ChatGPT has seen a decline in global website visits and average time spent on the website, while Character.ai's usage remained steady, likely due to its entertainment-focused design. However, as the school year resumed, ChatGPT's traffic has started to bounce back. Character.ai, backed by a $150 million Series A funding, has potential for further growth. The startup was created by AI experts Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, who previously led a team at Google that built LaMDA, a language model for conversational AI experiences.
Key takeaways:
- Character.ai, an AI app maker, is catching up to ChatGPT in terms of mobile app usage with 4.2 million monthly active users in the U.S., compared to ChatGPT's nearly 6 million.
- Despite this, ChatGPT still outpaces Character.ai on the web and globally on mobile, with 22.5 million monthly active users compared to Character.ai's 5.27 million.
- Character.ai is attracting a younger demographic, with nearly 60% of its audience from the 18-24-year-old age bracket, compared to ChatGPT's 27% in the same age group.
- Character.ai has significant potential for growth, with $150 million in Series A funding and a valuation of $1 billion. The startup was created by AI experts Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, who previously led a team at Google.