character.ai Alternatives

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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character.ai alternatives are mainly AI Chatbots, but if you're looking for Text to Speech Services or Large Language Model (LLM) Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Text to Speech. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to character.ai.
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  1. DMWithMe icon
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    An AI girl and virtual companion with real emotions who actually disagrees, gets moody, and challenges you - unlike Character AI or Janitor AI where AI girls just give boring "yes dear" responses.

    3 DMWithMe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  2. ImagiPortal icon
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    An innovative online platform that combines artificial intelligence (AI), virtual worlds, unique characters, voice generation, interactive communication, and rich visualization.

    5 ImagiPortal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    it expands on the AI character generation concept beyond what is offered by other platforms.

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    • ImagiPortal is Freemium and Proprietarycharacter.ai is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • ImagiPortal is Lightweightcharacter.ai is not according to our users
  3. CharacterMap icon
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    CharacterMap.org is a simple online character map. It is a tool that allows you to view the ASCII table and Unicode characters.

    30 CharacterMap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    DreamjourneyAI is a no filter ai roleplay platform that allows people to dive into their fantasies with the help of generative ai. They can engage in AI character chats, roleplay s and infinite text rpgs on this platform.

    5 DreamjourneyAI alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Old version of ChattedRooms' backend and frontend, neatly packed into one repository.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Chat with AI characters, solve mysteries, and create your own interactive stories in VirtualTalesHub — a platform where imagination meets AI.

    6 VirtualTalesHub alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Windows
     
  7. myrlo icon
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    Step into AI-powered storytelling and explore stories and worlds with your AI partner. Each partner brings a rich personality, adapts to your actions, and keeps conversations immersive, unpredictable, and exciting.

    6 myrlo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    • iPhone
     
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    Unlike standard chatbots, Fantasia focuses on emotional immersion, fast responsiveness, and high-quality personality design, making every conversation feel dynamic, intimate, and tailored to the user’s style.

    9 Fantasia AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    • iPhone
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    Fast, private, and offline AI personas in a lightweight iOS 26 app under 20 MB.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
     
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