Humanlike AIThe model index

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HeyGen Interactive Avatar vs Tavus CVI

Up to 4 models, normalised onto the same cost basis and scored through the lens you pick.

HeyGen logo
HeyGen Interactive Avatar
HeyGen
Tavus logo
Tavus CVI
Tavus
Cost of talking
Per minute$0.500Estimate$1.00Estimate
Per hour$30.00$60.00
30-min interview$15.00$30.00
List price$0.5/minEstimate$1/minEstimate
Recruitment fit
Overall72/10090/100
VerdictGood for employer-brand content, weaker as a live interviewer than Tavus.The most complete option for conversational screening — the perception layer is worth the premium when a real person is on the other end.
Best for
Employer-brand videoMultilingual job adsOnboarding content
First-round conversational screeningEmployer-brand videos personalised per candidateProctored assessments where attention signals matter
Watch out for
  • 1.2s latency is noticeable in live conversation
  • Stock faces can read as generic to candidates
  • At roughly $1/min it is 200× the cost of Homo 1 — model your per-interview cost before committing
  • Recording a candidate’s webcam raises consent and data-retention obligations; several jurisdictions require explicit notice for automated video assessment
  • A trained replica of a real employee needs that employee’s written consent
What it animates
Coverage
FaceFullFull
Lip-syncFullFull
Upper torsoFullPartial
HandsPartialNone
Full bodyPartialNone
Capabilities
Modalitiesavatar, videoavatar, video, speech
Context window——
VariantsInteractive, Studio (rendered)Phoenix-3 (render), Raven-0 (perception), Sparrow-0 (turn-taking), Hummingbird-0 (lip-sync)
On HumanLikeNot yetAI Personas, Interview
HumanLike evals
Wired into HumanLike avatars—Yes — face_id providerOur eval
Published benchmarks
Lip-sync accuracy92%Estimate90%Estimate
Utterance-to-utterance latency1200 msEstimate1000 msEstimate

Cost per hour assumes 150 wpm and a 40% AI speaking share. Hover a figure for its full derivation.