Tavus
Tavus is an API-based platform for video generation and conversational video, with text-to-video, image-to-video and AI avatars.
What Tavus is
Tavus is an API-based platform for video generation and conversational video, with text-to-video, image-to-video and AI avatars. It lists a maximum resolution of 1080p and supports commercial use. Its plans cover voice and video calls, AI conversational video, AI video generation and stock or custom AI humans, with allowances that vary by tier. The Free plan is free and includes 15 minutes of voice and video calls in 30+ languages. Basic is also free, with 25 minutes of AI conversational video, five minutes of AI video generation, 25 stock replicas and 30+ languages. Plus costs $20 a month and Max costs $50 a month, both for voice and video calls. Starter costs $59 a month plus pay as you go; Growth costs $397 a month plus pay as you go. Tavus was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Good
- Supports text-to-video and image-to-video.
- AI avatars are available.
- API access and commercial use are supported.
- Free plans include stated usage allowances.
- Maximum listed resolution is 1080p.
Watch out
- The API is the only listed platform.
- Starter and Growth add pay-as-you-go charges.
Who it suits
Tavus may suit developers seeking API access for video or conversational AI, including commercial projects. Its multiple plan types offer different stated allowances for calls, generated video and AI humans.
Verdict
Tavus offers API-based video and conversational features with free and paid options, but the plan allowances differ considerably. Compare the specific minutes and extras against your intended use, and note that Enterprise pricing is not provided.
Plans and prices
From Tavus's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 15 minutes of voice and video calls · 30+ languages · No upfront payment |
| Plus | $20 a month | 150 minutes of voice and video calls · 30+ languages · Monthly access fee |
| Max | $50 a month | 500 minutes of voice and video calls · 30+ languages · Monthly access fee |
| Basic | Free | 25 minutes of AI conversational video · 5 minutes of AI Video Generation · 25 stock replicas · 30+ languages · No upfront payment |
| Starter | $59 a month | 100 minutes of AI conversational video · 3 custom AI humans per month · 10 minutes of AI Video Generation · 3 concurrent streams · Monthly access fee + pay as you go |
| Growth | $397 a month | 1,250 minutes of AI conversational video · 7 custom AI humans per month · 100 minutes of AI Video Generation · 100+ stock replicas · 10 concurrent streams · Monthly access fee + pay as you go |
| Enterprise | — | 100% white-labeled experience · Scaling discounts · Custom concurrency limits · Top-tier technical support · Enterprise-grade security and compliance · Guaranteed SLAs |
The facts
Each one read from Tavus's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI avatars
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Commercial use
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Image-to-video
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Maximum resolution
- 1080pchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 20checked 20 Sep 2026
- Text-to-video
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2020checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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