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Character.AI
Character Technologies
Mistral AI
Mistral AI
Free plan with usage limits. c.ai+ at $9.99/month with priority access and faster responses.
Free consumer chat at chat.mistral.ai. API pricing from $0.10/million input tokens (Mistral Small) to $3/million (Mistral Large). Enterprise custom pricing available.
Content filtering is active but the platform has faced criticism regarding some character interactions. Safety settings have been updated in response to public scrutiny.
Hosted in European data centres. GDPR compliant. Enterprise includes data processing agreements. Open-weight models available for self-hosting.
Review Character.AI's terms and safety guidelines, especially for younger users. The platform collects conversation data. Parental awareness recommended for users under 18.
Mistral is a European company with GDPR compliance and European data residency. Open-weight models can be self-hosted for full data control. Review data handling policy for hosted API use.
