Affordable by design
The Affordable Real-Time AI Avatar
A live, talking AI avatar for $1 an hour — all-inclusive, with a free tier. Affordable because of how it's built, not because of what's left out.
Selvia AI is a real-time AI avatar at $1/hour (about $0.03/minute), all-inclusive. That one rate covers the avatar, the voice, the AI brain and per-user memory — there's nothing to add. It includes a 60-minute monthly free tier and a render-only mode at $0.025/minute, with no setup fees or expiring credits.
What you get for $1/hour
The whole stack, included
Avatar, voice, conversational AI brain and per-user memory — one price, nothing to wire up or pay for separately.
Real-time, 24/7
A live, two-way conversation that runs around the clock — not a pre-recorded video.
No surprises
No setup fees, no contracts, no expiring credits. Pay for the hours you actually use.
Start free
A 60-minute monthly free tier, plus a render-only mode at $0.025/minute for lighter needs.
Why it's this affordable
The price isn't a discount or a loss-leader — it follows from the cost structure of a real-time avatar. The expensive part is rendering the live, talking face. Once you're doing that, the other pieces — turning speech to text, generating the reply, speaking it back, and remembering the customer — add very little on top.
So instead of charging separately for each layer, Selvia AI runs as a lean, efficient operation and bundles all of it into one low, all-inclusive rate. The savings come from efficiency, and they get passed on — not from leaving things out.
Affordable doesn't mean basic
The $1/hour rate is all-inclusive and even includes per-user memory — recognizing returning customers — which many pricier avatars leave out entirely. Low price, full feature set.
What $1/hour actually looks like
~$8
an 8-hour day at the front desk
$0.03
per minute, all-inclusive
~$40k/yr
cost of the human role it assists
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a real-time AI avatar cost?
Selvia AI is $1 per hour, or about $0.03 per minute — and that's all-inclusive, covering the avatar, voice, AI brain and per-user memory. There's a render-only mode at $0.025/minute, a 60-minute monthly free tier, and no setup fees, contracts or expiring credits.
Why is Selvia AI so affordable?
The low price is structural, not a stripped-down product. Rendering a live, talking avatar is the expensive part of a real-time stack; the speech, language and memory layers add very little on top of that. Because Selvia AI runs as a lean, efficient operation, it can bundle all of those into one low, all-inclusive rate instead of charging for each piece separately.
Is a $1/hour avatar lower quality?
No. Affordable doesn't mean basic here — the $1/hour rate is all-inclusive and even includes per-user memory, which many pricier avatars leave out. The price reflects an efficient cost structure, not cut corners.
What's included in the $1/hour?
Everything needed for a live conversation: the talking avatar, the voice (speech-to-text and text-to-speech), the conversational AI brain, and per-user memory that recognizes returning customers — all real-time and available 24/7, with nothing extra to wire up or pay for.
How does $1/hour compare to a human receptionist?
A full-time receptionist costs around $40,000 a year. Selvia AI is $1/hour — roughly $8 for an 8-hour day, available around the clock, and it never takes a break or a holiday. For many front desks it's a fraction of the cost of the role it assists.
Is there a free tier or cheaper option?
Yes to both. There's a 60-minute monthly free tier to start, and a render-only mode at $0.025/minute for cases where you don't need the full conversational stack. A free live demo is also available.
A real-time avatar for the price of a coffee
All-inclusive, with memory, at $1/hour — start with 60 free minutes.
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