ngram vs D-ID

Compare ngram and D-ID around the experience you want to create. D-ID combines editable presenter-led scenes with live avatar conversations and Agentic Videos. ngram turns your sources into a planned business video you can revise in chat or on the timeline. See the real lesson below, then adapt its brief.

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ngram

Source-based video creation

Product explanations, tutorials and training from approved material.

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D-ID

Presenter videos and live avatar conversations

Presenter videos and live avatar conversations

Feature by feature

Inputs, controls and delivery

Compare the creation process, editing controls and sharing options. Read each row for the relevant limits and plan requirements.

ngram and D-ID feature comparison
ngram logongramAI video engineD-ID logoD-ID
Starting a video
Prompt, public URL, PDF, PowerPoint, images or recording
Template or blank canvas, script/audio, avatar and uploaded scene media
Review and revision
Approve the plan containing the script; chat and timeline revisions
Customize script, presenter, voice and individual scenes before generating
Presenter treatment
Eligible presenters for a single speaker or a scripted conversation video
Stock, personal and expressive avatars with selectable sentiments
Brand treatment
Set up and select your Brand Kit
Scene colors, fonts, backgrounds and media; custom logo on Advanced
Captions
Turn captions on when wanted
Studio subtitles on Pro and above
Viewer experience
Public sharing/embed; Ultimate and Enterprise buttons, quizzes and polls
Agentic Videos and visual AI agents for viewer questions and answers
Automation
API and MCP creation with available credits
API access across Studio tiers; documented MCP connection
License and watermark
Paid MP4 download; Free public sharing and embeds
Trial/Lite personal-use license; Pro adds commercial use and retains an AI watermark
Usage
Credits at the selected generation model’s rate
Studio minute allowance; usage rounded up to 15-second intervals
Start with the job

Choose the experience you want to create

Try ngram for

A source-based explanation

Bring your approved document, public page or footage and describe the audience. Review the plan containing the script.

Try D-ID for

Let viewers ask the video questions

Evaluate Agentic Videos and visual AI agents for a conversation grounded in connected knowledge.

See the actual result

A script turned into a lesson

Inspect the real NIST-based lesson, its exact input and output. Adapt the brief for your audience.

Choose by the job

Which workflow fits your team?

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Where ngram fits
Create with ngram
Start from approved sources

Use a public product or documentation page, uploaded PDF or PowerPoint, script or recording.

Set the direction before generation

Describe the audience and next action, then approve the plan containing the script.

Keep your video current

After updating the source, tell ngram what changed and ask it to revise the video. Choose new settings when requesting another format.

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Where D-ID fits
Consider this workflow
Let viewers ask the video questions

Evaluate Agentic Videos and visual AI agents for a conversation grounded in connected knowledge.

Direct an expressive presenter

Choose stock or personal avatars and customize scenes, voice and presenter sentiment.

Connect avatar creation to your product

Use the API and documented MCP connection for an approved developer workflow.

Pricing comparison

ngram

Free: 1,000 credits/month. Basic: $29/month on monthly billing.

D-ID

Trial; Lite $5.90/month; Pro $29/month; Advanced $196/month on monthly billing

See ngram plans and allowances
The decision

Choose the job you need to repeat

Source-based videos
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Choose ngram

Product explanations, tutorials and training from approved material.

  • Explain a product or process from a public page or uploaded document
  • Review the proposed plan before video generation
  • Reuse your selected Brand Kit for recurring videos
  • Request revisions and new versions for the audience you choose

Video generation uses credits. Review your estimate in ngram. MP4 downloads require Basic or higher.

How credits work
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Presenter videos and live avatar conversations

  • Create presenter-led scenes with a consistent digital speaker
  • Add viewer questions and answers through Agentic Videos
  • Build a live avatar experience through the API
  • Choose the license, watermark and minute allowance appropriate to the project

From this input to this video

A script based on NIST’s published guidance becomes a whiteboard training video with captions.

Prompt

Create a 45-second animated cybersecurity training video that teaches recognizing and reporting phishing using NIST’s small-business guidance at https://www.nist.gov/itl/smallbusinesscyber/guidance-topic/phishing to small-business employees. Use my script verbatim for the voiceover — do not rewrite it: An urgent message can make a risky click feel necessary. Phishing impersonates a trusted sender to steal information or deliver harmful software. Pause when a message asks for a password, a payment, a download or immediate action. Check the sender, and verify the request through a contact method you already trust. Do not use the message’s own link or phone number to verify it. Report suspicious messages using your organization’s process. If you already clicked, tell your security contact promptly. Pause, verify and report. Read NIST’s phishing guidance and learn your team’s reporting process. Explain the idea with the warning signs and verification steps in the NIST guidance and reinforce each key term with clear on-screen labels. Visual style: whiteboard. Tone: calm and practical. Open with a short real-world hook, walk through the concept step by step, then close on a one-line recap and this call to action: Read NIST’s phishing guidance and learn your team’s reporting process. Add captions for muted playback.

