How to Create a Talking Avatar from a Photo (2026)
One photo and one audio track make a talking avatar for under $2 per 30 seconds. The photo, the audio and one expression setting decide the quality, and Hedra's policy bars anyone's face but yours.
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One photo and one audio track make a talking avatar for under $2 per 30 seconds. The photo, the audio and one expression setting decide the quality, and Hedra's policy bars anyone's face but yours.

Make AI UGC ads step by step: a brief, hooks that don't fake a customer, an avatar you're allowed to use, B-roll, one safe zone for TikTok and Reels, the AI labels, and the cost per 30-second ad.
On HeyGen, $29 buys 150 minutes with a stock avatar or 12.5 with your own digital twin. Synthesia includes three personal avatars from $14. Here are seven AI avatar generators priced per finished minute.

HeyGen's 600 credits buy 150 minutes of video or 12.5, depending on one dropdown. We checked seven alternatives against their own pricing pages and worked out what a finished minute really costs on each.
Hedra replaced its plans in late September: Creator at $30 is gone and the new middle tier is $50. We compare credits per dollar across all five plans, and show the two-minute test that turns credits into minutes.