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HeyGen vs Tavus

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Tavus

Real-time conversational AI video agents with lifelike faces, voice and memory, built via API

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Verdict

HeyGen and Tavus are both Video AI tools. HeyGen scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.3 vs 8.0 out of 10), led by ease of use. Both have a free plan or trial. Only HeyGen is available on iOS, Android and CLI.

Best overall

HeyGen

  • Marketing teams
  • Corporate training and L&D teams
  • Sales teams
  • Content creators

Choose HeyGen if

  • You want a tool built for Avatar-presented training and explainer videos.
  • Free plan with no time limit, though capped at 3 videos a month.
  • Video Translation with voice preservation and lip-sync in 175+ languages.

Choose Tavus if

  • You want a tool built for embedding live, human-like video agents in products for sales, coaching, interviews and training.
  • Full real-time video agent stack (rendering, turn-taking, perception) from one vendor.
  • Both a developer API and a no-code PAL Maker are available.
Best for beginners
HeyGen
Best for business
HeyGen

Features

18 features compared.

  • AI Studio
    HeyGen
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Avatars
    HeyGen
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Video Translation
    HeyGen
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Video Agent
    HeyGen
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Multiple input types
    HeyGen
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Voice cloning
    HeyGen
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Interactive video and SCORM export
    HeyGen
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Developer API
    HeyGen
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Identity verification and moderation
    HeyGen
    Available
    Tavus
    Not available
  • Conversational Video Interface (CVI)
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • PAL Maker
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Phoenix Rendering
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Sparrow Turn-Taking
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Raven Perception
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Knowledge Base and Memory
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Presentation and Magic Canvas
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Meeting Joins and Browser Use
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available
  • Bring Your Own LLM
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Tavus
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    HeyGen
    Freemium
    Tavus
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    HeyGen
    Yes
    Tavus
    Yes
  • Starting price
    HeyGen
    $0
    Tavus
    $0
  • Plans
    HeyGen
    5 plans
    Tavus
    6 plans

HeyGen plans

  • Free

    $0

    3 videos per month, up to 1 minute each

    • 1 custom avatar
    • 500+ stock avatars
    • 30+ languages
    • Up to 3 Photo Avatars
    • 1 voice clone
    • Standard processing

  • Creator

    Most popular

    $29/month

    600 credits per month, videos up to 30 minutes

    • Watermark removal
    • Unlimited Photo Avatars
    • Voice cloning
    • 175+ languages and dialects
    • Credit rollover
    • 700+ stock avatars
    • Fast processing

  • Pro

    $49/month

    From 1,000 credits per month, videos up to 30 minutes

    • Everything in Creator
    • 4K export
    • Faster processing
    • Customizable monthly usage
    • All advanced AI models
    • Editing of translated scripts

  • Business

    $149/month

    1,500 credits per month plus $20 per extra seat, videos up to 60 minutes

    • Team seats
    • Workspace collaboration
    • SAML/SSO
    • Centralized billing
    • 5+ custom avatars
    • Interactive video
    • SCORM export
    • LMS integrations
    • Credit packs or auto-reload

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales

    • No maximum video length
    • SCIM provisioning
    • MFA
    • Invoice billing
    • Priority support
    • Dedicated customer success manager
    • Custom onboarding

Tavus plans

  • Free

    $0

    Developer tier for testing CVI

    • 20 CVI minutes/month
    • 1 concurrent session
    • 5 min max conversation
    • 10 stock faces

  • Starter

    $22/month

    Entry paid developer plan

    • 60 CVI minutes/month
    • 1 concurrent session
    • 10 min max conversation
    • 1 custom face
    • no pay-as-you-go overage

  • Builder

    $59/month

    Small teams scaling usage

    • 175 CVI minutes/month
    • 3 concurrent sessions
    • 15 min max conversation
    • 3 custom faces
    • $0.35/min overage

  • Growth

    $397/month

    Production workloads

    • 1,300 CVI minutes/month
    • 10 concurrent sessions
    • 60 min max conversation
    • 7 custom faces
    • $0.31/min overage
    • recordings at $0.03/min

  • Business

    $975/month

    High-volume deployments

    • 4,000 CVI minutes/month
    • 15 concurrent sessions
    • 60 min max conversation
    • 15 custom faces
    • $0.26/min overage
    • recordings at $0.03/min

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Managed, white-labeled deployments

    • Custom minutes and concurrency
    • unlimited custom faces
    • white-labeling
    • SLAs
    • dedicated support

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

HeyGen
8.3overall
Tavus
8.0overall

HeyGen leads in 1 category and Tavus in 1.

