Chat with AI characters and companions

Talking with a custom character, companion or story persona for fun, practice or roleplay, often one that remembers your past conversations.

Tools that achieve this

Character.AI
Core fit
Chatting and roleplaying with community-made AI characters is the product.
Character.AI brings
- Conversational QA
- Text Generation
- Voice Cloning
- Voice Conversation
Last verified September 8, 2026
Craft
Core fit
Playing roleplay stories with an AI Game Master and AI characters is Craft's core use.
Craft brings
- Text Generation
- Text to Image
Last verified September 21, 2026
SillyTavern
Core fit
Chatting and roleplaying with custom characters is SillyTavern's headline use.
SillyTavern brings
- Multi-Model Access
- Text to Image
- Text to Speech
Last verified September 21, 2026
Tavus
by Tavus
Core fit
PALs are described as personal AI companions who listen, remember, and are always present, for individuals to talk, explore and connect with a friend.
Tavus brings
- Agent Creation
- Agent Memory
- Avatar Video
- Document QA
- Image Understanding
- Voice Conversation
Last verified October 1, 2026
Fish Audio
by Hanabi AI Inc.
Strong fit
Character Voices: Clone signature voices or craft brand personas for games, animation, and interactive stories.
Fish Audio brings
- Speech to Text
- Text to Speech
- Voice Cloning
- Voice Conversation
Last verified October 2, 2026