Hedra vs InVideo AI
A side-by-side look at Hedra and InVideo AI for filmmakers: what each one can do, what it costs, and where they actually differ.
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Character video AI: a portrait plus audio becomes a directed talking or acting performance
- Price
- From $20/mo (Basic, 2,000 credits); Pro $50/mo; Ultra $100/mo; Teams $75/mo; Enterprise custom
- Learning
- Easy
- Best for
- Talking-character explainers and spokesperson videos from a single portrait
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AI assistant editor on a real multitrack timeline, with a free manual editor
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans per seat from €20/mo (€10/mo billed annually)
- Learning
- Moderate
- Best for
- Short social, ad and explainer videos built from generated clips, stock and talking-head footage
The short version
Where they differ
- Only Hedra offers infinite canvas.
- Only Hedra offers public API.
All 2 offer: AI agent, chat assistant, team collaboration, text to image, text to video, image to video, lip-sync, character consistency, third-party models, MCP server, free tier.
Feature by feature
Hedra vs InVideo AI: capabilities
| Hedra | InVideo AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | From $20/mo (Basic, 2,000 credits); Pro $50/mo; Ultra $100/mo; Teams $75/mo; Enterprise custom | Free plan; paid plans per seat from €20/mo (€10/mo billed annually) |
| Infinite canvas | Yes | No |
| AI agent | Yes | Yes |
| Chat assistant | Yes | Yes |
| Team collaboration | Yes | Yes |
| Text to image | Yes | Yes |
| Image editing | Partial | Yes |
| Text to video | Yes | Yes |
| Image to video | Yes | Yes |
| Video to video | Partial | Not confirmed |
| Native audio in video | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Lip-sync | Yes | Yes |
| Voice / TTS | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Music & SFX | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Upscaling | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Character consistency | Yes | Yes |
| Camera control | Yes | Partial |
| Third-party models | Yes | Yes |
| Public API | Yes | No |
| MCP server | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial use | Yes | Not confirmed |
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page. "Not confirmed" means the vendor doesn't say.
Plans
Pricing compared
Hedra
| Free | $0monthly |
|---|---|
| Basic | $20monthly |
| Pro | $50monthly |
| Teams | $75monthly |
| Ultra | $100monthly |
| Enterprise | Customcustom |
InVideo AI
| Free | €0weekly quota |
|---|---|
| Starter | €20monthly (€10/mo billed annually) |
| Plus | €60monthly (€30/mo billed annually) |
| Max | €150monthly (€75/mo billed annually) |
The verdict
Which one should you pick?
Hedra
Pick it for
- Talking-character explainers and spokesperson videos from a single portrait
- UGC-style ads and product walkthroughs with an illustrated or AI-generated presenter
- Music videos and animated shorts where a character must sing or talk on camera
Stands out
- Built for character performance first: one portrait plus audio gives lip-sync, expression and gesture, and it works on illustrated characters as well as photos.
- Character-3 clips run up to 10 minutes per generation, far longer than most single-shot video models, and are priced per second at 2.5c (540p), 5c (720p) or 6.25c (1080p).
Watch out
- Output tops out at 1080p on Character-3 and Omnia, below 4K-capable rivals
- Credits expire monthly and do not roll over, according to third-party reviews
InVideo AI
Pick it for
- Short social, ad and explainer videos built from generated clips, stock and talking-head footage
- Cutting talking-head, podcast and multicam recordings: silences, filler, angle switching and chapters
- Editors who want an AI first pass and then finish in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve
Stands out
- The AI works on a real multitrack timeline, and every edit it makes can be adjusted by hand afterwards.
- Exports an editable project to Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve with cuts and layers intact, so the AI cut can move into a finishing workflow.
Watch out
- Credits are per seat and do not roll over to the next month
- Seedance 2.0 at 4K and Seedance 2.5 are only on Plus and Max; Starter gets Seedance 2.0 Fast and Mini
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page, checked against vendor pricing and changelog pages (oldest check: ). Sources are listed on each tool's page.