SillyTavern vs Chai vs Janitor AI vs RoleChar AI

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

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SillyTavern
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Competitor 1
Chai
Competitor 2
Janitor AI
Competitor 3
RoleChar AI
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool SillyTavern
sillytavernai.com
Self-hosted AI chat interface
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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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Competitor RoleChar AI
rolechar.com
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
18Kvisits/mo
920.9Kvisits/mo
142Mvisits/mo
19.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 2,069.9%
▲ 25.3%
▼ 0.8%
▲ 81.3%
6-month growth
+575.5%
+34.0%
+55.6%
+235.1%
Global rank web
#1,718,570
#88,554
#196
#850,389
Avg. last 3 months
7.1K
803.7K
137.3M
18.5K
Bounce rate lower is better
41%
79%
29%
48%
Pages / visit
1.1
1.1
15.4
6.7
Visit duration
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36s
18m 10s
3m 14s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 98% · ● Referral 1%
● Direct 96% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 47% · ● Referral 43%
SillyTavernChaiJanitor AIRoleChar AI
035.8M71.6M107.3M143.1MSillyTavern · 50.3KSillyTavern · 1.2KSillyTavern · 1KSillyTavern · 2.7KSillyTavern · 3.3KSillyTavern · 469SillyTavern · 2.5KSillyTavern · 830SillyTavern · 18KChai · 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 · 142MRoleChar AI · 2.2KRoleChar AI · 5.6KRoleChar AI · 10.4KRoleChar AI · 5.9KRoleChar AI · 4.9KRoleChar AI · 20.1KRoleChar AI · 25KRoleChar AI · 10.8KRoleChar AI · 19.6K1001K10K100K1M10M100M1BSillyTavern · 50.3KSillyTavern · 1.2KSillyTavern · 1KSillyTavern · 2.7KSillyTavern · 3.3KSillyTavern · 469SillyTavern · 2.5KSillyTavern · 830SillyTavern · 18KChai · 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 · 142MRoleChar AI · 2.2KRoleChar AI · 5.6KRoleChar AI · 10.4KRoleChar AI · 5.9KRoleChar AI · 4.9KRoleChar AI · 20.1KRoleChar AI · 25KRoleChar AI · 10.8KRoleChar AI · 19.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
Free
$13.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
$5.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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Capabilities input → output
Input
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Output
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Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsAI Character
Chatbots & CompanionsAI Character
Chatbots & CompanionsAI CharacterNSFW
Chatbots & CompanionsAI Character
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Character chatbot
Characters
Chatbots
Role playing
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Character creation
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Chatting
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Character interaction
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Companions
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NSFW chatbots
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Personality driven conversations
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Characterized chatbot
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Entertaining companionship
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Local AI
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Persona emulation chatbot
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Private conversations
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Sensual chatbots
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Solo RPG facilitation
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Stories
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