HeyGen Voice debuts at #1 on Artificial Analysis leaderboard
HeyGen has launched HeyGen Voice, its new in-house voice model, which according to the company debuts at #1 on Artificial Analysis' Leaderboard for independent evaluations of AI voice models. The model is available free within the HeyGen platform and API.
- HeyGen launched HeyGen Voice, its in-house voice model, which it says debuts at #1 on Artificial Analysis' Leaderboard.
- HeyGen Voice is free within the HeyGen platform and API.
- The HeyGen Professional Voice Clone costs $99/month and is trained on 30 minutes to three hours of the owner's speech, with explicit consent.
- Avatar V is the core model, and voice is a new format inside the same stack.
- HeyGen says it reaches over 40 million users and has surpassed $200 million in ARR.
A voice model built to sound like the user
HeyGen, which describes itself as the world's leading personal avatar company, announced HeyGen Voice on Oct. 9, 2026. The company says the model keeps the tone, pacing and expression of a person's voice, so that every line comes across the way they would actually deliver it.
HeyGen argues that many AI voice models lack emphasis, emotion and timing, the components that make a voice identifiable and compelling, and that listeners lose interest right away as a result. According to the company, HeyGen Voice delivers natural emphasis, emotion, character and pacing, so users sound like themselves and not a synthetic copy.
Rong Yan, CTO of HeyGen, said: "Debuting at #1 on Artificial Analysis is independent proof that you don't have to trade authenticity for quality."
Product details and pricing
HeyGen lists several highlights for the launch:
- #1 ranked voice model: top position on Artificial Analysis' Leaderboard, according to HeyGen.
- One end-to-end stack: Avatar V is the core model, and voice is a new format inside the same stack. Identity and voice come from one place rather than a patchwork of vendors.
- Free access: HeyGen Voice is available free within the HeyGen platform and API.
- HeyGen Professional Voice Clone: a $99/month add-on for users who want the closest representation of their own voice. It is trained, with explicit consent, on 30 minutes to three hours of the owner's speech.
Consent and the creator problem
The company ties the launch to a problem it sees among small businesses. A recent HeyGen survey of more than 1,000 small business owners in its global user base found that 71.6% had recorded a video for their business and ultimately decided not to post it. HeyGen says its voice model helps with issues of production quality or a lack of confidence in front of the camera.
On the risks of realistic synthetic voices, HeyGen says it has made consent and control central to how its technology is built. It requires the voice owner's explicit consent, with safeguards built into its avatar products that help ensure users remain in control of how their voice and likeness are represented.
Company context and what it means
The announcement follows the recent launch of HeyGen Video. HeyGen also says it recently earned a Committed Badge from EcoVadis. Founded in 2020, the company says it reaches over 40 million users across 196 countries, with more than 118 million videos created and adoption across 85% of the Fortune 100. It also says it recently surpassed $200 million in ARR, doubling revenue in eight months.
For creators and businesses already using HeyGen, the voice model is available at no extra cost, while the paid clone targets those who want a closer match to their own voice. The ranking comes from a third-party leaderboard, though the figures and claims about quality in this article are HeyGen's own. The company says it will keep rolling out additional capabilities and updates for HeyGen Voice, taking user feedback into account.
