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Character.AI
Description
A chat with AI characters: fictional heroes, historical figures, role-play partners and language practice buddies. Characters are made by users, and you can create your own. It runs at character.ai and in mobile apps. Character.AI was founded in 2021 by former Google engineers.
Pros and cons
Pros
- There is a free plan
- You can create your own character
Cons
- Open-ended chats are not available to users under 18
Key facts
- Free access
- Yes
- Pricing
- Pricing on the official site →
- Developer
- Character Technologies
- Interface languages
- English
- Checked on
- Oct 3, 2026
Editorial score
How strongly the AI Expertise editors recommend this tool for each of its categories right now, on a 0–10 scale. The score combines output quality, features, beginner friendliness and freshness.