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Best AI companions with video and avatars

Companion apps with video calls, animated avatars or generated video, compared by price and platform support.

4 apps rankedEditorial score, not paid placement

How we pick these. Video means the app shows a moving face — live video calls, animated avatars or short generated clips — not a static profile picture. We only count apps where video is a real, usable feature. The list is generated from the same catalogue the category pages use, so the numbers here and the numbers there always agree.

  1. Replika

    4.1
    $5.83/mo

    Still the strongest product for people who want one companion and a real feeling of continuity. Best for: A long-term, emotionally attentive single companion.

    No adult modeLong-term memoryLive voice callsChecked 14 Sept 2026Read the review

  2. ChatGPT

    4.2
    $20/mo

    Not built as a companion, but its memory and voice mode make it a legitimate daily chat partner. Best for: Freeform conversation with the most capable model.

    No adult modeLong-term memoryLive voice callsChecked 14 Sept 2026Read the review

  3. Isekai Zero

    3.9
    Free

    A story-driven isekai RPG where you spend credits on chat, image, music and video generation — no flat subscription, free Mana refreshes daily. Best for: An open-ended isekai adventure with generated media.

    Optional mature modeLong-term memoryChecked 19 Sept 2026Read the review

  4. Call Annie

    3.4
    $5.83/mo

    A neat demonstration of realtime video conversation; useful, if shallow. Best for: Practising spoken conversation with a face.

    No adult modeLong-term memoryLive voice callsChecked 14 Sept 2026Read the review

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Every list below is generated from the same checked catalogue as this one, just with a different filter — so the entries and the prices agree across pages.

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Common questions about this list

How many apps are on this list?

4 apps meet the criteria for “Best AI companions with video and avatars”. We would rather publish a short, honest list than pad it with apps that only half fit.

Which one should I pick first?

Replika tops this list with an editorial score of 4.1 out of 5 and costs $5.83/mo. That is a starting point, not a verdict — the card under each entry says who it actually suits.

What is the cheapest option here?

Isekai Zero, at Free — and 4 of the 4 listed apps have a free tier you can try first.

Can I sort these by something else?

Yes. The category pages carry the full five-way filter — medium, orientation, price, platform and sort — and the numbers on this list match the numbers there, because both are computed from the same catalogue.

What this list is not. Nothing here is a paid slot. If a site ever pays us, it is a labelled sponsored placement that sits outside the ranking — never inside it. Prices come from public pricing pages and are labelled as unverified until one of us has actually checked them. How our editorial decisions work.