Run AI characters locally on your own machine
Backyard AI runs character chat models locally on your own hardware, so conversations stay private and uncensored, with an optional cloud tier for weaker machines.
Roleplay chat platform with bring-your-own model
Janitor AI is a character roleplay platform where users create bots and connect their own model provider, giving far looser creative control than mainstream assistants.
Chat with user-created AI characters
Character.AI lets you talk to millions of user-created AI personas, from tutors and language partners to original fiction characters, with voice and group chats.
Mobile-first AI companion chat app
Chai is a mobile-first AI chat app built around companion characters, with a fast swipe-style discovery feed and a simple bot creator.
Voice-first AI character companions
Dopple AI focuses on voice-led conversations with AI characters, pairing character art and personalities with natural-sounding speech.
AI-driven text adventure storytelling
AI Dungeon turns AI text generation into an open-ended text adventure, letting you steer an endless story with commands, world info and saved scenarios.
Open-weight AI assistant strong at reasoning and code
DeepSeek is an open-weight AI assistant with strong reasoning and coding performance, available free in the browser and at very low cost through its API.