| What it does | Self-learning AI that learns from your chats and runs on a single iMac
| Free AI character chat and roleplay with no sign-up
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| Stage | Startup
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| Founded | 2026
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| Based in | GB
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| Pricing model | Freemium
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| Pricing | Free: £0/forever with 25K tokens/week. Pro: £15/month with 500K tokens/week. Max: £30/month with 2M tokens/week. API: £1.50 per 1M tokens, minimum £5 top-up.
| Free: Hojicha unlimited, 3 Matcha replies a day in most countries, free and unlimited direct messages with any character, short ads. Teasa Basic: $9.90 per month, no ads, 1,000 Matcha replies a week. Teasa Pass: $14.99 per month at beta price (or $4.99 per week), Matcha and Earl Grey unlimited, web
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| Key features | - Private memory that works immediately when you teach it
- Verified shared knowledge with public rejection ledger
- Local MLX inference not forwarded to external API
- cognira Entity for local on-device AI with optional weight retraining
- OpenAI-compatible API endpoint
- Served from single 16GB iMac not a GPU cluster
- Background learning loop with safety filtering
- Chat history, pinning, and search
- One-tap Forget button to remove memories
- No ads and no data sales
| - Play interactive stories with multiple AI characters in a cast
- Direct message any AI character one-on-one
- Relationship milestones track connection progress with characters
- Creator-written quests earn up to 50 gold per story
- Four chat styles: Hojicha, Matcha, Earl Grey and Oolong
- Character voices with 2-4 hours monthly on paid plans
- Create your own AI characters and stories in Creator Studio
- Import Character.AI chats and characters
- Web lookup for characters to search and share sources
- Play 4,137 stories in English across 9 languages
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| What makes it different | - Self-learning from user chats with verified public ledger of what stuck
- Runs on one iMac not a GPU cluster with measurable low energy use
- Independent model served directly, not a wrapper around external API
- Immediate private memory plus verified weight updates to shared knowledge
| - No sign-up required to start playing
- Completely free with unlimited direct messages
- Characters remember you and grow closer through relationship milestones
- Interactive stories with player agency and multiple characters
- Available across web, iOS, Android and Windows
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| Free plan | Not given
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| Open source | Not given
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| Platforms | Not given
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| Public API | Not given
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 23 ▼ −1 (down) since last check | 16 ▼ −1 (down) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 0 | 13 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 23 | 34 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 44 | 61 |
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