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ShortGPT vs HeyGen

Side by side, as alternatives to HeyGen. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.

Also replaces HeyGen: + Pixelle-Video+ Jasna

ShortGPTRayVentura/ShortGPT
HeyGenpaid product
Cost and coverage
Price
$0 software; you run it
Free plan (up to 3 videos/month); paid plans: see pricing page source ↗
AI avatar (talking presenter) videos
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Video translation and dubbing
Partial: Partly
Confirmed: Yes
Script or prompt to video
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Jobs covered
1 of 3 jobs
All 3
Popularity and activity (from GitHub)
Stars
8,053
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Gain this week
Unknown
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Signal
Building history
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Commits / 4 wk
0
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Latest release
v0.3.0 · 2025-02-10
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Commits / 12 wk
0
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People committing / 12 mo
0
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Issues opened / closed, 30 days
0 / 0
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Facts, with sources on each project page
Runs on my machine?
Confirmed: Yes, Gradio web app in Docker on your machine (or Google Colab)
Hosted by the vendor
Code licence
Confirmed: MIT
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Model weights licence
Confirmed: No bundled weights; uses cloud LLM and TTS services
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Commercial use
Confirmed: Yes, MIT code; OpenAI/Gemini, ElevenLabs and Pexels terms also apply
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Paid services needed?
No: A cloud LLM API key is required (OpenAI or Google Gemini); no local model option. ElevenLabs optional, Edge TTS free
Subscription
Hardware
Unknown: Not documented
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Operating systems
Partial: Docker (any OS with Docker) or Google Colab; manual install documented for Debian 11 only
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Setup effort
Confirmed: Medium, build and run the Docker image with an .env of API keys
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Stars over time

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  • ShortGPT
8,0537,593 2025-10-272026-10-21 Tracked daily begins 2026-10-15ShortGPT, 2025-10-27: 7,635 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2025-11-03: 7,643 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2025-11-10: 7,656 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2025-11-17: 7,662 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2025-11-24: 7,668 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2025-12-01: 7,674 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2025-12-08: 7,683 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2025-12-15: 7,691 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2025-12-22: 7,699 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2025-12-29: 7,713 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-01-05: 7,725 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-01-12: 7,731 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-01-19: 7,745 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-01-26: 7,755 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-02-02: 7,758 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-02-09: 7,760 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-02-16: 7,765 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-02-23: 7,773 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-03-02: 7,779 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-03-09: 7,782 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-03-16: 7,789 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-03-23: 7,793 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-03-30: 7,797 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-04-06: 7,802 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-04-13: 7,806 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-04-20: 7,809 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-04-27: 7,813 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-05-04: 7,818 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-05-11: 7,820 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-05-18: 7,823 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-06-29: 7,827 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-08-03: 7,828 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-08-24: 7,829 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-08-31: 7,850 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-09-07: 7,882 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-09-14: 7,914 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-09-21: 7,942 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-09-28: 7,976 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-10-05: 8,002 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-10-12: 8,033 stars, estimated from public star recordsShortGPT, 2026-10-15: 8,032 stars, trackedShortGPT, 2026-10-16: 8,035 stars, trackedShortGPT, 2026-10-17: 8,035 stars, trackedShortGPT, 2026-10-18: 8,041 stars, trackedShortGPT, 2026-10-19: 8,045 stars, trackedShortGPT, 2026-10-20: 8,051 stars, trackedShortGPT, 2026-10-21: 8,053 stars, tracked
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