Sume Avatar 1.0
Sume Avatar 1.0 by API: reusable avatars, talking video from a script, multi-scene and two-speaker videos, previews, B-roll, and Face Swap (Beta).
Start with Introducing Sume Avatar 1.0
Tavus Phoenix-4.5 adds cartoon and anime faces; Sume's options
Tavus Phoenix-4.5 supports cartoon, anime and Pixar-style faces from a photo or video. Sume creates avatars from a prompt, traits or a photo; test styles first.
Azure photo avatar is 512x512; Sume avatar video is 720p
Azure's photo avatar renders head-only at 512x512 and 25 fps. Sume's avatar video offers 720p in five aspect ratios, from a prompt, traits or a photo.
Azure avatar batch: 20-minute videos, 200 jobs, vs Sume
Azure's text to speech avatar batch API allows 20-minute outputs and 200 concurrent jobs per Speech resource. Sume avatar videos run 4-60 seconds per job.
AI avatar video with a transparent background: Azure webm vs Sume
Azure's avatar batch API can output VP9 webm with an alpha channel. Sume's avatar video returns an MP4 with a scene behind the avatar.
Face swap API webhook: get job.completed instead of polling
Sume's face swap (Beta) takes mode webhook with a public HTTPS webhook_url, then sends one signed terminal event: job.completed, job.failed or job.canceled.
MCP avatar-image-to-video_create: choose Fabric or H3 Max
On Sume's hosted MCP, one tool, avatar-image-to-video_create, makes still-plus-audio talking clips. A model field picks Fabric or MiniMax H3 Max lip sync.
HeyGen lipsync captions are always on; Sume's are opt-in
HeyGen deprecated enable_caption on translation and lipsync and now always returns SRT and VTT. Sume avatar videos burn captions only when you ask for them.
LemonSlice API: image plus streaming audio vs Sume lip sync
LemonSlice drives a live avatar from an image and streaming audio. For a recorded line, Sume's lip sync takes a still plus an audio_url and returns a file.
Avatar video price by length: 4, 15, 30, 45 and 60 seconds
What a Sume Avatar Video 1.0 clip costs at 4, 15, 30, 45 and 60 seconds on standard, plus and max, with and without a product image. Table from the rate card.
Sume Avatar Video quality default: what plus costs vs standard
Omit quality and Avatar Video runs on plus, not standard. On 20-second clips that is $1.22 more each, or $122 over 100 clips. The arithmetic and a safe default.
Holiday avatar ad roster: 3 presenters x 4 scripts, cost by tier
Three reusable avatars and four holiday scripts make 12 clips. Priced on standard, plus and max with a product image; the avatars cost $2.85.
AI avatar host for YouTube Shorts: why the script is what counts
YouTube lists AI content from generic templates as not allowed. How a Sume Avatar 1.0 host fits a Shorts series when each script carries your own point of view.
Avatar 1.0 API routes: canonical paths vs legacy aliases
New Avatar 1.0 code should call /v1/avatar-1.0/generate and /v1/avatar-1.0/talking-video. Older model-run and legacy aliases still work with the same body.
Avatar flash-sale video in three scenes: hook, silent demo beat, CTA
Build a Black Friday flash-sale talking video with Sume Avatar 1.0 video_inputs: a spoken hook, a silent demo beat, and a spoken call to action.
Avatar photo scene: a talking host in your showroom for year-end
Use a scene photo reference in Sume Avatar 1.0 so a talking host stands in your own showroom or shop for a year-end sale clip.
Avatar preview: regenerate stills or create a new preview
Regenerate redraws the first-frame stills of one preview. A new script, avatar, scene or aspect ratio needs a new preview. Quality is set at generate-video.
Avatar video previews: test three holiday hook lines, render only one
Create three Sume avatar-video previews with different hooks, compare first frames, then call generate-video on the winner and keep its stills.
Avatar face swap Beta: check the 4 to 15 second clip before you submit
Sume's Avatar Face Swap Beta needs a public HTTPS source clip of about 4 to 15 seconds with usable audio and a required quality tier.
Seasonal avatar host from a prompt, profile or photo for Christmas
Create a reusable Sume Avatar 1.0 handle from a prompt, structured profile props or a reference photo, then reuse it across holiday clips.
12-second Reel with an AI presenter: cost by quality tier
A 12-second talking-avatar Reel costs $2.21 on Standard, $2.94 on Plus and $6.60 on Max at Sume's per-second rates, plus a 4-second minimum.
3-minute AI presenter Reel: three 60-second avatar jobs, cost by tier
An avatar job accepts 4 to 60 seconds, so a 180-second presenter Reel is three jobs: $33.12 on Standard, $44.10 on Plus, $99.00 on Max at no-product rates.
Avatar 1.0 quality: standard for drafts, max for the final weekly cut
Sume Avatar 1.0 takes quality standard, plus or max. plus is the default. Use standard to check a script, then re-render the keeper at max.
Avatar script over 60 seconds: split it into jobs and join the clips
Sume Avatar 1.0 accepts 4 to 60 seconds per job. For a longer explainer, split the script at sentence breaks, send one job per part and keep the order.
