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Character.AI vs FunFun

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. Character.AI starts at $9.99, FunFun at $5.99. Only Character.AI has a free tier.

Character.AIRoleplay chat with user-made characters, now adults onlyFunFunCustomizable AI girlfriend chat app with photo generation and per-companion memory, run by a Paris studio.

Side by side

FactCharacter.AIFunFun
CategoryAI Companions & CharactersAI Companions & Characters
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$9.99 month$5.99 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CompanyCharacter Technologies, Inc.Chaindesk SAS
Launched2021—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

Character.AI

Still the deepest character library anywhere and the reason the whole companion category exists, but it has been rebuilt around safety and identity checks, and the audience it was famous for is now locked out.

Pros

  • Character library is far larger than any competitor's, with voice calls and group scenes included
  • Free tier is genuinely usable, with the subscription mostly buying speed and memory
  • Safety changes are unusually explicit about what was removed and when

Cons

  • Age assurance defaults to face-based estimation, which is a hard stop for privacy-minded users
  • Charms are a second currency on top of c.ai+, so the $9.99 is a floor not a ceiling
  • No API, no export, and no self-hosting
  • The platform has been reshaped by wrongful-death litigation, and further restrictions are plausible

FunFun

FunFun is a straightforward AI-companion chat app -- customizable character, persistent memory, generated photos -- from an operator, Chaindesk SAS, that is at least identifiable, unlike several similar apps. The research behind this record is weaker than most in this batch because the vendor's own pricing page was unreachable, so cost figures here come from third-party reviewers rather than the company directly.

Pros

  • Company operating it is identifiable by name and country, unlike many similar apps
  • Persistent memory of stated preferences across sessions
  • Supports multiple companions on one account rather than one-per-signup
  • Character appearance and personality are both customizable, not just a preset list

Cons

  • Vendor's own pricing page was not reachable, so exact current prices are unconfirmed
  • No free tier could be confirmed -- no first-party evidence of free usage was found
  • No content-moderation or safety policy details were visible in what was fetched

Which one fits

Choose Character.AI if you need

  • Adults who want long-running roleplay with persistent personas
  • People building and sharing characters for an existing community
  • Casual conversational entertainment rather than task work

Choose FunFun if you need

  • Users wanting a single persistent AI companion with memory across chats
  • People who want generated images of their character as part of the interaction
  • Users who want to run several distinct companions on one account

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