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Character.AI

Menlo Park, CA-based AI company founded 2021. Private. Operates in conversational AI. Serves consumers and creators with AI character chatbots for entertainment, education, and personal companionship.

Entry price

$7.92

c.ai+ · /mo, billed annually

Plans tracked

no add-ons

Pricing changes

Latest Wk 41 '26

Pricing model

Subscription

Free tier available

Pricing Change History

3 changes

20263 changes

Oct 5, 2026

Improvement

Weekly

Character.AI swaps PipSqueak 2 for PipSqueak 3 and ShortSqueak chat styles

Basic chat styles updated: PipSqueak 2 and PipSqueak 2 Rawr replaced by PipSqueak 3 and ShortSqueak; prices unchanged ($119.88 vs $94.99/year)

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Sep 28, 2026

Packaging

Weekly

Character.AI rolls out new Lite tier, bridging Free and c.ai+ plans

Character.AI added a new 'Lite' tier between Free and c.ai+, giving it intermediate values for Memory, Pins, Lorebook, Feature limits, Slow mode, and limited daily access to Premium chat styles.

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Sep 14, 2026

Packaging

Weekly

Character.AI: paid tier renamed Plus → c.ai+

Paid tier renamed from "Plus" to "c.ai+" in the plan comparison table header (pricing unchanged: $9.99/mo, $94.99/yr).

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