Chai AI
Rating source: iOS App Store (4.4/5, ~230K ratings, retrieved 2026-04-15). See methodology.
Mobile-first answer to Character AI, with 500,000+ community characters and a looser content policy than most app-store-distributed competitors. The catalogue spans every companion archetype (boyfriend, girlfriend, friend, mentor, fantasy), and the discovery feed surfaces bots you wouldn't have searched for. Less polished than Character AI, but better for people who want variety and a lighter content filter.
Chai AI key facts
| Price | Free / $13.99/mo |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Freemium |
| Platforms | iOS, Android |
| Adult content | Not the focus / restricted |
| Official site | chai.ml/ |
Facts current as of . Spotted something stale? The change timeline below records every correction.
Memory benchmark
Not yet benchmarked. We run every companion through the same published memory test: the same facts planted at increasing distance, then probed. No score appears here until a real run exists, and every score links to its raw data. How the benchmark works.
Chai AI pricing
Current price: Free / $13.99/mo (Freemium). Prices in this category change quietly and often; any price change we record appears as a dated entry in the timeline below, so this page doubles as Chai AI's price history.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | Free (70 messages per 2.5 hours, with ads) |
| Premium (monthly) | $13.99/mo |
| Premium (annual) | $134.99/yr |
| Ultra (monthly) | $29.99/mo |
| Ultra (annual) | $269.99/yr |
Prices verified against cross-checked 2026 pricing coverage consistent with the iOS App Store in-app purchase list. We only publish a plan table where we could verify it against a primary source on a known date.
Chai AI change timeline
Every recorded price, model, policy, and feature change, newest first. This is the record we maintain for every companion: what you sign up for today is rarely what the app was a year ago.
No recorded changes yet. When this app changes its pricing, model, or policies, the dated entry appears here.
Chai AI alternatives
Frequently asked questions
Is Chai free?
Yes, with a hard meter: the free tier allows 70 messages per 2.5 hours and shows ads. All 500,000+ community characters are available on free — the paid tiers remove the message cap and ads rather than unlocking content.
How much does Chai cost?
Premium is $13.99/month or $134.99/year and removes the message cap. Ultra is $29.99/month or $269.99/year and adds higher-quality models — notably, long-term memory is gated to Ultra, the most expensive tier. If memory is why you're paying, that gating matters; it's exactly the kind of claim our benchmark exists to test.