Live avatar latency benchmarks: evidence & clocks

Read published avatar timing evidence, historical voice benchmarks, and the definitions needed for a fair test.

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What the current charts establish

Published latency figures can help identify what to test, but different clock definitions prevent a controlled fastest-provider result. The homepage keeps full responses and video rendering in separate views.

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Historical voice-to-voice comparison

LemonSlice's April 15, 2026 report uses 50 turns per provider with a common reference speech stack. The chart uses approximate figure readings rounded to 0.1 seconds. Phoenix-4 and CARA-3 are historical versions.

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Lip-sync evidence

D-ID publishes a SyncNet comparison using five avatars per provider. Competitor snapshots and their equivalence to current models remain unspecified here. Anima was not included.

Read the D-ID experiment

What to measure in your trial

  • End of user speech to the first audible reply.
  • Incoming audio to its corresponding video output.
  • Interruptions and recovery, with failed runs retained.
  • Delivered FPS and output dimensions over sustained sessions.
  • Actual billed minutes, starts, subscription allocation, and cost.

Public demo checks

A separate walkthrough records access controls, model labels, and vendor sample playback. It leaves measured performance fields blank.

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Test definitions

Read the measurement methodology