Story AI by DreamGen vs SillyTavern vs Character.AI

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

Your tool
Story AI by DreamGen
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Competitor 1
SillyTavern
Competitor 2
Character.AI
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Story AI by DreamGen
dreamgen.com
Competitor SillyTavern
sillytavernai.com
Self-hosted AI chat interface
Competitor Character.AI
character.ai
Character.AI is a chat app where you talk with AI characters instead of a single generic assistant.
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
1.1Mvisits/mo
18Kvisits/mo
165.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 17.0%
▲ 2,069.9%
▼ 1.7%
6-month growth
+5.4%
+575.5%
-5.0%
Global rank web
#42,968
#1,718,570
#191
Avg. last 3 months
964.2K
7.1K
165.8M
Bounce rate lower is better
30%
41%
36%
Pages / visit
8.1
1.1
12.1
Visit duration
9m 37s
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16m 28s
Traffic sources
● Direct 96% · ● Referral 4%
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● Direct 96% · ● Referral 3%
Story AI by DreamGenSillyTavernCharacter.AI
048.6M97.2M145.9M194.5MStory 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 · 1.1MSillyTavern · 50.3KSillyTavern · 1.2KSillyTavern · 1KSillyTavern · 2.7KSillyTavern · 3.3KSillyTavern · 469SillyTavern · 2.5KSillyTavern · 830SillyTavern · 18KCharacter.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 · 165.9M1001K10K100K1M10M100M1BStory 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 · 1.1MSillyTavern · 50.3KSillyTavern · 1.2KSillyTavern · 1KSillyTavern · 2.7KSillyTavern · 3.3KSillyTavern · 469SillyTavern · 2.5KSillyTavern · 830SillyTavern · 18KCharacter.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 · 165.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Starting price
$6.26per month
Free
$9.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Starter $6.26/moAdvanced $15.48/moPro $33.81/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
Text
AudioText
Output
Text
Text
AudioText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
6
3
9
Characters
Chatbots
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Role playing
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Character chatbot
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Character interaction
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Stories
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Book writing
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Character themed chatting
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Companions
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Persona emulation chatbot
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Storytelling
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Writing
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Character storytelling
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English conversation roleplay
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
no ratings yet
Upvotes
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▲ 1
Saves
0
0
0
Reviews
0
0
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Prompts
0
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