How does pricing compare?

Tavus lists $59 to $397 per month with included minutes and about $0.37 per extra minute (October 2026). Minimoes is free to start, then $29, $149 or $590 per month.

Why choose a mascot over a realistic human?

A mascot is unmistakably your brand, never pretends to be a person, and avoids the discomfort of near-human faces. Research suggests a cartoon-like look with warm behaviour can lift purchase intent.

Do I need developers?

No. One snippet, or the WordPress plugin. SDKs are available if you want them.

Minimoes vs Tavus: A Brand Mascot vs a Video Human

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Tavus builds realistic conversational video humans, billed by the minute. Minimoes gives your brand a stylized 3D mascot on flat plans, with a free tier.

Minimoes vs Tavus: an honest comparison

Tavus and Minimoes solve different problems in different ways, and the right choice depends on what you want your visitors to experience. Minimoes has one clear point of view: your AI should have a face. It is a 3D mascot that speaks and listens, trained only on your content, and able to act. It captures leads, books meetings, answers Shopify and Stripe questions and escalates to humans. It installs with one snippet, on flat monthly plans with a free tier. The table below compares the two on the points that matter most. Competitor prices and features change often. Ours were checked in October 2026, so always confirm on their site before deciding.

A stylized 3D mascot with a preset or cloned voice, built to look like your brand rather than a fake human
Knowledge base: files, website crawl, plain text, Q&A pairs, Notion and Zendesk
Actions built in: leads, booking, Shopify, Stripe, Slack, escalation and webhooks
Deploys on websites, React, React Native and Flutter apps, and OBS livestreams
Free plan, then $29, $149 or $590 per month, with a 14-day trial on paid plans

Where Minimoes is strongest

Presence

A talking character gets noticed where a text bubble gets ignored. A stylized mascot is also unmistakably your brand, and it avoids the uncanny valley of near-human faces.

Accountability

Answers come only from your content. Unanswered questions, missing content and contradictions are flagged. Frustrated visitors are escalated to a human with the full transcript.

Action

Booking, lead capture, Shopify, Stripe, Slack and webhooks are part of the product, triggered by what the mascot detects in the conversation, with no code.

When Tavus might be the better choice

Be honest about your needs. If you need capabilities that are central to Tavus and not to Minimoes, such as producing videos, a full human helpdesk inbox or deep custom flows, Tavus may fit better, or the two can work side by side. If what you want is a branded AI front line that talks, sells and books on your site, app or stream, try Minimoes on the Free plan and compare with real traffic.

Tavus plans run from $59/month (100 minutes) to $397/month (1,250 minutes), with overage around $0.37 per minute (October 2026). That works well for realistic video conversations at controlled volume. Minimoes is built for always-on website traffic. Flat plans, a free tier, and a mascot that captures leads, books and escalates without extra development.

Feature	Minimoes	Tavus
Style	Stylized 3D mascot	Realistic video human
Pricing model	Flat monthly plans	Minutes included, then per minute
Entry price	$0, then $29 / month	$59 / month
No-code website widget	Yes	Developer-first
Realism of the face	Stylized by design	Photo-realistic