Last updated: 2026-09-03
D-ID, founded 2017, generates talking-avatar video from a photo and script and runs real-time interactive agents that hold a conversation on camera. Plans are credit-and-minute based: a 14-day trial with 3 minutes and a full-screen watermark; Lite at $4.70 a month billed annually for 10 minutes; Pro at $16 for 15 minutes, a voice clone and a commercial-use licence; Advanced at $108 for 100 minutes, five personal avatars and three voice clones; Enterprise by quote. Uploads are hosted on AWS in Oregon and are not used to train models, with deletion inside 24 hours for API uploads and 72 hours for agents.
About D-ID Creative Reality Studio
D-ID is an AI video generation platform founded in 2017 and backed by $48M in funding that transforms static images into photorealistic talking avatars in 120+ languages. The platform combines deep-learning face animation with Stable Diffusion text-to-image generation to create natural-looking digital humans from photos, videos, or generated images.
D-ID offers two distinct products: Creative Reality Studio for self-service pre-recorded avatar video creation from scripts, and D-ID Agents for real-time, interactive conversational avatars that respond dynamically to user input. Both products support multilingual audio and subtitle generation, enabling organizations to connect authentically with global audiences. The platform integrates natively with Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva, Google Slides, and learning management systems for embedding directly into existing workflows.
Key use cases span marketing and promotional videos, customer service and support interactions, employee onboarding and training, sales enablement, e-learning content creation, and personalized customer communications. Organizations use D-ID to scale video production without requiring video expertise or expensive production infrastructure. The platform serves 280,000+ developers and supports integration into custom applications via API.
D-ID released Version 4 of its Expressive Visual Agents in March 2026, introducing richer facial expressions, selectable sentiments, sharper lip synchronization, and lower latency for real-time interactions. The V4 update significantly improves avatar realism and interaction quality for both scripted and live conversational use cases.
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Pricing
Five plans, priced on credits and video minutes. Trial is $0 for 14 days: 3 minutes across videos, agents, video translate and API, 100+ stock avatars, one personal avatar, API access and a full-screen watermark. 70 a month billed annually ($56 a year, a 20% discount on monthly), for 40 credits and 10 minutes a month, a photo avatar and two video avatars, with a D-ID watermark.
Pro is $16 a month billed annually ($191 a year, a 45% discount), for 60 credits and 15 minutes, three personal avatars, premium voices, one voice clone, five agentic videos, an AI watermark and a commercial-use licence. Advanced is $108 a month billed annually ($1,293 a year, a 45% discount), for 400 credits and 100 minutes, five personal avatars, three voice clones, ten agentic videos and a custom logo. Enterprise is quoted.
Larger credit bundles are selectable within each plan, and API pricing is a separate rate card. Monthly billing costs more than these figures - the discounts above are what annual saves. com/pricing/studio on 3 September 2026.
| Tier | Monthly price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Trial | Free | 14 days, 3 minutes total, full-screen watermark, personal-use licence |
| Lite | $4.70/mo | $56 billed annually (20% off monthly). |
| Pro | $16/mo | $191 billed annually (45% off monthly). |
| Advanced | $108/mo | $1,293 billed annually (45% off monthly). |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom quote; unlimited video minutes, custom API minutes |
Feature Comparison by Tier
| Feature | Trial | Lite | Pro | Advanced | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $4.70/month billed annually | $16/month billed annually | $108/month billed annually | Custom |
| Billed annually | — | $56/year | $191/year | $1,293/year | Custom |
| Video minutes a month | 3 total | 10 | 15 | 100 | Unlimited |
| Credits a month | — | 40 | 60 | 400 | Custom |
| Watermark | Full-screen | D-ID watermark | AI watermark | AI watermark | Custom |
| Personal avatars | 1 | Photo + 2 video | 3 | 5 | Custom |
| Voice clones | — | — | 1 | 3 | Professional cloning |
| Agentic videos | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | Custom |
| Licence | Personal use | Personal use | Commercial use | Commercial use | Commercial use |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Custom minutes |
| Custom logo | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customer success manager | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
Key Features
- Multi-language Avatar Videos: Generate talking head videos in 120+ languages with realistic lip-sync and natural speech patterns for scripted content.
- Real-time Conversational Agents (V4): Deploy D-ID Agents for live, interactive conversations with photorealistic avatars featuring V4 expressive improvements, sharper lip sync, selectable sentiments, and lower latency.
