Novita AI now offers Heygen Video-translate — an AI-powered API that automatically translates videos into 175+ languages while preserving the original speaker’s voice and syncing lip movements. At $0.0375 per second, you can localize content 95% cheaper than professional dubbing, with no reshoots or voice actors needed. Perfect for content creators, marketers, and educators expanding global reach.
What Makes Heygen Video-translate Special
🎭 Natural Voice Cloning
Unlike traditional dubbing that uses generic voice actors, Heygen Video-translate clones the original speaker’s voice in the target language. The AI preserves:
- Tone and emotion: Happy, serious, or excited — the feeling carries over
- Speaking style: Cadence, rhythm, and pacing remain consistent
- Voice characteristics: Pitch, timbre, and accent are maintained
🎬 Accurate Lip Sync
Heygen Video-translate goes beyond audio translation — it automatically adjusts lip movements to match the translated speech. This means:
- Mouth movements sync with new language audio
- No “dubbed movie” uncanny valley effect
- Viewers feel like the speaker is natively speaking their language
Why it matters: Studies show that lip-sync accuracy increases viewer engagement by 40-60% compared to subtitle-only content. When lips match the audio, audiences perceive the content as more authentic and trustworthy.
🌍 175+ Languages and Dialects
Heygen Video-translate supports 70+ languages with 175+ dialect variations, including:
Major Languages:
- English (US, UK, Australia, India)
- Spanish (Spain, Mexico)
- French (France, Canada)
- Chinese (Mandarin Simplified/Traditional, Cantonese)
- Japanese, Korean
- German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal)
- Hindi, Arabic, Turkish
Additional Languages:
Dutch, Danish, Polish, Romanian, Filipino, Swedish, Indonesian, Ukrainian, Greek, Czech, Bulgarian, Malay, Slovak, Croatian, Tamil, Finnish, Russian
⚡ Fast, Automated Translation
Traditional video localization requires:
- Hiring translators: 2-5 days
- Recording voice actors: 1-3 days
- Editing and syncing audio: 1-2 days
- Total: 4-10 days per language
Heygen Video-translate:
- Submit video URL via API: 30 seconds
- Processing time: 2-30 minutes (depending on length)
- Download translated video: instant
- Total: ~30 minutes per language
Scale effortlessly: Translate one 5-minute video into 10 languages in under 5 hours — a process that would take 40-100 days with traditional methods.
🎯 Auto-Generated Subtitles
Every translated video includes synchronized subtitles in the target language. This provides:
- Accessibility for deaf/hard-of-hearing viewers
- Improved comprehension (studies show 80% of viewers watch with captions)
- SEO benefits (YouTube indexes subtitle text)
Bonus: You can download subtitle files (SRT/VTT format) separately for use in other platforms.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Details |
| Supported Languages | 175+ languages |
| Input Formats | MP4, MOV, AVI, YouTube links, Google Drive |
| Processing Speed | ~2-3 minutes per 1-minute video |
| Output Format | MP4 with cloned voice + lip-sync |
| Pricing | $0.0375 per second (~$2.25 per 60-second video) |
| API Type | Asynchronous (submit job, poll for results) |
Real-World Use Cases
Use Case 1: Educational Content for Global Audiences
Scenario: An online course creator wants to expand from English-speaking markets to Asia and Latin America.
Challenge: Professional dubbing costs $500-1,000 per hour of content per language. For a 10-hour course in 5 languages, that’s $25,000-50,000.
Solution with Heygen Video-translate:
- 10 hours of video = 36,000 seconds
- Cost per language: 36,000 × $0.0375 = $1,350
- Total for 5 languages: $6,750
- Savings: $18,250-43,250 (73-86% reduction)
Result: Course creator reaches 50M+ new potential students in Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Mandarin, and Japanese markets — at a fraction of traditional costs.
Use Case 2: Product Marketing Across Regions
Scenario: A SaaS company launches a new feature and wants to announce it via video in 10 countries.
