Character.AI
Companion and roleplay chat at consumer scale.
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Character.AI vs Claude
Character.AI (Character.AI) and Claude (Anthropic) both sit in Writing. Character.AI is the cheaper entry point at Free tier · from $9.99/mo. Claude shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (12 vs 0). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Character.AI Character.AI | Claude Anthropic |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Writing | Writing |
| Version | 2025 | 5.5 |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $9.99/mo | Free tier · from $17/mo |
| Pricing tiers | — | Free free · Pro (Annual Subscription Discount) $17 · Pro (Billed Monthly) $20 · Max $100 · Ultra $200 · Team Standard seat (Billed Monthly) $25 · Team Standard seat (Billed Annually) $20 · Team Premium seat (Billed Monthly) $125 |
| Model stack | in-house models | Claude Fable 5 · Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Haiku 4.5 · Claude Haiku 5.5 · Claude Mythos 5 · Claude Mythos 5.1 · Claude Opus 4.5 · Claude Opus 4.8 · Claude Opus 5 · Claude Opus 5.5 · Claude Sonnet 5 · Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Opus 4.6 · Opus 4.7 · Sonnet 4.5 · Sonnet 4.6 |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 0 | 12 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Character creation, Voice, Feed | Extended thinking, Agentic research, Computer use, Projects & memory, Artifacts, MCP connectors, Vision, Code execution |
Claude
Known for long context, careful reasoning, and artifact-style document editing.
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