Character.AI
by Character Technologies
At a glance
Platform for chatting with user-created AI characters and personalities.
chatbot companion
- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- AI Assistants
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2022-09
Overview
Character.AI is a platform for chatting with user-created AI characters and personalities, spanning entertainment, role-play, practice partners, and helpers. Users can create characters with custom personas and share them with a large community. A free tier is available, with a paid subscription for faster responses and early features.
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Key features
- Millions of user-created AI characters
- Character creation with custom personas and voices
- Group chats and interactive scenarios
- Large community sharing and discovery
Use cases
- Entertainment and role-play conversations
- Language and interview practice partners
- Creative storytelling with characters
Pricing
A free tier is available; the c.ai+ subscription adds faster responses, priority access, and early features.
Record details
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-09-10
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- US
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- Web app
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- Web
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- Vendor cloud
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- Global
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- proprietary
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- Subscription Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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Frequently asked questions
What is Character.AI?
Character.AI is a platform for creating and chatting with AI characters that have distinct personalities.
Is Character.AI free?
Yes. Character.AI offers a free tier; the c.ai+ subscription adds speed and priority access.
Can I create my own characters?
Yes. Users can build characters with custom personas and share them with the community.
Who should not choose Character.AI?
Anyone who needs vendor documentation or a published price list: character.ai returned 403 to this fetch, so neither a docs page nor a pricing page is recorded.
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