Free plan
- Reverie
- No ads. A free model with no daily message limit (its allowance refills every few hours), plus daily check-in credits
- Character.AI
- Free with ads, a slow mode and daily feature limits; c.ai lite has fewer ads, c.ai+ none
Character.AI has a huge catalog and polished apps. Reverie adds opt-in 18+ after age verification, memory you can edit, branching and a choice of models, and it imports your Character.AI chats.
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Character.AI is where many people start: millions of user-made characters, voice calls and native apps. Its free plan has ads and a slow mode, and its policies rule out explicit sexual content. Here is how it lines up with Reverie as of October 2026.
Character.AI's policies don't allow graphic or specific descriptions of sexual acts, so some romance and dark-fiction scenes get cut short. On Reverie, adults can turn on 18+ after age verification, on the free plan.
The free plan shows ads and has a slow mode; c.ai lite reduces the ads and c.ai+ removes both. Reverie's free plan has no ads and a free model with no daily message limit.
Character.AI runs its own chat styles, and the premium ones are only a daily taste on the free plan. Reverie lets you pick DeepSeek, Gemini, GLM or MiMo models and branch a scene from any reply.
Millions of characters
Character.AI hosts millions of user-made characters and an active creator community, so almost any fandom character is already there.
Polished apps and voice
Native iOS and Android apps with live voice calls, offered in 28 languages on the App Store.
Checked on October 14, 2026 against Character.AI's own site, help pages and app store listings. Plans change, so follow the source links before you subscribe.
Public prices in US dollars, checked on October 14, 2026. Some vary by region and app store.
Reverie Pricing
Free plan with a free model (no daily message limit) and daily check-in credits. Paid plans add monthly credits for stronger models.
Free
$0.00
Pro
$9.99Monthly
Premium
$19.99Monthly
Ultimate
$59.99Monthly
Character.AI
Free
$0.00
c.ai lite
$4.99Monthly
c.ai+
$9.99Monthly
c.ai+
$94.99Yearly
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Janitor AI comparedRequest your data from Character.AI, then import a conversation with the chat history importer; the step-by-step guide shows which file to use. Rebuild the character itself from its description or screenshots with the character importer.
Choose the next step for your characters, conversations, or stories.
Try a character as a guest, or sign up free to import your chats, keep your memories and turn on 18+ after age verification.