Character.AI vs SupaFriends

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.

The short answer

Free plan: Both have one
Best fit: Character.AI: Adults who want long-running roleplay with persistent personas · SupaFriends: Users who want character-driven, story-based roleplay rather than a task-focused assistant
Platforms: Character.AI: Web, iOS, Android · SupaFriends: Web
Trust score: About even — Character.AI 92, SupaFriends 90
Status: We could not check Character.AI — its site turns automated checks away; SupaFriends was up on Oct 21, 2026

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Character.AIRoleplay chat with user-made characters, now adults only

SupaFriendsRoleplay chat app with 100+ AI characters for romance, fantasy and story-driven conversation, paid in monthly credits.

Side by side

Fact	Character.AI	SupaFriends
Category	AI Companions & Characters	Roleplay & Character Chat
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$4.99/mo	—
Trust score	92 / 100	90 / 100
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Company	Character Technologies, Inc.	NEVER ENDING SAS
Launched	2021	—
Last verified	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 21, 2026

What our research says

Character.AI

Still the deepest character library and the most complete roleplay feature set in the category, but since 12 October 2026 the company is in Chapter 11 with a court-supervised sale due around late November, and it says the platform will be wound down if no bid arrives. Fine for adults who chat casually on the free or monthly plans; think twice before prepaying a year or building a community around characters that live only here.

Pros

Character library far larger than any competitor's, with voice calls, group chats and Lorebook world notes
Free tier keeps unlimited messaging and gained the PipSqueak 3 and ShortSqueak chat styles in late September 2026
A $4.99 lite plan now sits under c.ai+, cutting ads and slow mode without the full subscription
Account data can be exported from the app or the website

Cons

The Chapter 11 sale puts the service's future in a buyer's hands, with a wind-down if nobody bids
The CEO left for Disney in September 2026, with members of the technical team expected to follow
Adults pass a third-party age check and under-18 accounts lost open-ended chat
No public API found, and Charms are a second currency on top of the subscriptions

SupaFriends

SupaFriends leans specifically into human-authored character personalities and ongoing storylines rather than a generic chatbot skin, and the daily free credits mean casual users can chat regularly without paying. Three-tier subscription pricing with non-rolling-over monthly credits means heavy users will need to budget carefully or watch credits expire unused.

Pros

100+ characters spanning multiple genres, with human-authored personalities rather than generic templates
Daily free credits (100/day) on top of a signup bonus (400)
Three subscription tiers scale credit allowance to usage level

Cons

Monthly credits expire unused rather than rolling over
The operator is named only on the legal page, a small French company behind the Never Ending brand
Subscription pricing is in euros, adding currency-conversion uncertainty for USD-based users

Which one fits

Choose Character.AI if you need

Adults who want long-running roleplay with persistent personas
Casual conversational entertainment rather than task work
Users happy to stay on the free or month-to-month plans while the sale plays out

Choose SupaFriends if you need

Users who want character-driven, story-based roleplay rather than a task-focused assistant
Casual daily chatters who can stay within the free daily credit allowance