Is Synthesia Down?

Quickest ways to check the current status of synthesia.io plus recent known issues and working alternatives if it's out.

Last editorial review: 2026-04-18

How to check right now

Step 1 -- Load the site
Open synthesia.io→

The simplest check. If it loads and you can log in, the tool is up for you.

Step 2 -- Crowdsourced reports
DownDetector: Synthesia→

User-reported outages aggregated across regions. Good signal for partial or regional outages.

Step 3 -- Live social
Search X for “Synthesiadown” →

Live tweets from other users. Fastest signal for a fresh outage -- often beats status pages by 10-20 minutes.

Step 4 -- Official status page
Find Synthesia's status page →

Most vendors publish a status page at status.[domain] or on Statuspage.io. Google-search to find the current URL.

Known issues we've tracked

Synthesia 3.0 launched 2026-04-16 as a major platform redesign. New AI Playground brings Veo 3.1 and Sora into Synthesia (universal generative-video access from one place). Express-2 engine adds natural gestures and expressions. Customizable avatars with generated outfits/settings. 240+ avatars in 160+ languages
2026-04•Synthesia blog, Synthesia news
Custom avatars sometimes exhibit noticeable lip-sync drift on longer scripts (5+ minutes)
2026-03•Synthesia Community Forum
Some users report render times spiking to 30+ minutes during peak hours for videos over 5 minutes
2026-02•G2 Reviews

Issues here are sourced from our editorial sweeps, not real-time telemetry. Newer issues may exist.

What to use if Synthesia is down

Top AIToolTier-ranked alternatives in the same category, ordered by our overall score.

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HubSpot AI

6.5

AI baked into HubSpot's CRM and marketing suite -- write emails, score leads, and build reports with prompts

About Synthesia

Tier B (7.5/10). Create talking-head videos with AI avatars -- no camera, no actors, no studio needed

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