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CHAI vs Character.ai
CHAI or Character.ai? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In inglese
In short
- Both: Mobile app
- Only Character.ai states: Remembers you
CHAI
CHAI is a social AI platform for chatting with, creating, and sharing user-made AI characters and stories.
Plans
Free Trial
- $0 today
- $159.99/year
- Unlock 25M Characters
- Access to Most Advanced Chat AI
- No Ads, No Sponsored Content
- Priority response speed
- Cancel Anytime
Annual Plan
- $159.99 /year
- $13.33/month
- Unlock 25M Characters
- Access to Most Advanced Chat AI
- No Ads, No Sponsored Content
- Priority response speed
- Cancel Anytime
Weekly Plan
- $9.99 /week
- Unlock 25M Characters
- Access to Most Advanced Chat AI
- No Ads, No Sponsored Content
- Priority response speed
- Cancel Anytime
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Mobile app — “CHAI Launches on App Store” source
Latest updates
- Blending is All You Need
Our research on blending techniques for large language models shows 30% improvement in user retention.
- Blending is All You Need
Our latest research on novel blending techniques for large language models shows 30% improvement in user retention.
- Reward Modelling for Real-World Engagement with Millions of Users
We share our learnings from building a model for real-world engagement.
Character.ai
Character.ai lets people chat with, create, and share AI characters for storytelling, roleplay, entertainment, and creative exploration.
Plans
Free
Free
- Ads: Full
- Basic chat style
- Basic memory
- 15 pins
- Limited feature limits
c.ai+
- $94.99 per year
- No ads
- Best memory
- Unlimited top models
- Chat customization
- 30 pins
- Premium support
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
Latest updates
- Post-training image models for fandom
Character.ai introduced CAI-Image, post-trained Qwen-Image models for Character-driven storytelling and image generation across the app.
- (c.ai) Comics and the Interactive Future of Fandom
Character.ai launched (c.ai) Comics, which transforms chats into multi-page comic books.
- Introducing (c.ai) series: Studio-Made Microdramas on Character.ai
Character.ai launched (c.ai) series, studio-made original short-form vertical series connected to chats with their Characters.