Challenge: Traditional workflow requires:
- Hiring local voice actors: $200-500 per language
- Video editing per language: $100-300
- Total: $3,000-8,000 for 10 languages
Solution with Heygen Video-translate:
- 2-minute product video = 120 seconds
- Cost per language: 120 × $0.0375 = $4.50
- Total for 10 languages: $45
- Savings: $2,955-7,955 (98% reduction)
Result: Same-day multilingual launch across all markets, with CEO’s authentic voice and presence maintained in every language.
Use Case 3: Customer Support Videos
Scenario: An e-commerce platform creates tutorial videos for common customer issues (returns, order tracking, account setup).
Challenge: Customer support queries come in 20+ languages. Creating separate videos for each language is cost-prohibitive.
Solution with Heygen Video-translate:
- 10 tutorial videos × 3 minutes each = 1,800 seconds total
- Cost per language: 1,800 × $0.0375 = $67.50
- Total for 20 languages: $1,350
Result: Reduced support ticket volume by 35% in non-English markets by providing native-language video tutorials. ROI achieved within 2 weeks.
How to Access on Novita AI
Step 1: Get Your API Key
- Sign up at Novita AI
- Navigate to Settings → API Keys
- Click Create New API Key
- Copy your API key and add credits to your account
Step 2: Quick Start
Python Example
1. Get your task_id:
import requests
url = "https://api.novita.ai/v3/async/heygen-video-translate"
payload = {
"video": "<string>",
"output_language": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"Content-Type": "<content-type>",
"Authorization": "<authorization>"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)
2. Poll for Results:
import requests
url = "https://api.novita.ai/v3/async/task-result"
headers = {
"Content-Type": "<content-type>",
"Authorization": "<authorization>"
}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)
cURL Example
1. Get your task_id:
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.novita.ai/v3/async/heygen-video-translate \
--header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
--header 'Content-Type: <content-type>' \
--data '
{
"video": "<string>",
"output_language": "<string>"
}
'
2. Poll for Results:
curl --request GET \ --url https://api.novita.ai/v3/async/task-result \ --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \ --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'
Video URL to translate. Must be publicly accessible. Supports direct URLs, Google Drive, and YouTube links.
Pricing & Availability
Transparent Pay-As-You-Go
Novita AI charges $0.0375 per second of video translated:
| Video Duration | Cost per Language |
| 30 seconds | $1.13 |
| 1 minute | $2.25 |
| 5 minutes | $11.25 |
| 10 minutes | $22.50 |
| 30 minutes | $67.50 |
What Users Are Saying
Trivago: 50% Faster Localization
Trivago leveraged HeyGen to localize their TV ads across 30 markets, cutting post-production time in half and saving 3–4 months per campaign.
Miro: Empowering Creative Teams
“It has empowered our writers to have the same level of creativity in the process that I do when it comes to visual storytelling mediums.”
— Steve Sowrey, Learning Media Designer at Miro
Vision Creative Labs: Scalable Production
“The magic moment for me was when we had a film that I’ve been doing every week. Suddenly, we realized I could write a script, send it in, and never have to go in front of a camera again.”
— Roger Hirst, Co-Founder at Vision Creative Labs
Conclusion
Heygen Video-translate on Novita AI removes the biggest barrier to global content distribution: language. With natural voice cloning, accurate lip-sync, and support for 175+ languages, you can reach billions of new viewers at a fraction of traditional dubbing costs.
Novita AI is an AI cloud platform that offers developers an easy way to deploy AI models using our simple API, while also providing affordable and reliable GPU cloud for building and scaling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, HeyGen offers two main products:
Avatar Video Generation: Create AI-generated videos with digital avatars speaking from text scripts
Video Translation: Translate existing videos into 175+ languages with voice cloning and lip-sync
On Novita AI, you can access HeyGen’s Video-translate API to automatically localize your existing video content without reshoots or voice actors.
HeyGen Video-translate supports 175+ languages, including English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, German, Hindi, Arabic, and more. Access the full list via Novita AI’s documentation.
On Novita AI, HeyGen Video-translate costs $0.0375 per second ($2.25 for a 1-minute video). No subscription required—pay only for what you use.
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