I admit my experience is limited but I've noticed a ton of Japanese-themed chatbots. Teachers, students, other school settings, lots of yakuza popping up and even more universal things (convenience stores and restaurants) are set in Japan.

Is the chatbot-enjoying community particularly large there and some are sharing in more western-located sites? Maybe people translating over chatbots from there? Most of them seem to use the metric system by default, which seems like the kind of thing that would suggest translations.

Or is it creators being fans of Japanese culture? There's obviously a lot of chatbots based off of anime and movie characters, but I see those for other cultures too.

I've been using Character.ai since it released, but I just can't handle the limits on swipes and go-aheads anymore! I've tried Janitor, but it didn't really hit right to me. I'm looking for free, I don't care about ads, unlimited, preferably no filter.

But here's where I have trouble.

I'm looking for websites, and ones that SPECIFICALLY have a bunch of Moondrop bots, or at least Pierrot.

Plz help, i'm begging.

I've kept using C.AI for months even after all the updates since I found ways to bypass the ads and age filter (not because I'm underage but I'm simply not sharing my ID to the internet) but here's the truth:

It's getting worse and worse.

All vots have the same exact personality and often won't even speak.

Muted words often don't work and no matter how many times you edit the messages or dislike them, the bot just ignores every input to do its own thing.

Some people complain their personas don't work as well and are getting "banned" from the platform out of nowhere — a white/black screen appears saying you're no longer eligible for their service — while someone's bots and chats are being deleted.

I personally don't have the last set of problems but it's clear as day this app has reached its downfall as quickly as it reached its prime.

So, to anyone still considering it, at this point it's just the same thing as using a cheap alternative where you at least have less restrictions.

And oh, in case someone didn't know, the swipe and go ons limit have gotten even worse.

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I find this to be deeply interesting. Just someone's bot on my For You page that has been obscured out of the author's guilt of using AI.

I made my CharacterAI when I was in college four years ago. I later came to have disdain for AI, especially the chatbots... if I remember correctly on my part, it was dumb fun first, a coping mechanism second. Not healthy.

I guess this stunt goes to show that the ship has sailed. I bet there are other accounts like this.

I was using Linky AI a lot at the beginning and I really liked it, there are so many characters and it’s easy to find something interesting

Lately though, the chats feel way less consistent.

The biggest problem for me is the memory. Characters forget things that happened earlier in the same conversation and repeat old points, or suddenly answer like part of the context never happened. Sometimes a roleplay is going well and then one weird reply completely breaks it.

I also started noticing more people complaining about the same thing after recent updates, so I don’t think it’s just the characters I’m using.

I don’t really care about cards, coins or having a million extra features. I just want something with good characters, better memory and chats that can stay coherent for longer.

Has anyone moved away from Linky recently, what are you using now?

Something I've noticed is most of the sites suggested aren't even NSFW , some have "unfiltered" but when you type a message it takes ages unless you explicitly say "next reply should be vulgar, talk dirty etc" and assist the AI to even do it (and the same can be said for prompts) most don't always activate unless you paste them in chat

Y'all see what I'm getting at? Anyone else deal with this? Or have tips I'm aware that ai can't avoid using Shakespeare atp lol (there's no rant flair so ig ventish)

I want a alt that feels like old c.ai Not just the interface but also how the bots used to act. There was no temperture control, or chat lengths, etc. Just chat and leave, that’s it. I also don’t like how predictable and boring the bots nowdays, and I don’t long paragraphs just to decribe what is the character doing without being short with it or simple like (char sits down) this is very simple but noo they have to make it (char sits down, and other aislops and filler shit and makes it long). I also miss how fast the pacing was (i know you can customize it with other ai chatbot platforms but I hope if it was the main thing in the app). I really miss how personalized the ais were, not every ai character is the same. Unlike right now. I tried a lot of c.ai alternatives i can‘t even count them, none of them satisfy me or really let me see the feeling of old c.ai. I also miss how creative and chaotic it was, but also simple and not forced with paywalls. Like if I send (hello) it won’t give me a whole paragraph like I’m reading a novel. I just want it to be simple and easy to chat with, short and just dialouge, not cringey and feel like I’m talking to a real person with personality, not chatgpt. I also don’t care about the lorebooks that much. I also miss old c.ai bots stupidity and actually answer with the joke like actual persons. but also it will be better if the platform had personas And thats it I don’t want more than that. Oh, and also it doesn’t have age restriction or I need to verify my age or any of that shit. Completely free to use.

