Creative Reality Studio (D-ID) is the video and agent product on d-id.com. Video Studio turns scripts, briefs, decks, or documents into multilingual avatar videos. A second path builds digital humans from images or video, including real-time agents. Minutes are deducted from the plan, rounded up, and shared with API calls. The public pricing pages name Trial and Lite but do not show a dollar amount.
D-ID fits a team that wants a talking presenter from material it already has, or a face-to-face agent inside a product, and can live with a shared minute pool. It is a weak fit if you need a rate card before signup: the public pricing HTML explains rounding, renewal, watermarks, and cancellation, then stops. Trial videos carry a full-screen watermark. Lite is named beside Trial, but the answer only spells out full-screen for trial users.
A good fit for
Turning a script, deck, or document into a multilingual avatar video.
Building a presenter from an image or a video, including a live agent.
Developers who will spend the same minute balance from the API.
Know the trade-offs
Video length rounds up to the next 15-second block, and leftovers expire.
Trial output has a full-screen watermark; Lite's exact mark is less specific.
Public Studio and API pricing pages did not include dollar amounts.
What D-ID generates, animates, and meters.
Video Studio starts from words you already wrote
The Video Studio block says to generate polished, multilingual avatar videos from scripts. Briefs, decks, or documents. Controls named for both videos and interactive agents are avatar style, voice, backgrounds, layouts, and media. D-ID supports video creation and real-time interactions in 120+ languages. Named integrations are Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva, and Google Slides.
Build realistic digital humans from images or video for both offline videos and real-time experiences. Voice cloning and multilingual output sit in that same paragraph. Try it for free, Start Free Trial, and Get started for free are the entry labels. They do not list a minute grant. V4 Expressive Visual Agents is only a heading here. Self-hosting is a navigation label and is not described.
Visual AI Agents are real-time, conversational avatars that engage users face to face, respond naturally, and operate in multiple languages. The page says these interactive agents can carry out tasks, trigger workflows, and deliver personalized experiences, and that they are fully embeddable. The interface line is direct: no typing, no clicking, just face-to-face conversation. Learning copy pairs lip-synced lesson videos with a custom-trained tutor. Support copy pairs multilingual videos with an agent for instant service. Neither block names a knowledge file or a model.
When you create a video, the duration is deducted from the total minutes available in your plan. The length of the video is rounded up to the nearest 15-second interval. A 1-minute and 10-second video will consume 1 minute and 15 seconds. Minutes do not accumulate, they are renewed every month and unused minutes become void. Minutes used via the API are deducted from the same balance as your web version of D-ID. It is mandatory to have valid credits in your account to use the API. The key is generated on the Account page. The public API pricing page has navigation and a developer-hub link, not rate numbers.
A product update is a suggested studio job. Bring the deck or the brief, set avatar style, voice, background, and layout, and render one language before the rest. D-ID supports video creation and real-time interactions in 120+ languages, so another language is the same product, not a new tool. Budget the meter first. The length of the video is rounded up to the nearest 15-second interval, so a 1-minute and 10-second cut consumes 1 minute and 15 seconds. Extra languages multiply that rounded length. Unused minutes expire monthly.
Put a tutor agent next to a lesson
A lesson plus a tutor is a suggested split. The site says to make lip-synced lesson videos, then deploy a custom-trained agent as a tutor. Record the lesson from the deck and leave questions to the agent. If a developer embeds the tutor, minutes used via the API are deducted from the same balance as your web version of D-ID. Trial viewers see a full-screen watermark. Check that mark before the file goes to learners.
Answer a support question with a face, not a ticket form
A help-page agent is a suggested placement. The page says to make multilingual support videos and to use agents for instant, personalized service. Agents can carry out tasks and trigger workflows. Map one task you already run, and do not assume unstated tools are connected. Use a rendered video for the answer that never changes, and the agent for the branch that does. The live constraint is explicit: no typing, no clicking, just face-to-face conversation.
How to get started with Creative Reality Studio (D-ID)
1
Open a trial account
Use Start Free Trial or Get started for free.
2
Bring the source
Use a script, brief, deck, or document for Video Studio, or an image or video if you are building the avatar itself.
