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Pricing: Freemium
Editor rating: 3.9/5
Updated: September 2026

Text-to-avatar video with 80+ avatars and 75+ languages. Free (1 minute); Creator $29/month or $23 annual (15 min); Team $125 or $100 annual (50 min); custom avatars from $199/year.

Editor's take: Minute-priced avatar video with a free minute; Creator $29 or $23 annual for 15 minutes — Sohail Akhtar

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Editor's Verdict

Official Review
Elai is the arithmetic-friendly avatar tool: pay per minute, add a selfie avatar for $199 a year. It competes on price, not on realism.
3.9 / 5.0
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Reviewed by Sohail Akhtar

Lead Editor & Founder

Pros

What we like

  • Free plan and cheap selfie avatars
  • Prices per minute stated on the page
  • Broad language coverage

Cons

Limitations

  • One free minute is barely a test
  • Avatar realism trails HeyGen
  • Custom avatars and cloning are all yearly add-ons

Pricing

PlanDetails
FreeFree – 1 user, 1 minute, 80+ avatars, 75+ languages
CreatorCreator – $29/month, or $23/month billed annually ($276/year) (listed on 14 September 2026) – 15 minutes/month, 1 user
TeamTeam – $125/month, or $100/month billed annually ($1,200/year) (listed on 14 September 2026) – 50 minutes/month, 3 editors
AddonsStudio avatar $500/year; selfie avatar $199/year; voice cloning $200/year; extra minutes $2 each (listed on 14 September 2026)

Elai has a free plan with one user and one minute of video. Its pricing page on 14 September 2026 listed Creator at $29 per month or $23 per month billed annually ($276 a year) with 15 minutes a month, and Team at $125 per month or $100 billed annually ($1,200 a year) with 50 minutes a month and three editors, with Enterprise custom. Add-ons: studio avatar $500 a year, selfie avatar $199 a year, voice cloning $200 a year; extra minutes $2 each on paid plans.

What is Elai?

Quick Summary

Elai turns text into avatar videos with 80-plus avatars and 75-plus languages, priced per minute of video. Its pricing page on 14 September 2026 listed a free plan with one minute, Creator at $29 a month or $23 billed annually for 15 minutes, Team at $125 or $100 annually for 50 minutes, and custom avatars and voice cloning as yearly add-ons.

Elai converts scripts, articles and presentations into avatar videos, with a template editor, translation into 75-plus languages and an API. Plans are sized by minutes. On 14 September 2026 its pricing page listed Free with one user and one minute, Creator at $29 a month or $23 a month billed annually ($276 a year) with 15 minutes a month ($1.93 or $1.53 per minute), Team at $125 a month or $100 billed annually ($1,200 a year) with 50 minutes and three editors ($2.50 or $2.00 per minute), and Enterprise on request. Add-ons: a studio avatar at $500 a year, a selfie avatar at $199 a year and voice cloning at $200 a year; extra minutes were $2 each on paid plans. Compare alternatives.

Associated Tags

ai avatar video, text to video avatar, video translation, per-minute video pricing, heygen alternative

Key Features

80+ avatars and 75+ languages
Text, article and presentation to video
Per-minute pricing with $2 top-ups
Selfie and studio custom avatars as add-ons
Voice cloning add-on
API

Target Audience

Who should use Elai?

Buyers who want minute pricing they can calculateSmall teamsAnyone who needs a custom avatar for under $200 a year
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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Elai cost?
Creator $29 a month or $23 billed annually for 15 minutes; Team $125 or $100 annually for 50 minutes; extra minutes $2; as listed on 14 September 2026.
Does Elai have a free plan?
Yes, with one user and one minute of video.
Can I make an avatar of myself in Elai?
Yes: a selfie avatar was listed at $199 a year and a studio avatar at $500 a year.