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AI Dungeon vs CyberStory

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. AI Dungeon starts at $14.99, CyberStory at $9.99. Both have a free tier.

AI DungeonText adventure engine where the AI improvises every sceneCyberStoryGenerates choice-driven interactive fiction with AI art, cinematic clips, and a player-styled avatar.

Side by side

FactAI DungeonCyberStory
CategoryStorytelling & FictionAI Games & Interactive Fiction
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$14.99 month$9.99 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CompanyLatitudeCyberStory AI, LLC
Launched2019—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

AI Dungeon

Still the deepest AI text-adventure product there is, with seven years of scenario library behind it, and the only one where memory and world-state tooling is the actual product. It is entertainment, not a writing assistant — do not buy it expecting to finish a manuscript.

Pros

  • Memory, world info and scenario tooling are far more developed than in general chatbots used for roleplay
  • Multiple model choices per tier, including newer models added through 2026
  • Native iOS and Android apps, not just a mobile web wrapper
  • Large public scenario library gives an immediate starting point

Cons

  • Five-tier ladder from $14.99 to $99.99 is steep, and context length is the thing being sold at every rung
  • Credits do double duty for images and for extra context, so heavy sessions drain them quickly
  • No API, so scenarios cannot be driven from outside the platform
  • The service has changed content and moderation policy sharply in the past, which still colours community trust

CyberStory

CyberStory leans harder into the game-like side of AI fiction than a plain story generator: choices branch across a whole run, scenes get turned into short video clips, and readers can appear in the story via an uploaded selfie. The credit system covers narrative, art, and narration together, so a heavily-illustrated playthrough burns through credits faster than text alone.

Pros

  • No account needed to try the opening chapters of a story
  • Credits cover narrative, AI art, and narration together in one system
  • Users can publish their own stories and earn from them

Cons

  • Credit consumption scales with how much art or narration a playthrough uses, making total cost hard to predict upfront
  • Subscription tiers jump sharply between levels ($9.99 to $49.99 to $99.99)
  • No company location or founder bio beyond the LLC registration

Which one fits

Choose AI Dungeon if you need

  • Long-running solo roleplay campaigns where world state has to survive dozens of sessions
  • Players who want to author and share scenarios rather than only consume them
  • Anyone curious how far a story engine can go without authored branches

Choose CyberStory if you need

  • Readers who want branching, choice-driven stories rather than a single generated text
  • Users who want to publish and monetize their own interactive stories

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