Chai AI

CHAI AI, also known as Chai Research, is an American artificial intelligence startup based in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 2021, the company focuses on a consumer platform that allows users to create, share, and interact with character-based AI chatbots powered by large language models. With a mission to democratize generative AI, CHAI AI enables users to submit and train their own AI models. The platform has gained significant traction, boasting over 10 million users and more than 1 million daily active users as of late 2024. CHAI AI offers a suite of conversational AI services, including a mobile app and web platform for real-time chat with AI characters, a character creation tool, and a developer ecosystem called Chaiverse for training and evaluating AI models. The company has achieved impressive revenue growth, reaching $70 million annually by 2026, and is valued at approximately $450 million.

Social AI chat platform (Chai), profitable with ~20 engineers. $80M ARR Q1 2026; talks at $2.4B. Extra.