Deprecated Soul Machines (in receivership)

Soul Machines

Pioneer of autonomously animated 'digital people'. The company was placed into receivership in February 2026 with KPMG seeking a buyer; treat the platform as unavailable for new builds.

Est. per minuten/a
1 high-severity warning

Overview

Best for: Nothing new; listed for awareness.

At a glance

WebRTCYes
Self-hostNo
Open weightsNo

Vendor in receivership since February 2026; treat as unavailable.

Audio in

n/a

Audio out

n/a

Languages

n/a

Latency

n/a

Regions

n/a

Compliance

n/a

Features

None listed.

Pricing

No public price list.

How the per-minute estimate was worked out

Not available

Free tier: n/a

Source: nbr.co.nz

Setup

  1. Do not start new builds; existing customers should plan a migration.

Warnings

Vendor in receivership

Placed into receivership in February 2026, owing creditors over NZ$19.5 million per NBR; no buyer confirmed as of the latest reporting found (April 2026).

Status may have changed

No reporting after April 2026 was found; check KPMG notices before assuming anything either way.

Export what you own now

Existing customers should export conversation logs, scripts and any avatar assets they have rights to while the platform is still reachable.

Plus 9 warnings that apply to all avatars and live video APIs. See category warnings.

Limits

  • Service continuity not guaranteed

Models and products

NameStatusNotes
Digital People / StudioDeprecatedCompany in receivership since 5 Feb 2026 (NZ press).

Docs and sources

Sources used

Not fully verified

Current status after April 2026.

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