Synthesia drops $25 Roleplay learner-seat add-on, adds free trial to paid plans
What happened
Between the Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026 captures of Synthesia's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Roleplay Training learner-seat add-on ($25/learner/month yearly, $29 monthly) and the per-plan 'Add learner seat' lines removed from pricing page; Starter and Pro cards now show Syren video estimates (~24 and ~84 videos/yr); Basic free allowance adds '1 Syren video - limited promo'; Starter and Pro yearly cards add a 'Try for FREE' free-trial CTA (with 'or Purchase now'), replacing 'Get started'. Pulse files it as a packaging change (trial change, add-on removed, feature added) with a downward direction. The current page lists Starter at $14 and Pro at $59.
It lands 4 days after Synthesia's previous change, "Synthesia drops Roleplay add-on for new 'Syren' video allowance tiers" (Oct 29, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Synthesia adds up to 4 months free on yearly plans, Pro yearly at $59/mo" (Oct 26, 2026), "Synthesia cuts Syren promo credits to 1,000 on Basic and 1,500 on Starter and Pro" (Oct 22, 2026) and "Synthesia launches Syren AI video agent with 2,000 free credits for a month" (Oct 10, 2026). Synthesia has been tracked since 2024-11-16.
In the same window Runway, OpusClip and Loom also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter, Pro · TrialTrial change
Starter and Pro yearly cards add a 'Try for FREE' free-trial CTA (with 'or Purchase now'), replacing 'Get started'
- — · Add-onAdd-on removed
Roleplay Training learner-seat add-on ($25/learner/month yearly, $29 monthly) and the per-plan 'Add learner seat' lines removed from pricing page
- Starter, Pro, Basic · FeatureAddedNo Syren video estimatesSyren video estimates
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter, Pro | Trial | Starter and Pro yearly cards add a 'Try for FREE' free-trial CTA (with 'or Purchase now'), replacing 'Get started' | Trial change | |
| — | Add-on | Roleplay Training learner-seat add-on ($25/learner/month yearly, $29 monthly) and the per-plan 'Add learner seat' lines removed from pricing page | Add-on removed | |
| Starter, Pro, Basic | Feature | No Syren video estimates | Syren video estimates | Added |
Values as written on Synthesia's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Synthesia's pricing page (synthesia.io) from Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Syren video estimates now appears.
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Synthesia, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 2, 2026packagingSynthesia drops $25 Roleplay learner-seat add-on, adds free trial to paid plans · this change
- Oct 29, 2026packagingSynthesia drops Roleplay add-on for new 'Syren' video allowance tiers
- Oct 26, 2026packagingSynthesia adds up to 4 months free on yearly plans, Pro yearly at $59/mo
- Oct 22, 2026packagingSynthesia cuts Syren promo credits to 1,000 on Basic and 1,500 on Starter and Pro
- Oct 10, 2026improvedSynthesia launches Syren AI video agent with 2,000 free credits for a month
- Oct 2, 2026packagingSynthesia moves to credits, cuts free plan allowance by 58% to 500 a month
- Sep 28, 2026packagingSynthesia slashes Basic plan's AI video assets from 25/mo to just 3
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did Synthesia raise prices in November 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: trial change, add-on removed, feature added.
What changed on Synthesia's pricing page between Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026?
Starter and Pro yearly cards add a 'Try for FREE' free-trial CTA (with 'or Purchase now'), replacing 'Get started'; Roleplay Training learner-seat add-on ($25/learner/month yearly, $29 monthly) and the per-plan 'Add learner seat' lines removed from pricing page; Starter, Pro, Basic feature: No Syren video estimates → Syren video estimates, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Synthesia change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 8 other pricing-page changes for Synthesia in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Synthesia drops Roleplay add-on for new 'Syren' video allowance tiers" on Oct 29, 2026; Synthesia has been tracked since 2024-11-16.