Character.AI vs Nomi AI vs Otherhalf vs Crushon AI

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
Nomi AI
Competitor 2
Otherhalf
Competitor 3
Crushon AI
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4 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 Nomi AI
beta.nomi.ai
Most AI tools reset with each new conversation
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Competitor Otherhalf
otherhalf.ai
Otherhalf develops complex relationships with you over time
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Competitor Crushon AI
crushon.ai
AI conversations without filters
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
165.9Mvisits/mo
1.4Mvisits/mo
20.8Kvisits/mo
22.6Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 1.7%
▲ 63.1%
▲ 152.8%
▲ 1.0%
6-month growth
-5.0%
+53.4%
-7.0%
+7.5%
Global rank web
#191
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#1,272,393
#1,512
Avg. last 3 months
165.8M
1.1M
13.4K
21.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
23%
49%
31%
Pages / visit
12.1
16.7
2.2
12.7
Visit duration
16m 28s
11m 56s
24s
13m 25s
Traffic sources
● Direct 96% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 54% · ● Referral 44%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 30%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 5%
Character.AINomi AIOtherhalfCrushon AI
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 · 165.9MNomi AI · 886.2KNomi AI · 913.6KNomi AI · 1.1MNomi AI · 928.3KNomi AI · 961.6KNomi AI · 874.2KNomi AI · 950.6KNomi AI · 873KNomi AI · 1.4MOtherhalf · 56.3KOtherhalf · 40.2KOtherhalf · 39.4KOtherhalf · 22.4KOtherhalf · 26.9KOtherhalf · 21.1KOtherhalf · 11.2KOtherhalf · 8.2KOtherhalf · 20.8KCrushon AI · 19.9MCrushon AI · 22.6MCrushon AI · 22.7MCrushon AI · 20MCrushon AI · 21.1MCrushon AI · 20.6MCrushon AI · 20.6MCrushon AI · 19.5MCrushon AI · 22.4MCrushon AI · 22.6M1K10K100K1M10M100M1BCharacter.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 · 165.9MNomi AI · 886.2KNomi AI · 913.6KNomi AI · 1.1MNomi AI · 928.3KNomi AI · 961.6KNomi AI · 874.2KNomi AI · 950.6KNomi AI · 873KNomi AI · 1.4MOtherhalf · 56.3KOtherhalf · 40.2KOtherhalf · 39.4KOtherhalf · 22.4KOtherhalf · 26.9KOtherhalf · 21.1KOtherhalf · 11.2KOtherhalf · 8.2KOtherhalf · 20.8KCrushon AI · 19.9MCrushon AI · 22.6MCrushon AI · 22.7MCrushon AI · 20MCrushon AI · 21.1MCrushon AI · 20.6MCrushon AI · 20.6MCrushon AI · 19.5MCrushon AI · 22.4MCrushon AI · 22.6MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
$9.99per month · free tier available
$15per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free tier
Free trial
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Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioText
AudioImagesText
Text
Text
Output
AudioText
AudioImagesText
3DText
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsWriting & ContentAI CharacterAI Story Generator
Chatbots & CompanionsAI BoyfriendAI CharacterAI Girlfriend
Chatbots & CompanionsAI Character
Chatbots & CompanionsAI CharacterAI GirlfriendNSFW
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Characters
Companions
Chatbots
Character chatbot
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Character interaction
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Girlfriend
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Anime character interaction
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Chatting
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Conversations with anime characters
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Anime characters
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Personality driven conversations
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Boyfriend
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NSFW chatbots
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Character themed chatting
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Persona emulation chatbot
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Role playing
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Sensual chatbots
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Character storytelling
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Empathetic conversations
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English conversation roleplay
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