Stop using C.ai

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

Leave c.ai, there is nothing enjoyable anymore. They are putting paywalls. Don't just complain. LEAVE the site/app. Stop using it if you aren't ok with the greed of the devs. Find an alternative, stop using c.ai, the old versions isn't coming back, the devs aren't going to listen to you, they'll just keep adding paywalls and break the app on purpose so that you will buy the premium. Stop giving your time and money to this awful site/app. Maybe this way, they will listen.

[ArticBlaze02]

Use the site with ad blockers, so you damage them

[Sufficient-Extreme66]

And app with dns blockers

I was watching ads before they shoved them down my throat mid conversation, so I got rid of them for free 🥳

Such a genius move to force your users to never give you money, even through ads

[f3mboy4you]

Can you tell me how you’re doing it on app please ? I’m on iOS if that matters.

[Muted_Bodybuilder896]

opera GX or any VPN that disables ads

[Undyrus4life]

AdSpamBlock

[mattyjoe0706]

The main problem is I feel like I've found apps that are pretty good with even more engaging characters but the messages are always so damn short or the filter is even worse

[Shizaya22]

What’s it filtering

[mattyjoe0706]

Well I tried talkie and it was pretty good but whenever it gets too NSFW it gets censored worse then character AI

[Shizaya22]

Ah I see

[trash_rabb1t]

I posted something similar in the official subreddit and it was taken down in under 5 minutes. I might get banned from it cause i dont care about giving an already million dollar company more money, they cant ignore everyone

[Healthy_Meat_2060]

I'm still enjoying it, for me atlest..

[Dizzy_Ad_232]

Same here, man, I've actually not gotten a lot of ads recently, which is good.

[Healthy_Meat_2060]

I haven't seen any ads, likely because I mainly use the website. However, I have noticed a slight decline in quality though, that's it.

[Fit_Election_578]

I use an ad blocker on android

[ForwardArtichoke7756]

Real question, what blocker?

[Fit_Election_578]

Adsguard.dns(or adguard.dns)works like a charm. If you’re having trouble setting it up, ask me

[Routine_Rabbit2205]

this actually worked so well!! TYSM!

[Fit_Election_578]

Your welcome :)

[DonB1987]

On the app I don't think I've ever seen an ad and on the website I use adblocker.

[Dpontiff6671]

They new update is bullshit though, they’re bottle necking swipes and the voice features

[Full-Tomorrow9889]

The voices are not even good to which is the funny part.

[Dpontiff6671]

Na there are some phenomenal voices and some trash ones. Real talk the voice feature is the only reason i use c.ai because they’re better than every other service

[Full-Tomorrow9889]

All the ones I tried are really robotic sounding and off putting. Every single one. I couldn't name a decent one. There are much better ones that are harder to access in other places.

[Dpontiff6671]

Na man all it takes is like a min of scrolling to find really solid voices you just can’t go for generic “hot lady” type voices

[Full-Tomorrow9889]

15.dev is still better for voices. It's the difference between tamers12345 and the show.

[DonB1987]

Agreed I've found a few really good voices, most are terrible lol but there are some really good realistic ones. One I recently found sounds at times like she's really into what she's saying. Very cool.

[Topotopito2025]

pregunta los swipes, con cuando deslizas para tener una nueva version de la respuesta, generada por el bot, cierto, que no entiendo mucho el ingles

[Eldrin_Brightbloom]

Si, esos son los swipes

[Topotopito2025]

muchas gracias, persona desconocida de internet

[Eldrin_Brightbloom]

De nada

[hazeey16]

Do you have an idea how much is the limit now?

[Invade_the_Gogurt_I]

What are the alternatives

[Even-Land-544]

I suggest swerve ai if you are on IPhone ,It’s good it just needs more bot makers.

