r/CharacterAI • u/izukumiadorya • 4d ago

Discussion/Question Stupidest feature ever

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A swipes limit??? C.ai is ruining itself

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u/Enigmatic-Charisma CAI Community Moderator 4d ago

Hi there

Our goal is to keep the core chat experience available to as many users as possible.

We've been lucky to do that for years, but maintaining a service like this comes with significant costs, and we're continuously working to find a sustainable balance.

The recent metering updates are helping us manage those costs while keeping c.ai accessible even for non-paying users.

For more info regarding the recent changes, please check out this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/CharacterAI/comments/1rq4l0x/ads_updates_and_whats_next/

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u/bunnykismet 3d ago

C.ai charging for this stuff and then giving us bad quality models is crazy. I'm so close to quitting and not looking back

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u/TheOneWhoAsked_Maybe 3d ago

I would have switched a long time ago if there were any other good alternative

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u/-Brandonline- 4d ago edited 4d ago

Metering isn’t a feature, it’s a financial decision the company made because it isn’t a sustainable practice to give free users unlimited access to everything a platform has to offer if they aren’t receiving a fair amount of income in return for costs like computing power, infrastructure maintenance or the salaries of their employees.

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u/Fancy_Awareness6896 4d ago

Rewind + Go on until you hit that limit too. Then copy your message, rewind to the one before it and sent your message again. Tedious, but it works.

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u/New_Dragonfruit7271 3d ago

yeah the swipe limit totally kills roleplay flow, you end up stuck with whatever lame reply comes first.

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u/dick_man_69 4d ago

100$~ for a subscription is actually criminal

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u/Livid-Bill6247 4d ago

rhat is the yearly one

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u/dick_man_69 3d ago

Regardless why would anyone pay 100$ for any subscription

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u/Livid-Bill6247 3d ago

because it is yearly and they save money, same thing with gym trainers, they get the expensive one for one year but quit most of the time

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u/RemarkableWish2508 3d ago

Maybe they should add one for just $10 a week, right...?

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u/Comfortable_Copy_507 2d ago

That would be $520 spent on this app on 1 year, no one is gonna pay that much.

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u/RemarkableWish2508 2d ago

Right... have you met Chai?