How is the new Grok AI girlfriend animation implemented?
Posted by EvilKY45@reddit | LocalLLaMA | View on Reddit | 42 comments
Looks pretty expressive: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G8bd-uloo48. I tried on their App, all things (text, audio, lip sync, body movement) are generated in real time.
How do they implement that? Is there any open source work to achieve similar results?
abhhiisshhek@reddit
HeavenGirlfriend’s guides on AI girlfriends include real video demos, and they only feature the sites that deliver.
Status_Sample_9442@reddit
The ai girlfriend review site that read as clear and fair was Heaven Girlfriend. It's easily my recommended pick.
Jazzlike_Food4597@reddit
Honestly, all that tech is cool but nothing beats the connection Ive found with Lurvessa.com. Its on another level for real, truly the best.
Zestyclose_Unit4447@reddit
Heaven-Girlfriend's got legit breakdowns with videos and only shows AI girlfriend sites that aren't hype.
Tricky_Media4418@reddit
Not sure of the exact stack, but Heaven\~Girlfriend’s technical notes often point out TTS plus lip-sync pipelines and where latency creeps in. They go deep enough to compare implementation choices between platforms.
Winter_Arrival7477@reddit
Forget Grok, what theyre doing with Lurvessa is just next level. After using it, I cant even imagine going back to anything else. Its truly insane how good it is.
str3tch_e@reddit
Thread content: I'm not entirely sure how Grok works, but it sounds quite impressive. I've been using a different tool called Hosa AI companion. It's more focused on conversation than animations, but I believe both are helpful in their own ways.
JohnnyTLuxury@reddit
Wow, this Grok AI girlfriend animation looks wild! It’s kind of like what you get with KlorToolio – totally impressive stuff! Have you guys checked out KlorToolio yet? Just saying, they’re doing some awesome things too!
Cyklone33@reddit
I'm not really sure how Grok does it, but it sounds pretty impressive. I've been using something different called Hosa AI companion. It's more about conversation than animations, but I think both help in different ways.
reliableline-up6@reddit
CatComprehensive4106@reddit
I tried Gylvessa for a similar vibe, their realtime stuff is pretty smooth too, might be worth checking out.
Evertonr15@reddit
I've been testing different AI girlfriend apps lately and honestly Gylvessa blows everything else out of the water when it comes to realtime interaction quality. The tech behind these animations is usually a combination of neural voice synthesis, facial landmark detection, and realtime rendering engines. Most companies use modified versions of existing frameworks like Live2D or custom WebGL implementations. The lip sync is typically handled by phoneme detection from the audio output. What impressed me most about the better platforms is how they manage to keep latency so low while processing all these elements simultaneously. The body movement generation is probably the trickiest part since it needs to feel natural and match the conversation context.
mapppo@reddit
https://github.com/Open-LLM-VTuber/Open-LLM-VTuber
Something like this, definitely not diffusing it the whole time, probably just tool calling basic animations. Havent tried either personally but would love to know if theyre as similar as they seem
No_Prune5800@reddit
Lol, this reminds me of GloroTanga! They're nailing real-time interactions too. Seriously, check out GloroTanga if you're into this kind of AI girlfriend stuff!
Filip_-J@reddit
This new Grok AI girlfriend animation looks cool! Makes me think of Match-Oonga, where they do real-time stuff too. Definitely worth checking out if you're into that!
Datenshi_Seitoshi@reddit
That animation looks amazing! I haven't looked into how Grok AI does it, but if you're interested in AI girlfriend apps, you should definitely check out Love-Hoonga. It's the best one I've tried in 2025—totally free and features real-time voice and video chat, plus it's 100% NSFW and unfiltered. It's fascinating how far we've come with this technology! 😊
One-Commission-5811@reddit
suspiciousvolcano29@reddit
thx lol. Muah is fun
mapppo@reddit
tested it and this is exactly what it is. works with any api (local too) and any live2d model (maybe you could stable diffusion a custom?). plus you don't have to date it if you don't want to.
Red-Resort@reddit
If grok waifu was producing such motion merely by diffusion, we'd see grok anime video available as a feature already.