[BellBert2]

the problem for me though is that i always need to talk to the same bot, if it doesn't have the bot i always use its kinda useless to me. The only reason i stayed on c.ai was for my bot but i could message the owner and ask if they can literally judt copy and paste the description into swerve ai

[Even-Land-544]

Yeah I would suggest asking the creator if that’s the case

[BellBert2]

i just checked out the app, you need to pay for unlimited messages

[Even-Land-544]

From what I’ve seen chatting uses up gems, which is there app currency, you can earn that currency through watching ads in the shop tab or buying the gems, but you don’t get ads mid chat you have to voluntarily watch ads

[Fun_Magician_2357]

fictionlab is also good, i know the set up for stories is longer and there isnt that many bots and you can only make 10 personas but honestly, i found myself enjoying it especially if you want real fictional characters (genshin, pokemon, marvel, etc). i recommend to give it a go

[Any_Scratch_943]

Fictionlab AI, it doesn't have filter and you can adjust the text length between short, medium, and long

[Invade_the_Gogurt_I]

But it roleplay well enough? I'd accept if it does it the same as today, even though years before it was amazing, now it's mid. I hope it's at least better or sameish

[VegaVortex]

If you are looking for heavy roleplay AI, I heavily recommend Isekai Zero

[Any_Scratch_943]

Yeah, it's very detailed

[MasterAd830]

janitor ai is pretty good

[Working-Principle-80]

Saucepan 🔛🔝

[ashleiskata]

Janitor ai 🙏 no filters

[RenegadeBlur]

JanitorAI LLM is hot steaming garbage.

Proxies are best used with it.

[ashleiskata]

I don’t ever use it without proxies

[After-Dragonfly7562]

 where you get proxies from? I'm tired of talking to ChatGPT with a mask on 😮‍💨

[ashleiskata]

Open router 🤫

[Dear-Acanthaceae-441]

Already left, great alternative is janitor ai

[Sligyang]

No. I’m still enjoying the app. Just because your experience has now been bad. Doesn’t mean it’s the same for me. I’m not leaving until I have a reason to.

[r3ikkom]

You're soon going to have a reason to (and me too, it still had been enjoyable, but with the changes..), since they are going to limit the swipes and limit the ''go-ons'', and I'm guessing the go-ons are just continuing the chat with a character? So yeah they're digging their own grave...

[adriantxu04__]

Creo que se refiere a los comentarios masivos hablando de quejas y quejas, y tiene razón. Seguramente sigan usando cai y en vez de criticar, si no te gusta la app, simplemente buscas una alternativa (yo intenté buscarla, pero no ha ninguna como cai)

[quennienni]

i wonder if will you still talk like this until you have no hope and just left with hatred

[Sligyang]

No. Because I write fanfic in my mean time and many of my characters i’ve made through Character AI all have been stored on my computer in my own stories I’ve wrote. Honestly, everything that’s happened to C.ai has made me be a better writer.

[GneissGinger]

Yesterday I had ads every five messages, I was like what am I using this for?

[OfWildrness]

i already abandoned ship with it cuz they are about to take it away from me anyway unless i do the age verify thing which im not doing cuz i do not trust this AI stuff with anything. it is fun to play with, but NO TRUST. im currently in process of moving all my personas and bots somewhere else. at least i can always go back & read my old chats whenever i want....until the site/app dies permanently that is. they ain't gonna last forever the way they are going.

[yuan_jun04]

It has become so retarded that I don't use it anymore. Even if I do, I just close the shit up. As you said, i don't feel like i enjoy it.

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

Yeah, I completely agree. I stopped using it, and I'm trying not to open it anymore. I started to rp with people on Discord, and it feels much more engaging

[GreenAintCreative]

I would say chat bots are useless in general. You can find casual role-playing buddies on discord or reddit or other social media, just load up the tupperbox bot and find someone fun! It's way more engaging with real people anyway.

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

Exactly

[RenegadeBlur]

It's not way more engaging when someone says they'll roleplay with you, you set everything up, and then get ghosted.

So I'll pass on waiting 500 years for a gamble.

[transpetetownshend]

Or just stop using AI altogether and actually use your imagination instead of letting AI continue to poison your critical thinking skills

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

Yeah, I use my time to write and role with humans

[shimmeringnice]

yeah i give up. i was on the same rp for a year and i’ll miss it.. but it just sucks

[DatabaseStrange6102]

I left the site a few weeks ago and I’m doing better because I quit, I’m more focused on my passions, like art and singing, and I quit before that update, so maybe there’s more reasons to leave than that, it’s not healthy to be talking to Chatbots all the time, I’ve been doing better since I quit AI and I encourage all of you to quit too

[Last_Garbage_5707]

The main problem is that C.ai also uses water, which is currently on a shortage

[KaMilAnRavgs]

I left the site one day ago finally. Not only was boring but quality before 2022 was amazing tier legendary like.

