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Character.AI
by Character.AI
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.
character-aiAdded 2025-01-01Catalog rank 9
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✨ Modalities
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YesText Input
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Yes, requires plus planImage Upload / Vision
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Yes, requires plus plan. Generate character imagesImage Generation
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Yes, requires plus planVoice Mode
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NoVideo Understanding
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No. Not a video generation product.Video Generation
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NoFile Upload (PDF, DOCX)
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NoCode Execution
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NoAudio Input
🖌️
No. Auto populatedCanvas / Artifact Editor
🖥️
No. Auto populatedScreen Sharing / Computer Use
🧠 Memory & Context
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Yes. Character memory per personaPersistent Memory
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Partial. Long chats are summarised as they grow rather than kept in full.Large Context Window
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Yes. Character persona definitionCustom Instructions
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YesConversation History
🔌 Integrations
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NoWeb Search / Browsing
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NoPlugins / Extensions
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NoAPI Access
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NoZapier Integration
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Yes. Auto populatedCustom GPTs / Bots
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Partial. Auto populatedReal-time Collaboration
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Live Social Data Integration
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Live Citation Mapping
👨💻 Developer
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NoFunction Calling
⚡
YesStreaming Responses
🎛️
NoFine-Tuning
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NoEmbeddings API
📋
NoStructured Output (JSON)
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No. Auto populatedReasoning / Thinking Mode
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Local Execution
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Open Weights
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Multi-Agent Orchestration
📱 Platforms
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YesWeb App
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YesiOS App
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YesAndroid App
🖥️
NoDesktop App
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NoChrome Extension
🔒 Privacy
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YesGDPR Compliant
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NoOpt Out of Data Training
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NoEnterprise Privacy Mode
💼 Workspaces
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No. Auto populatedProjects / Folders