How to Build Your Own Kairos
Replace Kairos with a custom build. Instant Identity Verification powered by AI
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 25 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
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Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 25 features
Face Analysis(6 features)
Provides unbiased algorithms that work accurately across all ethnicities and understand diversity of the human face
Finds human faces in photos and images for detection and analysis
Searches for face matches to answer 'Who is this?' question
Searches for someone's face to answer 'Is this [person]?' verification question
Detects facial size, pitch, roll, yaw, and key landmarks for detailed facial mapping
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Document Processing(4 features)
Validates data visibility and readability on identity documents
Extracts and verifies date of birth information from identity documents
Verifies document expiry dates and alerts on expired credentials
Automatically scans text and MRZs, authenticates 4000+ IDs from a single photo, and detects falsified or tampered documents
Anti-Fraud(2 features)
Ensures security by checking the liveness of faces to prevent spoofing attacks
Uses a single selfie to deter spoofing attempts and verify liveness with high accuracy to prevent identity fraud
Demographics(2 features)
Detects age groups (child, young-adult, adult, senior) from facial analysis
Detects gender (female or male) of each face found in photos
Deployment(2 features)
Cloud-based deployment option for Kairos solutions
Self-hosted solution allowing installation of facial recognition API on own premises
Biometric Matching(1 features)
Identifies potential fraudsters and searches face images against databases of blacklisted users, known fraudsters, or previous onboarding sessions
Compliance(1 features)
Estimates user's age from a single selfie without requiring sensitive ID information, keeping users compliant with age restrictions
Core Verification(1 features)
Combines ID scan, dynamic selfie comparison against photo ID, fraud checks, and real-time liveness check in a single seamless operation
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 25 features at very easy complexity.