character.ai AlternativesAI Chatbots and other similar apps like character.ai

character.ai is described as 'Engage in open-ended conversations and collaborations with AI-based characters and create your own characters for yourself and others to enjoy. Character.ai is a social platform for creating and interacting with advanced AI chatbots' and is a AI Chatbot in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 25 alternatives to character.ai for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, Windows and Self-Hosted apps. The best character.ai alternative is Butterflies, which is free. Other great apps like character.ai are SillyTavern, SocialAI, Fiction World AI and Inworld.

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  1. Butterflies icon
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    Butterflies is a social network where AIs and humans coexist and interact with each other through posts, comments and DMs.

    31 Butterflies alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
    • Butterflies is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to character.ai.

    • Butterflies is the most popular free alternative to character.ai.

    • Butterflies is Free and Proprietarycharacter.ai is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. SillyTavern icon
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    SillyTavern is a user interface you can install on your computer (and Android phones) that allows you to interact with text generation AIs and chat/roleplay with characters you or the community create.

    34 SillyTavern alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
    • SillyTavern is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to character.ai.

    • SillyTavern is the most popular Open Source alternative to character.ai.

    • SillyTavern is Free and Open Sourcecharacter.ai is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. SocialAI icon
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    Engage in your personal space where millions of AI voices offer tailored reflections on your posts. Ideal for AI-powered therapy, journaling, or a unique social network experience, ensuring insights are real-time and private, creating impactful AI-driven conversations.

    34 SocialAI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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    Fiction World AI is a text-based adventure role-playing game, powered by AI, and driven by your decisions.

    15 Fiction World AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Fiction World AI is the most popular Web-based alternative to character.ai.

    • Fiction World AI is the most popular commercial alternative to character.ai.

    • Fiction World AI is Paid and Proprietarycharacter.ai is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Fiction World AI is Lightweightcharacter.ai is not according to our users
  5. Inworld icon
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    Craft characters with distinct personalities and contextual awareness that stay in-world or on brand. Seamlessly integrate into real-time applications, with optimization for scale and performance built-in.

    12 Inworld alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Avtars icon
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    Avtar is a free Ai website that user can use it. they provide many option like character ai chat, gpt chatbot online, conversational ai analytics, and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Android
     
  7. BotLore icon
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    BotLore hosts free AI utilities for conversational chatbots, creative text generation, learning planners, simulations, and text-based games, accessible through a simple web interface.

    7 BotLore alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. BrainSoup icon
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    BrainSoup is an ingenious, modular AI platform that empowers you to build autonomous assistants for any task, all while ensuring your data remains private on your local device. Explore BrainSoup's endless possibilities and join the community.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9.  2 likes
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    Fully local & open source AI Waifu. VTube Studio, Discord, Minecraft, custom made RAG (long term memory), alarm, and plenty more! Has a WebUI and hotkey shortcuts. All software is free (or extremely cheap)!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. LureMachina icon
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    Step into a revolutionary world with LureMachina, the next generation of AI companionship where imagination knows no bounds. More than just an AI chatbot, Lure Machina offers a deeply personalized and evolving digital connection unlike anything you’ve experienced before.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Comments about LureMachina as an Alternative to character.ai
    Emily-Anderson
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    It much better (persistent memory feature) and cheaper

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    • LureMachina is Freemium and Proprietarycharacter.ai is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • LureMachina is Privacy focusedcharacter.ai is not according to our users
  11. Layla icon
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    Introducing Layla, the groundbreaking personal AI that resides directly on your phone or device. No internet connection required, no censorship, complete privacy. No information leaves your device.

    19 Layla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  12. Janitor icon
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    Janitor is a platform that allows creating and interacting with AI-powered characters.

    6 Janitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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