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Backyard AI is a privacy-focused platform that enables users to create and interact with AI-powered characters through text and voice chats. It offers a desktop application that runs locally on your computer, ensuring that all data remains private and is not transmitted to external servers. It supports a wide range of large language models, allowing for immersive role-playing experiences without filters or censorship. Users can browse and engage with thousands of AI characters via the Character Hub, and the platform also offers mobile tethering, enabling access to local AI models from mobile devices. Backyard AI provides both free and paid cloud plans, with the free tier offering access to smaller models and the paid options unlocking larger models with extended context windows. It is designed to be beginner-friendly, requiring no technical knowledge to get started.

Character Gateway is an AI-powered platform that allows users to create, discover, and build characters for various applications. Through the platform's API, users can design AI-generated characters, customize them, and use them in games, stories, and other creative projects. The platform provides an easy-to-use interface for browsing and creating characters, with features like customizable personalities and traits to make characters more dynamic and engaging. Character Gateway also offers rankings and community features, allowing users to explore and interact with a diverse range of characters created by others.