Hedra vs Anam
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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AI creative studio and model API for avatar, video, image and speech generation
Add a real-time talking AI avatar to your site or agent with a widget or SDK
- Free access
- Hedra: Not verified
- Anam: Free access
- Paid from
- Hedra: USD 20 per month
- Anam: USD 12 per month
- Plans listed
- Hedra: 6
- Anam: 6
- Public API
- Hedra: Not confirmed
- Anam: Not confirmed
Where Hedra and Anam differ
- Pricing checkSome prices or terms not confirmed for Hedra; prices confirmed for Anam.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Hedra | Fact | Anam |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Not verified | Free accessDiffers | Free access availableFree · USD 0 per month |
| USD 20 per monthBasic | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 12 per monthStarter |
| Paid from $20 a month; free amount not listed | Pricing model | Free ($0, 30 minutes a month); paid plans from $12 a month |
| 6 | Plans listedSame | 6 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Creators and small teams who want one agent workspace for video, image and voice, or developers who want pay-as-you-go media models | Built for | Developers and small teams who want a conversational video avatar for support, sales or tutoring and need to budget by minutes |
| Video & editing | CategorySame | Video & editing |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Some prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 30, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Hedra
Some prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 30, 2026- BasicUSD 20 per month
- ProUSD 50 per month
- UltraUSD 100 per month
- TeamsUSD 75 per month
- EnterpriseCustom
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- APIPay as you go
Anam
Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026- FreeUSD 0 per month
- StarterUSD 12 per month
- ExplorerUSD 49 per month
- GrowthUSD 299 per month
- ProfessionalUSD 999 per month
Show 1 more plan
- EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limits
Hedra
Strengths
- Two ways to pay: Studio subscriptions suit hands-on work and the API has no subscription, seat fee or minimum.
- Many models in one place: The Studio page names several video, image and audio providers behind one agent.
- Commercial use listed: Basic, Pro, Ultra, Teams and Enterprise each list commercial use.
Limits to plan around
- Free amount unknown: The page says to start free but lists no free plan or credit amount.
- Credit cost per second unclear: The pages we read give no Studio credit rate, so a clip's cost is only visible inside the app.
- Strict likeness rules: The Acceptable Use Policy bars media of anyone other than yourself.
Anam
Strengths
- Free way to build a prototype: The Free plan costs $0 and includes 30 minutes a month with API access, enough to test a persona before paying.
- Spend can be capped: The pricing FAQ says a spend cap limits charges for extra minutes, and the SDK can limit session length.
- Training stance is stated: The Privacy Policy says customer session content is not used to train CARA or third-party foundation models unless agreed in writing.
Limits to plan around
- Free is short and non-commercial: Free conversations stop at 3 minutes, allow 1 session at a time and do not include commercial use.
- Minutes run while idle: The billing documentation says silence, a muted microphone or an idle avatar does not pause a session.
- Unused minutes expire: The pricing FAQ says unused minutes do not roll over, and paid subscriptions cannot be paused.
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