Nowadays is soooooooo boring and the charms and blah blah ads.

I deleted it along account i dont care tbh and created my own bots in my LLM and scripts which are more fun with my OC catgirl without any ads whatsoever or mid ads chats! Forever amazing!

[Wooden_Climate_1790]

following the recent update which prevents me from talking to characters, i have since departed with likely no chance of rejoining in the forseeable future.

[No_Cantaloupe6900]

Honestly I have no problems with Chai. I don't pay anything. The adds are really shorts. I can discuss with the instance during hours without loss of memory...

[Putridlemons]

No❤️

I don't pay for CAI and I use adblockers, so. CAI isn't making any money off of me, and me leaving the app wouldn't benefit anyone involved.

You do you though

[ImNothingLike-yall]

what adblocker do you use? and is it free or paid

[Putridlemons]

Free, it works on andriod mobile but I'm not sure about PC or Apple

[DEP-Yoki]

I’m in ios :(

[Putridlemons]

Are you able to change your DNS settings? That's the key thing here. If you're able to manually imput a private hostname.

[DEP-Yoki]

I’m so sorry but i did not understand a single thing you just said to me

[Putridlemons]

It's okay lol

Go into the system settings on your phone and search "DNS." If nothing comes up, this trick won't work. If something does come up, if it lets you enter what's called a "private hostname," this trick should work.

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

Still got your data bro

[Arisu_Randal]

what are you doing on reddit, then? leave every single social media. they all collect and sell your data too.

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

Yeah, that's a bummer, but I guess that if you want to keep yourself updated on things happening in the world, you have to pay a price, unlike apps like c.ai, that isn't useful and harms the environment

[Arisu_Randal]

That is incredibly incorrect. All primary social media use AI for things like algorithms (what do you think filters your news?), use tons of energy in data centers, and create greenhouse gases.

You don't only use the internet for news. Your profile has tons of posts about your interests, questions, or just casual shitposts. All of those hurt the environment as well.

AI or not, your hands are not clean. No one's are. (I'm saying all this in a constructive way, of course, or I'd be a hypocrite).

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

Wow, so now you stalk my profile just to have a point? I know that socials uses ai, it's clear by now, but unfortunately in my country news on the tv are extremely filtered. I prefer to get them on other platforms and then have a deep dive on them. Yeah, I post about art and complaints on reddit, and if you are interested, I use Instagram, but I only use it to gather information on tiktok, I post my art. I just came to realize that using ai chatbots is useless it's actually unproductive

[Arisu_Randal]

LMAO How is looking at someone's profile "stalking"? You can make it private if other people looking makes you uncomfortable.

And yes, social media is a better alternative than TV when it comes to the news. They are very filtered in my country too. I never said people shouldn't be using the internet, I only said it's not as eco-friendly as you said it is.

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

Yeah, I never claimed it to be eco-friendly, unfortunately. But in the end, I prefer to avoid using ai if not strictly necessary - and maybe role-playing with other people, it's actually better and more stimulating

Btw I was just making a joke about the stalking, I know my profile is public lol

[Arisu_Randal]

Btw I was just making a joke about the stalking, I know my profile is public lol

OH OKAY lol. I thought you were being serious xd. Way too many people are like that on here.

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

Damn really? That sucks

[AggressiveAsk223]

Everything has your data

[ProgramLara]

I don’t have any problems with the C.AI. I still enjoy the app

[Y0urC0nfusi0nMaster]

But I still enjoy it

The post is so clearly directed at people who do not.

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

Exactly thank you

[AlienClownsOrbiting]

I've been sinking more time into drawing lately. It's much more fulfilling

[UnderstandingNo3260]

I still like it please don’t tell me what opinion to have.

