Which plan removes the watermark: HeyGen, Synthesia, Descript

On the pricing pages read on 2026-10-11, HeyGen removes its watermark at Creator ($29 a month), Synthesia lifts it at Starter ($29 a month), and Descript lists watermark-free exports on its paid tiers, starting at Hobbyist ($16 a month). The free tier of each tool is the one that carries the mark.

What does each vendor's page say about watermarks?

Wording differs, so the table keeps each vendor's own framing. Prices are the monthly figures shown on the page, and the page may change after the read date.

Is the first paid plan enough for real work?

Removing the mark is only the first gate. Resolution and volume come next. If you publish a few short clips, the entry plan can be enough. If you batch dozens of videos, the credit allowance matters more than the watermark, and the per-credit cost is the number to compare.

• HeyGen lists Creator at up to 1080P with 600 credits a month; 4K starts at Pro ($49 a month, 1,000 credits).
• Synthesia lists Starter at about 12 minutes of video a month; Pro ($89 a month) lists about 60 minutes and 5 personal avatars.
• Descript lists up to 4K on Creator and Business, so Hobbyist is the entry for clean exports but not the 4K tier.

How does Sume handle this?

Sume does not sell a watermark-removal tier. Its public plans are Pro at $40 a month, Startup at $120 and Scale at $400, and what changes between them is video generation access, API and MCP access, shared workspace and concurrency. The Free plan covers image generation and limited agent access, and video generation starts at Pro.

Usage is billed from one credit balance at each model's published rate, so a clip costs what its model lists rather than a share of a plan allowance. Sume's docs that I read do not describe a visible mark added to output, so check the output of your own test job before you depend on that.

How should you pick?

Start from the deliverable. A training video with a presenter avatar points at Synthesia or HeyGen, where the avatar is the product and the plan sets how many minutes you get. Spoken-word editing points at Descript. If you want clips from many video models under one balance and an API, compare the per-clip rate against the credit price on the plans above.

Whatever you choose, export one clip on the free tier and one on the entry paid tier, and confirm the mark is gone before you commit to an annual plan. Also note that vendors reshuffle credits and tiers often, so re-read the page on the day you buy rather than relying on a table from last week.