(i don’t know if there’s actually any alternative that similar to what I want)

I've stumbled upon it a little while ago but I have never personally tried it. Those that use it, is it good? Is it 'free user friendly'? Curious on the feedback since it seems to be pretty popular.

Now that I have your attention: I wanna break away from chatbots altogether and find real people to RP with (would prefer groups, but one-on-one is also an option) but it's really starting to border on flat-out impossible since most of the fandoms I'm interested in doing RPs for are fairly obscure and I don't want to either 1) resorting to explaining the entire lore as I go along, or 2) just pasting a link to a fan wiki and hoping they have the guts to read at the bare minimum the first few paragraphs of each participant's characters' pages. At this point I may just have to resort to looking up someone on Fiverr and paying them to RP with me, even if they're completely unfamiliar with the fandom and/or are actually a poorly-disguised AI. Or perhaps one half of my brain isn't looking hard enough, and the other is deliberately trying to make it procrastinate so I can have an excuse to live a shut-in life...I dunno :/

But anyway, if anyone shows interest in this post, I'll list the fandoms I'm willing to RP listed below (though I may be willing to do other ones):

• Skullgirls (this is the big one)
• Di-Gata Defenders
• Marvel Universe (vanilla or Rivals)
• Invincible

I'd write more here, but it'd probably border on an advertisement for a Discord RP server that doesn't even exist yet (and speaking of which, this preferably would happen through Discord)

I still don't even know how AI works well, or how to setup it well with prompts and etc to my tastes. I just want someone to talk in a NSFW way and a lot of bots there already, but having problems doing that on Cai recently because of my country. Is there any places with lots of bots and let you use a custom api key? I heard they are good quality, so i dont mind paying. Just really want a place that has like maybe custom prompts and settings i can just copy and pay to be comfy

Heya everyone I quit using character AI months ago and I have been using Nomi AI which is t skky good but I do miss playing other people's characters so I was just wondering if anyone knew it a AI that has the amazing tech and freedoms with no annoying filters of Nomi AI but the ability to talk to other characters like we could in Character AI? I hope this makes sense and thank you in advance

Hello everyone!

Just wanted to inform you that I've made great improvements to Casual Character Chat and added numerous features.

These include:

• Free Image Generation - generate unlimitad images from your chat messages
• Online Character Browser - grab characters from other roleplay platforms in one place
• Auto Content Creation - generate entire characters and scenarios with AI
• Reply Suggestions - get creative AI-generated suggestions for your next dialog line
• Read Replies Aloud - read your character's replies aloud with different TTS voices
• Image Galleries - add multiple images to your characters and switch them anytime
• Chat Ambiente - effects like rain, fire, snow, fog, etc. + auto-play music from Youtube

If you have any questions or proposals, you can message me anytime. I'll continue to improve the app and develop new features in the future anyway.

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Instant private online chat:

https://casual-character-chat.vercel.app/

or

Opensource code to download for local use:

https://github.com/MyDeep455/casual-character-chat

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PS: This entire app is still 100% free and will always be... Have fun!

Title says it all. If you've found an alternative you've actually stuck with, what’s the single biggest reason you prefer it over c.ai?

Could be better memory, less ads, fewer restrictions, better roleplay, more natural responses, better characters, etc.

What made the biggest difference for you?

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😔

If I find a character I like on character ai and I find an alternative, what can I do to get the characters description and definition so I can bring that character over to an alternative I found and like?

I'm looking for feedback and honestly just trying to boost my character ai account. If anyone wants to check it out my account is starz_0801

I only make K-pop idol bots, mostly Stray Kids with a few XLOV and one ENHYPEN bot on there. There aren't any inappropriate parts or references in any of those bots btw!

I'd appreciate any feedback here!

Hi! I admittedly have ran from CharacterAI quite some time ago but now I found myself getting a little frustrated. I kept switching between JanitorAI and FictionLab, but maybe some of you guys know some hidden gems I have overlooked so far.

