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Feature
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
C
Character.AI
Rating
4.7/5
4.5/5
Pricing Model Freemium Freemium
Starting Price Free tier Free tier
Pricing Details
Free

Free Plan

$0/month

  • Access to GPT-4o mini
  • Limited message caps (varies by demand)
  • Basic web browsing
  • Limited image generation
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Plus

ChatGPT Plus

$20/month

  • Full GPT-5 access with expanded reasoning
  • Expanded messaging and uploads
  • Expanded image creation (DALL-E)
  • Deep research and agent mode
  • Projects, tasks, and custom GPTs
  • Limited Sora video generation
Pro

ChatGPT Pro

$200/month

  • Unlimited access to all models
  • o1 pro mode (enhanced reasoning)
  • Unlimited Sora video generation
  • Priority access during peak times

Team / Business

$25–30/user/month

  • $25/user/mo (annual) or $30/user/mo (monthly)
  • Shared workspace for custom GPTs
  • Admin console and user management
  • Data not used for training by default
  • Higher message caps on GPT-5

Enterprise

Custom pricing

  • ~$60/user/mo estimated (annual contract)
  • Unlimited high-speed GPT-5 access
  • SOC 2 compliance, AES-256 encryption
  • SSO, SCIM, advanced admin controls
  • Dedicated account management

Prices verified February 2026. Annual billing saves ~17% on Team plans.

Free

$0/month

  • Core chat with AI characters
  • Create custom characters
  • Community character access
  • Standard response speed
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c.ai+

$9.99/month

$7.92/mo billed annually ($94.99/year)

  • Priority server access — skip the queue
  • Faster response times
  • Early access to new features
  • Supporter badge on profile

Prices verified February 2026. Annual billing saves ~20%.

Category Chatbots Chatbots
Description The original AI chatbot that started it all Create and chat with AI characters
Key Features
  • Natural language processing
  • Code generation
  • Creative writing
  • Multi-turn conversations
  • Plugin ecosystem
  • Create custom AI characters
  • Community character library
  • Multi-character rooms
  • Mobile apps
  • Voice chat (beta)
Pros
  • + Free tier available
  • + Extremely versatile
  • + Large knowledge base
  • + Regular updates
  • + Vast library of community characters
  • + Free tier is generous
  • + Great for creative roleplay
  • + Active community
Cons
  • - Can hallucinate facts
  • - Knowledge cutoff date
  • - Rate limits on free tier
  • - Responses can be unnecessarily verbose and repetitive
  • - Responses can be inconsistent
  • - Content filters can be restrictive
  • - No API access
  • - No document upload or file analysis capability
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