OVI is the AI-native ATS where you chat to hire. Two AI agents — Sora for sourcing and Milo for screening — find candidates, score every CV, and run AI interviews, all controlled from a single chat.

What does "chat to hire" mean?

Chat to hire is OVI's AI-native hiring workflow: instead of clicking through a traditional ATS, you describe what you need in chat and OVI's AI agents source candidates, screen applicants, run AI interviews, and send outreach for you.

What is an AI-native ATS?

An AI-native ATS is an applicant tracking system built around AI agents rather than forms and pipelines. OVI's AI chat ATS lets recruiters source, screen, interview, and follow up through conversation — the agents do the work and surface only the candidates worth meeting.

Who are Sora and Milo?

Sora is OVI's AI sourcing agent — she scans LinkedIn, the open web, and your ATS history to find best-fit candidates and reach out in your name. Milo is OVI's AI screening agent — he scores every applicant against your rubric and surfaces a ranked shortlist.

How do OVI's AI interviews work?

OVI runs async AI interviews for every shortlisted candidate and returns scores, transcripts, and recordings — so your team only meets the people worth meeting.

OVI Pricing Plans Explained: Cost Per Interview and Which Plan Fits Your Hiring Volume

2026-06-19

OVI Pricing Plans Explained: Cost Per Interview and Which Plan Fits Your Hiring Volume

AI-powered screening is reshaping how talent teams handle early-stage interviews, but one question keeps coming up in procurement conversations: what does it actually cost per candidate? OVI, the audio-based AI screening platform, publishes five distinct plan tiers. Below, we break down each one, run the cost-per-interview math, and recommend which plan fits which hiring profile.

How OVI Screening Works (Quick Primer)

OVI conducts structured audio chats with candidates — not video interviews, not chatbot Q&A. Each screening conversation averages approximately 10 minutes (OVI). The AI evaluates candidates based on transcript content only; there is no biometric analysis, no facial recognition, and no emotion detection. Recruiters review AI-generated summaries and make the final hiring decision, keeping humans firmly in the loop (OVI).

This matters for cost modeling because OVI replaces the traditional phone screen — a step that typically consumes 20 to 30 minutes of recruiter time per candidate (SHRM).

The Five OVI Plans at a Glance

Plan	Monthly Price	Best For
Free	$0	Trying OVI with a handful of candidates
Launch	$29/mo	Small teams or occasional hiring needs
Starter	$99/mo	Growing teams with steady recruiting activity
Growth	$450/mo	Mid-market companies with high-volume pipelines
Business	Custom	Enterprise organizations with dedicated support needs

All pricing is sourced from OVI's published pricing page.

Cost-Per-Interview Math

Because OVI plans are flat-rate monthly subscriptions, your effective cost per interview drops as volume increases. Here is what the math looks like at representative monthly volumes, based on published plan pricing:

Launch Plan — $29/month

15 interviews/month: approximately $1.93 per interview
30 interviews/month: approximately $0.97 per interview

Starter Plan — $99/month

25 interviews/month: approximately $3.96 per interview
50 interviews/month: approximately $1.98 per interview
100 interviews/month: approximately $0.99 per interview

Growth Plan — $450/month

100 interviews/month: approximately $4.50 per interview
250 interviews/month: approximately $1.80 per interview
500 interviews/month: approximately $0.90 per interview

At scale, the unit economics become compelling. A team running 500 screens per month on the Growth plan pays under a dollar per candidate — compared to the cost of a recruiter spending 20-plus minutes on each of those calls manually (SHRM).

What Each Plan Is For

Free ($0/month) — Ideal for HR leaders evaluating OVI before committing budget. Use this to run a small pilot, experience the audio chat format firsthand, and assess candidate summary quality. No financial risk.

Launch ($29/month) — Built for small businesses or teams that hire sporadically. If you fill a few roles per quarter and want AI screening without a significant monthly commitment, Launch covers the basics at a price point that is easy to expense without procurement approval.

Starter ($99/month) — The entry point for teams with consistent hiring activity. At $99 per month, this plan suits growing companies that screen dozens of candidates monthly and want to free up recruiter hours for higher-value conversations. OVI starts at $99/month, making Starter the plan most teams begin with when moving past the pilot stage (OVI Pricing).

Growth ($450/month) — Designed for mid-market talent teams running high-volume pipelines. If your team screens 100-plus candidates per month across multiple roles, Growth delivers the best per-interview economics while supporting the throughput that high-volume hiring demands.

Business (Custom Pricing) — Enterprise-grade. For organizations that need dedicated support, custom integrations, or volume beyond what the standard tiers cover. Contact OVI directly for pricing tailored to your scale and requirements (OVI Pricing).

Compliance at Every Tier

Enterprise buyers evaluating OVI should note its compliance posture, which is strong for a platform at this price point:

Human-in-the-loop architecture: AI provides decision-support only; final hiring decisions stay with the recruiter. This design reduces exposure under automated employment decision tool (AEDT) regulations such as NYC Local Law 144, since OVI does not fit the "automated decision" definition (OVI).
No biometric analysis: OVI analyzes transcript content only — no voice characteristics, facial recognition, or emotion detection (OVI).
Security standards: OVI's practices align with SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 standards. A Data Processing Agreement and Standard Contractual Clauses are available for EU/UK candidates, aligning with GDPR requirements (OVI).
EU AI Act readiness: OVI is preparing for compliance ahead of the August 2026 deadline (OVI).

Full details are available at OVI's Trust & Compliance Center.

The Bottom Line

OVI's tiered pricing makes AI-powered screening accessible whether you are a five-person startup or a 500-person enterprise. The Free plan eliminates adoption risk, Starter at $99/month covers most growing teams, and Growth at $450/month delivers sub-dollar cost per interview at scale. For HR leaders looking to reclaim the 20-to-30-minute recruiter time sink of traditional phone screens, the math is straightforward: pick the plan that matches your monthly volume, and let the per-interview cost take care of itself.

Pricing current as of May 2026, sourced from ovi-me.com/pricing. All cost-per-interview figures are approximate calculations based on published plan pricing divided by representative monthly volumes.