Character.AI vs Chub AI vs Book by Anyone

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
Chub AI
Competitor 2
Book by Anyone
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for Character.AI: Talkie AI85% Chai82% Janitor AI80% SpicyChat78% Dopple78% Crushon AI75% Kindroid72% Rubii: AI Character Community72%
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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.
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Competitor Chub AI
chub.ai
Community AI character library
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Competitor Book by Anyone
bookbyanyone.com
You answer a few questions about someone, upload their photo, and get a personalized comedy book where they're the main character
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
165.9Mvisits/mo
5.3Mvisits/mo
167.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 1.7%
▼ 17.7%
▼ 61.4%
6-month growth
-5.0%
-6.4%
-28.3%
Global rank web
#191
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#86,609
Avg. last 3 months
165.8M
6.8M
364K
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
26%
62%
Pages / visit
12.1
13.3
8.3
Visit duration
16m 28s
12m 43s
2m 24s
Traffic sources
● Direct 96% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 97% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 91% · ● Mail 7%
Character.AIChub AIBook by Anyone
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 · 165.9MChub AI · 6.1MChub AI · 6.6MChub AI · 7.1MChub AI · 5.2MChub AI · 5.7MChub AI · 5.5MChub AI · 7.7MChub AI · 8.5MChub AI · 6.5MChub AI · 5.3MBook by Anyone · 615.6KBook by Anyone · 260.8KBook by Anyone · 311.3KBook by Anyone · 234.2KBook by Anyone · 227KBook by Anyone · 243.7KBook by Anyone · 488.8KBook by Anyone · 435.3KBook by Anyone · 167.9K100K1M10M100M1BCharacter.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 · 165.9MChub AI · 6.1MChub AI · 6.6MChub AI · 7.1MChub AI · 5.2MChub AI · 5.7MChub AI · 5.5MChub AI · 7.7MChub AI · 8.5MChub AI · 6.5MChub AI · 5.3MBook by Anyone · 615.6KBook by Anyone · 260.8KBook by Anyone · 311.3KBook by Anyone · 234.2KBook by Anyone · 227KBook by Anyone · 243.7KBook by Anyone · 488.8KBook by Anyone · 435.3KBook by Anyone · 167.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
$39.9per month
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
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Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioText
Text
ImagesText
Output
AudioText
Text
Documents
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsWriting & ContentAI CharacterAI Story Generator
Chatbots & CompanionsAI CharacterNSFW
Writing & ContentAI Story Generator
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
9
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Character chatbot
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Character interaction
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Characters
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Chatbots
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Companions
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Book writing
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Character themed chatting
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Chatting
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Persona emulation chatbot
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Stories
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Character storytelling
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English conversation roleplay
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NSFW chatbots
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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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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.