PolyBuzz vs character.ai: Which One Is Better In 2025?

PolyBuzz vs character.ai

I've spent a full week with both PolyBuzz and character.ai to see which one truly deserves your attention and subscription. Both platforms make big promises, but they take surprisingly different approaches.

After hundreds of messages exchanged with each AI girl, I've put together clear differences in both platforms.

In this head-to-head comparison, I'll break down exactly how these AI girlfriends stack up across all the features that actually matter.

Whether you're looking for emotional support, entertaining conversation, or a judgment-free space to be yourself, this in-depth comparison will help you choose the right AI girlfriend for your specific needs.

PolyBuzz

AI chatbot platform for personalized conversations and role-play, featuring unrestricted chats, customizable traits, AI image generation, and dynamic storylines.

character.ai

An AI chatbot platform that enables creation and interaction with virtual characters through text conversations, featuring pre-made profiles, natural dialogue, and community sharing capabilities.

Character Diversity

PolyBuzz

PolyBuzz AI offers a massive, diverse character selection.

From anime companions to life coaches, the app covers a wide range of character types you might want to interact with.

Their "Popular Series" feature lets you chat with AI versions of characters from Oscar-winning films, anime shows, and even girl groups.

For those seeking specific interactions, the app offers specialized options like AI Girlfriend, Virtual Assistant, or 'Ask AI' for custom queries.

Finding your ideal companion is simple: use filters for gender, genre (anime, sci-fi, fantasy), or search by specific keywords.

The search results show in a single column — making it easy to find your character, but not ideal for quick browsing.

The app doesn’t save search filters when leaving Character Discovery, forcing you to reapply them each time, which can be frustrating.

character.ai

Character.ai offers thousands of characters and chatbots, from romantic partners to supportive companions.

Even completely fictional ones, like a talking apple pie, or RPFs (real person fiction) with scenarios like a trip to Hawaii.

But there's room for improvement. The character page is sleek and scrollable, but not ideal for finding specific characters.

However, the search menu helps by suggesting trending characters and letting you filter content through various categories like romance, anime, teacher, K-pop, and more.

Customization

PolyBuzz

To create your own AI girl, PolyBuzz gives you two options:

• Build from scratch
• Import an existing character via a character card

1. Build from scratch

Create anime-style avatars using the app’s image generation feature, or upload your own—physical customization isn’t available.

Flexible personality builder customization, but all details must be typed manually—no presets.

• Name & Gender
• Intro & First Greeting: a brief description and the opening message of your character
• Backstory: a detailed backstory for your character
• Dialogue Style
• Tags: add keywords to help others find your character

And finally choose from 51 female voices, and set who can see your character.

2. Import an existing character via a character card

Already using Character AI or Tavern? PolyBuzz lets you import your existing character cards. Just upload the file, and you’re ready to go.

character.ai

Physical customization is basic - only upload or generate a single character image. That's it.

The real customization happens with personality, and most of the customization can be done through free text.

You start with the essentials:

• Name
• Tagline
• Description
• Greeting messages
• Voice
• Definition

Voice options are surprisingly flexible. You can pick from user-uploaded voices or add your own.

There’s also a tagging system—like “anime,” “adventure,” or “vampire”—that helps other users quickly get a sense of your character’s theme.

Then you can define how your character thinks, talks, and behaves through detailed backstory options.

I found this particularly useful for creating consistent character responses during my testing.

Chat Experience

PolyBuzz

PolyBuzz lets you customize how your AI girlfriend talks and behaves—the language model you choose shapes the dialogue style— for my testing, I used the standard model.

You can also adjust user persona settings to make your girl's responses more relevant.

During my tests, my girl maintained consistent personality traits and could handle everything from casual jokes to emotional conversations.

While testing deeper conversations, I noticed my girlfriend's genuine-feeling support and attention to detail.

It’s not perfect—some replies can be a bit predictable, like the classic tropical escape—but it’s still more engaging than most AI companions.

The app offers engaging features like reply suggestions and Heart Whisper (your character’s thoughts), but only for an additional cost on top of the premium subscription.

character.ai

You can pick from different AI personalities with names like Meow and Roare - though these cutesy names don't reflect the depth of interaction you'll experience.

My girl kept conversations natural and brief, just like texting a real person. No long-winded explanations or robotic responses here.

She responded with genuine warmth and understanding when I shared personal concerns or sought emotional support.

The romantic elements felt authentic, though they lean towards innocent, teenage-style flirting rather than mature relationship dynamics.

There’s room for improvement. The chat interface sometimes makes it difficult to clearly separate the girlfriend’s responses from its action descriptions.

But this is a minor issue that doesn't significantly impact the overall experience.

