Hedra / hedra.com
AI platform generating character-driven talking videos by animating any still image to speak with any voice, from portraits and illustrations to AI-generated characters.
Free plan
Yes
API access
Yes
Open source
No
Platforms
3
Hedra specialises in character videos where a still image — a photo, illustration, or AI-generated character — is animated to speak with matching lip movements from audio or text input. The Character-1 model produces surprisingly natural lip sync and facial animation from a single portrait image. Used for content creation, educational animation, social media, and entertainment.
Hedra AI runs as video generation model software built around text and image workflows. Users typically start with a prompt, upload, or connected data source, and the underlying model handles the heavy lifting before returning a result you can refine or export. It's available on web, ios, and android, with API access for teams that want to embed it into their own products.
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The capabilities that matter most for teams evaluating Hedra AI.
Animates any still image to speak with natural lip sync and facial animation from text or uploaded audio.
Creates engaging character video content from a single portrait image without video production skills.
Programmatic character video generation for integrating talking character animation into applications.
Free plan with limited video generations. Creator $24/month. Pro $74/month. Enterprise custom pricing.
Model
Freemium
Starting price
$24/mo
Free trial
No
HeyGen provides photorealistic avatar video for corporate use. Synthesia and Colossyan create avatar-based training video. Pika and Runway provide general-purpose video generation.
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Key facts about model providers, platforms, and team support.
Model Provider
Hedra
Models
Character-1
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Deployment
SaaS
Integrations
API
Team Collaboration
No
Launch Year
2024
Compliance signals and data-handling notes as reported by the vendor.
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Editorial Verdict
Hedra is the best tool for creating talking character videos from still images. For general text-to-video generation, Runway, Pika, or Luma AI are more appropriate.
Last verified July 24, 2026.
Brad K. James
Free plan with limited video generations. Creator $24/month. Pro $74/month. Enterprise custom pricing.
Free plan with limited credits. Explorer $10/month (300 credits). Pro $25/month (1,000 credits). Artist $35/month (2,000 credits).
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