- AI Avatar Generation: Create custom digital humans from photos or videos with voice cloning, multilingual support, and brand customization.
- Platform Integrations: Native integrations with PowerPoint, Canva, Google Slides, and LMS systems for creating and deploying content without switching tools.
- API-based Automation: Scale video generation programmatically with developer-friendly API supporting text-to-video, streaming, and custom workflows.
- Enterprise Security: SOC 2 compliance, permission controls, and secure infrastructure designed for large organizations with stringent data protection requirements.
Pros
- Fastest video generation in the industry with professional-quality output in minutes
- Exceptional photo animation technology enabling personalized marketing at scale
- Strong multilingual support with natural-sounding lip-sync across every supported language
- Easy-to-use interface accessible to non-technical users and content creators
- Strong API for developers requiring automation and custom integration
- Native integrations with PowerPoint, Canva, and other productivity tools
Cons
- Credit-based pricing model limits high-volume production compared to unlimited competitors
- Smaller avatar library compared to alternatives like Synthesia or HeyGen
- Premium pricing at mid and upper tiers relative to entry-level plans
- Watermarks on free trial and basic plans can be intrusive
- Some users report occasional video rendering glitches and audio sync issues
Product Information
- Cloud
- Yes
- Self-Hosted
- No
- On-Premise
- No
- Languages
- English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, 120+ total
- Training
- Documentation, Video tutorials, API reference, Enterprise onboarding
Data Handling
- Trains on your data
- No
- Training-data policy
- No training on uploads. The privacy policy states that while applicative data is in storage awaiting processing or deletion it is not accessed for any purpose, including model training. Retention is per surface and unusually specific: API uploads are deleted within 24 hours, agent uploads within 72 hours, Insight service data within 14 days, while Studio uploads persist until the user erases them. Accounts inactive for 180 days are deleted after a 14-day notice, and data is deleted 14 days after a contract ends. Everything is hosted on AWS in Oregon, USA. Named processors include AWS, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Firebase and ZoomInfo, and there is a separate biometric privacy policy for likeness data. Checked 3 September 2026.
- Data residency
- AWS, servers in Oregon, USA, for the software and the applicative data you upload.
- Compliance
- SOC 2 · GDPR
Frequently Asked Questions
What does D-ID cost in 2026?
A 14-day trial gives 3 minutes with a full-screen watermark. Then Lite is $4.70 a month billed annually ($56 a year) for 10 minutes and 40 credits, still watermarked. Pro is $16 a month billed annually ($191 a year) for 15 minutes, 60 credits, three personal avatars, a voice clone and - the important part - a commercial-use licence. Advanced is $108 a month billed annually ($1,293 a year) for 100 minutes, 400 credits and three voice clones. Enterprise is quoted. Monthly billing costs more: annual saves 20% on Lite and 45% on Pro and Advanced.
Can you use D-ID videos commercially?
Not on the cheap plans. Trial and Lite carry a personal-use licence, and both watermark the output - full-screen on Trial, a D-ID mark on Lite. The commercial-use licence starts at Pro, which is $16 a month billed annually, and that plan still applies an AI watermark. If the video is going on a client's site or in an ad, Pro is the floor, not Lite.
Does D-ID train its models on the faces you upload?
No. The privacy policy states that applicative data in storage, awaiting processing or deletion, is not accessed for any purpose, including model training. Retention is specific rather than vague: API uploads are deleted within 24 hours, agent uploads within 72 hours, Insight data within 14 days, while anything you keep in Studio persists until you erase it. Hosting is AWS in Oregon, USA, and there is a separate biometric privacy policy covering likeness data - worth reading if you are uploading someone else's face.
What is the difference between a video and an agentic video here?
A video is rendered: you give a photo and a script, you get a clip. An agentic video is the interactive product - an avatar that holds a conversation in real time, answering from your content. The plans meter them separately, and the agentic allowance is small at the bottom: three on Trial and Lite, five on Pro, ten on Advanced. If the interactive agent is your use case rather than rendered clips, the plan ladder gets steep quickly.
What are the alternatives to D-ID?
HeyGen for volume avatar video, with more minutes per tier and stronger translation. Synthesia for enterprise training video, better studio avatars and the compliance paperwork. ElevenLabs if the voice is the point and the face is not. D-ID's distinctive claim is the combination - a rendered-video product and a real-time conversational avatar on the same platform and the same credit balance.
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