Read the video transcript

An urgent message can make a risky click feel necessary. Phishing impersonates a trusted sender to steal information or deliver harmful software. Pause when a message asks for a password, a payment, a download or immediate action. Check the sender, and verify the request through a contact method you already trust. Do not use the message’s own link or phone number to verify it. Report suspicious messages using your organization’s process. If you already clicked, tell your security contact promptly. Pause, verify and report. Read NIST’s phishing guidance and learn your team’s reporting process.

Create a lesson from your approved script

The example uses a script based on public NIST guidance. Replace its subject and wording with the lesson your team needs, then choose how it should look.

  1. Prepare the lesson

    Use an approved script and source material. Export slides or documents you want to include as a supported upload, such as PowerPoint or PDF.

  2. Set the direction

    Fill in the audience, topic, script and call to action below. Select a style, then attach your materials and choose your Brand Kit in ngram.

  3. Review and deliver

    Approve the plan containing the script. After generation, review the result, request changes and share it. On a paid plan, download the MP4 for your learning platform.

Explore this video template

Make it yours

Fill in your details here, or continue and finish your brief in ngram.

Video generation uses credits. Review your estimate in ngram. MP4 downloads require Basic or higher.

How credits work

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ngram vs D-ID, answered

Is D-ID only a talking-photo generator?

No. Current D-ID Studio includes templates and customizable scenes with scripts, uploaded audio, graphics and media. It also offers expressive avatars and Agentic Videos that answer viewer questions. Compare the creation and viewing experience you need rather than assuming D-ID produces only one avatar scene.

Can I bring a D-ID video into ngram?

Generate the D-ID video, then open its Video Library, use the video’s three-dot menu and choose Download. Upload the authorized MP4 to ngram with a new brief. Retain the D-ID project and any Agentic Video configuration there; the MP4 supplies footage for the new video.

How should I compare the price?

The selected base Studio tiers include 10, 15 and 100 minutes/month respectively. Trial lasts 14 days with three minutes. Trial and Lite have personal-use licenses and D-ID watermarks; Pro adds commercial use with an AI watermark, while Advanced allows a custom logo. The annual cards display $56/year for Lite, $191/year for Pro and $1,293/year for Advanced. API access is listed across Studio tiers; separate API pricing is also available. Minute usage rounds up to 15-second intervals and unused monthly minutes do not roll over. The first-month unlimited promotion is subject to fair use and is not the ongoing allowance. ngram Basic is $29/month with monthly billing and 3,000 credits per cycle, or $23.20/month equivalent annually with 36,000 credits supplied upfront. The base rate for premium AI video generation is 10 credits per second; a cheaper model costs 3. Free includes 1,000 credits/month.

Can I use both tools together?

Keep useful tools in the workflow where they serve your team. Use an approved script, PDF, PowerPoint or authorized exported footage to create a new video in ngram for the audience you choose.

What does the example on this page show?

The example is a whiteboard lesson created in ngram from a script based on public NIST phishing guidance. Inspect its exact prompt, settings and transcript, then adapt the brief. It is a ngram output, not an imported D-ID project or a performance test of the other product.

How do branding and captions work in ngram?

Set up your Brand Kit and select it in the composer for the current video. Turn captions on when wanted, then approve the plan containing the script. Request revisions or use the timeline after generation.

Can I share videos on ngram Free?

Free includes 1,000 credits/month and supports public sharing and website embeds. Use a paid plan for MP4 downloads; unlisted links start with Basic.

What does a conversation video mean in ngram?

ngram can generate a scripted interview or Q&A with distinct speaking roles. Describe the speakers and the topic, choose an eligible presenter model and review the planned exchange. Viewers watch the finished conversation; D-ID’s live-agent and viewer-question workflows remain a different experience.
Make your next video

Create your next video with ngram

Start with your sources and describe the video you need. Select your Brand Kit in ngram, then review the plan and create your first video.

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Video generation uses credits. Review your estimate in ngram. MP4 downloads require Basic or higher.

How credits work
Start with
Approved source material
Review
The plan and script