Talvin
AI voice interviewer Sally screens every applicant, asks live follow-ups and calls references, billed by interview minutes from $175/mo.
From $175/mo Free trial API
Bottom line
Talvin is an AI voice interviewer that runs first-round screens, asks follow-up questions based on each answer, and returns a score, transcript and reasoning for every candidate. It suits recruitment agencies and in-house teams screening high applicant volumes, including candidates who are not native English speakers. Plans start at $175/month for about 50 ten-minute interviews, with Enterprise quoted.
Stands out for: You set how hard Sally probes on each question, from low to high, which lets a non-technical recruiter run a credible technical screen. Job Tryouts add a live role-play where an AI persona plays the customer or client, and the same platform calls references.
Watch out for: ATS integration and whitelabel branding are listed under the custom Enterprise plan, and lower plans cap users and active roles tightly (1 user and 2 roles on Startup). Unused minutes expire monthly, and changing plans ends the current one at once and forfeits leftover credits.
Overview
Talvin replaces the manual phone screen with a live AI voice interview. Its interviewer, Sally, opens with the questions you configure, listens, and decides what to ask next. If a candidate gives a confident but thin answer, she asks for specifics, and on high drill-down she can add a curveball the candidate could not prepare for.
Questions are built for each role. You can write them yourself, edit what Talvin generates from the job description, or mix both. Each finished interview returns a score, the full transcript and the reasoning behind the ranking, so a decision can be explained to a hiring manager. Video is optional and set by you, not the candidate.
Beyond screening, Talvin runs AI reference calls and Job Tryouts. A tryout puts the candidate in a short simulation where an AI persona plays a difficult customer or sceptical client and reacts to what the candidate says. Integrity checks include one-time interview links, video identity checks and activity monitoring.
Talvin connects to more than 20 ATS platforms, including Ashby, Greenhouse, Workable, Workday, Teamtailor, Recruitee and SAP SuccessFactors, with Zapier for the rest, and it has a REST API with webhooks. It names GDPR and data laws in Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka, and says candidate data is never used to train its models.
Pricing is a monthly allowance of interview minutes. Startup is $175/month for about 50 interviews, Growth is $325/month for about 100, Scaled is $750/month for about 250, and Enterprise is custom. Each interview is counted at about ten minutes, unused minutes reset monthly, and there is a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Who it's for
Best for
- Agencies and in-house teams screening hundreds of applicants per role
- Hiring across APAC and other markets with a wide range of English accents
- Teams that want reference checks and screening in one tool
- Customer-facing roles where a role-play shows more than a Q and A
Not ideal for
- Small teams that need ATS sync without moving to Enterprise
- Teams that want per-seat pricing rather than metered minutes
Key features
Live voice interviews. Sally interviews applicants by phone or browser, 24/7, and can run hundreds of interviews at once.
Adjustable probing. You set follow-up depth per question as low, medium or high, so Sally pushes on vague or hollow answers.
AI reference checks. An AI agent calls references and returns structured feedback.
Job Tryouts. An AI persona plays a difficult customer or sceptical client and the candidate handles the conversation live.
Identity and cheating checks. One-time interview links, optional video identity checks and activity monitoring for tab switching or coaching.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Sally runs live voice interviews and decides follow-up questions from each answer | All plans |
| Scores each candidate with transcript and written reasoning | All plans |
| Generates interview questions from the job description | All plans |
| Job Tryouts, where an AI persona role-plays a customer or client | All plans |
| AI agent calls references and summarises feedback | All plans |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Startup | $175/mo | About 50 interviews, 1 user, 2 active roles |
| Growth | $325/mo | About 100 interviews, 3 users, 25 roles |
| Scaled | $750/mo | About 250 interviews, 5 users, unlimited roles |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited users, ATS integration, whitelabel |
Talvin bills a monthly allowance of interview time, not seats. Startup is $175/month for about 50 interviews (roughly 500 minutes), 1 user and 2 active roles. Growth is $325/month for about 100 interviews (roughly 1,000 minutes), up to 3 users, 25 active roles and guided onboarding. Scaled is $750/month for about 250 interviews (roughly 2,500 minutes), up to 5 users and unlimited roles. Enterprise is custom and adds unlimited users, whitelabel branding, ATS integration and custom video retention. An interview uses 1 credit per minute; reference call usage varies by the region called. Unused minutes do not roll over, and extra minute packs can be bought. Monthly and annual billing are offered, with a 14-day money-back guarantee, and free trials are set up by the Talvin team after a demo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 15 Oct 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Talvin expensive?
Talvin starts at $175/mo. We list 78 AI interviewing tools in total. 15 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $79 a month.
- 39 quote-based
- 15 free tier
- 37 public price
Worked out automatically from every AI interviewing listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Follow-up depth is set per question, not a fixed script
- Screening, reference calls and role-play tryouts in one tool
- Published prices from $175/month with a 14-day money-back guarantee
Cons
- ATS integration sits on the custom Enterprise plan
- Minutes expire each month and switching plans forfeits leftover credits
- Few independent reviews found
Integrations
Ashby Greenhouse Workable Workday Teamtailor Recruitee SAP SuccessFactors Zapier
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