What is Tavus?
APIs for real-time video agents and avatar videos.
Who is Tavus best for?
Tavus is best for product teams that want a real-time AI video agent in their app without building the video stack.
Developers adding video agents
One API covers the language model, speech, face rendering and video streaming, so there are no separate services to connect or pay for.
Live product demos and onboarding
In browser mode the agent shares a screen, clicks through your product and talks the user through it in real time.
Agents on Google Meet and Zoom
An agent can join a call as an on-camera participant that sees and hears the room and takes its turn to speak.
Branded presenters and characters
A custom face is made from one image or two minutes of training video and can run in any number of conversations.
How much does Tavus cost?
The free Tavus plan gives developers 20 minutes of real-time video conversation a month, and paid plans run from $22 a month (Starter) to $975 a month (Business), with Enterprise priced on request.
- 20 minutes of Conversational Video a month
- Stock faces, API and no-code platform
- Conversations up to 5 minutes long
- 60 minutes a month, no pay-as-you-go extras
- 1 custom face, 1 conversation at a time
- 5 minutes of video generation a month
- 175 minutes a month, then $0.35 a minute
- 3 custom faces, up to 3 conversations at a time
- 15 minutes of video generation a month
- 1,300 minutes a month, then $0.31 a minute
- 7 custom faces, up to 10 conversations at a time
- 50 minutes of video generation a month
Business costs $975 a month for 4,000 minutes, then $0.26 a minute, with 15 custom faces, 15 conversations at a time and 250 minutes of video generation; Enterprise is priced on request with volume discounts. Minutes count live conversation time, rounded to 6 seconds with a 30-second minimum per conversation, and the price covers the language model, speech and video streaming. Video generation (recorded MP4 avatar videos) beyond the plan costs $1, $0.90 or $0.80 a minute on Builder, Growth and Business. Full pricing on tavus.io. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best Tavus alternatives?
Three tools on Recaply do Tavus's job.
Questions about Tavus
What is Tavus?
APIs for real-time video agents and avatar videos.
Who is Tavus for?
Tavus is best for product teams that want a real-time AI video agent in their app without building the video stack.
Is Tavus free?
Yes. The free Tavus plan needs no credit card and includes 20 minutes of real-time video conversation a month, stock faces and API access, with each conversation capped at 5 minutes. Paid plans start at $22 a month for 60 minutes.
How much does Tavus cost?
Tavus's paid plans are Starter at $22 per month, Builder at $59 per month and Growth at $397 per month.
What are the best Tavus alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are LiveAvatar by HeyGen, Runway Characters and D-ID.
Where can I try Tavus?
On its official website, tavus.io.
How are Tavus conversation minutes counted?
Each Tavus conversation is billed from connect to disconnect, rounded to the nearest 6 seconds, with a 30-second minimum. Billing starts when the conversation is created, even if nobody joins, so a test mode is offered for trying the setup without charges.
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