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AI Video Generation & Avatars

D-ID

AI avatar video studio and API: turn photos or avatars plus a script into talking videos and conversational visual agents.

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Best for
Beginners and Pro users
Free plan
Free trial only
Agent-ready (MCP / API)
Partly
Platforms
Web, API
Last verified
Oct 15, 2026

Overview

D-ID makes AI avatar video. In its Studio you provide a script, audio or a photo, choose an avatar, and get a talking video. Its newer products include V4 expressive avatars, agentic videos and visual AI agents that hold real-time conversations, and it exposes everything through an API with integrations and a self-hosting option.

Who it fits

It suits marketing, sales and learning teams who want presenter videos or a virtual host without a camera. Developers building support or onboarding assistants can use the API to put a face on a conversational agent.

What the plans include

D-ID offers a trial and several paid plans, but its pricing page builds the cards dynamically, so this listing quotes no figures. Its FAQ explains that video length is rounded up to 15-second blocks, unused minutes expire monthly, and trial and Lite output carries a D-ID watermark.

Limits and alternatives

Check the watermark and likeness rules before publishing. HeyGen and Synthesia offer large avatar libraries and templates, and Hedra generates character video from an image and audio.

Who it's for

A good fit if you are…

  • Marketing, sales and learning teams who want presenter videos from a photo or avatar
  • Developers building conversational avatars who want an API or self-hosted option

Another tool may suit you better if you are…

  • Anyone who needs a published price from this page alone
  • People who want watermark-free output on entry plans (trial and Lite videos carry a D-ID watermark)

Pricing

Pricing varies by plan; see the official pricing page. Trial and Lite videos carry a D-ID watermark, and minutes are rounded up to 15-second blocks and do not roll over. As of Oct 2026, verify.

  • D-ID's pricing page loads plan prices dynamically, so no figures are quoted here.
  • D-ID's FAQ says video length is rounded up to the nearest 15 seconds, unused monthly minutes expire, and API minutes come out of the same balance as the web app.
  • The FAQ also says Trial and Lite videos carry a D-ID watermark.

Prices as of Oct 2026 (checked Oct 15, 2026), verify before buying. Source: vendor pricing page.

Key features

  • Avatar video from a script, photo or audio
  • V4 expressive avatars
  • Visual AI agents for conversational experiences
  • Agentic videos
  • API, integrations and a self-hosting option

Integrations: D-ID Studio on the web; D-ID API and developer hub; integrations and self-hosting listed on its site.

Agent-ready? Partly. D-ID publishes an API and a developer hub. No MCP server was confirmed.

Pros and good to know

Drawn from the vendor's own documentation and public sources.

Pros

  • Photo-to-talking-video and conversational agent options
  • Developer API and self-hosting
  • Documented transparency policy on watermarks

Good to know

  • Entry plans show a watermark
  • Minutes expire each month
  • Plan prices were not readable on the page

Alternatives

  • HeyGen: Create AI presenter videos from a script using stock or personal avatars in 30+ languages.
  • Synthesia: AI video platform: avatar presenters, text-to-video, dubbing and translation for training and comms.
  • Hedra: Character video studio: turn an image plus audio or text into talking or singing clips with Character-3, up to 10 minutes.

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