Tavus is an AI research company building real-time, face-to-face AI humans (PALs) through a developer API and a no-code builder for sales, training, and support use cases.
About
Tavus is an AI company, founded in 2020, that describes itself as a "human computing" research lab. Its core products are real-time, lifelike AI agents—branded as PALs—that can see, hear, speak, and respond on camera, so that interacting with software feels closer to talking with a person than to filling out forms or typing into a chat window.
The company offers two main routes to build PALs: a developer API (the Conversational Video Interface, or CVI) for embedding face-to-face AI conversations into applications, and PAL Maker, a no-code tool for creating and deploying an AI human in minutes. Tavus also sells fully managed enterprise deployments where its team designs, builds, and scales a custom PAL. Named customers include Salesforce, which built a PAL sales development rep called Piper, and Orum, which uses a PAL named Aurora for sales role-play practice.
Key Features
Pricing & Fees
- Pricing: Consumer PALs plans run Free ($0), Plus ($20/mo), and Max ($50/mo). Developer plans run Basic (free), Starter ($59/mo), Growth ($397/mo), and Enterprise (custom). Check the official pricing page for current terms.
- Free tier: Both tracks include a free entry plan—the consumer plan offers 15 minutes of voice and video calls, and the developer plan offers 25 minutes of AI conversational video.
- Language support: Plans advertise support for 30+ languages.
- Company: Tavus has operated since 2020 and reports more than 150,000 developers using its platform.
Who It's For
Tavus serves three broad groups. Developers and product teams use the API to embed real-time conversational video into their applications. Business users without engineering resources can use PAL Maker to create AI humans for tasks like tutoring, onboarding, or customer engagement. Larger organizations can commission managed, custom PALs for use cases the company highlights such as AI sales development reps, healthcare agents, interview agents, and learning and development coaches. It suits teams that want a more human interface than text chatbots can provide.
FAQ
What is Tavus?Tavus is an AI research company that builds real-time, face-to-face AI agents called PALs, delivered through a developer API, a no-code builder, and managed enterprise solutions.
Does Tavus have a free plan?Yes. There is a free consumer PALs plan with 15 minutes of monthly voice and video calls, and a free developer plan with 25 minutes of AI conversational video; paid plans start at $20/mo for PALs and $59/mo for developers.
Which video platforms can Tavus PALs join?PALs can join Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams calls as full on-camera participants.
Can PALs use my own content and models?Yes. Users can upload documents so PALs answer from their knowledge base, and developers can bring their own LLM instead of Tavus's hosted models.
Is Tavus suitable for enterprise use?Yes. Tavus offers custom enterprise plans with volume discounts, guaranteed SLAs, and enterprise-grade security and compliance; the company notes SOC 2 and HIPAA availability on enterprise plans.
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