Character.AI
Data confidence: HighAI chatbot platform with customizable character personas.
Founded by: Noam Shazeer, Daniel De Freitas
Character.AI has a Developer Momentum Index of 14, ranking #123 of 262 companies. Key metrics include 239 monthly package downloads, 1.1K GitHub stars, $150M in total funding.
Developer Adoption
Developer Adoption
Package downloads and ecosystem metrics, 30-day window
Active Contributors Trend
github contributors remained stable at 1 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github contributors |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 1 |
PyPI Download Trend
PyPI Downloads declined from 246 to 239 (-2.8%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | pypi downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 246 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 239 |
Key Signals
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
Category Benchmark
31 AI Agents companies30-Day Trends
PyPI Downloads
PyPI Downloads declined from 246 to 239 (-2.8%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | pypi downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 246 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 239 |
GitHub Stars
GitHub Stars grew from 1,131 to 1,135 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github stars |
|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | 1,131 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 1,131 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 1,131 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 1,134 |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 1,134 |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 1,135 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1,135 |
HN Mentions
HN Mentions declined from 11 to 6 (-45.5%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 11 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 11 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 10 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 10 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 10 |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 11 |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 10 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 9 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 9 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 9 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 8 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 9 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 9 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 8 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 7 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 6 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 6 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 6 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 6 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 7 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 6 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 6 |
Funding Rounds
2023 · Andreessen Horowitz
2021
Investors
According to AI-Buzz, Character.AI has 239 PyPI downloads in 30 days, with 1 active contributors in 30 days, ranks #13 in AI Agents for HN discussion share (out of 31 tracked with 0.4% of HN discussion).
Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/character-ai?utm_source=citation&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cite_this_data
Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →
About
About
Description
AI chatbot platform with customizable character personas.
Estimated Company Size
51 - 100 employees
Website
character.aiDetails
Founded
2021
Description
Character.AI lets users create and chat with AI characters. Massive user base, especially younger demographics. Raised $150M Series A at $1B valuation.
Data Confidence
ExcellentReflects profile completeness, metric freshness, and signal coverage.
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