Character.AI vs Story AI by DreamGen vs NovelCraft

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

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Character.AI
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Competitor 1
Story AI by DreamGen
Competitor 2
NNovelCraft
Competitor 3
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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 Story AI by DreamGen
dreamgen.com
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Competitor NNovelCraft
novelcraft.ai
An AI writing partner that respects your creative voice
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
165.9Mvisits/mo
1.1Mvisits/mo
216visits/mo
MoM change
▼ 1.7%
▲ 17.0%
▼ 65.9%
6-month growth
-5.0%
+5.4%
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Global rank web
#191
#42,968
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Avg. last 3 months
165.8M
964.2K
283
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
30%
0%
Pages / visit
12.1
8.1
7.0
Visit duration
16m 28s
9m 37s
50s
Traffic sources
● Direct 96% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 96% · ● Referral 4%
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Character.AIStory AI by DreamGenNovelCraft
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 · 165.9MStory AI by DreamGen · 858.8KStory AI by DreamGen · 923.3KStory AI by DreamGen · 962.2KStory AI by DreamGen · 714.7KStory AI by DreamGen · 1MStory AI by DreamGen · 1.2MStory AI by DreamGen · 836.5KStory AI by DreamGen · 882.9KStory AI by DreamGen · 926KStory AI by DreamGen · 1.1MNovelCraft · 633NovelCraft · 2161001K10K100K1M10M100M1BCharacter.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 · 165.9MStory AI by DreamGen · 858.8KStory AI by DreamGen · 923.3KStory AI by DreamGen · 962.2KStory AI by DreamGen · 714.7KStory AI by DreamGen · 1MStory AI by DreamGen · 1.2MStory AI by DreamGen · 836.5KStory AI by DreamGen · 882.9KStory AI by DreamGen · 926KStory AI by DreamGen · 1.1MNovelCraft · 633NovelCraft · 216Nov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
$6.26per month
$9per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
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Starter $6.26/moAdvanced $15.48/moPro $33.81/mo
Free FreeBedtime Stories $9/moPro $19/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioText
Text
Text
Output
AudioText
Text
ImagesText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsWriting & ContentAI CharacterAI Story Generator
Chatbots & CompanionsWriting & ContentAI Book WritingAI Character+1 more
Writing & ContentAI Book WritingAI Story Generator
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Book writing
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Characters
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Character chatbot
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Character interaction
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Chatbots
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Novels
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Stories
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Character themed chatting
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Companions
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Persona emulation chatbot
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Role playing
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Storytelling
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Writing
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Book design
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Character storytelling
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English conversation roleplay
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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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