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Chapter 11 Update and Transaction Notice

We wanted to provide an update on the status of the Character’s Chapter 11 case. On November 4, 2026, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving bidding procedures to govern Character’s...

An Update on Character.ai

Today, we’re sharing that Character.ai has initiated a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy process to facilitate a court-supervised sale of the company.  Over the past year, we’ve taken meaningful steps...

introducing PipSqueak 3, ShortSqueak, and (c.ai) lite

Two new free Chat Styles are rolling out to everyone on (c.ai): PipSqueak 3, a big step up for general roleplay, and ShortSqueak, a much requested style for quick, casual chats. Alongside...

The Next Chapter of Entertainment and Fandom

At Character.ai, our goal has always been to power new formats for users to interact with their favorite characters, stories, and communities.  While leading the industry in AI safety, we’ve focused...

Post-training image models for fandom

The best open-source image models make great pictures. Character.ai needed more: the same Character, recognizable through every style, scene, and page a story asks for. So we made our own. The...