Hedra
by Hedra · www.hedra.com ↗
AI video platform for generating expressive talking characters and avatar videos from images and audio.
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- Category
- Video Generation
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2024
- Record updated
- 2026-07-30
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- US
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/hedra/
Overview
Hedra is an AI video platform for generating expressive talking characters and avatar videos from images and audio. Its Character-3 model animates a still image into speech-synchronized video with controllable emotion, used for UGC-style ads, virtual presenters, and character content. Hedra offers a free tier and credit-based paid subscriptions.
Key features
- Character-3 model for expressive talking avatars
- Image plus audio to lip-synced video generation
- Voice options via built-in TTS or uploaded audio
- Web studio and API access
Use cases
- Creating UGC-style avatar ads for marketing
- Producing virtual presenters and spokespeople
- Animating characters for social content
Pricing
Hedra has a free tier with limited credits and paid plans that add monthly credits, faster generation, and commercial rights.
Frequently asked questions
What does Hedra do?
Hedra turns a still image plus audio or text into expressive, lip-synced talking-character videos.
What is Character-3?
Character-3 is Hedra's foundation model for animating characters with synchronized speech and controllable emotion.
Is Hedra free?
Hedra offers free starter credits; sustained use requires a credit-based paid subscription.
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- Hailuo AI — Text-to-video and image-to-video model from MiniMax for generating short cinematic clips.
- HeyGen — AI video platform for generating avatar-based videos and translating videos into other languages.
- Higgsfield — AI video generation platform focused on cinematic camera controls and effects for social and marketing content.
- InVideo AI — AI video creation tool that generates edited videos with visuals and voiceover from a text prompt.
Sources
This record was last reviewed on 2026-07-30.
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