When to consider Anam
Consider Anam for image-based avatars and an API workflow that connects your application and language model. CARA-4 publishes landscape and portrait output specifications.
Pricing by mode
CARA-4 supports image-based avatars, a modular JavaScript API, and your own language model.
Starter: 50 minutes; $0.16 per extra minute. Free trial available.
| Detail | Anam |
|---|---|
| Model | CARA-4 |
| Full avatar usage rate | $9.60/hr |
| Full billing basis | Starter overage |
| Video-only usage rate | Not published |
| Video billing basis | Separate video rate not verified |
| Full response timing | <1 s · Median full conversation, vendor claim |
| Video timing | 180 ms · Median server-side latency |
| Output resolution | 1152 × 768 · Landscape or rotated portrait |
| FPS | 25 FPS · CARA-4 output |
| Custom motions | Not verified · Custom signature animation control not established |
| Moderation control | Not verified · An unmoderated or configurable mode has not been verified |
| Deployment | Hosted API |
Usage rates are one component of cost. Use the monthly calculator for supported plan allowances and session assumptions.
Monthly cost examples
Illustrative totals for the selected monthly plans, using five-minute connected sessions. Each row uses one mode for the entire allowance. Video Only excludes an external voice stack. Taxes, avatar preparation, and unlisted add-ons are excluded.
| Provider and mode | 100 min/month | 1,000 min/month | 10,000 min/month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anam Full AvatarStarter monthly | $20.00 | $164.00 | $1,604.00 |
| Anam Video OnlyStarter monthly | Not estimatedA matching video-only tariff is not verified. | Not estimatedA matching video-only tariff is not verified. | Not estimatedA matching video-only tariff is not verified. |
Anam: Billed session time includes silence. Starter sessions last at most five minutes. Watermark retained. Billing source ↗
Plan the integration
Confirm the avatar model and session options, then evaluate the Starter session-duration cap against your workflow. Included minutes and overages both matter when estimating cost.
Read the latency correctly
The 180 ms figure is median server-side generation. The under-one-second figure is a conversation claim. Keep those clocks separate when comparing providers.
$12/month Starter includes 50 minutes, then $0.16/min. Five-minute Starter sessions; published server and conversational latency measure different stages.
Questions to verify before launch
- Will the Starter session limit fit your expected conversations?
- Which stack components are included in the selected configuration?
- What width and height pair is supported by the selected avatar model?
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