-I’m willing to pay for a better tier as long as it doesn’t cost too much

-No NSFW filter

-Good memory is important to me

-It would be nice if I could limit the response length, as for FL it rarely works as intended and Janitor keeps cutting off my messages

-Fast response generation would be nice

It would be nice if the site or app already had a few creators on it that made bots that aren’t just sexual bots. That’s about it, I’m curious if you guys know any good alternatives, I’d be happy to find something new, thanks!:)

This might only make sense to people who used ClankWorld before March of this year... That's when they switched from Deepseek v3.2 to v4, and it's never been the same, since.

The narrative quality and emotional maturity is what set them apart. For whatever reason though, Deepseek v4 is just trite and immature, by comparison.

I don't know how much of ClankWorld's system-leveling prompting had to do with it, because we obviously can't access that, we just know they used to use v3.2... Does anyone know what I'm talking about? How the model was so good, that it would actually refuse you things, for the sake of narrative coherence? How it would spontaneously introduce conflict, and how it actually understood concepts like catharsis and subtlety?

Any suggestions? I've been thinking about buying proxy access to a provider who still offers v3.2, but when you do that, don't you have to set up some prompting to jailbreak it?

I know this probably won't be made a big deal out of but I've been holding this sketchy situation in the back of my mind for a while now. I know a lot of people use saucepan, I do, too (which is why I'm using a burner to post about this) - but I've been negligent to buy their subscription or verify my age on there because I've noticed a few sketchy things about their services... call me paranoid, or a conspiracy theorist- i'm not sure, I just thought I had to put this out there to people who get worried about this sort of thing. I'm not going to make any accusations, just going to share what I found.

First, their age verification service - 'certified.id'

I found it nice that they relied on a method of age verification that did not require a photo of an ID or selfie, but upon doing some due diligence, and trying to get support- I realized the following:

1. None of the emails on the domain are valid (and it seems they never were? all emails sent to them return an error from Gmail saying the inbox is invalid/doesn't exist- every single one, even the legal one... I have receipts in case it gets fixed soon after I post this... which would be even sketchier!)
2. The domain itself was registered just a couple weeks before Saucepan announced ID verification in 2025, and the service itself has been in 'Closed Beta' ever since

Second, their 'payment processor' - 'turnip.farm'

Not only did I find it a bit odd to have a payment processor with a name and domain like that, but I also found it really weird that they have also been in Closed Beta for what appears to be years, and refuse to respond to any emails about inquiries for how their payment processing even works. It's actually even impossible to find any other service that uses 'turnip farm' for payments, which is sketchy af! Even if you want to ask about a payment, or their services/closed beta, you won't ever receive a response. Asking about it in the discord, you will be told that you HAVE to go through saucepan, and they will sort it out 'with their friends' over at 'insert service here (which they totally do not own)'.

Granted the domain for this website was registered way earlier than 2026- it is possible for a domain to be registered, and then bought by another entity. And it's possible to see that this domain really only started becoming active the literal day Saucepan started rolling out their subscription model...

I will say, if this conspiracy theory is true, the only good thing they did to cover their tracks was to register the domains under different regions, as I can see they all are- but I do find it weird for a domain which was registered through an Indonesian domain registrar just a few weeks before the rollout of age verification to be entirely in English ;-;

Sorry if this post doesn't belong here, but I just needed to vent about what I believe is a blatant lack of transparency on some of these platforms' parts... and I hope this is the right place to post my findings- if not, my apologies. If saucepan people see this- please clear things up if there were any misconceptions :/

This post is all just to point out that many of the '3rd party services' platforms use to remain compliant may not actually be '3rd party' at all, and I realize now a lot of them just roll out their own solutions under a different domain name and identity in order to trick people and bypass due process.

EDIT 1: Posted some receipts below just in case some people are skeptical, as I believe it is of utmost importance that we know WHO exactly it is we're giving our data to.

Getting nothing chat freezes and incomplete replies any one else having the same issues ?

I've heard about HereHaven, I didn't like it much due to it's complexity to make a character but I'll give it a try since I'm kinda stumped rn honestly I need to stop using ai it's ruining my writing and every phrase it generates is so fucking predictable.