Character.AI vs PolyBuzz vs Chai vs Janitor 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
PolyBuzz
Competitor 2
Chai
Competitor 3
Janitor 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 PolyBuzz
polybuzz.ai
PolyBuzz is a character chat app where you talk to AI personas drawn from a library the company puts at more than 20 million characters.
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Competitor 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 Janitor AI
janitorai.com
Janitor AI specializes in building NSFW character chatbots without content restrictions
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
165.9Mvisits/mo
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920.9Kvisits/mo
142Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 1.7%
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▲ 25.3%
▼ 0.8%
6-month growth
-5.0%
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+34.0%
+55.6%
Global rank web
#191
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#88,554
#196
Avg. last 3 months
165.8M
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803.7K
137.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
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79%
29%
Pages / visit
12.1
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1.1
15.4
Visit duration
16m 28s
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36s
18m 10s
Traffic sources
● Direct 96% · ● Referral 3%
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● Direct 98% · ● Referral 1%
● Direct 96% · ● Referral 3%
Character.AIPolyBuzzChaiJanitor 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 · 165.9MChai · 823.8KChai · 722.9KChai · 738.3KChai · 687.4KChai · 1MChai · 795.6KChai · 755.3KChai · 734.9KChai · 920.9KJanitor AI · 90.9MJanitor AI · 94.2MJanitor AI · 97MJanitor AI · 83.8MJanitor AI · 91.2MJanitor AI · 99.1MJanitor AI · 110.3MJanitor AI · 126.8MJanitor AI · 143.1MJanitor AI · 142M100K1M10M100M1BCharacter.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 · 920.9KJanitor AI · 90.9MJanitor AI · 94.2MJanitor AI · 97MJanitor AI · 83.8MJanitor AI · 91.2MJanitor AI · 99.1MJanitor AI · 110.3MJanitor AI · 126.8MJanitor AI · 143.1MJanitor AI · 142MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
Free
$13.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free tier
Free trial
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Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioText
Text
Text
Text
Output
AudioText
Text
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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 CharacterNSFW
Tasks what each tool can do · 5 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Character chatbot
Characters
Character interaction
Chatbots
Companions
Character creation
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Role playing
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Chatting
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Persona emulation chatbot
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Character storytelling
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NSFW chatbots
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Personality driven conversations
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Anime characters
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Character themed chatting
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Characterized chatbot
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Conversations with anime characters
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Entertaining companionship
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Sensual chatbots
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Boyfriend
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English conversation roleplay
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Girlfriend
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Stories
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Webtoons
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Prompts
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