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Character AI has, in the past, marketed itself mainly to a young audience. Its app is currently rated 12+ on the Google Play Store, and the company recently raised the app’s rating to 17+ on the Apple App Store. Because of its predominantly young user base, it has the most…
August has been a great month for fans of the AI VTuber Neuro-sama. From fun collaborations and an IRL Japan stream to watching Vedal and Neuro play Outer Wilds, there was something for everyone. And the month ended on a high note, with Evil learning to code and Neuro and…
Services like OpenRouter provide limited free access to powerful Large Language Models (LLMs) to make them more accessible. This free access is intended for individuals to explore and learn about LLMs, as they are a new and exciting technology. It also helps students experiment and conduct research, and allows innovative…
KoboldCpp is a free, open-source backend that lets you run Large Language Models (LLMs) locally on your device. It also includes KoboldAI Lite, a lightweight user interface to interact with LLMs. KoboldCpp has been around since 2023, making it easy for people to jump into the world of local AI.…
Corporations and investor-funded projects dominate the AI scene. Several projects and platforms that originally launch as free and ‘for the people’ eventually come under corporate control. Censorship, public image, and profits take priority over serving the user base that helped make the project or platform successful. During RPWithAI’s conversation with…
AI roleplay as a hobby is a lot more accessible today. There are many easy-to-use online frontends with active communities. We can access powerful LLMs through an API provider or proxy service without breaking the bank, and services like OpenRouter also offer limited free LLM usage. For users who value…
A small model that you can run on almost any device and that performs well at AI roleplay might seem too good to be true. But TheDrummer’s Gemmasutra Mini 2B promises to deliver exactly that. It’s a tiny model that packs a punch, and its performance in AI roleplay is…
Self-driving cars have been around for quite some time, and AI in autonomous vehicles is nothing new. But what happens when you put an AI created for entertaining people behind the wheel? That was probably the same question that motivated Vedal to let AI VTuber Neuro-sama drive a car. It…
Managing your context cache on JanitorAI is crucial for an immersive AI roleplay experience. Your AI character has limited memory, and you must ensure the roleplay continues smoothly without the AI forgetting important details about your story. You need to manage and optimize your context cache even when using more…
Shep published a blog post explaining why JanitorAI feels weird right now and how that’s going to change. He addressed some common feedback about JanitorAI and announced that updates to the JanitorAI UI and overall user experience are on the way. JanitorAI’s Current Pain Points JanitorAI has over 1.5 million…
We highlighted Sophia’s Lorebary earlier this month, which, in our opinion, is more than just a JanitorAI extension. We also interviewed Sophia, a beloved member of the JanitorAI community and the creator of Lorebary. The extension continues to enhance the roleplay experience for thousands of JanitorAI users, and they have…
DeepSeek has launched its latest model, DeepSeek V3.1, a hybrid model that supports both thinking and non-thinking modes. With it comes an update to API pricing and the end of discounted hours. The open-weight model is available for download on HuggingFace, and DeepSeek has updated its official API to use…
Earlier today, several people who used Gemini LLMs for AI roleplay received an email from Google. The email informed them that they have used a Google product or service in a manner that violates their Terms of Service. Using Gemini LLMs for AI roleplay isn’t against Google’s policies, but your…
You’ve set up and optimized SillyTavern for AI roleplay on your desktop, and now you want to use it on other devices like your phone or laptop. The easiest way to do that is to access SillyTavern over your local network. Your desktop will run SillyTavern and communicate with the…
You’ve finally had enough of online AI roleplay platforms restricting your experience and decide to try SillyTavern. The idea of a reliable, feature-rich front end is exciting, but setting it up seems complicated. SillyTavern might be more challenging to set up for use compared to the online platforms you’ve tried.…
People spend a lot of time looking for an online platform for unfiltered AI roleplay that won’t break the bank, or carefully setting up a local environment for unfiltered AI roleplay. But what does “unfiltered” really mean? Several online platforms give people the wrong impression that unfiltered AI roleplay is…
Several users across different frontends have recently been encountering “error 429” or “rate-limited” errors while using free DeepSeek models through OpenRouter. The errors confuse users because they are not close to reaching their daily free request limit set by OpenRouter. It’s not OpenRouter’s fault that you’re experiencing these errors. Chutes…
Choosing an LLM model to run locally for AI roleplay isn’t complicated, but it can feel overwhelming and time-consuming if you’re not familiar with LLMs. We’ve all been there at some point, transitioning from online AI roleplay platforms to learning how to set up our own local AI roleplay playground.…
The world may have just witnessed the first AI to represent itself in a formal business meeting, and it’s none other than Neuro-sama who accomplished this. On July 28, 2025, over 16,000 viewers watched AI VTuber Neuro-sama’s first business meeting with a team from Juniper, a merchandising company for online…
Are you bored of using Chub’s free-tier LLM but don’t want to subscribe to access their other models? Or is your character forgetting important details during roleplay, and you want to use a larger context size? Then it’s time to start using DeepSeek on Chub. Chub’s in-house default LLM is…
Users of JanitorAI refer to her by many names, Voldemort, Mom, and Sophia, to name a few. She’s the mind behind Sophia’s LoreBary, which, in our opinion, is more than just a JanitorAI extension. After we poked around and learned more about LoreBary, we reached out to Sophia with a…
JanitorAI’s community has always been its greatest strength. Thousands of talented creators bring characters and scenarios to life for others to enjoy. Many people spend time writing guides and helping others improve their experience on the platform. And countless others, through their contributions, make JanitorAI feel like “home” to many.…