Tavus is a San Francisco-based AI research platform that builds conversational video agents and personalized video at scale. Its core technology, the Conversational Video Interface (CVI), enables real-time face-to-face interactions between humans and AI replicas with sub-500ms latency, Emotional perception, and natural turn-taking. The platform serves developers building AI video applications, sales and marketing teams automating personalized outreach, and organizations deploying interactive video agents for onboarding, recruitment, and healthcare coaching.
Key Features
- Phoenix-4 rendering model produces 1080p full-face animation at 40+ FPS with micro-expressions, emotion-driven reactions, and identity preservation from just two minutes of training video or a single image.
- Raven-1 multimodal perception analyzes facial expressions, tone of voice, gaze, and ambient context in real time, feeding rich input into the conversation.
- Sparrow-1 turn-taking model handles natural pauses, interruptions, and conversational rhythm using transformer-based dialogue.
- Custom replica training lets users create digital twins from 2-minute videos, with professional optimization available for conversational use.
- 100+ stock replicas provide pre-built avatars for immediate use without training.
- Conversational Video Interface delivers end-to-end real-time video with WebRTC, knowledge base retrieval at 30ms, cross-session memory, and function calling.
- Video generation APIs produce personalized outreach videos at scale from CRM data and event triggers, integrated with HubSpot, Salesforce, and Zapier.
- Custom LLM and TTS integration supports OpenAI-compatible models, ElevenLabs, Cartesia, and bring-your-own voice.
- 50+ language support with automatic language detection and native-quality voices.
Use Cases
- Sales personalization and demand generation: scripted video outreach that automatically inserts prospect names, companies, and context from CRM data.
- In-product onboarding and customer education: interactive video agents that guide users through features, answer questions, and adapt in real time.
- Recruitment screening: AI interviewers that conduct consistent, engaging candidate conversations at scale.
- Healthcare coaching and patient support: empathetic, multilingual virtual companions for triage, care navigation, and wellness coaching.
Pricing
Tavus offers multiple tiers. A free plan includes 25 minutes of conversational video and 5 minutes of video generation with access to 25 stock replicas. The Starter plan at $59 per month adds 100 conversational minutes, 3 custom replica trainings, and up to 3 concurrent streams. The Growth plan at $397 per month provides 1,250 conversational minutes, 7 replica trainings, 100+ stock replicas, and 10 concurrent streams. Enterprise plans include unlimited replicas, white-labeling, custom concurrency, guaranteed SLAs, and HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance. A separate PALs product offers personal AI companions starting free with 100 monthly interactions, Plus at $20 per month, and Max at $50 per month.
Privacy and Security
Tavus holds SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA certifications. Enterprise plans include BAA compliance, guaranteed SLAs, and white-label deployment. All plans support pay-as-you-go usage beyond monthly allowances.
