# Charisma.ai review (2026)

> Branching story and emotion engine for interactive characters.

Charisma.ai is a storytelling platform for interactive characters, combining branching narrative with AI-driven dialogue and emotion.

**Best for:** Narrative games with AI-driven dialogue.

**Make AI Games score:** 80/100 (facts-based; hands-on test pending)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Website | https://charisma.ai |
| Status | Active |
| Categories | NPCs & dialogue |
| Pricing | Free trial; Unverified |
| Commercial use | Allowed |
| Engines | Unity, Unreal |
| Exports | Web |
| Skill level | intermediate |
| Last verified | 2026-10-21 |

## Score breakdown

- Accessibility: 59/100
- Output & integration: 72/100
- Commercial rights: 100/100
- Value: 50/100
- Maturity: 100/100
- Game focus: 100/100
- Features: 83/100

## Features

- Unity SDK: Yes (Plug 'n' Play SDK needs a Pro story (paid credits))
- Unreal SDK: Yes (Plug 'n' Play plugin needs a Pro story (paid credits); UE4.26+/UE5)
- Built-in voice: Yes (1000+ AI voices plus speech recognition)
- Long-term memory: Yes (Story memories (word/sentence etc.) used by gates)
- NPCs trigger game actions: Yes (Story metadata triggers in-game events such as animations and movement)
- Runs on device: No (Runs on Charisma's cloud servers; games connect to it over a websocket)

## Pricing plans

- Pro (pay-as-you-go): $5/mo (Credit bundles: $5/50k, $20/200k, $100/1M, $500/5M credits)
- Enterprise: custom (Development fee plus fixed monthly platform fee)

License note: Pro licences are for business customers only; Pro Stories may be published into external platforms such as Unity or Unreal games.

Pricing note: Pro is pay-as-you-go credit bundles (US$5/50k, $20/200k, $100/1M, $500/5M credits; one-off, expire after 12 months); a new Pro licence starts with a one-month trial with 50,000 credits; Enterprise is a one-off development fee plus a fixed monthly platform fee.

## Sources

- https://charisma.ai
- https://docs.charisma.ai/licencing
- https://charisma.ai/pricing
- https://charisma.ai/terms
- https://docs.charisma.ai/sdks
- https://charisma.ai/blog/charisma-plug-n-play
- https://github.com/charisma-ai/charisma-sdk-unreal/releases
- https://docs.charisma.ai/memories-gates
- https://docs.charisma.ai/plug-n-play/unity
- https://docs.charisma.ai/preview-publish

Canonical: https://makeaigames.com/tools/charisma-ai