Chai review

Chai is a large character chat platform for adults. People create and share AI characters, and Chai serves them from hundreds of in-house trained models. Its own company facts page reports over 1 million daily users and over 10 million users in the 12 months to October 2026, with revenue from subscriptions, in-app purchases and advertising. On safety it is firmer than most: the Safety Center says Chai is strictly 18+, uses Persona for selfie age estimation or ID checks, and offers anonymous reporting and optional safety filters. In some regions, use requires a paid subscription. For companion use it falls behind. Chai does not publish anything about memory, its subscription prices appear only in the app, the Google Play listing shows ads, and the app holds 2.7 stars from about 857K reviews. We could not confirm a US price, so the entry is marked pending.

Who it is for

Adults who want quick, varied character chats and accept ads and app-store pricing.

Price

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US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• User-created and shared AI characters
• Hundreds of in-house trained models served
• Anonymous in-app reporting of characters and messages
• Optional safety filters
• Age assurance through Persona selfie or ID checks

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Strict 18+ policy with selfie or ID age checks
• Strength: Large catalog of characters
• Strength: Anonymous reporting tools
• Weakness: Contains ads; Chai says about 40% of revenue comes from advertising
• Weakness: No published subscription prices on its own site
• Weakness: 2.7 stars from 857K reviews on Google Play

Key facts

• Users: Over 10M in the 12 months to 1 October 2026, per Chai
• Daily users: Over 1M, per Chai
• Age policy: 18+ only; Persona age checks
• Business model: Subscriptions, in-app purchases and advertising

Where it ranks

Chai is No. 8 in our Best AI Companion Apps verdict.