Character.AI

Details

Category

Consumer AI Chat & Search Apps

Founded

2021

Status

Active

Open source

No

Pricing

Freemium

Funding stage

Series A

Total raised

—

Popularity

Trending

Modality

Text

GitHub stars

—

Relationships

3 of 4 confirmed by two independent sources, 1 under review · 2 backed by a published source.

References

Published sources supporting the relationships above.

• Character.AI vs Meta AI Comparison 2026 | Softabase

  unknown publisher · supports Character.AI competes with Meta AI

• Meta's Distribution Advantage Over Character.AI | Sacra

  unknown publisher · supports Character.AI competes with Meta AI

• Character.AI vs Claude: Which AI Is Right for You? (2026) | Allecta

  unknown publisher · supports Character.AI competes with Claude (Anthropic)

News

• Character.AI wants a piece of the microdrama pie - The Verge
  The Verge · 7/9/2026
• Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist - TechCrunch
  TechCrunch · 7/9/2026
• Character.AI is adding new tools for chatbot creators. - The Verge
  The Verge · 6/17/2026
• Google, Character.AI to settle suits involving minor suicides and AI chatbots - CNBC
  CNBC · 1/7/2026
• Character.AI to block romantic AI chats for minors a year after teen's suicide - CNBC
  CNBC · 10/29/2025
• Disney sent cease and desist letter to Character.AI over use of copyrighted characters - CNBC
  CNBC · 9/30/2025
• Character.AI in Talks to Sell or Raise Money, a Year After Founders Depart - The Information
  The Information · 8/20/2025
• Character.AI Gave Up on AGI. Now It’s Selling Stories - WIRED
  WIRED · 8/12/2025
• Google reportedly faces DOJ probe for Character.AI deal - CNBC
  CNBC · 5/22/2025
• Character.AI sued again over ‘harmful’ messages sent to teens - The Verge
  The Verge · 12/10/2024
• Short series app My Drama takes on Character.AI with its new AI companions - TechCrunch
  TechCrunch · 9/4/2024
• Google Hires Character.AI Cofounders and Licenses Its Models - The Information
  The Information · 8/2/2024
• Ex-Google engineers who founded Character.AI rejoin company with new AI partnership - CNBC
  CNBC · 8/2/2024
• XAI Eyes Chatbot Maker Character.AI; Meta Spends Big on AI—Now, How Can It Make Money? - The Information
  The Information · 8/1/2024
• Musk’s xAI Has Considered Buying Character.AI - The Information
  The Information · 7/31/2024
• Character.AI now allows users to talk with AI avatars over calls - TechCrunch
  TechCrunch · 6/27/2024
• Google Develops Challenger to Meta’s Chatbots and Character.AI - The Information
  The Information · 6/24/2024
• Character.AI - Forbes
  Forbes · 4/11/2024
• Character.AI Wants To Add Its Popular Chatbots Into Your Group Chat - Forbes
  Forbes · 10/11/2023
• Character.AI, the a16z-backed chatbot startup, tops 1.7M installs in first week - TechCrunch
  TechCrunch · 5/31/2023

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