3
Generate and read the meter
The duration is deducted from the plan and rounded up to the nearest 15-second interval. Check the watermark on Trial.
4
Add API use only with credits
Generate a key from the Account page. API minutes come out of the same balance as the web studio.
Trial, Lite, and a price table that did not render.
The Studio pricing page reviewed on 6 October 2026 published minute rules, Trial, Lite, cancellation, and plan switching. Both prices are Not verified here. Buttons say Start Free Trial and Get started for free, which is why the model is freemium rather than paid-only.
Trial
Seeing a watermarked result before you pay.
Not verified.
Free trial is offered; minute grant not.
Named in the watermark FAQ
Full-screen watermark for trial users
A minute allowance was not verified here
Lite
A named plan that still carries a watermark.
Not verified.
Monthly and annual switching is described, without a Lite rate.
Grouped with Trial in the watermark question
The answer does not repeat the full-screen detail for Lite
A Lite price and minute cap were not verified here
Minutes do not accumulate, they are renewed every month and unused minutes become void. You can move from monthly to yearly anytime, and back to monthly at the end of the current cycle. Cancel under Billing. The plan stays active until the period ends, then the account is downgraded. As a free user, if you do not use D-ID for 6 months, your data will be deleted, but we will notify you via email before this happens. Deleting the account via support@d-id.com removes videos, Agents, and stored data, and that data cannot be recovered. No dollar figure for Trial, Lite, or the API page was.
Choose Colossyan when the job is a lesson you will approve scene by scene. D-ID's public pages center on a shared minute pool, a 15-second round-up, and real-time agents that sit face to face inside a product.
Choose HeyGen when D-ID's trial watermark and minute meter are the wrong fit.
D-ID's pages document a studio, agents, a trial watermark, and minute rules. Choose HeyGen when that meter is the wrong fit. HeyGen's price was not verified here.
A second avatar studio should be read on its own site.
Choose Synthesia when you want another vendor's published workflow beside D-ID. D-ID's distinction is the combination of script or image inputs, voice cloning, and agents that trigger workflows, with API calls spending the studio balance.
Creative Reality Studio (D-ID): common questions
How does D-ID count a minute?
When you create a video, the duration is deducted from the total minutes available in your plan. The length of the video is rounded up to the nearest 15-second interval. A 1-minute and 10-second video consumes 1 minute and 15 seconds. Minutes do not accumulate, they are renewed every month and unused minutes become void.
The pricing FAQ asks why videos have a D-ID watermark on the Trial and Lite plans. The answer says transparency about synthetic video matters, points to the ethics manifesto, and adds: a full-screen watermark appears for trial users. It does not repeat full-screen for Lite.
If you cancel, the plan remains active until the billing period ends, then the account is downgraded. As a free user, if you do not use D-ID for 6 months, your data will be deleted, but we will notify you via email before this happens. Account deletion is a separate email to support@d-id.com and removes videos, Agents, and stored data permanently.
No. Minutes used via the API are deducted from the same balance as your web version of D-ID. It is mandatory to have valid credits in your account to use the API. Generate the key from the Account page. The public API pricing page did not list packages or prices, and the Developer Hub itself was not public.
What length, resolution, or upload size is allowed?
The homepage asks about format, resolution, output length, image upload size, and how to select the face. What is stated: scripts, briefs, decks, documents, images, or video, plus voice cloning and 120+ languages.
Yes, with different timing. You can switch from a monthly to a yearly plan anytime by choosing an annual plan, without contacting support. Switching from yearly to monthly takes effect at the end of the current billing cycle. Card edits are under the bottom-left menu, Billing, then the pen icon.
NavHunt did not run Creative Reality Studio (D-ID), did not upload a face, and did not open a trial or an API key. Minute rules, watermarks, and plan names restate pages reviewed on 6 October 2026. Customer quotes and the G2 line on the homepage are vendor statements, not a NavHunt session. This description is based on Creative Reality Studio (D-ID)'s official materials reviewed on 2026-10-06, including D-ID | The #1 Choice for AI Generated Video Creation Platform, D-ID Pricing Plans | Generative AI Video Platform, API Pricing | D-ID AI Video Generator.