Character.AIvsJanitor AI.
Character.AI is the filtered, polished giant; Janitor AI is the unfiltered community library that expects you to bring your own model for memory. Different rules, different audiences.
Updated 2026-08-24 · Janitor AI assessed from public info, not yet hands-on tested
User-generated cast at scale
The widest cast of characters anywhere — but heavily filtered, with memory that fades within hours.
- Memory
- 5/10
- Voice
- 6/10
- Safety
- 8/10
- Onboarding
- 8/10
Community roleplay library at massive scale
*Provisional — assessed from public information, not yet through our 14-day hands-on test.
A huge, free, largely unfiltered character library — bring your own model if you want it to remember anything.
- Memory
- 4/10
- Voice
- 2/10
- Safety
- 4/10
- Onboarding
- 5/10
Feature-by-feature.
Janitor AI is assessed from public information rather than our hands-on benchmark — the full protocol is on /methodology.
| Feature | Character.AI | Janitor AI |
|---|---|---|
| Long-term memory | Partial | Partial |
| Real photos | No | No |
| Voice messages | Yes | No |
| Video calls | No | No |
| Persona customization | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple companions | Yes | Yes |
| Romantic / spicy mode | No | Yes |
| Starting price | Free tier | Free tier |
| Editorial score | 7.8 / 10 | 6.9 / 10 (provisional) |
Who each one is for.
Character.AI
Polished mainstream roleplay with guardrails
- Roleplay variety
- Trying many characters
- Casual play
Janitor AI
Unfiltered roleplay and creator tooling at zero cost
- Zero-budget unfiltered roleplay
- Bring-your-own-model power users
- Character creators (lorebooks, scripts, group chats)
Character.AI vs Janitor AI,
answered.
Character.AI or Janitor AI — which is better?
Character.AI scored 7.8 / 10 in our 14-day test; Janitor AI carries a provisional 6.9 / 10 from public information — we haven't hands-on tested it yet. Character.AI is the filtered, polished giant; Janitor AI is the unfiltered community library that expects you to bring your own model for memory. Different rules, different audiences.
Does Character.AI have better memory than Janitor AI?
Character.AI's long-term memory is limited; Janitor AI's is limited. Character.AI edges ahead on memory consistency on our assessment (5/10 vs 4/10). For memory that holds across months, see Bae.
Is Character.AI cheaper than Janitor AI?
Character.AI starts at free (paid from $9.99). Janitor AI starts at free (paid from $12.99).
Can Character.AI or Janitor AI send photos?
Character.AI: no. Janitor AI: no. Neither does. Bae and Replika both support photo replies.
Character.AI vs Janitor AI vs Bae — which should I pick?
Bae is built around persistent memory and a six-stage relationship arc; Character.AI the widest cast of characters anywhere — but heavily filtered, with memory that fades within hours. Janitor AI a huge, free, largely unfiltered character library — bring your own model if you want it to remember anything.
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Memory that holds across months. Real photos, not stock. Six stages that earn their depth. 30 seconds to meet them.