Pick HeyGen if
marketers and L&D teams who want a presenter on camera without a shoot.
Read the HeyGen pageHeyGen vs Tavus
Our take
Pick HeyGen if marketers and L&D teams who want a presenter on camera without a shoot. Pick Tavus if product teams who want a talking replica for a PAL or a CVI stream. Skip HeyGen if people who need a general text-to-video model (Runway) or speech-only TTS (ElevenLabs).
Best for
HeyGen A talking-head video from a script
Tavus A face-to-face agent you can chat with
Free plan
HeyGen $0 · /mo. Entry card for creators; credit and length caps are on the live page
Tavus $0 · /mo. Unlimited messaging; 15 minutes of voice and video calls; 30+ languages
Lowest paid
HeyGen Creator $29/mo
Tavus Plus $20/mo
Next step up
HeyGen Pro from $49/mo
Tavus Max from $50/mo
Coding agent
HeyGen Create menu
Tavus
Runs where
HeyGen Hosted
Tavus
Watch out
HeyGen Credits, not unlimited minutes
Tavus Call minutes are the PAL meter
Last checked
HeyGen 2026-10-19 · heygen.com/pricing
Tavus 2026-10-22 · tavus.io/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Tavus if
product teams who want a talking replica for a PAL or a CVI stream.
Read the Tavus page