Tavus alternative
Talks face to face, then works.
For teams that want a ready AI employee to hire, teach and put to work, with no code.
Why switch
What changes when you switch.
Visitors can just type.
A chat bubble or embed on your site, with no call to start.
Phone calls, in and out.
An AI receptionist answers your line, and voice agents call your contact list.
Work, with your yes.
It acts in the apps you connect, and asks before it changes anything.
Live
Try it before you move.
Aivah's own AI employee, live on this page. Ask it anything about Aivah.
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Row by row
Aivah and Tavus, side by side.
Aivah's features first, then what Tavus's own pages show for each.
| Compared | Aivah | Tavus |
|---|---|---|
| Seeing it | ||
| A face your customers can see | Yes Your own portrait as a live talking face, or a ready-made character. | |
| Stands in front of your own background | Yes Hero and Basic characters, over your own image or video loop. | Partly Not with its newest faces. Source: Tavus on Stands in front of your own background, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Talking and typing | ||
| Website chat without a video call | Yes, with limits Chat bubble, embed and full page from $20 a month; a direct link on Free. | Partly Typing only inside a live call, billed per minute. Source: Tavus on Website chat without a video call, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Talks out loud with its face on screen | Yes, with limits One tap starts a voice call with its live character, from $100 a month. | |
| Choose your live voice model | Yes Live voice models from Google, OpenAI and xAI, chosen per web experience. | Yes Pick the voice engine and model, and the LLM. Source: Tavus on Choose your live voice model, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Clone a voice in the product, with permission | Yes From 10 seconds of clear speech, with a consent check. | |
| Phone | ||
| An AI receptionist for your phone line | Yes, with limits One Twilio number per account, with transcripts in Insights. From $100 a month. | |
| Calls your contact list in campaigns | Yes, with limits Voice agents call a CSV list from your own number, then score each call. From $100 a month. | |
| Meetings | ||
| Joins video calls with a face and voice | Yes Paste a link and it joins Meet, Teams, Zoom or Webex as a named guest. | Yes Meet, Zoom and Teams, also from a calendar invite. Source: Tavus on Joins video calls with a face and voice, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Takes questions from the meeting chat | Yes, with limits With a Hero character: typed messages in the call become questions. | |
| Presentations | ||
| Presents your PDFs and videos, then quizzes people | Yes, with limits Pauses for questions, picks up where it stopped, and keeps quiz scores from a shared link in Insights. | Partly Presents PDF decks and images; quiz answers go to your webhook. Source: Tavus on Presents your PDFs and videos, then quizzes people, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Messaging channels | ||
| Answers customers in a messaging app | Yes, with limits Your own Telegram bot, in 1:1 chats and the groups and channels you allow. | |
| You message it on WhatsApp or iMessage | Yes From one registered number on each. | |
| Works beside your team in Slack | Yes Your own Slack app, in direct messages and the channels you allow. | |
| Knowledge and memory | ||
| Learns from audio, video and YouTube | Yes Audio and video files up to 100 MB, plus documents and single web pages. | No Documents, images and crawled websites. Source: Tavus on Learns from audio, video and YouTube, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| One memory shared with Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools | Yes Through Aivah MCP, your AI employees and the AI tools you connect read and write one memory. | Not in its docs Its memories are kept per PAL and participant. Source: Tavus on One memory shared with Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Actions and workflows | ||
| Asks before it acts in your apps | Yes, with limits Reads run on their own; sends, changes and deletes wait for your yes. From $100 a month. | Not in its docs It acts in apps through MCP connectors, scoped per PAL. Source: Tavus on Asks before it acts in your apps, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| A library of reusable skills | Yes Up to 6 per employee, picked from the catalog or drafted by AI. | Partly Tavus-made skills you switch on. Source: Tavus on A library of reusable skills, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Finished work | ||
| Makes finished files: PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint | Yes Made in chat, previewed before download, in your house style. | |
| Decks, podcasts and mind maps from your knowledge | Yes Slide decks, mind maps and two-voice podcasts, plus a live show with two Hero hosts. | |
| Builds a full-stack web app from a description | Yes In Aivah Code, with its own database, published to your Vercel account. | |
| With your team | ||
| Runs scheduled work and reports back | Yes Ask once in chat, and it reports back in Slack or WhatsApp. | |
| Insights | ||
| Leads, calls and a review of visitor conversations | Yes, with limits Flags the visitor conversations that need you, by sentiment and friction. From $20 a month. | Partly Transcripts; no lead list in its docs. Source: Tavus on Leads, calls and a review of visitor conversations, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan, no card | Yes $0: 3 AI employees and 1,000 credits, added at signup. A direct link, without embeds or voice calls. | Yes 20 minutes of video calls a month. Source: Tavus on Free plan, no card, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Website chat, from | $20 a month | Sold as video-call minutes, with no chat-only plan Source: Tavus on Website chat, from, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
| Voice calls, from | $100 a month | Free for 20 minutes of video calls a month; $22 a month for 60 Source: Tavus on Voice calls, from, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab) |
Seeing it
A face your customers can see
- Aivah
Yes
Your own portrait as a live talking face, or a ready-made character.
