Synthesia for Character Consistency — AI Avatars and the Custom Character Reference Gap
Synthesia is the enterprise leader in AI avatar video — used by 50,000+ companies for training videos, sales outreach, and corporate communications. Its strength is photorealistic human avatars that speak scripted text with lip-sync. Where Synthesia doesn't compete is in custom illustrated or stylized character generation — its avatar pipeline is built for human presenters, not anime mascots or cartoon protagonists. Creators who want a custom illustrated character in their video content, with the same production polish Synthesia brings to human avatars, can pair EZ Character's multi-angle reference output with any AI video tool (including Synthesia's custom avatar pipeline for enterprise customers) to maintain consistent illustrated character identity across corporate and marketing video content.
Synthesia vs EZ Character at a glance
| Criterion | EZ Character | Synthesia |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use case | Static multi-angle character reference sheets | Enterprise AI avatar video with photorealistic human presenters |
| Output type | Multi-angle PNG/JPG reference sheets | Talking-head video with AI avatar + scripted voiceover |
| Pricing (entry) | €0 free tier (12 free credits, ~80 images) | $22/month Starter (1 avatar, 120 min video/year) |
| Character type | Illustrated, stylised, any art style | Photorealistic human avatars (stock or custom) |
| Custom character pipeline | Upload any image, generate multi-angle | Custom avatar creation available on Enterprise tier (higher cost) |
| Best for | Creating the illustrated character reference Synthesia-style avatar pipelines can't natively produce | Corporate training, sales, and communications video with human presenter avatars |
When to use each
EZ Character
Your video content needs an illustrated or stylised character (mascot, brand persona, animated presenter) rather than a photorealistic human avatar. EZ Character generates the reference; pair with any video tool for animation.
Synthesia
Your use case is corporate video communication — training, sales outreach, internal comms — where a photorealistic human presenter is the right format and you value Synthesia's enterprise compliance and integrations.
Frequently asked questions
Try EZ Character free
Upload one image. Get 8 consistent angles. See the difference for your own character.
Generate your reference setFree tier: 12 credits (~80 images). No credit card required.