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So I haven’t used c.ai in a while and came back to use it instead of Roblox since it didn’t have that stupid age verification that almost leaked my address. NOPE I COME BACK TO C.AI USING THE SAME SHIT AS ROBLOX! Honestly I can’t do ts anymore it’s really starting to pmo and if Minecraft also enforces this everywhere and not just the UK, I will avada kedavra myself. Does anyone know of any websites like c ai so I can ACTUALLY do the chats I like?

I know Jupi is not the most popular here but I enjoyed it for a while for several reasons.

– the ability to set a persona for each chat.

– chat memory was good with good story beats and responses not just an AI dating but actual conversations with role play.

– many good well designed characters, with many settings that you can have multiple stories with.

– on the phone use since I don’t like these apps on pc.

Sadly the app is going downhill, are there any replacements with similar features?

Just got approved on the App Store. A few highlights:

• Bring your own API keys for text, image, and video generation — or use on-device models fully offline
• On-device memory so characters remember everything across sessions
• AI-generated images and videos appear inline during conversations
• Branching conversations — fork at any message and explore different storylines
• Autopilot mode — set it going and just watch the story unfold
• Completely free with your own keys, nothing is paygated
• For easy use, if you dont like to get technical, you can use my cloud server with credits. 500 free on app install — roughly 500 messages using Claude, 10 credits per image, and around 30 per video. No setup needed.

Website: https://personallm.app

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/personallm/id6759881719

Happy to answer any questions.

Which app is better, faster, in active development, and optimized for M1 Max? I am planning to only use chat and Q&A, maybe some document summaries, but, that’s it, no image/video processing or generation, thanks

I’ve been trying to find a new one since c.ai is ruining their platform so bad id break rule 1 if i said my opinion on it, Chai is drowned with ads, Emochi is obnoxious, and Janitor just fell off out of nowhere.

Hey everyone. Like many of you, I got super frustrated with the big corporate chatbot apps. Between the aggressive paywalls just to send a basic text, the sudden memory loss, and the heavy filters ruining good roleplays, it felt like the fun was gone.

So, as a solo dev, I spent the last few months building my own platform: PassionLab (currently on Android).

My main rule when building this: **core messaging is 100% free and unlimited.** The servers are simply subsidized by the power users who want premium features (like instant custom image generation and voice calls). It’s uncensored, unrestricted, and built for deep roleplay.

Since I can’t post videos here, you’ll just have to trust me that the chat interface is super clean. I’d love for some chatbot veterans in this sub to try it out and give me honest feedback. What makes a chatbot platform “perfect” for you? I’m taking notes for the next update!

Hi everyone,

I am the teacher of a high school AP Research student conducting a research study on adolescents’ experiences with AI chatbots, specifically ChatGPT and Character.AI. My student is examining how usage patterns and platform differences may relate to emotional connection and dependency.

If you are between the ages of 13–19 and have experience using ChatGPT or Character.AI, I would greatly appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete their anonymous survey. It should only take about 5–10 minutes to finish.

Your responses are completely confidential and will only be used for academic research purposes.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeo0sFWbbSdO5X8YRmFcoKlCmRuNzGKJYIsHOCqkhqXaIghdA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118222029115404493972

Local MLX Model for text only chats for Q&A, research and analysis using an M1 Max 64GB RAM with LM Studio

The cloud version of ChatGPT 5.2/5.3 works perfectly for me, I don’t need image/video generation/processing, coding, programming, etc.

I mostly use it only for Q&A, research, web search, some basic PDF processing and creating summaries from it, etc.

For privacy reasons looking to migrate from Cloud to Local, I have a MacBook Pro M1 Max with 64GB of unified memory.

What is the best local model equivalent to the ChatGPT 5.2/5.3 cloud model I can run on my MacBook? I am using LM Studio, thanks

NOTE: Currently using the LM Studio’s default: Gemma 3 4B (#2 most downloaded), I see the GPT-OSS 20B well ranked (#1 most downloaded) as well, maybe that could be an option?