Character.AI: paid tier renamed Plus → c.ai+
What happened
Between the Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026 captures of Character.AI's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: comparison-table column header renamed from "Plus" to "(c.ai+)"; pricing unchanged ($9.99/mo, $94.99/yr). In detail: Paid tier renamed from "Plus" to "c.ai+" in the plan comparison table header (pricing unchanged: $9.99/mo, $94.99/yr). Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan renamed) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists c.ai+ at $7.92.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Character.AI. Character.AI has been tracked since 2026-05-15.
In the same window OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Metabase and Anthropic also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Paid · PlanRewordedPlusc.ai+
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid | Plan | Plus | c.ai+ | Reworded |
Values as written on Character.AI's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Character.AI's pricing page (character.ai) from Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where "Plus" becomes "c.ai+".
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Character.AI, pricing history
Full history- Oct 5, 2026improvedCharacter.AI swaps PipSqueak 2 for PipSqueak 3 and ShortSqueak chat styles
- Sep 28, 2026packagingCharacter.AI rolls out new Lite tier, bridging Free and c.ai+ plans
- Sep 14, 2026packagingCharacter.AI: paid tier renamed Plus → c.ai+ · this change
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- OpenAISep 11OpenAI quietly drops 20x usage option from Pro, rewrites plan taglines
- GoogleSep 7Google Workspace: promo discount cut from 50% to 30%/20% off
- MicrosoftAug 31Microsoft Speech: Voice Live Pro Cached Input $40→$0.40; GPT Realtime 2 added
- MetabaseAug 24Metabase quietly reveals Enterprise-only paid air-gapped deployment option
- AnthropicJul 23Anthropic: Fable model + context window disclosed in comparison table
Questions about this change
Did Character.AI raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan renamed.
What changed on Character.AI's pricing page between Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026?
Paid plan: Plus → c.ai+, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Character.AI change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Character.AI in the 90 days before this one; Character.AI has been tracked since 2026-05-15.