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Character.AI vs Claude
Compare Character.AI vs Claude: pricing, context window, benchmarks (coding, math, reasoning), capabilities. Updated April 2026.
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character.ai ↗ Claude
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Free tier
Most features free; unlimited messages
Limited Sonnet 4.6, ~30 messages/5h
Standard plan
c.ai+ — $9.99/mo
Pro — $20/mo
Top plan
c.ai+ — $9.99/mo
Max 20× — $200/mo
API input / 1M tokens
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$3.00 Best
API output / 1M tokens
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$15.00 Best
Capability
Context window
8K
1M Best
Max output tokens
2K
64K Best
Knowledge cutoff
2024-06
2026-03
Benchmarks
Coding (LiveCodeBench)
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78% Best
Math (AIME 2025)
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78% Best
Reasoning (GPQA Diamond)
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84% Best
Human pref. (LMArena Elo)
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1395 Best
Features
Image input
Partial
✓
Voice mode
✓
Partial
Web search
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✓
File upload
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✓
Image generation
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—
Code execution
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✓
Agent / tool use
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✓
Persistent memory
✓
✓
Character.AI
Roleplay and companion focus, not a general assistant. Massive Gen-Z user base. Voice calls with characters. Different intent than chat-AI competitors.
Claude
Strongest at coding and long-context reasoning. No native image generation.
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