Chai vs SillyTavern vs Replika

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Chai
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Competitor 1
SillyTavern
Competitor 2
Replika
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for Chai: Character.AI90% Talkie AI86% PolyBuzz86% Janitor AI82% Kindroid80% SpicyChat80% Rubii: AI Character Community78% Dewy: Chat with AI Characters76%
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Chai
chai.ml
CHAI is a consumer platform where people build their own AI characters and stories and chat with them.
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Competitor SillyTavern
sillytavernai.com
Self-hosted AI chat interface
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Competitor Replika
replika.com
An AI companion that's always available
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
920.9Kvisits/mo
18Kvisits/mo
528.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 25.3%
▲ 2,069.9%
▲ 4.0%
6-month growth
+34.0%
+575.5%
-26.0%
Global rank web
#88,554
#1,718,570
#104,017
Avg. last 3 months
803.7K
7.1K
582.9K
Bounce rate lower is better
79%
41%
46%
Pages / visit
1.1
1.1
2.4
Visit duration
36s
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1m 07s
Traffic sources
● Direct 98% · ● Referral 1%
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● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
ChaiSillyTavernReplika
0256.5K513.1K769.6K1MChai · 823.8KChai · 722.9KChai · 738.3KChai · 687.4KChai · 1MChai · 795.6KChai · 755.3KChai · 734.9KChai · 920.9KSillyTavern · 50.3KSillyTavern · 1.2KSillyTavern · 1KSillyTavern · 2.7KSillyTavern · 3.3KSillyTavern · 469SillyTavern · 2.5KSillyTavern · 830SillyTavern · 18KReplika · 859.9KReplika · 750.5KReplika · 745.6KReplika · 608.7KReplika · 715KReplika · 646.3KReplika · 744.2KReplika · 711.1KReplika · 508.7KReplika · 528.9K1001K10K100K1M10MChai · 823.8KChai · 722.9KChai · 738.3KChai · 687.4KChai · 1MChai · 795.6KChai · 755.3KChai · 734.9KChai · 920.9KSillyTavern · 50.3KSillyTavern · 1.2KSillyTavern · 1KSillyTavern · 2.7KSillyTavern · 3.3KSillyTavern · 469SillyTavern · 2.5KSillyTavern · 830SillyTavern · 18KReplika · 859.9KReplika · 750.5KReplika · 745.6KReplika · 608.7KReplika · 715KReplika · 646.3KReplika · 744.2KReplika · 711.1KReplika · 508.7KReplika · 528.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Starting price
$13.99per month · free tier available
Free
$14.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
Text
AudioImagesText
Output
Text
Text
AudioImagesText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsAI Character
Chatbots & CompanionsAI Character
Chatbots & CompanionsHealthcare & WellnessAI BoyfriendAI Character+2 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
10
9
7
Characters
Chatbots
Character chatbot
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Character creation
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Chatting
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Companions
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Role playing
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Character interaction
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Boyfriend
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Entertaining companionship
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Girlfriend
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Local AI
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Mental health
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Private conversations
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Solo RPG facilitation
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Stories
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Wellness
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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