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Is CHAI likely to fit you?
Likely fit if you want
- People who want a very large public library of creator-made text charactersCHAI's current official pages describe a community library with more than 25 million characters and user character creation.
- Users who want clearly disclosed web pricing for unlimited chat and higher usageThe current official pages publish Pro annual and weekly prices plus two MAX options.
- Users who prefer a browser-based, text-first character platformCHAI documents web and mobile-browser access centered on character chat without requiring an app download.
May not fit if you need
- People who need one account and history shared between web and mobile appsCHAI explicitly says its web and mobile-app products do not share account data.
- People who need documented memory architecture or plan-level memory limitsThe reviewed current official pages do not disclose memory controls, context limits or plan differences.
- Mobile-app users who do not want conversations used for model improvement or retained after deletionThe mobile-app policy describes de-identified conversation use for model improvement and retention that may extend to five years after account deletion.
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CHAI alternatives and comparisons
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Core experience
Relationship and memory
- Relationship options
- Creator-defined social chat and roleplay characters rather than one documented account-level relationship selector
- Memory documentation
- The reviewed current official pages do not disclose memory controls, context limits or plan-level memory differences
Companions
Creation, groups and interaction
- Companion setup
- Public library of user-created characters with user character creation
- Create your own companion
- Users can create and customize characters, keep them private or make them available to others
- Web and app accounts
- CHAI Web Pro and the CHAI mobile app are separate products with no data sharing between them
- Character library
- More than 25 million user-created characters
- Ways to interact
- Text chat
Access and cost
What changes when you pay?
- Paid-plan structure
- CHAI Web has Free and Pro access; MAX Auto and MAX Monthly are optional add-ons that require Pro
Free
CHAI Web Free
Confirmed details — partial list
- Messages
- Included
- Character library
- 25M+ claimed
Subscription
CHAI Web Pro
- Annual$159.99 billed$13.33 per month shown
- Weekly$9.99 billed$9.99 per week shown
Confirmed details — partial list
- Messages
- Unlimited
- Character library
- 25M+ claimed
- Advanced models
- Included
- Advertising
- Not included
- Response priority
- Included
Credits
CHAI MAX Auto
Confirmed details — partial list
- Requires
- CHAI Web Pro
- Usage price
- Paid extra
- Rate limits
- Not included
- Advanced models
- Most powerful models
Subscription
CHAI MAX Monthly
- Monthly$90.00 billed$90.00 per month shown
Confirmed details — partial list
- Requires
- CHAI Web Pro
- Rate limits
- 2× base rate limit
- Advanced models
- Most powerful models
- Response priority
- Included
Before you sign up
Privacy and eligibility
- Adult-content boundary
- User-created content may contain mature themes, while automated and manual moderation applies and policy-violating content may be removed
- How conversation data is used
- The mobile-app policy says conversation data is stored and de-identified conversation content may be used to improve and fine-tune its models
- Account deletion
- Mobile-app users can delete their account in settings, but the policy allows data retention for up to five years after deletion and longer for specified legal needs
- Age requirement
- CHAI's current web FAQ says the platform is intended for adults and is not intended for minors
Store ratings
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Key official sources
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- CHAI official product pageChecked 2026-09-30
- CHAI web plans and pricingChecked 2026-09-30
- CHAI US App Store listingChecked 2026-10-01
- CHAI mobile-app privacy policyChecked 2026-09-30