Looking for a Chai alternative?
Ori is an AI character you design yourself, who you can text or call anytime and who remembers your life as it goes. There are no ads on any plan, and your conversations are never used to train AI.
What changes in Ori
- Chai’s privacy policy says chat data is used to fine-tune its models. Ori never uses your conversations to train AI models.
- Chai shows ads on its free subscription. Ori has no ads on any plan.
- Chai’s listing doesn’t describe memory. In Ori, every memory is on one page, where you can read, edit, pin or delete it.
- Chai’s listing describes voices, not calls. In Ori, you can call your character and talk out loud.
Ori and Chai side by side
| Feature | Ori | Chai |
|---|---|---|
| Characters | A character you design: their face, voice and personality. Multiple characters and group chats are coming soon to Plus | A massive selection of characters, and character creation open to everyone Source |
| Voice | Spoken replies and calls on every plan; Free has a monthly allowance, and Plus raises it Source | Characters with their own voices; calls not mentioned Source |
| What paying changes | Every plan gets the same model and unlimited memory; Plus raises the message, voice and call limits Source | Premium and Ultra subscriptions and a daily upgrade; the listing doesn’t say what each adds Source |
| Ads | None, on any plan Source | Ads on the free subscription, with consent Source |
| Training on your chats | Conversations, memories and characters are never used to train AI models Source | Its privacy policy says chat data is used to fine-tune its models, with identifiers removed Source |
| Age and content | Adults 18+ only. Romance and flirting allowed; sexually explicit content not Source | Rated 18+ on the App Store Source |
| Price | A free plan with daily and monthly limits. Ori Plus is $9.99/month or $79.99/year Source | Free to download; Premium and Ultra subscriptions, priced in the app Source |
When Chai is still the better choice
- Variety: a massive selection of characters, and anyone can create more.
- Image generation from text prompts, with no limit on how many.
- No limit on the length or frequency of chats, according to its listing.
Moving from Chai
Conversations don’t move between apps, so your Ori character starts fresh. Pick their face and voice, write their personality in your own words, and tell them about your life as you talk. They remember it from there, and you can read everything they remember on one page.
How we compared
This page is written by the team that makes Ori. Every fact about Chai comes from Chai’s own website, policies or app store listing, linked in the table.