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Character.AI

by Character.AI

2.8M / mo
Free / $10/mo
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Character.ai lets users create, customise, and chat with AI personas ranging from fictional characters and historical figures to custom AI companions. It's built on a proprietary large language model optimised for engaging, in-character conversation, and boasts one of the highest user engagement rates of any AI platform. With over 20 million daily active users, it's the dominant platform for AI roleplay and character interaction.

Character.AI features and capabilities, including which plan they need and how they compare in the CanIUse matrix.

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✨ Modalities

💬
Text Input
Yes
🖼️
Image Upload / Vision
Yes, requires plus plan
🎨
Image Generation
Yes, requires plus plan. Generate character images
🎙️
Voice Mode
Yes, requires plus plan
🎥
Video Understanding
No
🎬
Video Generation
No. Not a video generation product.
📁
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)
No
💻
Code Execution
No
🔊
Audio Input
No
🖌️
Canvas / Artifact Editor
No. Auto populated
🖥️
Screen Sharing / Computer Use
No. Auto populated

🧠 Memory & Context

🧠
Persistent Memory
Yes. Character memory per persona
📏
Large Context Window
Partial. Long chats are summarised as they grow rather than kept in full.
⚙️
Custom Instructions
Yes. Character persona definition
📜
Conversation History
Yes

🔌 Integrations

🌐
Web Search / Browsing
No
🔌
Plugins / Extensions
No
🔧
API Access
No
⚡
Zapier Integration
No
🤖
Custom GPTs / Bots
Yes. Auto populated
👥
Real-time Collaboration
Partial. Auto populated
🐦
Live Social Data Integration
📚
Live Citation Mapping

👨‍💻 Developer

🛠️
Function Calling
No
⚡
Streaming Responses
Yes
🎛️
Fine-Tuning
No
📐
Embeddings API
No
📋
Structured Output (JSON)
No
🧩
Reasoning / Thinking Mode
No. Auto populated
🏠
Local Execution
🔓
Open Weights
🤖
Multi-Agent Orchestration

📱 Platforms

🌐
Web App
Yes
📱
iOS App
Yes
🤖
Android App
Yes
🖥️
Desktop App
No
🔵
Chrome Extension
No

🔒 Privacy

🔒
GDPR Compliant
Yes
🚫
Opt Out of Data Training
No
🏢
Enterprise Privacy Mode
No

💼 Workspaces

📂
Projects / Folders
No. Auto populated