How to Use HeyGen AI for Free – Beginners Tutorial
Introduction
In this beginner-friendly tutorial, you’ll learn how to use HeyGen AI for free to create realistic AI clones from both images and videos. We’ll start by understanding the required image and audio files, then walk step by step through cloning from an image and from a video, breaking the process into simple parts. You’ll also analyze the final results and get a clear overview of HeyGen’s pricing plans, so you know exactly what to expect as a beginner.
Is HeyGen AI Really Free?
No, HeyGen is not free. It costs $29/month. But on the free plan, you can generate 3 videos per month, with certain limitations like a lower resolution, unavailability of advanced settings and inability to remove the watermark.
Using HeyGen AI for Free – A Short Course
The following videos are from our online course called Create Your AI Clone – Your Digital Twin for Creating Videos, which is available via Udemy.
Lesson #1 – A Look at the Image and Audio Files for This Example
Lesson #2 – Creating an AI Clone From an Image Using HeyGen – Part 1
Lesson #3 – Creating an AI Clone From an Image Using HeyGen – Part 2
Lesson #4 – Analyzing the Results
Making Even More Realistic Avatars in HeyGen AI
The above lessons focused on creating avatars using an image. But there is a far superior method in HeyGen which can result in even more realistic looking avatars.
That involves uploading a real life video of yourself. That way HeyGen gets trained on your real life movements and gestures and therefore can produce videos that are virtually indistinguishable from reality.
Watch the video tutorial below to understand how this works:
How much does HeyGen Exactly Cost?
HeyGen’s pricing can be a bit tricky to understand. Watch the video below to understand how it really works:
Conclusion
If you liked this tutorial, then do check out our full course called Create Your AI Clone – Your Digital Twin for Creating Videos, which is available via Udemy. In that course we cover not just HeyGen but also other AI video tools that can be used for creating AI clones and avatars.

