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4.4Millions of community characters with unlimited free text chat
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Agnai
Open-source multi-bot chat with persistent memory
Our verdict. Free and genuinely capable, with chat memory and multi-bot scenes. Best for: Free character chat with real memory control.
At a glance
Compiled from public sources — pending verification- Price
- Free; bring your own model API key.
- Free tier
- Yes — usable without paying
- Price band
- Free
- Adult content
- Optional mature mode — the product has an optional mature mode we do not cover on this site
- Voice
- None
- Images & video
- Image generation
- Memory
- Retains context across sessions
- Custom characters
- Yes · group chats supported
- Runs locally
- Yes — can run offline on your own machine
- Companion types
- Any character
- Visual style
- Mixed
- Platforms
- Web
- Traffic
- —
- Privacy & safety notes
- Open source, self-hostable, bring your own API key.
What it does well
- Editable memory and prompt control
- Multi-bot scenes
- Free and open source
Where it falls short
- Interface is aimed at power users
- Needs your own API key
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Before you buy. We publish prices from public pricing pages and label anything we have not personally checked. Prices on companion sites change often and regional pricing varies, so confirm the final amount at checkout. Affiliate disclosure.