NovelAI vs Joyland AI vs Story AI by DreamGen

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

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NovelAI
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Competitor 1
Joyland AI
Competitor 2
Story AI by DreamGen
Competitor 3
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Your tool NovelAI
novelai.net
AI storytelling with creative control
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Competitor Joyland AI
joyland.ai
Joyland.ai is an AI roleplay and storytelling site where visitors chat with a huge library of custom characters or build their own.
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Competitor Story AI by DreamGen
dreamgen.com
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.8Mvisits/mo
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1.1Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 14.3%
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▲ 17.0%
6-month growth
-10.3%
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+5.4%
Global rank web
#7,428
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#42,968
Avg. last 3 months
4.3M
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964.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
39%
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30%
Pages / visit
18.9
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8.1
Visit duration
10m 24s
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9m 37s
Traffic sources
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 5%
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● Direct 96% · ● Referral 4%
NovelAIJoyland AIStory AI by DreamGen
01.3M2.7M4M5.4MNovelAI · 4MNovelAI · 4.5MNovelAI · 5MNovelAI · 4.3MNovelAI · 5.4MNovelAI · 4.3MNovelAI · 4MNovelAI · 3.9MNovelAI · 4.2MNovelAI · 4.8MStory 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 · 1.1M100K1M10MNovelAI · 4MNovelAI · 4.5MNovelAI · 5MNovelAI · 4.3MNovelAI · 5.4MNovelAI · 4.3MNovelAI · 4MNovelAI · 3.9MNovelAI · 4.2MNovelAI · 4.8MStory 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 · 1.1MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
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Freemium
Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
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$6.26per month
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Base Subscription $10/moOn-Demand Anlas Custom
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Starter $6.26/moAdvanced $15.48/moPro $33.81/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
Text
Text
Output
ImagesText
Text
Text
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsImage GenerationWriting & ContentAI Anime Generator+3 more
Chatbots & CompanionsWriting & ContentAI BoyfriendAI Character+2 more
Chatbots & CompanionsWriting & ContentAI Book WritingAI Character+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
12
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Characters
Writing
Role playing
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Image generation
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Book writing
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Storytelling
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Anime generation
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Anime image generation
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Stories
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Anime
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Anime images
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Artistic writing
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Character chatbot
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Character creation
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Character image generation
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Chatbots
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Storytelling assistance
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Anime characters
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Anime stories
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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