Character.AI vs Chai vs Replika

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

Your tool
Character.AI
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Competitor 1
Chai
Competitor 2
Replika
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Character.AI
character.ai
Character.AI is a chat app where you talk with AI characters instead of a single generic assistant.
Competitor Chai
chai.ml
CHAI is a consumer platform where people build their own AI characters and stories and chat with them.
Competitor Replika
replika.com
An AI companion that's always available
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
165.9Mvisits/mo
920.9Kvisits/mo
528.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 1.7%
▲ 25.3%
▲ 4.0%
6-month growth
-5.0%
+34.0%
-26.0%
Global rank web
#191
#88,554
#104,017
Avg. last 3 months
165.8M
803.7K
582.9K
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
79%
46%
Pages / visit
12.1
1.1
2.4
Visit duration
16m 28s
36s
1m 07s
Traffic sources
● Direct 96% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 98% · ● Referral 1%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 4%
Character.AIChaiReplika
048.6M97.2M145.9M194.5MCharacter.AI · 181.3MCharacter.AI · 191.3MCharacter.AI · 194.5MCharacter.AI · 174.5MCharacter.AI · 192.6MCharacter.AI · 180.7MCharacter.AI · 162.9MCharacter.AI · 168.8MCharacter.AI · 165.9MChai · 823.8KChai · 722.9KChai · 738.3KChai · 687.4KChai · 1MChai · 795.6KChai · 755.3KChai · 734.9KChai · 920.9KReplika · 859.9KReplika · 750.5KReplika · 745.6KReplika · 608.7KReplika · 715KReplika · 646.3KReplika · 744.2KReplika · 711.1KReplika · 508.7KReplika · 528.9K100K1M10M100M1BCharacter.AI · 181.3MCharacter.AI · 191.3MCharacter.AI · 194.5MCharacter.AI · 174.5MCharacter.AI · 192.6MCharacter.AI · 180.7MCharacter.AI · 162.9MCharacter.AI · 168.8MCharacter.AI · 165.9MChai · 823.8KChai · 722.9KChai · 738.3KChai · 687.4KChai · 1MChai · 795.6KChai · 755.3KChai · 734.9KChai · 920.9KReplika · 859.9KReplika · 750.5KReplika · 745.6KReplika · 608.7KReplika · 715KReplika · 646.3KReplika · 744.2KReplika · 711.1KReplika · 508.7KReplika · 528.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
$13.99per month · free tier available
$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
AudioText
Text
AudioImagesText
Output
AudioText
Text
AudioImagesText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
9
10
7
Characters
Chatbots
Companions
Character chatbot
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Character interaction
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Character creation
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Boyfriend
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Character themed chatting
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Chatting
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Entertaining companionship
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Girlfriend
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Mental health
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Persona emulation chatbot
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Role playing
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Character storytelling
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English conversation roleplay
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Stories
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Wellness
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
Upvotes
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▲ 1
Saves
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Reviews
0
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Prompts
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Verified listing
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.