Chatbots Image generation Code assistants Writing & content

Backyard AI

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Pricing: Freemium
Categories: Chatbots Image generation Code assistants Writing & content
Last updated: Apr 21, 2026

Description

Backyard AI is a platform that allows users to chat with AI characters offline, without any configuration. It offers a character hub, cloud plans, resources, and apps for iOS and desktop. Users can create immersive AI-powered characters and engage in fictional text and voice chats with no filters. The platform also provides tools like Lorebooks, Author's Note, and Grammars to customize the AI's responses and enforce unique styles for stories. For advanced users, Backyard AI offers a range of model parameters, including advanced token samplers, custom context length, and specialized prompt templates. Backyard Cloud provides fast, powerful, and private AI models accessible from anywhere, with secure and private data encryption.

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