Two AI characters in one TikTok scene: one avatar per job, then cut
One Sume avatar job holds one avatar. For a two-person dialogue, make a job per speaker and alternate them in Timeline 1.0. Cost for 60 s of dialogue: $14.82.
English avatar video with Spanish and Korean subtitles via cues
Make the avatar clip in English, then burn Spanish and Korean subtitles with video-captions cues. Korean needs a Hangul style such as black-outline, not slam.
Restaurant owner avatar host: three 30-second Google profile clips
Google Business Profile video allows 30 seconds, 75 MB and 720p. Three 30-second avatar host clips from Sume cost $16.56 on standard, $22.05 on plus.
Approve an AI avatar video's first frame before the full render
Sume avatar video previews render only the first-frame still, let you regenerate it, then start the final video. What a preview holds and what it does not.
Face swap on a short clip with Sume Avatar 1.0: a 4 to 15 s Beta
Sume's Avatar Face Swap is a Beta: a ready avatar plus a public HTTPS video of about 4 to 15 seconds with audio. What it rejects and what the call needs.
What does a 30-second Sume avatar video cost? Standard, Plus, Max
A 30-second Sume Avatar 1.0 video costs $5.52 on standard, $7.35 on plus and $16.50 on max without a product image. Per-second rates and a 12-video budget.
Avatar video script over 60 seconds: what Sume does and how to split
Sume avatar videos accept 4 to 60 seconds, and inline captions stop at 60. How to split a longer script, add a silent beat, and price the parts.
One avatar, twelve videos: brand-consistent presenter cost on Sume
Sume Avatar 1.0 creation is a one-time $0.95; every video then references the same avatar_handle. A 12-video month priced, with the limits to know.
Griffin generates the whole scene: what a Sume avatar scene is
Tavus says Griffin generates body, background and shadows live. Sume avatar videos take a scene prompt or photo, one shared scene per video. What you control.
Griffin ranks second on LSE-C: how to judge lip sync yourself
Tavus says LSE-C rewards pronounced mouth movement beyond naturalness. A way to check a Sume avatar clip with timed stills and a word-timed transcript.
What resolution is Tavus Griffin? 720p, and Sume avatar clips
Tavus says Griffin generates 720p video in 320 ms chunks. Sume avatar video renders at 720p too, as a clip. What the same number means in each product.
Viewers suspect AI within 20 seconds: disclose in the first frame
Tavus says Griffin-Lite doubters suspected within 20 seconds, and participants were told only afterward. Put the AI disclosure up front in a Sume clip.
Add a pause to an AI avatar video with a silence beat
To make a Sume avatar stop talking for a few seconds, use a silence scene in video_inputs: duration required, no script allowed. Example, limits and cost.
Avatar 1.0 talking video: 4 to 60 seconds, cost by quality tier
Work out what a 4, 15, 30 or 60 second Avatar 1.0 talking video costs at standard, plus and max quality, using the per-second rates in the Sume catalog.
Avatar video preview: approve the first frame, then pick quality
Sume avatar video previews are tier-independent: approve stills, then render at standard, plus or max. What can change at generate-video, and what cannot.
Create an AI avatar from a reference image: URL rules and cost
Sume turns a public HTTPS photo into a reusable avatar for $0.95. The request, the URL checks that reject a bad image, and how to use the handle in videos.
Lost an avatar video job id? List avatar videos instead
Sume has GET /v1/avatar-videos and GET /v1/avatar-videos/:id. How to find a render after a crash without resubmitting, and which status field to read.
avatar-1.0/image-to-video is deprecated: switch to veed/fabric-1.0
Sume's avatar-1.0 image-to-video routes are deprecated aliases of VEED Fabric 1.0. Same body, new URL: audio_url, duration_seconds and one image source.
Avatar handle with a leading @: how Sume stores and reuses it
Sume accepts an avatar_handle with or without a leading @ and stores it without. Why a stable handle beats a generated id, and how to reuse it.
Avatar preview resource_status vs job_status: which field to poll
Avatar video previews return resource_status and job_status next to a legacy status field. Read resource_status for readiness and job_status for polling.
Cancel an avatar video job: the 409 job_generation_already_started
You can cancel an avatar video job only before generation starts. After that Sume returns 409 job_generation_already_started and the job runs to completion.
Create an AI avatar from profile traits: the props input
Avatar 1.0 can build a reusable avatar from structured traits, not a prompt or photo. The props input takes ethnicity, sex and age. When to use it.
Face swap video_url rejected: signed and private URLs explained
Sume face swap needs a public HTTPS video_url. Signed or private URLs, localhost and provider task URLs are rejected before generation. How to host the clip.
HeyGen Avatar 3.0 singing and 177 languages vs Sume Avatar 1.0
HeyGen Avatar 3.0 adds singing and 177+ languages. Sume Avatar 1.0 renders script-driven talking video, 4 to 60 seconds. What each one covers.
Regenerate avatar preview stills, or start a new preview?
Regenerate refreshes first-frame stills from the stored preview request. Changing script, avatar, scene or aspect ratio needs a new preview. The full rule.