Tool · Talking presenters, Video, Voice and speech

Elai.io

Makes training and explainer videos with a virtual presenter reading your script. You can start from text, a slide deck or a web page, pick a stock presenter, or pay extra to make one from your own face and voice.

Go to Elai.io’s website

At a glance

Open or closed: Closed
Only usable through the maker's app or API
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Licence: Elai Terms of Service (The maker's own terms)
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Can I sell what I make?: The terms don't say clearly
Terms (updated 13 Mar 2026) s.2(a) give a 'personal, non-commercial' licence to the Services and say nothing about who owns generated videos. That fits poorly with a business product; separate customer terms may exist but were not found.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · inferred or from a secondary source; needs review
Cost: Free option: 1 minute of video a month, 1 user, stock avatars; selfie avatar and voice clone are paid add-ons
Plans below.
How you use it: In your browser, Maker's own API
API documented for personalised videos at scale; a Thinkific integration is linked.
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Skill needed: No setup
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Made by: Elai, Inc. (US)
Pricing page and terms give the address 600 River Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Status: Available
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What you can make with it

A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script (main use)
A talking presenter, a digital twin of me
A talking presenter, a talking version of a photo
A voice or speech, a copy of my own voice

text to videoimage to video

Custom avatar types: Selfie, Studio, Photo and animated mascot. Auto translation is listed but not described, so dubbing is not included.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Plans and prices

Plan	Price	Includes
Free	Free	1 minutes of audio or video a month
Creator (monthly)	$29 a month	15 minutes of audio or video a month
Creator (annual)	$23 a month, billed yearly	15 minutes of audio or video a month
Team (monthly)	$125 a month	50 minutes of audio or video a month
Team (annual)	$100 a month, billed yearly	50 minutes of audio or video a month

Some plans are not listed here; see the source for the full list.

Prices shown as '$' only; USD assumed. Enterprise is quote-only. Team includes 3 seats, 1 voice clone and (annual) 1 selfie avatar. Watermark and API per plan not readable.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

Rough cost of 1 minute of presenter video: about $1.53 / £1.15 (estimate, worked out by Plainly, not a price the maker publishes). $23 a month / 15 minutes = $1.53 a minute (the page also states $1.53). GBP at 0.75.

Rights and safety

Trains on your work?: The terms don't say clearly
Terms don't mention AI training; s.3(b) licence covers showing your content in the service. Privacy policy not read.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · inferred or from a secondary source; needs review
Real faces and voices: Copies a real face (selfie avatar (paid add-on)), no consent step
Copies a real face (studio avatar), no consent step
Copies a real face (photo avatar), no consent step
Copies a real voice (voice clone (paid add-on)), no consent step
No consent or identity step is described on the features page or terms; terms s.3(b) only make you warrant you have the rights. The Acceptable Use Policy was not read.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · inferred or from a secondary source; needs review

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About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.