Inworld AI
Inworld AI provides a developer platform and infrastructure for creating interactive, AI-driven characters with distinct personalities and emotional intelligence for games and virtual worlds.
At a Glance
- Game Studios (AAA and Indie)
- Metaverse Platforms
- Enterprise Training
- Brand Experiences
AI Tools by Inworld AI
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Inworld AI
Realtime Voice AI API Platform
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Latest News
Inworld AI GDC 2025: Showcasing the future of AAA AI characters
Inworld launches Realtime TTS-2 with sub-200ms latency
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Xbox and Inworld AI partner to build AI game development tools
Products & Services
The core platform for creating and deploying AI-driven NPCs with memory, personality, and emotional intelligence.
High-performance infrastructure designed to scale AI agents in games and consumer applications with low latency.
Advanced text-to-speech model with under 200ms latency and high emotional expressiveness.
A no-code interface for developers to design character personalities, knowledge bases, and interaction rules.
Market Position
Leading infrastructure provider for gaming-specific AI agents, distinguished by high performance (low latency) and deep character customization compared to generic LLM providers.
Leadership
Founders
Ilya Gelfenbeyn
Co-founder and Executive Chairman (former CEO). Previously founded API.ai (acquired by Google as Dialogflow) and was Head of Google Assistant Investments.
Mikhail Ermolenko
Co-founder and CTO. Previously a lead engineer at API.ai (Google Dialogflow) and has a background in deep learning and NLP.
Kylan Gibbs
Co-founder and CEO (formerly CPO). Previously a product leader at DeepMind and worked on conversational AI at Google.
Executive Team
Kylan Gibbs
CEO
Co-founder; former DeepMind product manager.
Mikhail Ermolenko
CTO
Co-founder; deep learning expert, formerly Google/API.ai.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Founded by the team behind API.ai (Dialogflow), Inworld was created to move beyond simple chatbots and enable deep, personality-driven interactions in immersive digital environments, leveraging their decades of experience in conversational AI.
Business Model
Revenue Model
B2B Subscription and Usage-based (API credits for TTS, STT, and LLM usage).
Pricing Tiers
Evaluation and prototyping. $35/1M chars for TTS-2, $0.35/hr for STT, LLMs at cost.
Includes $25 in credits. 100 custom voices, audio downloads, and workspace sharing.
Includes $300 in credits. Up to 20% off rates, 1,000 custom voices, and priority support.
Custom volume discounts, dedicated support, and higher concurrency limits.
Target Markets
- Game Studios (AAA and Indie)
- Metaverse Platforms
- Enterprise Training
- Brand Experiences
- Gaming (NPCs)
- Training & Simulation
- Virtual Assistants
- Entertainment & Media
- Xbox
- Ubisoft
- Team17
- NetEase