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HeyGen vs Hailuo AI

HeyGen: AI avatar videos: your digital twin or a stock avatar speaks your script, with translation into 175+ languages. Hailuo AI: MiniMax's AI video and image platform, home of the MiniMax H3 model with native stereo sound.

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Updated October 16, 2026

HeyGen and Hailuo AI details as published on heygen.com and hailuoai.video (and their official app store listings), checked October 16, 2026. Luren AI shown for reference.
	HeyGen	Hailuo AI	Luren AI
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Android	iPhone and Android app
Mobile app	Yes	Yes	Yes, iPhone and Android
Free plan	Yes: 3 videos a month up to 1 minute each, 500+ stock avatars, 1 custom video avatar and up to 3 photo avatars; free videos carry a HeyGen watermark.	Runs new-user promotions; its MiniMax H3 page says new users currently get free H3 trials and starter credits.	Free to download and try
Pricing	Free plan, then subscriptions: Creator at $29 a month, Pro from $49 a month with larger credit tiers, and Business at $149 a month plus $20 per seat (as listed on its pricing page), and Enterprise on request.	Monthly memberships (Standard, Pro, Master, Ultra and Max) with credits, plus pay-as-you-go credit purchases, according to its subscription FAQ.	Pay per creation with coins, or a weekly or yearly Pro subscription
What you need to start	None for stock avatars; one face photo for a photo avatar, or one short video clip for a video avatar of yourself.	None: start from text, or add up to 9 images, 3 videos and 3 audio clips as references.	One photo, or just a prompt; no training
AI models	Its own avatar models (Avatar IV and Avatar V on its site) and Seedance 2.0 integrated into the platform; the Pro plan adds access to all its advanced AI models.	MiniMax's own models: MiniMax H3 (also called Hailuo 3), which follows Hailuo 01 and 02.	Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Qwen-Image 3.0, Grok Imagine; Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance
Images	Not offered	Text-to-image, according to its Google Play listing	300+ styles, your own prompt with a model picker, and an AI agent
Video	Talking avatar videos from a script, prompt-to-video with Video Agent, and highlights from long videos	MiniMax H3: 5 to 15 second clips at 24 fps with native stereo sound, up to 1440p, from text, frames or references	Image to video, text to video, UGC videos and 40+ AI dances
Editing	Captions, video translation with lip-sync, and script editing	H3 replaces, adds or removes people and objects and changes backgrounds, lighting, dialogue or voice in existing video	Restore, upscale, change clothes, backgrounds, pose and expression

Choose HeyGen if…

Founders, sales teams and real estate agents who want to appear on video without filming each time
Training and e-learning videos
Translating existing videos into other languages

HeyGen makes AI videos starring a digital avatar of you, built from a short clip or a photo, or one of its stock avatars. You type a script and the avatar delivers it; it also offers a prompt-based Video Agent and video translation into 175+ languages and dialects, on the web and in iPhone and Android apps.

Strengths

Avatars of yourself from one short clip or one photo
Video translation into 175+ languages and dialects
Available on the web and as iPhone and Android apps, with team and enterprise plans

Limits to know

Free plan videos are limited to 1 minute, 3 a month, with a watermark
4K export starts on the Pro plan
Built around talking presenters rather than photo generation

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Choose Hailuo AI if…

Short videos with built-in sound and dialogue
Editing existing clips by describing the change
Ads, brand films and e-commerce clips

Hailuo AI is MiniMax's creative platform for AI video and images, on the web and in an Android app. It runs MiniMax H3, a multimodal model that makes 5 to 15 second videos with native stereo sound at up to 2K and can edit people, objects, scenes and dialogue in existing video, alongside templates, an agent and audio tools.

Strengths

Every MiniMax H3 video comes with native stereo sound
Combines up to 12 reference files across images, video and audio
Targeted edits to existing video, including dialogue and voice
Its site cites top-three Artificial Analysis Video Arena rankings for H3 as of July 31, 2026

Limits to know

Its site links to an iPhone app, but that App Store page was not available on October 16, 2026
Watermark-free downloads are a paid-membership benefit, according to its subscription FAQ
Each H3 clip is 5 to 15 seconds long

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Key differences

Hailuo AI generates images; HeyGen is built around other jobs.
HeyGen is listed among ai video generators and ai ugc and ad makers; Hailuo AI among ai video generators and ai image generators.
Free plans: HeyGen: Yes: 3 videos a month up to 1 minute each, 500+ stock avatars, 1 custom video avatar and up to 3 photo avatars; free videos carry a HeyGen watermark. Hailuo AI: Runs new-user promotions; its MiniMax H3 page says new users currently get free H3 trials and starter credits.

A third option

Both kinds of model, in one phone app

Luren AI puts Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Veo 3.1 and Kling side by side on iPhone and Android, with 300+ ready-made styles, UGC ads, AI dances and an AI agent that makes the picture for you. Start from one photo, no training.

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FAQ

HeyGen vs Hailuo AI: questions

Is HeyGen better than Hailuo AI?

It depends on the job. HeyGen suits founders, sales teams and real estate agents who want to appear on video without filming each time; training and e-learning videos; translating existing videos into other languages. Hailuo AI suits short videos with built-in sound and dialogue; editing existing clips by describing the change; ads, brand films and e-commerce clips.

Is HeyGen free?

Yes: 3 videos a month up to 1 minute each, 500+ stock avatars, 1 custom video avatar and up to 3 photo avatars; free videos carry a HeyGen watermark.

Is Hailuo AI free?

Runs new-user promotions; its MiniMax H3 page says new users currently get free H3 trials and starter credits.

Which is better for video, HeyGen or Hailuo AI?

HeyGen: Talking avatar videos from a script, prompt-to-video with Video Agent, and highlights from long videos. Hailuo AI: MiniMax H3: 5 to 15 second clips at 24 fps with native stereo sound, up to 1440p, from text, frames or references.

Is there an alternative to HeyGen and Hailuo AI on my phone?

Luren AI is an iPhone and Android app with image models like Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5 and Seedream, video models like Veo 3.1 and Kling, 300+ ready-made styles and an AI agent. It is free to download and try.

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