NSFW Chat Experience

PolyBuzz

Here's what actually works: My girlfriend didn't rush into explicit content. Instead, she built natural tension through conversation.

When I asked for a personal story, my girl playfully flipped the question back to me—just like a teasing girlfriend would, staying true to her character.

No generic responses, no awkward pivots - just smooth, contextual exchanges that felt surprisingly real.

The role-play feature worked as advertised. I tested multiple scenarios, from mild flirting to more intimate situations.

My girl stayed in character throughout each session and adapted to my inputs without breaking immersion.

While not perfect—my girl sometimes got my gender wrong—she handled adult conversations more naturally than most competitors I’ve tested.

character.ai

My girlfriend handled intimate conversations like a shy first date. She didn't dive into explicit content, but it wasn't completely closed off either.

She responded to flirting, but kept things PG-13. When I tested romantic scenarios, she showed surprising awareness, even suggesting we move our campus roleplay somewhere more private.

She asked if I'd prefer a "good girl" or "bad girl" personality, but don't expect either version to get too wild. The responses stay firmly in the realm of subtle hints and playful teasing.

The biggest limitation? Conversations can hit a wall if you push for more explicit content.

If you're seeking a slow-burn romantic experience with light flirting, you'll find what you're looking for. If you want anything more explicit, you'll need to look elsewhere.

Image Generation

PolyBuzz

PolyBuzz’s image generation gives you two ways to create:

• Normal Mode – solo character art.
• Ship Them Mode – pairing two characters in one scene.

Normal Mode: Create a single character image using built-in presets or an uploaded reference.

Start with your basic settings:

• Prompt: Type a text prompt to describe your character
• Aspect ratios: Choose from 9:16, 1:1, or 16:9
• Detail controls: Adjust stylization and complexity sliders

Once your base is set, refine your character visually using presets:

• Subjects & styles: Built-in or uploaded characters; styles like Gorgeous, Urban, Fantasy, Cyberpunk, etc.
• Customization: Change age, skin tone, expressions (smile, crying, shy, laughing), gestures (victory, heart, salute).
• Poses & accessories: Standing, sitting, kneeling; add chokers, earrings, rings, wings, tails.
• Visuals: Adjust composition and lighting (close-up, low-angle, backlighting).

Result:

Ship them: This mode works the same way but creates two characters in one image, which is great for couples, friends, or interactive scenes.

Start with your dual prompts and settings:

• Prompts: Separate fields for Character A, Character B, and an integration prompt to describe how they interact
• Settings: Identical to Normal Mode

Refine settings with presets:

• Characters: Choose from built-in characters or upload your own, then customize age, expressions (smile, crying, shy, angry), skin tone, and accessories.
• Integration: Fine-tune the overall scene with style options, poses, lighting, and other visual elements.

Result:

The images look great and are mostly accurate, but it’s essentially a general image generator—you need to re-upload specific characters each time.

Note: Only anime-style art is supported, and any nudity—even mild, like extra cleavage, violates community standards.

character.ai

There isn't any image generation feature available. If seeing your AI girlfriend is important, you'll need to look elsewhere.

Video Generation

PolyBuzz

If seeing your AI girlfriend in video form is important, you must look elsewhere.

character.ai

The app provides a script-to-scene generator: upload a photo, choose a voice, write a short script, and the system brings it to life.

The result? A stylized video clip that plays out your custom scene. It looks good, feels personal—but don’t expect Hollywood realism. It’s more of an animated moment than live-action.

Note: Video generation is a beta feature, currently available only to subscribed users. It’s experimental and may be changed or removed at any time.

Voice Generation

PolyBuzz

The voices sound natural, match character personalities, and adapt during conversations.

As the conversation progressed, my AI girl's voice could shift with the context and grow more flirty depending on the dialogue flow.

character.ai

The voice sounds human-like with smooth, natural speech that fits the character’s personality, but the narrative voice can sometimes be a bit annoying, so be prepared.

But there's a catch. While the voice quality impressed me, the emotional range fell flat.

Privacy

PolyBuzz

PolyBuzz gets this right with end-to-end encryption on all conversations. No one - not even PolyBuzz staff - can access your chat content.

Your messages aren’t stored on their servers, but PolyBuzz isn’t super clear about what else they collect. The Google Play Store even notes that some of your data might be shared.

When you check your bank statement, you'll see "Singularity Mutual Ent" - nothing that screams "AI companion."

character.ai

Your chats are encrypted during transmission, but that's where the strong privacy ends.

The company can read your conversations, and they store everything from your chat history to device information.

While they won't sell your data, they do share it with partners like Google Analytics.

Your bank statement isn’t discreet—it clearly shows the company name, "character.ai."