Tavus

Name: Tavus
Brand: Tavus

by Tavus

@ai’s Choicein Video assistants & AI humansBest overall

The one I'd start with for AI humans. Agents see, hear and remember, and you can build them with the no-code PAL Maker or the full API.

What’s good

Sees users via Raven-1 perception
No-code PAL Maker or full API
Memory and knowledge base built in

Heads-up

Overage is $0.37 a minute on Starter
Starter allows 3 chats at once

The details

Best for: Lifelike AI humans for sales, support, interviews and training
Price: From $59/mo (Developer Starter, billed monthly; PALs app from $20)
Free plan: 25 video-chat minutes a month
Skill level: Any level
Made by: Tavus
Website: tavus.io
Price checked: Oct 1, 2026

Where it ranks

#1Video assistants & AI humansBest overall

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	Tavus	Anam	LiveAvatar	D-ID
Rank in Video assistants & AI humans	#1	#2	#3	#4
Price	From $59/moMonthly; annual plans save 20% (pricing FAQ)	From $12/moMonthly; usage billed per second, unused minutes don't roll over	From $99/moMonthly plans; no yearly option shown	From $5.90/moMonthly or annual; annual saves 20% (Lite) to 45% (Pro, Advanced)
Free plan	20 conversation min/mo, 5-min calls, 10 stock faces, 1 session; no card	30 min/mo, 3-min chats, 1 custom avatar, API access; no commercial use	10 credits/mo (~5 min in Full mode), 2-min sessions, 1 session, watermark	No free plan; 14-day trial with 3 min, full-screen watermark, personal use
Entry plan	Starter $22/mo, billed monthly	Starter $12/mo, billed monthly	Essential $99/mo	Lite $5.90/mo billed monthly ($4.70/mo billed annually)
What you get	60 conversation min/mo, 1 custom face, 1 concurrent call, 5-min calls, no overage	50 min/mo, 5-min chats, 2 custom avatars, 1 concurrent session; $0.16/extra min	1,100 credits/mo, 20-min sessions, unlimited concurrency, 1 custom 720p avatar	10 min/mo shared by videos, agents, translation and API; 2 video avatars
Cost per result	~$0.37/conversation min ($22 ÷ 60 min); Builder $59 = $0.34/min, $0.35 overage	$0.24/conversation min ($12 ÷ 50 included min); $0.16/min after that	$0.18/min Full mode, $0.09/min Lite ($99 ÷ 1,100 credits; 2 vs 1 credit/min)	~$0.30 per min of agent speech (0.5 credit/15s; Lite = 40 credits for $5.90)
Watermark	Free plan; paid plan cards say no watermark (comparison table lists Builder+)	Embeds watermarked on Free and Starter; removed from Explorer ($49/mo) up	Free plan only; removed on Essential and up	Trial full-screen; Lite D-ID logo; Pro AI mark; Advanced/Enterprise custom logo
Commercial use	Not published	Not on Free; allowed from Starter ($12/mo) up	Not published	Commercial license from Pro ($29/mo); Trial and Lite are personal use
Output	1080p real-time video, 24kHz audio	Not published	1080p preset avatars; custom avatars 720p (Essential) or 1080p (Business)	MP4 videos up to 30 min
Works with	Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Daily, LiveKit, Pipecat, ElevenLabs, Cartesia	LiveKit, Pipecat, Agora, VideoSDK, ElevenLabs, Cartesia; Shopify, WordPress, Wix	LiveKit, Pipecat, Agora, ElevenLabs Agents, OpenAI Realtime, Gemini Live	Canva app, PowerPoint add-in
Platforms	Web (no-code portal), API	Web, API (JavaScript and Python SDKs)	Web (SDK, iframe embed), API	Web, mobile app, API
Best for	Lifelike AI humans for sales, support, interviews and training	Affordable live avatars for support, sales and tutoring	Developers who need many live avatar chats at once	Non-coders adding a talking AI agent to their website
Skill level	Any level	Any level	Built for pros	Beginner-friendly
	Try it free	Try it free	Try it free	Start free trial

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