- Tavus
Stands in front of your own background
- Aivah
Yes
Hero and Basic characters, over your own image or video loop.
- Tavus
Partly
Not with its newest faces.
Source: Tavus on Stands in front of your own background, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Talking and typing
Website chat without a video call
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Chat bubble, embed and full page from $20 a month; a direct link on Free.
- Tavus
Partly
Typing only inside a live call, billed per minute.
Source: Tavus on Website chat without a video call, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Talks out loud with its face on screen
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
One tap starts a voice call with its live character, from $100 a month.
Choose your live voice model
- Aivah
Yes
Live voice models from Google, OpenAI and xAI, chosen per web experience.
- Tavus
Yes
Pick the voice engine and model, and the LLM.
Source: Tavus on Choose your live voice model, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Clone a voice in the product, with permission
- Aivah
Yes
From 10 seconds of clear speech, with a consent check.
- Tavus
Phone
An AI receptionist for your phone line
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
One Twilio number per account, with transcripts in Insights. From $100 a month.
Calls your contact list in campaigns
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Voice agents call a CSV list from your own number, then score each call. From $100 a month.
Meetings
Joins video calls with a face and voice
- Aivah
Yes
Paste a link and it joins Meet, Teams, Zoom or Webex as a named guest.
- Tavus
Yes
Meet, Zoom and Teams, also from a calendar invite.
Source: Tavus on Joins video calls with a face and voice, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Takes questions from the meeting chat
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
With a Hero character: typed messages in the call become questions.
Presentations
Presents your PDFs and videos, then quizzes people
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Pauses for questions, picks up where it stopped, and keeps quiz scores from a shared link in Insights.
- Tavus
Partly
Presents PDF decks and images; quiz answers go to your webhook.
Source: Tavus on Presents your PDFs and videos, then quizzes people, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Messaging channels
Answers customers in a messaging app
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Your own Telegram bot, in 1:1 chats and the groups and channels you allow.
You message it on WhatsApp or iMessage
- Aivah
Yes
From one registered number on each.
Works beside your team in Slack
- Aivah
Yes
Your own Slack app, in direct messages and the channels you allow.
Knowledge and memory
Learns from audio, video and YouTube
- Aivah
Yes
Audio and video files up to 100 MB, plus documents and single web pages.
- Tavus
No
Documents, images and crawled websites.
Source: Tavus on Learns from audio, video and YouTube, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
One memory shared with Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools
- Aivah
Yes
Through Aivah MCP, your AI employees and the AI tools you connect read and write one memory.
- Tavus
Not in its docs
Its memories are kept per PAL and participant.
Source: Tavus on One memory shared with Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Actions and workflows
Asks before it acts in your apps
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Reads run on their own; sends, changes and deletes wait for your yes. From $100 a month.
- Tavus
Not in its docs
It acts in apps through MCP connectors, scoped per PAL.
