Character.AI alternatives
The other Chat AI people actually use, ranked by how many my9ai cards include each one. Every entry says what it does, with a link to try it.
- 1
Claude on 100% of cards
Anthropic's AI assistant, known for long documents, careful writing and strong coding help.
- 2
ChatGPT on 98% of cards
OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for chat, writing, coding, images and voice, and the most widely used chatbot.
- 3
Grok on 89% of cards
xAI's chatbot with live access to posts on X and a deliberately irreverent tone.
- 4
DeepSeek on 87% of cards
Free chatbot from the Chinese lab DeepSeek, whose open-weight reasoning models made headlines in 2025.
- 5
Pi on 87% of cards
A friendly, conversational AI companion from Inflection AI.
- 6
Meta AI on 85% of cards
Meta's assistant inside WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and Facebook, built on Llama models.
- 7
Microsoft Copilot on 2% of cards
Microsoft's consumer AI assistant in Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365.
- 8
Gemini not picked yet
Google's AI assistant, built into Search, Android and Workspace apps like Gmail and Docs.
Do people switch from Character.AI, or use both?
Often both. These Chat AI turn up on the same cards as Character.AI:
What is the best alternative to Character.AI?
Among my9ai cards, the Chat AI picked most besides Character.AI are Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok. Which one fits depends on what you use Character.AI for; each entry above says what it does.
How is this list made?
We take the other Chat products in the my9ai catalog and rank them by how many cards include them; while there is little data, the most widely used come first. It reflects people who made a my9ai card, not a survey of every user.
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