Prelulu is an AI companion you can video call live: you tap Call, and the character you've been talking to is there face to face — looking at you, answering in their own voice, their expression moving with what they say. You can cut in mid-sentence like a real call and take the conversation somewhere else. Face-to-face live video with an AI character is still uncommon; most AI companion apps are text-first or voice-first, and Kindroid is one other app whose own guide documents live avatar video calls (checked 2026-09-19).
What a live video call with a Prelulu companion feels like
Maybe it's the character you've spent a week on a slow-burn story with, or one you only met this evening. On Prelulu, you tap Call, choose Video, and they're in front of you. They look at you and answer in their own voice, and their face and voice carry the feeling of what they say. It is a different kind of closeness from reading a reply.
You don't have to wait your turn. Cut in halfway through a sentence with “no — tell me what you really meant,” and the conversation turns toward you. Each call picks up where your last one left off and brings your Pinned memory, so the story continues instead of starting again. Your own camera stays off unless you turn it on; where camera sharing is available, it needs your permission and your explicit choice.
Live video call, voice call, generated clip: three different things
An AI companion you can video call live is one you see and hear answering you while the conversation stays open, so you can respond, interrupt and change direction. That is what a Prelulu video call is. A voice call gives you the character's voice without the face. A generated video clip is made after a prompt and delivered for you to watch; you can't talk back to it mid-scene.
Camera input is a fourth thing, and it is easy to confuse with the others: it means the app can see you. Replika's help center (checked 2026-09-19) places real-time video recognition on its Platinum tier and says explicitly that this camera-input capability should not be confused with generating an avatar video or a selfie clip. On Prelulu, seeing the character and sharing your camera are separate choices too.
Which AI companion apps document live video calls (checked September 2026)
Prelulu publishes this guide and makes Prelulu, so Prelulu's entry comes first and every other entry is limited to that company's own page, with the date we checked. A feature not mentioned on a page we read is not proof that a product lacks it.
- Prelulu — lets you video call an AI character live, face to face: they look at you, answer in their own voice with expression, and you can interrupt mid-sentence. Each call picks up where the last one left off and brings your Pinned memory; your camera stays off unless you turn it on. Text chat has a free daily allowance and calls use credits (current rates).
- Kindroid — lets subscribers use Live Avatar Video, with the character speaking and gesturing in real time and a Live Avatar Image you upload as the visual input. Standard Live Video costs about 2,500 audio credits per minute and Premium about 4,500, on top of the regular call charge of 400 credits per minute (Kindroid call guide, checked 2026-10-24).
- Replika — an AI companion app whose Platinum tier includes real-time video recognition, which is camera input rather than an avatar video (Replika help center, checked 2026-09-19).
- Character.AI — a character chat app whose c.ai+ plan lists “No ads”, “Best memory” and “Unlimited top models” among its paid benefits (character.ai/subscribe, checked 2026-10-24). Its July 3, 2025 real-time video research post was explicitly not a product launch, so current consumer availability is unverified (Character.AI blog, checked 2026-09-19).
Kindroid may suit you better if you want to supply the picture your companion's call face comes from: its call guide (checked 2026-10-24) says a Live Avatar Image you upload provides the visual input for Live Avatar Video.
For a fuller side-by-side with prices, see best AI companions you can video call live and the dated AI video call guide for 2026.
How to start a live video call on Prelulu
- Pick a character on the Prelulu home page, or create your own with a personality, look and voice.
- Say hello in text. Prelulu's free daily text allowance lets you get a feel for how the character talks before any call.
- Tap Call and choose Video. The character answers you face to face, in their own voice.
- Leave your camera off if you like. It stays off unless you turn it on; where camera sharing is available, it needs your permission.
- Talk the way you would on any call. Interrupt, add a thought, change the subject. The conversation follows you.
A step-by-step walkthrough with more detail is in how to video call an AI character. To pick a character who offers video and start now, open AI video chat.
What a Prelulu video call costs
Prelulu includes a free daily text allowance, and voice and video calls use credits. Current rates, and any welcome credits for new accounts, are on the Prelulu pricing page and in your wallet. Calls are metered rather than unlimited, so it is worth checking your balance before a long conversation.
Memory: a Prelulu call that picks up where you left off
A live call lands differently when the character already knows the story. On Prelulu, every call picks up where your last one left off, and anything in your Pinned memory can come back in the character's voice without you explaining it again. Your text chat does not carry over on its own, so add anything essential to your Pinned memory or mention it. The Prelulu memory page explains what is kept.
Meet a character who looks back at you
Start in Prelulu's free daily text chat, find someone you want to hear, then tap Call and see them answer you face to face. Calls use credits; current rates are on the pricing page.