Elai Pricing and Elai AI Pricing in 2026 With the Cost per Video Minute

Elai pricing in 2026 is $29 a month for Creator, $125 a month for Team, and a custom quote for Enterprise, or $23 and $100 a month billed yearly. Creator includes 15 video minutes a month for one user and Team includes 50 minutes for three editors. A Free plan gives you 1 minute. Extra minutes cost $1.93 to $2.50 each on paid plans.

Elai (elai.io) is an avatar video tool. You type a script, pick a presenter from the library of 80+ avatars, and it renders a talking-head video in 75+ languages. What you pay for is rendered minutes, so the plan that fits depends on how long your videos run and how often you re-render them. The numbers below come from the rendered Elai pricing page, checked on October 25, 2026.

Elai pricing plans in 2026

Creator gives you Full HD video and the full avatar, voice, and language library. Team adds 4K video, premium voices, custom images and fonts, one selfie avatar, and one voice clone. Enterprise adds three voice clones, three selfie avatars, premium avatars, a brand kit, workspaces, SSO, and premium support. The Team limits table on the pricing page shows different minute figures than the plan card (50, 100, 150), so confirm the allowance at checkout.

How much does Elai cost per video minute?

At full use, an Elai minute costs about $1.93 on Creator monthly, $1.53 on Creator yearly, $2.50 on Team monthly, and $2.00 on Team yearly. Those match the overage rates Elai charges for extra minutes, so the plan price and the overage price land in the same range.

The Elai FAQ lists a separate rule of $2 per extra minute on paid plans. Minutes are deducted on every render, and deleting a project does not give them back. That matters if you tweak a script and re-render five times to fix a pronunciation, because each pass spends minutes. A one minute explainer with three re-renders costs four minutes of your 15.

Elai add-ons and what they cost

Custom avatars and voices are sold on top of the plan. A Studio Avatar is $500 a year, a Selfie Avatar is $199 a year, and Voice Cloning is $200 a year. The Team yearly plan already includes one selfie avatar and one voice clone, so a team that wants both is better off on Team than buying them for Creator, where the add-ons alone add $399 a year to $276.

Does Elai have a free plan?

Yes, Elai has a Free plan with 1 video minute and no separate trial period. One minute is enough to hear a voice and see an avatar, not enough to judge a workflow. Elai does not publish a refund policy on its pricing page. The FAQ says you can cancel anytime, unused minutes last to the end of the current term, and rendered videos stay stored for one year after cancellation but cannot be edited or re-rendered.

Is Elai worth it for training and marketing videos?

Elai is worth it when a human presenter on screen is the point, such as onboarding, compliance courses, or localized spokesperson videos in several languages. At $23 a month yearly, Creator costs less than one hour of a freelance editor. It is the wrong buy when you need a lot of short videos, because 15 minutes of avatar footage is roughly 30 half-minute clips, and each re-render spends from the same pool.

Teams that build avatar courses also need somewhere to track who completed the required modules, which is the job of compliance management software that tracks training obligations. For a different approach to the same budget, see Synthesia pricing and Colossyan pricing, which price avatar minutes and credits differently, and how much AI video generators cost for the wider range.

When VidUp is the better buy than Elai

VidUp turns a script, a blog post, or a product URL into a finished video with an AI voiceover, burned-in captions, and licensed stock footage matched to each line, in 9:16, 1:1, and 16:9. It has no avatars, so it is not a replacement for a presenter on screen. It is the better buy when you need volume, such as product videos for a catalog, a short video for every blog post, or social clips every week.

VidUp Growth is $99 a month or $49 billed yearly for 75 videos and 2 seats, and Pro is $199 or $99 billed yearly for 200 videos, 4K, 5 brand kits, and API access. Compare the workflows on VidUp vs Synthesia, see how text to video works, and check VidUp pricing. There is a one-time demo, no free plan.

Frequently asked questions about Elai pricing

How much does Elai cost?

Elai costs $29 a month for Creator and $125 a month for Team on monthly billing, or $23 and $100 a month billed yearly. Creator includes 15 video minutes and Team includes 50. Enterprise is a custom quote. There is also a Free plan with 1 video minute.

How much is Elai AI per month?

Elai AI is $29 a month on Creator with monthly billing, or $23 a month if you pay $276 for the year. Team is $125 a month or $100 yearly. Extra minutes beyond the plan cost between $1.53 and $2.50 each depending on plan and billing.

Does Elai have a free plan?

Yes. The Elai Free plan includes 1 video minute, one user, 80+ avatars, and 75+ languages. It works as a test of voice and avatar quality, not as a way to produce a real course or campaign, because a single render of a longer script uses the whole allowance.

Do unused Elai minutes roll over?

Elai says unused minutes last until the end of the current term. Minutes are deducted on every render, and deleting a project does not restore them. Plan your script before rendering, because each re-render spends from the same monthly pool.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Elai?

If you do not need a presenter on screen, VidUp Starter at $24 a month billed yearly makes 30 finished videos from scripts, blog posts, or product URLs, with no minute counter. If you do need avatars, compare Synthesia and Colossyan, which price by credits and seats.