Check the licence, export features and data terms before promising a deliverable.
Prepared with AI assistance from the sources below and published with the owner’s authorisation. This is source-based guidance, not a hands-on product review.
A free plan can be a useful way to learn a tool. Before using it for paid work, check whether the terms and features support the deliverable you have promised. Being able to generate a result does not settle the permission to use it or the ability to hand it over.
Start with a clear description of the job: a voiceover for a client advert, a presentation they can edit or a video file they can publish. Then check the requirements one by one. This guide is a practical checklist, not legal advice about a particular contract or work.
ElevenLabs’ help page says its free plan does not include commercial-use rights. It also distinguishes content made during a paid subscription from content made before or after it, and gives separate conditions for beta services. Do not assume that upgrading later changes the rights attached to earlier output.
Read the relevant terms for the feature you use. Keep the source and date with the project record, along with any attribution requirements. If a client needs an assurance you cannot establish, resolve it before delivery rather than guessing from a pricing badge.
Synthesia’s pricing page places downloads and logo removal among the paid Starter features. Gamma advertises exports on its free plan, while removing its branding is a paid feature. These examples show why the required format and presentation matter alongside the generation allowance.
Ask the client what they need: a final file, editable source, an unbranded output or access to a hosted page. Test that exact handover using permitted example material before building the full deliverable around it.
Use content you have the right to upload and process. Client information, meeting recordings, voices, images and documents can have permissions or confidentiality requirements of their own. Review the provider’s data settings and the client’s requirements before sending material to a service.
A tool’s commercial licence does not by itself establish that every input is yours to use or that every generated statement is accurate. Fact-check the output and follow the client’s approval process.
If the paid plan is required, include its actual project cost in your quote. A free evaluation can still be useful even when the final commercial work needs a paid licence.
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10,000 credits a month on the free plan
Try voice generation for a personal project before paying for a subscription. The free allowance is useful for learning the workflow, but the licence rules matter if you plan to publish the result.
1,200 credits a month; up to 10 video minutes
Explore an avatar-led video idea on Synthesia’s free Basic plan. The published limits make it useful for trying a format, while download and branding requirements can determine whether you need a paid plan.
400 starting credits; up to 10 slides per prompt
Use Gamma to draft a presentation or document and see whether the layout workflow suits you. The initial AI credits do not refresh on the free plan, so keep some allowance for revisions.