Pick Elai if
l&D / enablement teams who will stay on Free at $0 (1 minute) while they open a first Storyboard, then Creator at $29/month ($276 billed annually) when they need 15 minutes and Full HD.
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Our take
Pick Elai if l&D / enablement teams who will stay on Free at $0 (1 minute) while they open a first Storyboard, then Creator at $29/month ($276 billed annually) when they need 15 minutes and Full HD. Pick HeyGen if marketers and L&D teams who want a presenter on camera without a shoot. Skip HeyGen if people who need a general text-to-video model (Runway) or speech-only TTS (ElevenLabs).
Elai
hosted AI Storyboard desk
Best for
Elai A presenter slide list you start at a public $
HeyGen A talking-head video from a script
Free plan
Elai $0 · no commitment. 1 user. 1 minute. 80+ avatars. 75+ languages. All Creator features on the card
HeyGen $0 · /mo. Entry card for creators; credit and length caps are on the live page
Lowest paid
Elai Extra minutes $2
HeyGen Creator $29/mo
Next step up
Elai Creator $29/min
HeyGen Pro from $49/mo
Coding agent
Elai
HeyGen Create menu
Runs where
Elai Hosted
HeyGen Hosted
Watch out
Elai Free is 1 minute
HeyGen Credits, not unlimited minutes
Last checked
Elai 2026-10-23 · elai.io/pricing
HeyGen 2026-10-19 · heygen.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick HeyGen if
marketers and L&D teams who want a presenter on camera without a shoot.
Read the HeyGen page