D-ID V4 Expressive up to 4K vs Sume Avatar 1.0 at 720p
D-ID's V4 Expressive launch (March 16, 2026) lists up to 4K and plans from $5.90 a month. Sume Avatar 1.0 is 720p and billed per second. A fair comparison.
D-ID's V4 Expressive announcement, dated March 16, 2026, says output goes up to 4K, conversational turns come in under half a second, and plans start from $5.90 a month. Sume Avatar 1.0 renders at 720p today and bills per second with no monthly minimum. If you need 4K on a face, D-ID's claim is the one to test; if you need a pay-per-clip API, Sume's model fits.
Facts side by side
D-ID's figures are from its launch post; the Sume rates are from the pricing page.
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| D-ID resolution | Up to 4K |
| D-ID conversational turn | Sub-0.5 s |
| D-ID entry plan | From $5.90 a month |
| Sume resolution | 720p currently |
| Sume billing | Per second, $0.184 to $0.55 by tier |
Different products
The D-ID release is about visual agents connected to an LLM in real time. Sume's avatar API makes rendered videos. A 4K claim for a live agent does not carry over to a rendered clip, so test the exact product you plan to buy.
For rendered clips, Sume accepts 4 to 60 seconds and aspect ratios from 1:1 to 16:9.
Budget view
A plan from $5.90 a month sets a floor on spend. Sume has no such floor: a 10 second standard clip is $1.84 and creating an avatar is $0.95. Which is cheaper depends on your monthly clip count and the credits your plan includes.
Read the live D-ID pricing page before you build a model; the launch post is dated and plans change.
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