  • Avatar Realism & Lip Sync

    HeyGen
    9.0
    Tavus
    Not rated

  • Video Translation

    HeyGen
    9.0
    Tavus
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    HeyGen leads by 0.7
    HeyGen
    8.5
    Tavus
    7.8

  • Value for Money

    Tavus leads by 0.2
    HeyGen
    7.0
    Tavus
    7.2

  • Developer & Team Features

    HeyGen
    8.0
    Tavus
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    HeyGen
    Not rated
    Tavus
    8.6

  • Performance & Speed

    HeyGen
    Not rated
    Tavus
    8.5

  • Documentation & Support

    HeyGen
    Not rated
    Tavus
    8.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

HeyGen

Pros

  • Free plan with no time limit, though capped at 3 videos a month
  • Video Translation with voice preservation and lip-sync in 175+ languages
  • Text-based editor with Brand Kit, captions and multi-user editing
  • Custom avatars and voice cloning on every plan, including Free
  • Public API with CLI and MCP server, and iOS and Android apps
  • Business plan adds SAML/SSO, SCORM export and LMS integrations

Cons

  • Free plan limits videos to 1 minute and 3 per month
  • 4K export and advanced AI models need Pro at $49 per month or higher
  • Credit-based pricing makes the cost of a video depend on model, length and complexity
  • Business starts at $149 per month plus $20 for each extra seat
  • Android app is stated as available in the U.S. only

Tavus

Pros

  • Full real-time video agent stack (rendering, turn-taking, perception) from one vendor.
  • Both a developer API and a no-code PAL Maker are available.
  • Free tier with 20 CVI minutes per month for prototyping.
  • Joins Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls.
  • Published enterprise case studies, including Salesforce and Orum.

Cons

  • Free and Starter plans cap conversations at 5 and 10 minutes, and Starter has no pay-as-you-go overage.
  • Conversation recordings cost $0.03/min and are unavailable on lower tiers.
  • Pricing page showed conflicting plan tables, which makes costs hard to verify.
  • No publicly released iOS or Android app was found.

Platforms

  • Web
    HeyGen
    Supported
    Tavus
    Supported
  • Windows
    HeyGen
    Not supported
    Tavus
    Not supported
  • macOS
    HeyGen
    Not supported
    Tavus
    Not supported
  • iOS
    HeyGen
    Supported
    Tavus
    Not supported
  • Android
    HeyGen
    Supported
    Tavus
    Not supported
  • API
    HeyGen
    Supported
    Tavus
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    HeyGen
    Not supported
    Tavus
    Not supported
  • CLI
    HeyGen
    Supported
    Tavus
    Not supported

Integrations

HeyGen

5 integrations
  • ChatGPT
  • Zapier
  • Make
  • n8n
  • HubSpot

Tavus

3 integrations
  • Zoom
  • Google Meet
  • Microsoft Teams

Company

  • Company
    HeyGen
    HeyGen
    Tavus
    Tavus
  • Founded
    HeyGen
    2020
    Tavus
    2020
  • Headquarters
    HeyGen
    Los Angeles, CA
    Tavus
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    HeyGen
    30M+
    Tavus
    Not listed
  • Listing
    HeyGen
    Claimed
    Tavus
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is HeyGen better than Tavus?

It depends on your workflow. HeyGen is built for Avatar-presented training and explainer videos. Tavus is built for embedding live, human-like video agents in products for sales, coaching, interviews and training.

What are the key feature differences between HeyGen and Tavus?

HeyGen: Create avatar videos from text and translate them into 175+ languages. Tavus: Real-time conversational AI video agents with lifelike faces, voice and memory, built via API. HeyGen is rated 4.0/5 from 1 user review.

Does HeyGen or Tavus have a free plan?

Yes, both do. HeyGen is freemium and Tavus is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, HeyGen or Tavus?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.