Source: Tavus on Asks before it acts in your apps, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
A library of reusable skills
- Aivah
Yes
Up to 6 per employee, picked from the catalog or drafted by AI.
- Tavus
Partly
Tavus-made skills you switch on.
Source: Tavus on A library of reusable skills, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Finished work
Makes finished files: PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Aivah
Yes
Made in chat, previewed before download, in your house style.
Decks, podcasts and mind maps from your knowledge
- Aivah
Yes
Slide decks, mind maps and two-voice podcasts, plus a live show with two Hero hosts.
Builds a full-stack web app from a description
- Aivah
Yes
In Aivah Code, with its own database, published to your Vercel account.
With your team
Runs scheduled work and reports back
- Aivah
Yes
Ask once in chat, and it reports back in Slack or WhatsApp.
Insights
Leads, calls and a review of visitor conversations
- Aivah
Yes, with limits
Flags the visitor conversations that need you, by sentiment and friction. From $20 a month.
- Tavus
Partly
Transcripts; no lead list in its docs.
Source: Tavus on Leads, calls and a review of visitor conversations, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Pricing
Free plan, no card
- Aivah
Yes
$0: 3 AI employees and 1,000 credits, added at signup. A direct link, without embeds or voice calls.
- Tavus
Yes
20 minutes of video calls a month.
Source: Tavus on Free plan, no card, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Website chat, from
- Aivah
$20 a month
- Tavus
Sold as video-call minutes, with no chat-only plan
Source: Tavus on Website chat, from, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Voice calls, from
- Aivah
$100 a month
- Tavus
Free for 20 minutes of video calls a month; $22 a month for 60
Source: Tavus on Voice calls, from, checked 4 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Rival facts come from their own websites and docs, checked on 4 November 2026, and each one links to its source. "Not in its docs" means we found no mention there. The rows start from what Aivah does, so this isn't a full review of Tavus. Tavus is a trademark of its owner. Aivah isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Tavus.
Next check by 4 December 2026
Switching
Move your PAL to Aivah.
PAL is Tavus's name for its AI persona. Guided setup walks you through it.
Hire an AI employee
- Front desk
- Lead qualifier
- Resolution specialist
- Onboarding guide
Instructions
Greet visitors, answer questions about our services and opening hours, take messages and flag anything urgent.
01Hire.
Pick a role, or paste your PAL's system prompt into the instructions.
Business knowledge
Add- yourcompany.com/servicesWeb pageReady
- Price list.pdfPDFReady
- Product walkthrough.mp4VideoIndexing
Documents, web pages, audio and video. Changes apply right away.
02Teach.
Add the documents from its knowledge base, your key pages as links, and your videos.
Face and voice
Warm, calmOr clone a voice from 10 seconds of speech03Give it a face.
Pick a character and a voice, or bring your own.
Deploy
- WebsiteChat bubble and lead form
- Phone lineYour own Twilio number
- MeetingsJoins when the host lets it in
- Slack and TelegramSlack for your team, your own Telegram bot for customers
04Put it to work.
Swap your website script for Aivah's, and paste your meeting links.
Insights
- 23:42Website conversationLead saved
- 07:05Call answeredTranscript
- 09:30Quiz completedScored
- 11:12Friction flaggedReview queue
Every visitor conversation gets an AI read of sentiment, friction and confidence.
05Review.
Insights flags the conversations to read and keeps your leads.
Questions
Aivah or Tavus, answered.
Can it use a real person's face and voice?
Yes. Upload one portrait for a live talking face, and clone a voice from 10 seconds of clear speech. Use both only with that person's permission.
Does it join meetings from a calendar invite?
No. Paste the meeting link and it joins Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Webex as a named guest, once the host admits it.
Can developers build on it?
Yes. The Platform API reaches the same employees, voices, characters and live sessions, and Aivah Assistant adds a voice button that works your app's screens.
Try it with one PAL.
Start free and move one PAL across, or ask Aivah live first.
Free to start · No card required