- API model ID
cara-4-latest- Access
- POST https://api.anam.ai/v1/auth/session-token with personaConfig.avatarModel=cara-4-latest and a compatible avatarId. Tokens are bound to the supplied configuration and valid for one hour.
- Regions
- Production inference/media on CoreWeave in Spain/EU and US East. Enterprise can select eu/us engine regions with strict or preferred routing. External providers and stored assets are separate.
- Reference image limits
- JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 4.5 MB. Recommended source at least 1152×1152, with margins for landscape/portrait crops.Source for Reference image limits (opens in a new tab)
- avatarCreation
- POST /v1/avatars with an uploaded imageFile or imageUrl, not both. Unlimited saved inventory does not remove daily generation, moderation or capacity limits.Source for avatarCreation (opens in a new tab)
- videoControls
- Specify videoWidth and videoHeight together. Supported dimensions are 1152×768 and 768×1152; default landscape. Unsupported pairs are rejected. videoQuality selects auto or high initial bitrate.Source for videoControls (opens in a new tab)
- performanceStyles
- happy, warm, playful, supportive, sad, angry, distressedSource for performanceStyles (opens in a new tab)
- performanceCues
- Inline cues require speech text; audio passthrough can use director_note_cue messages over the WebRTC data channel. Cues end with the speech turn.Source for performanceCues (opens in a new tab)
- transparency
- Green background can be removed client-side in WebGL; this is not a native alpha-channel output guarantee.Source for transparency (opens in a new tab)
- compatibility
- Model access and compatible avatar assets are separate. Explicit unsupported combinations fail instead of falling back. Selecting a model does not migrate or create missing avatar assets.Source for compatibility (opens in a new tab)
- channel
- Rolling experimental; may change between sessions. All organizations can select it for compatible assets as of October 11, 2026.Source for channel (opens in a new tab)
- Billing basis
- Billed per second of active session duration, including silence and idling. Monthly included minutes do not roll over. External LLM/TTS charges can be separate for bring-your-own pipelines.Source for Billing basis (opens in a new tab)
- sessionLimits
- Free 3 minutes; Starter 5; Explorer 10; Growth and Professional 2 hours; Enterprise unlimited under the published plan table. Account agreements and overrides govern.Source for sessionLimits (opens in a new tab)
- Concurrent requests
- Free/Starter 1; Explorer 3; Growth 5; Professional 10; Enterprise custom, advertised from 100 to unlimited. Shared across the organization.Source for Concurrent requests (opens in a new tab)
- subscriptions
- Starter $12/month with 50 included minutes; Explorer $49 with 250; Growth $299 with 2,000; Professional $999 with 8,000. Free has 30 and no overage.Source for subscriptions (opens in a new tab)
- enterpriseRate
- Advertised from $0.04 per minute at scale, subject to negotiated Enterprise terms; not a universal self-serve rate.Source for enterpriseRate (opens in a new tab)
- regionalRouting
- Enterprise sessionOptions.region: eu or us. Strict routing fails rather than crossing region; preferred routing can fail over. Engine selection does not govern all stored data or external providers.Source for regionalRouting (opens in a new tab)
- retentionControls
- Enterprise zeroDataRetention applies to session content. Operational infrastructure logs retained 30 days; avatar source images and uploaded knowledge are excluded. Not every LLM/voice supports ZDR.Source for retentionControls (opens in a new tab)
Rolling experimental channel, not a pinned checkpoint.
Source guidance is distinct from output dimensions.
Prices retain their published currencies and billing units below.
| Category | Usage | Rate | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session overage | Starter session usage1 | $0.16 | minute of active session |
| Session overage | Explorer session usage1 | $0.14 | minute of active session |
| Session overage | Growth session usage1 | $0.12 | minute of active session |
| Session overage | Professional session usage1 | $0.11 | minute of active session |
Rate conditions
- Paid plan and included allowance apply. Billed per second; active silence and idle avatar time count. Minutes are aggregate session usage, not additive charges for face/STT/LLM/TTS. External providers can bill separately. Experimental model access and compatible avatar assets must be checked; no token-price conversion.
Data & enterprise terms
Default recordings retained up to 30 days; reports/transcripts/analytics remain until deleted. Enterprise ZDR keeps session content in volatile memory but excludes source avatar images, knowledge files and operational/account metadata. Applicable terms prohibit customer-content training, subject to any separate written agreement described in governance.
Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)