HeyGen supports creators and enterprises in producing high-quality, identity-secure video content on a large scale.
HeyGen Voice can provide a real and natural output effect, sounding just like the user's own voice.
Los Angeles, October 9, 2026 / PRNewswire / -- The world-leading personal avatar company HeyGen today launches its newly developed voice model HeyGen Voice. HeyGen states that HeyGen Voice ranked first upon its debut on the Artificial Analysis list and also received the title of Best Model in the World in independent evaluations of AI voice models, marking an important milestone in the technological development of HeyGen.
This release expands on HeyGen's efforts to promote the widespread creation of high-quality videos. As individuals and businesses increasingly rely on content creation to build their digital presence, HeyGen hopes to enable more users to utilize high-quality video creation tools. A recent survey conducted by HeyGen among over 1,000 small business owners in its global user base found that 71.6% of respondents had recorded videos for their businesses but ultimately decided not to publish them. HeyGen Voice is aimed at helping to alleviate issues such as subpar production quality or a lack of confidence in front of the camera.
According to HeyGen, many AI voice models lack key elements such as emphasis, emotion, and rhythm, which are essential for making a voice recognizable and infectious. As a result, listeners quickly lose interest. HeyGen Voice is specifically designed for authentic expression, capable of preserving the tone, rhythm, and manner of speech in a person's voice, making each sentence more consistent with how they would actually speak it.
"Voice is one of the most powerful and personally distinctive means of communication, and quality makes a decisive difference," said Rong Yan, Chief Technology Officer of HeyGen. "We created HeyGen Voice to provide the best AI voice technology that is possible – one that always makes you sound like you are in your best condition. Being able to rank first on the Artificial Analysis charts upon its launch is independent evidence that there is no need to compromise between authenticity and quality."
The product highlights of HeyGen Voice include:
- The top-ranked voice model:Ranked first in the independent evaluation of the Artificial Analysis versus AI voice models.
- Mandatory requirements:It can provide natural accent, emotion, personality, and rhythm, making the user sound like themselves, rather than a synthetic replica.
- Unified end-to-end technology stack:HeyGen indicates that its Avatar V is the core model, and voice is a new format within the same technical stack. Identity and voice come from the same system, rather than being pieced together by multiple suppliers.
- Free to use:HeyGen Voice is now available for free on the HeyGen platform and in API.
- HeyGen Professional Voice Clone:Offering an additional service for $99 per month to users who wish to have their voice as close to their own as possible. This service utilizes 30 minutes to 3 hours of the voice owner's audio for training, subject to explicit consent.
HeyGen indicates that a key factor to a company's success lies in its ability to create products that are faithful to each user's identity. As AI makes it easier to create realistic character avatars, HeyGen places consent and control at the core of its technological approach. HeyGen requires explicit consent from the voice owner and incorporates safeguards into its avatar products to help ensure that users always have control over how their voices and images are presented.
Before today's announcement, HeyGen had just launched HeyGen Video and continues to expand its tools for creators and enterprises. HeyGen also stated that the company has recently received Committed Badge awarded by EcoVadis, reflecting its performance in areas such as environment, labor and human rights, business ethics, and sustainable procurement, at a time when its business is continuing to expand.
HeyGen was established in 2020. The company states that it currently covers 196 countries, has over 40 million users, and has created more than 118 million videos in total. It has also been adopted by 85% of the Fortune 100 companies. The company's most recent annual recurring revenue ( ARR ) has exceeded 200 million US dollars, and it has managed to double its revenue within 8 months.
HeyGen indicates that as the model continues to evolve, HeyGen Voice will continue to introduce more features and updates in the future, taking into account user feedback as well.
About HeyGen
HeyGen is a AI avatar company. HeyGen creates "personal avatars" – digital versions of individuals driven by AI that resemble real people in appearance, actions, and voice. The company states that HeyGen has been selected for Fast Company's list of most innovative companies for 2026, and was rated first as "most realistic" on G2, supported by its proprietary Avatar V model. HeyGen claims that over 40 million people and 85% of the Fortune 100 companies are currently using its products to produce clear, confident video content without the need to film each video personally, thus presenting their best selves in every appearance.
