eSAFETY GUIDE

Chai AI

18+
Minimum age according to Chai AI
18+ Minimum age according to Chai AI

What is Chai AI?

Chai AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot platform that is often used for roleplay, story and character-driven chats. It is uncensored and allows for all types of conversations, including content with sexual and violent themes. This content may appear unexpectedly or unprompted during chats.

Users can chat with bots made by others or create their own custom bots (without needing any coding skills). When you tap an existing bot created by another user, it will usually send a starting prompt or message. You can reply to this prompt, and the AI will then continue the story based on your responses – allowing you to 'play along'.

When creating a bot, users can choose to make it public or private. Users can also create the first message their bot uses to start a chat.

During chats, users can adjust how the bot responds. For example, if the bot takes the chat in a direction you don’t like, you can use the ‘instruction’ feature to update things like the characters’ personalities or genders, or adjust the tone or storyline. You can also edit the bot’s messages yourself or ask it to generate you a new one. In some cases, bots may send messages while you are offline, such as asking you to return and chat with them.

Chai AI has an image generation feature, where the user provides a prompt and the AI creates an image based on it.

Chai AI includes social features, like following and messaging other users, viewing public bots created by others, and reporting users if needed.

Chai AI is a paid service and offers a free trial.

For more information read our online safety advisory on the risks of AI chatbots and companions for children and young people.

Apps: Android app, Apple iOS app

How do people use Chai AI?

Learn more about the benefits and risks associated with how people use AI chatbots like Chai AI.

Chai AI is used for: in-app purchasing, messaging/online chat, online relationships, photo/video sharing and voice chat.

Key safety links

These links are provided by Chai.AI:

Related eSafety links

For more help and information

Social media changes are coming

From 10 December 2025, certain social media platforms won’t be allowed to let Australian children under 16 create or keep an account.

Find out more at eSafety’s social media age restrictions hub.

About The eSafety Guide

The eSafety Guide helps you find out how to protect your personal information and report harmful content on common social media, games, apps and sites. Entries are for information only and are not reviews or endorsements by eSafety. Before choosing to use any online service or platform it’s best to:

  • do your own research to understand the risks and benefits
  • check the age rating and requirements
  • consider privacy
  • check the permissions and other settings
  • check the in-app reporting options.

If you are a parent or carer who is deciding whether a child should be allowed to use an online service or platform, you can also:

  • consider your child's readiness for the types of content and experiences they might encounter
  • help them understand what to do if they need help
  • provide ongoing support and monitoring, for example through regular check-ins with your child
  • agree to some rules about use of each service or platform.

To find out more, you can read the App checklist for parents, as well as information about parental controls in social media, games and apps and mental wellbeing resources for families.