Kairos and Betaface were two of the go-to face recognition APIs of the 2010s: enroll a face under a name, then recognize it in any photo. In 2026, Kairos sells identity verification and the public Betaface API is offline, which leaves attendance apps, visitor kiosks and photo tools built on them looking for a replacement.

Below: a small Python module that keeps the Kairos function names ( enroll , recognize , verify , galleries) and the Kairos response shape on top of a hosted face recognition API. Every output comes from a live run on real photos of an office team.

Want to run it on your own photos? Get a key for the Face Analyzer API .

Where Kairos and Betaface stand in 2026

Checked on 28 October 2026:

Kairos: kairos.com now presents identity verification (documents, selfies, liveness).…