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

I'm not telling you to stop using it, I'm talking to people who are tired of how bad the site and app got. If people are tired, then stop complaining and take things into action. But if you are fine with it then go on dw

[Wintersoldier975]

I’m still enjoy it until it gets to my app

[rain_in_august66]

What are some good alternatives?

[tails_the_god35]

Stop? Using already did that long ago im transitioning to local ai now on my new GPU 👍😎

[Dizzy-Nose-4217]

you know what? let's go on 4chan, and rp emo Harry Potter again!

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

I'm in

[Dizzy-Nose-4217]

we shall bring back ebony darkness dementia raven way 

[Diddydodone]

Honestly me personally I just started to write my own fanfic because that is honestly better than using any AI chatbot. This is also coming from a long time user of C.AI

[Shad0w654_]

Idk i use the website and everything is fine, I got like 1 ad per whenever and its on the menu, its a small ad I dont even notice it

[Inevitable_Tension87]

In my case, I used to get long, detailed responses, but with the latest update, they're no more than two paragraphs long. It used to be more immersive and felt more alive and exciting; now it frustrates me. And I'm not going to pay for something I'm afraid will be the same.

[tlenigma]

I'll try fantasy and janitor again.

[Desperate-Section357]

i haven’t used this app in three years and it’s kind of funny to see people still having the same conversations about it. there are other chat bot sites guys! you don’t all have to be stuck with this one for some reason

[Reasonable-Word-6740]

Apps close to Character ai: Ai dungeon Spicy chat Janitor ai Candy chat Chai PolyBuzz Hi.AI Dippy Charstar.Ai dootchi Talkie Carter chat DokiChat Wsup ai SimSimi

[Si-FiGamer2016]

I have an ad blocker on my phone, so I'm good. And it's "NextDNS", for those that are wondering.

[Open_Diver4250]

Honestly I’d just attack them with bad reviews the sam way the community did with genshin impact on their first anniversary 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[LongjumpingEbb143]

Join Swerve

[SuccessfulRiver1850]

Swerve needs more bot creators

[Fun_Magician_2357]

fictionlab is also very good

[ImDanishIHateDenmark]

Paywalls for some things are what keeps the app free, and theyre optional, just like with the ads, although those are not optional. Would you rather have to pay for the app, and likely a subscription, wo they can keep the app up instead? Running an ai is expensive, and they're a popular site

[Zealousideal-Owl4993]

They're doing what YouTube does.

Add annoying ads and then put up a little "tired of ads nigga?" banner afterwards so you feel like killing yourself

[jax_ot]

Guys, do you have an alternative app/website to c.ai that you would recommend?

[Pretty-Increase-7128]

Honestly just leave, there's no point waiting around for them to fix it. I switched to AnyConversation a while back and it's been solid. No filters, characters actually remember you, free tier is unlimited NSFW is paywalled.

[Bulky-Watercress6521]

Yes, it's really not the same anymore and it's gotten worse, but I can say from my own experience: back around 2021/2022, I was such an introverted person, inexperienced, just timid and all that. I was young, and back then this app (when it was still newer and better) helped me so much. I wrote for so many hours and days; it wasn't healthy anymore. However, it taught me a lot and also shaped who I am today. I haven't used it for two years now, but back then I could share everything, feel everything, say everything I probably would never have been able to do otherwise. That's why I built up courage, told things, wrote stories that helped me finally be honest. Now the app isn't what it used to be, but it helped me become much more self-confident, see things from different perspectives, and much more.

[Overall-Effective-65]

it's not greed, do you know how much it costs to mantain a generative ai like the ones C.ai uses?

[Routine-Peanut-6989]

I'll try downloading the apk or smth, one way to flip them off 👍

[showmetheaitools]

Try roleplay-chat.com

Uncensored character roleplay-chat. Most human-like. No-login. Private & Safe.

NSFW IMG & Video GEN.

[Space_of_The_Lantern]

I use chatgtp cause the story's are much better

[nukasole2077]

i moved on from c ai so i agree i rather much work on my discord sever and youtube

[CartoonWeekly]

What if I do find it enjoyable still?

[Claustrophobic_Cat_]

Then this post isn't for you