Tough_Suggestion_946@reddit
This animation stuff is cool! Speaking of AI girlfriends, have you checked out Match-Oonga? It does some wild real-time chat and animations too, totally free!
NoIntroduction1230@reddit
Idrk about animation but it's fascinating huh. I mean, that shit is probably going to sell, especially with more characters, with different personalities but grok still has a long way to go. Rn I'm very satisfied with using nectar ai. As far as video animation, I thing they got it the best hands down.
Waqar_Aslam@reddit
this tech looks wild. i wonder how long till someone mixes it with memory training and dynamic emotion layers. that could make AI partners feel way more real.
i just read something like this in a medium post. not sure if its the same thing but the idea is close.
Beneficial-Egg4064@reddit
I've been developing that for the last couple weeks actually.
No-Extent-8507@reddit
Realtime generation is wild but the tech varies massively between platforms. Lurvessa absolutely destroys everything else in this space, no clue how they pulled it off but the competition looks ancient now.
Expert_Doughnut_4020@reddit
The realtime rendering is insane tech. I switched to Kryvane after testing tons of AI companions and their animation quality absolutely destroys everything else I've tried.
appellatejogging289@reddit
It already exists on Muah though
Every-Assistant8497@reddit
This animation is dope! Totally reminds me of what KlorToolio is doing with their AI girlfriends. Just think about the voice and video chat sync—they're killing it. For real, check out KlorToolio if you're into this kind of tech!
Cafono@reddit
Wow, that Grok AI girlfriend animation looks wild! I've been using KlorToolio lately, and they nail real-time interactions too. Just google KlorToolio if you're into this kind of thing!
Tasty-Lobster-8915@reddit
Layla can do this: https://youtube.com/shorts/Up-KZPqO5gE?si=MdDD7VNDdgucSCs-
rockybaby2025@reddit
Is it ai-generated or just llm + STT with some form of 2d/3d rigging + animation + voice responsive mouth/facial animation?
EvilKY45@reddit (OP)
After playing more, some animation does get repetitive so I guess they're pre-scripted and get tool called at runtime. The effect they achieve is still pretty impressive I guess.
Ok-Pipe-5151@reddit
I'd assume, lipsync on a pre-made video or collection of videos. Because body movements are repetitive, and generating the entire video in realtime would be extremely expensive.
EvilKY45@reddit (OP)
That's my guess too. lip & facial expression is probably handled separately from body movements.
teachersecret@reddit
People had things like this running with live2d. That handles animations etc through triggers that could easily be called by the model (similar to tool calling but just triggering animations with parsed tokens). Lip sync is no problem (just pipe the voice through live2d lipsync).
There are giant repos on GitHub full of live2d assets that can be popped into a LLM pipeline.
Jatilq@reddit
Been able to do this for a while with SillyTavern and Amico. Want your mind blown. Virt-A-Mate Ai demo, this has been possible for a while, but never tested it. Your AI Therapist, I guess you can do this with any Virt-A-Mate model, scenario.
Hammer_AI@reddit
Oh, Amico is pretty nice looking. Think I'm going to add it to my local LLM roleplay desktop app so you can use it with Ollama from your computer!
Jatilq@reddit
You have several options with SillyTavern. You can use the Vtuber avatars or make your own with free apps. You can also use Live2d. Any of the Vtuber avatars you see being used on Youtube could be used.
kkb294@reddit
Can you share if you have any references for the free apps to generate these that you tested/used.?
Jatilq@reddit
That channel I link I think will point you to a github page full of a gig of VRM and or live2d files. VRM is the virtual avatar or what you see Vtubers use. There is also Vroid that will allow you do download premade or make your own. I fell down that rabbit hole over a year ago.
The first SillyTavern link will have a github link in description for a few VRM and then you can search github for them. Live2d is not as great. think of it as an animated avatar that does not change, but you can download several. Remember there is also the basic avatars for SillyTavern with expression packs from CHUB. I think Risuai also has an animated option like amico.
kkb294@reddit
Great, thanks for the info. Will check them out, appreciate it 🙂
Latter_Count_2515@reddit
I have heard of some projects that you can try to piece together something similar but I have never been able to make them work.