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As of May 18, 2026
Hacker News mentions increased 900% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
Character.AI
AI chatbot platform with customizable character personas.
AI AgentsFounded January 2021#8 of 17 in AI Agents
Updated May 29, 2026
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What is Character.AI?
Character.AI lets users create and chat with AI characters. Massive user base, especially younger demographics. Raised $150M Series A at $1B valuation.
Latest company data
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Downloads
638/30d
Tracked package: PyPI characterai
▲ +301 downloadsUpdated 1d ago
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Dependent projects
1
Projects depending on tracked package: PyPI characterai
Updated 11h ago
GitHub stars
1.1K
Main repository stars
Updated 11h ago
Hacker News
14/30d
Position #3 in category discussion
Updated 11h ago
Repository health
Maintenance data from the main open-source repository.
Releases (30d)Source: GitHub release dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Published releases in the last 30 daysMethodology →
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Repository usage
Public repositories and source files importing packages tied to Character.AI.
Repos importingMetric: Public GitHub repos using company packagesSource: ecosyste.ms Packages APIScope: UTC daily snapshotUpdates: DailyFreshness: 48h target; 48h expected source lagConfidence: HighCaveat: Public GitHub dependency data only; private repos and direct API use outside those packages are not visible.Methodology →
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About Character.AI
Character.AI lets users create and chat with AI characters. Massive user base, especially younger demographics. Raised $150M Series A at $1B valuation.
FoundersNoam Shazeer, Daniel De Freitas
Funding
$150M · 2 roundsRaised $150M total. Category position #8 of 17 in AI Agents.
Series A2023
$150MAndreessen Horowitz
Seed2021
$4KInvestors
Andreessen Horowitz
Tracked packages (1)
1 PyPI
characterai
PyPIMain PyPI packagecharacterai
AI chatbot platform with customizable character personas.