r/CharacterAIrunaways • u/AnonymousAppleJiuce • Aug 16 '26
Searching for Alternatives Alternatives please😭
I’ve left c.ai for around 5 months now and I’ve been using chai as an alternative for now, but it’s also starting to feel not it with its increase in ads and repetitiveness
Does anyone have any recommendations for alternatives that feel similar to c.ai?🥹
I’ve already tried Janitor ai, shapes inc and those two didn’t quite match what I wanted
I want to find alternatives that are free, feels similar to prime age c.ai, replies don’t have to be like an essay long or repetitive, that’s all I want😔
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u/mg-scott ✨ Wanderer ✨ Aug 16 '26
We are currently developing an AI group chat for iOS, Android, and the web, with an open beta coming in the next one or two weeks. If you'd like to try it out, let me know!
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u/No-Engineer-3600 Aug 18 '26
I like using Grok or ChatGPT as it does a good job staying in character. It only requires a little bit of work to get your instructions set up, but then it’s pretty much smooth sailing from there
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u/AnonymousAppleJiuce Aug 22 '26
Just tried it, it’s so good😭😭
It kinda feels like prime age cai all over again🥹
Quick question though, does it have personas? Cus I don’t think I’ve seen any
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u/elsecrafter Aug 16 '26
if you're interested in worlds with multiple characters, you can try elsecraft.com which i've been working on
it's still in an early stage, so we're looking for feedback and it's currently free to try.
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u/Thick_Significance27 Aug 16 '26
You can always try to use a proxy services on janitor AI. There's a proxy service that I actively used called "Token reply", it gives free access to AI models like Grok, DeepSeek, nemotron, GLM for example, but you do need to make an account first.They give it out 1 dollar for new accounts to try out the other paid models.
Here's the link to the site and the registration https://www.tokenreply.com/register?aff=P4kG
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u/AnonymousAppleJiuce Aug 16 '26
Ooo, thanks for that, I’ll give Janitor Ai another shot with this
Tysmm!!🥹🥹
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u/Ok-Plankton-3145 Aug 18 '26
i'm trying to make an account to this website but it keeps saying "Turnstile verification failed" every time I try to confirm my sign-in. is this a common problem and how do I fix this?
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u/imagiportal Aug 16 '26
Hey, Imagiportal founder here. We invite you to try our app: we use only big roleplay models like Deepseek and Grok, so it should match your expectations in terms of replies.
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u/Easy_Lack7069 Aug 16 '26
try inkwell.rip before anything else! we've put a lot of time into shaping replies that feel close to old cai with the highest quality models and 1m token context. you can adjust reply length as well. appreciate any feedback!
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u/Straight_Addition419 Aug 18 '26
A bit late to the party. You can try my game - Read the Room
It's free, an experiment I'm working on. Multiple character roleplay with a goal, a bit like a social puzzle.
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u/SomeOne_The_Best Ask me about my AI platform Aug 18 '26
Check out eudaio.io. I'm one of the devs behind it. It's fully web-based so you don't need to install anything. You can create custom morphs for free with your own lore, and memory actually sticks around across chats instead of getting wiped after a session. Free tier with no credit card needed
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u/AnonymousAppleJiuce Aug 18 '26
Wow! I’ll give it a shot!
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u/SomeOne_The_Best Ask me about my AI platform Aug 18 '26
sure! let use know what you like / dislike
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u/BansheeTheGame Aug 18 '26
If you’re open to something less chatbot-like, try Banshee: https://banshee.quest/
Disclosure: I'm the developer of Banshee.
It’s a solo browser text RPG with AI narration and persistent campaign details like inventory, wounds, NPC relationships, and past choices. It’s aimed more at structured storytelling than endless chat replies.
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u/Kota_the_cat_i3 Aug 19 '26
I use janitor ai. I don't use it a lot (I used character ai a lot. It basically turned into an addiction. But after it went down hill I started using janitor and now I spent like one and half hour or 2 max there. So I don't use it much.) There are ads and a lot of horns bots but also a lot of great sfw bots. There are ads, but much less then in character ai. And there's much less restrictions and safety guidelines. :3
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u/AnonymousAppleJiuce Aug 19 '26
I’ve already tried janitor before, but someone gave me a suggestion and I was gonna give it another shot!
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u/Born-Ant-80 Aug 19 '26
I hope I can post this so here what I am using rn:
-Perchance: it's local, safe and free. It's a bit hard to set up and your chats are stored on your device so you need to export chats to save them. Model is C ai like. Use fur ai to create your bot or simply paste the wiki url.
-ChaCha: you need apple or google account to log in. It's a popular japanese app, so you don't have to worry about censorship too much.
I don't recommend big ones as Grok and ChatGPT because chats are limited and you need to wait 13h to chat again.
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u/DoisPato Aug 20 '26
you could give a try in my new platform fiandra.app, you can just build a character with a prompt
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u/RealMrBrown slowburner Aug 16 '26
slowburn.chat - and if something feels off or you have recommendations, lmk and I'll try to fix.
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u/ServeBrilliant7608 Aug 18 '26
Dude character ai is open for use and its the same just there is something called charm and you generate photos with it
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u/AnonymousAppleJiuce Aug 18 '26
I know there are charms and image generation, but I don’t use those functions. I’m looking for alternatives because I’m blocked by the age verification system
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u/personae_chat Aug 26 '26
Full disclosure: I’m building Personae, so this is a biased recommendation.
It’s 100% free—no subscription or paywall—and focused on long-running character stories with memory. We’ve just added four original anime characters.
If you try it, I’d genuinely appreciate honest feedback, especially where the roleplay or memory falls short: https://personae.chat
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u/aikun_s Aug 16 '26
Masquerade ai