Synthesia Affiliate Program
Yes, the Synthesia affiliate program is open and official. It pays 25% of the net amount a referred customer pays, and the affiliate terms define that customer as "qualified" for 12 months from their first purchase, which makes this a 12 month recurring commission rather than the one-time payout the marketing page implies. The page now headlines up to $267 per customer referral. The window is 60 days, tracking runs on Rewardful, and commission is paid in the first five business days of each month once you clear $30.
Last verified 9 November 2026 against 2 official sources, listed at the foot of this page.
Synthesia program facts
| Current status | Open, application reviewed [1] |
|---|---|
| Program type | Affiliate program [1] |
| Commission | 25% of the net amount paid by a qualified customer [2] |
| Recurring duration | 12 months from the customer's first purchase [2] |
| Eligible plans | Starter and Creator plan payments. Enterprise is excluded [1] |
| Cookie duration | 60 days from the click to registration [2] |
| Tracking platform | Rewardful [1] |
| Payout threshold | $30 USD. Below that the balance rolls into next month [2] |
| Payout schedule | First five business days of each month, one month after the purchase [2] |
| Clawback | Commission on refunded payments may be reclaimed or deducted from future commission [2] |
| Self-referrals | Prohibited. No commission on purchases from your own account [1] |
| Milestones | Free Starter account for a year at 10 sales, a custom avatar at 15 sales [1] |
| Last verified | 9 November 2026 |
Recurring or one-time? The terms settle it
This is the fact most write-ups get wrong about Synthesia, and the two official pages are genuinely easy to misread against each other.
The affiliates page says you earn "25% commission on all Starter and Creator plan payments", which many readers take as 25% of a first payment. The affiliate terms are more precise: "Commission is agreed in the amount of 25% of the net amount of the payments made by a Qualified Customer", and then, crucially, "A Customer remains a Qualified Customer for a duration of 12 months starting from the moment of first purchase."
Put together: every payment that customer makes in their first 12 months earns you 25%, not just the first. On a monthly Creator plan that is twelve commissioned payments rather than one. We have recorded it as 25% recurring for 12 months on that basis.
"Net amount" is also defined, and it is not the sticker price: total payments minus applicable sales tax and minus any reclaimed or refunded amounts.
Which plans pay, and which do not
Commission is limited to Starter and Creator plan payments. Enterprise is outside the program.
That is a meaningful ceiling for anyone whose audience is corporate L&D teams, which is exactly who Synthesia sells to hardest. If your content converts a large organisation onto an Enterprise contract, the affiliate program pays you nothing for it. Affiliates whose audience is individual creators, freelancers and small marketing teams are the ones the commission structure actually fits.
Attribution: 60 days to register, not 60 days to buy
The terms are narrower than the usual cookie language: "Only a customer who registers within 60 days from clicking on the designated Referral Link can qualify as a Qualified Customer." If a customer clicks more than one referral link, the last one clicked gets the commission.
The qualifying event is registration, not purchase. A reader who clicks your link, signs up for a free account inside the 60 days and only upgrades months later still qualifies. Someone who reads your review, does nothing for three months and then goes straight to synthesia.io does not.
Be aware that the FAQ on the affiliates page now phrases it differently, saying you get commission if the user purchases a plan within 60 days of clicking. The terms are the contract and they say registration, but the mismatch is worth raising with the affiliate team if a late upgrade goes uncredited. Tracking depends on cookies, so cleared cookies or a device switch between click and registration break the chain either way.
Synthesia's $30 rollover and refund clawback
Commission becomes due one month after the qualified customer's purchase, and payment goes out within the first five business days of each month. The threshold is $30 USD; anything under that is carried into the next month rather than lost.
The clawback clause is worth reading before you scale: if a refund is approved after the commission has been paid, Synthesia may ask for the commission back or deduct it from future commission. A refund after payout can land as a negative against your next balance. The terms also bar offering rebates, coupons or other kick-backs funded from your commission.
Beyond cash, there are two product milestones: a free Starter account for a year after your 10th sale, and your own custom avatar after your 15th. Video creators also have a second route, the Synthesia Creator Program, which the affiliates page says has no minimum follower count. Compare HeyGen, whose creator program requires 5,000 followers and pays for 6 months rather than 12.
How to join the Synthesia program
- Open the Synthesia affiliates page at synthesia.io/partners/affiliates.
- Submit the application form linked from that page.
- Read the affiliate terms at synthesia.io/terms/affiliate-terms before you promote, since the commission duration and the clawback are defined there and not on the marketing page.
- Once approved, collect your referral link from the Rewardful dashboard.
- Do not refer yourself. Purchases from your own account earn no commission.
Synthesia affiliate program FAQs
Is the Synthesia affiliate program official?
Yes. It is run by Synthesia, documented at synthesia.io/partners/affiliates with full terms at synthesia.io/terms/affiliate-terms, and tracked through Rewardful.
How much commission does Synthesia pay?
25% of the net amount a referred customer pays, where net means total payments less sales tax and less any refunded amounts.
Is the Synthesia commission recurring?
Yes, for 12 months. The affiliate terms define a customer as qualified for 12 months from first purchase, so every payment in that period earns commission. The marketing page alone reads as though it is one-time.
What is the Synthesia affiliate cookie duration?
60 days. The affiliate terms make registration the qualifying event, so a customer who registers within 60 days of your click qualifies even if they upgrade later. The affiliates page FAQ words it as a purchase within 60 days, but the terms are the binding document.
Does Synthesia pay commission on Enterprise plans?
No. Commission is limited to Starter and Creator plan payments.
What is the Synthesia affiliate payout threshold?
$30 USD. Balances below that are added to the following month rather than paid, and payments go out in the first five business days of each month.
Sources and verification
Every figure in the table above comes from one of the pages below, each opened and read on the date shown. Third-party affiliate directories were not used as evidence for status, commission or cookie terms.
Affiliate terms change without notice. If you are reading this well after the verification date, check the official page before acting on any figure here.