Minimoes vs Convai — Business Avatars vs Gaming NPCs
Convai is built for game characters and virtual worlds. Minimoes is built for customer-facing business deployments — with RAG, lead capture, and embeddable widgets.
Why businesses switch
Convai excels at in-game NPC dialogue and 3D world integration. Minimoes solves the business problem: embed a conversational AI avatar on your website, train it on your knowledge base, capture leads, and automate customer conversations.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Minimoes | Convai |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time conversation | ✓ Live, two-way | ✓ NPC dialogue |
| RAG knowledge base | ✓ Unlimited documents | ~ Limited for business |
| Website embed widget | ✓ 1-line embed | ✗ Game-engine focused |
| Lead capture / CRM | ✓ Built-in | ✗ Not applicable |
| Business use cases | ✓ Core focus | ~ Secondary use case |
| Starting price | $29/mo | Free tier + PAYG |
| Custom 3D avatar | ✓ Upload your model | ✓ 3D character support |
| Game engine integration | ✗ Not applicable | ✓ Unity / Unreal |
Business-first
vs. gaming-first
1-line
Website embed
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Business knowledge docs
Why Minimoes wins
- ✓Built specifically for customer-facing business deployments
- ✓One-line widget embed — no game engine required
- ✓Built-in lead capture and qualification in every conversation
- ✓Unlimited RAG trained on your business knowledge base
Convai limitations
- ✗Designed for gaming — website embedding is not a native use case
- ✗No built-in lead capture, CRM integration, or sales workflow
- ✗Business knowledge base use cases are an afterthought
- ✗Pricing for business deployments scales with character interactions, not flat-rate
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between Convai and Minimoes?
- Convai is designed for game characters and virtual world NPCs — its core strengths are in Unity and Unreal Engine integration for interactive 3D environments. Minimoes is built for business deployments: website widgets, customer service, lead generation, and knowledge base conversations. They solve different problems for different audiences.
- Can Convai be used for customer-facing website deployments?
- Convai's architecture is optimised for game engine integration, not web embedding. Deploying a Convai character on a business website requires significant custom development. Minimoes provides a single-line embed code designed specifically for website deployment — no game engine or custom engineering required.
- Which platform should a business choose — Convai or Minimoes?
- For game development or virtual world projects, Convai is the specialist tool. For customer-facing business deployments — customer service, sales assistant, FAQ automation, lead generation — Minimoes is purpose-built and immediately deployable with no gaming expertise required.
A conversational avatar built for business — not for NPCs
Deploy Minimoes on your website today. Start free, no engineers needed.