, with vertical clips for short-video apps. It doesn't animate a face.
Can I use a Tera Studio song in another video? Yes. On a paid plan you can download the finished song and use it in your own video projects. Check the song's rights and the video tool's audio-upload options before publishing.
Is there a free option? Both have one. HeyGen's free plan makes 3 videos a month, up to 1 minute each. Tera Studio lets every new account make and hear 2 whole songs in its own voice, up to 4 minutes each, once per account.
Before you share
Use your own voice and a song you have permission to transform and publish. Voice conversion does not supply missing music rights. If you use the birthday starter, copy its artist, source and licence credit from your project and disclose the voice change. Listen for artifacts, follow the destination platform’s rules, and keep a downloaded copy.