Lip sync
Where lip sync, talking avatars, or mouth-aligned translation appear on the web, API, or MCP among the eight verified tools on this directory.
Platforms
| Platform | Web | API | MCP | Price | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeyGen | Web available | https://developers.heygen.com — Avatar IV/V engines; lip-sync translation listed on Free trial and paid compare rows | Official remote MCP https://mcp.heygen.com/mcp/v1/ | Free (limited lip-sync translation trial); Creator $29/mo or $24 annual — verified 2026-10-16 | Verified |
| Higgsfield | Web available | https://docs.higgsfield.ai — lip-sync tools appear in plan/help material on the tool page | Official remote MCP https://mcp.higgsfield.ai/mcp | Starter $19/mo billed annually — verified 2026-10-16 | Verified |
| Kling | Web available | https://kling.ai/dev/pricing — API lists avatar and lip sync as separate billable lines | Official Kling MCP URL not observed | Membership Standard $6.99 then $8.80/mo; API avatar/lip-sync unit rates on the developer page — verified 2026-10-16 | Verified |
| Seedance (Dreamina) | Web available | Public Dreamina/Seedance HTTP API not observed | Official Dreamina/Seedance MCP URL not observed | Dreamina plans list lip-sync audio generations among benefits — Basic $1.50 then $15/mo (offer ends 2026-10-23) — verified 2026-10-16 | Verified |
| Creatify | Web not available | https://docs.creatify.ai — AI avatar and TTS are listed; a dedicated lip-sync SKU name was not observed on the tool page | Official remote MCP https://api.creatify.ai/mcp | Free 10 credits/mo; Standard $15/mo or $12 annual — verified 2026-10-16 | Verified |
| CapCut | Web not available | Public creator API not observed | Official MCP URL not observed | Pro / Ultra / Teams region stickers — verified 2026-10-16 | Verified |
| ElevenLabs | Web not available | TTS API only — no lip-sync video product on the tool page | Official hosted MCP https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/mcp | Free; Starter $6/mo; Creator $22 — verified 2026-10-16 | Verified |
| Runway | Web not available | https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/guides/pricing — Act Two and related names appear in model lists; a priced lip-sync SKU was not isolated on the tool-page extract used here | Official generation MCP https://mcp.runwayml.com | Free 125 one-time; Standard $15 monthly / $12 annual — verified 2026-10-16 | Verified |
Lip sync is the job of aligning a mouth to a voice track: translation that keeps the face moving with a new language, an avatar reading a script, or a billed lip-sync line on a video API. Creators need it when the audience expects a talking head, not when the channel is faceless b-roll with a separate narrator. This matrix only covers the eight tools already verified on this site on 2026-10-16. Cells stay conservative: a capability tag or a developer bullet can mark a row observed; marketing adjectives without a product surface stay not observed.
How to read this table
- Web is
observedwhen the tool page documents lip sync, talking avatars with mouth alignment, or lip-sync translation in the creator product. - API quotes developer URLs and named billable lines (for example Kling avatar and lip sync unit rates) when those sentences were filed on the tool page.
- MCP lists official remote servers only. Kling has API pricing without an official MCP URL on the extract.
- Price is the starter membership or plan band from the tool page. Kling membership credits and Kling API units do not convert into each other.
- Verified is 2026-10-16 for every row in this first tier.
Selection tips
- Explainer or twin presenter with consent: start on HeyGen and the AI avatar workflow.
- Product-URL actor ads: Creatify is organized around ads; this matrix leaves its lip-sync cell conservative because the tool page emphasizes avatar and TTS rather than a named lip-sync SKU.
- Multi-model studio that also surfaces lip sync: Higgsfield.
- Pipe-level avatar or lip sync billed in API units: Kling developer page — keep membership and API wallets apart.
- Dreamina plan benefits mention lip-sync audio generations on Seedance. That is a Dreamina benefit bullet, not a CapCut timeline claim.
- Voice-only work belongs on ElevenLabs. Lip sync is not that product.
Related workflows and models
- Workflows: ai-avatar, ugc-ads, voice-publish (handoff when the face is not required).
- Models: treat avatar engines named on HeyGen docs (Avatar IV / V) as product engines, not as Kling or Seedance substitutes.
What creators usually get wrong
Lip sync is not the same job as text to speech. A clean ElevenLabs track does not move a mouth. A Creatify actor ad may look lip-synced in the export while this matrix still refuses a dedicated lip-sync SKU claim because the tool page did not print that SKU name. HeyGen's lip-sync translation and Avatar engines are the clearest web-observed path among the eight tools for a talking presenter. Kling bills avatar and lip sync as separate API lines, which matters when you are pricing a pipeline rather than clicking in the membership app.
Do not convert Kling membership credits into API units. The Kling tool page keeps those wallets apart. Do not assume Dreamina lip-sync audio generations are available as a CapCut menu item with the same wording; the benefit bullet sits on the Seedance/Dreamina plan extract. Do not treat Runway Act Two name-drops as a priced lip-sync row until a tool-page cell isolates that SKU.
Consent still matters when the mouth belongs to a real person. Twin and custom avatar rules on the AI avatar workflow apply even when this matrix only answers web / API / MCP availability.
FAQ
Is Creatify a lip-sync tool?
Creatify ships AI avatars and TTS for ads. A dedicated lip-sync SKU name was not observed on the tool page, so the web cell stays not_observed even though a talking actor is the usual output.
Do Kling API lip-sync rates apply to the membership app?
No. The Kling tool page keeps membership credits and prepaid API units apart. Quote the wallet you will actually bill.
Does CapCut Pro include lip sync?
Not as a filed caption on the CapCut tool page. Lip-sync audio generations are listed among Dreamina plan benefits on the Seedance tool page instead.
Can ElevenLabs move a mouth?
Not on the extract. ElevenLabs is the voice layer; pair it with an avatar or video product when you need a face.
What about Synthesia or other avatar suites?
No /tools page was verified for them in this first tier, so they are omitted rather than filled with guessed cells.