HammerAI vs Pyre
HammerAI
hammerai.comPyre
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| Figure | HammerAI | Pyre |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 2 |
| Spec score · AI Roleplay Chatbots | 9.2 (#4) | 8.5 (#24) |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says HammerAI does not collect information about conversations, while third-party AI providers may process or retain messages sent to them. | Pyre says it has no hosted backend, account, cloud library, or telemetry, and that Ember Team does not see users’ chats, cards, prompts, providers, or library. |
| Product | HammerAI describes itself as an AI character chat and roleplay platform. | Pyre is a local-first, bring-your-own-provider client for AI roleplay with characters, worlds, and long-running stories. |
| Security statement | The privacy policy says HammerAI uses industry-standard security practices but cannot guarantee absolute security. | Provider requests use HTTPS, optional key synchronization is encrypted, and Android cloud auto-backup is disabled. |
| What it does | HammerAI provides AI character roleplay, interactive story writing, image generation and text-to-speech. | Pyre is a local-first roleplay frontend for characters, worlds and long-running stories. |
Plans
HammerAI
- FreeFree
- Tiny credit pack$1.99, paid once
- Small credit pack$4.99, paid once
- Starter$9 a month
- Medium credit pack$9.99, paid once
- Advanced$18 a month
- Large credit pack$19.99, paid once
- Ultimate$35 a month
- Mega credit pack$49.99, paid once
- Ultra credit pack$99.99, paid once
In their own words
HammerAI
HammerAI is an AI character chat and roleplay platform for chatting with characters, writing stories, generating images, and creating group chats, lorebooks, and personas. It is available on the web, Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its desktop app runs local models through Ollama, supports 20+ LLMs, and can use an Ollama Modelfile. After models are downloaded, local-model use works offline; cloud LLMs, image generation, and text-to-speech need an internet connection. Mobile apps store chats and characters on-device by default. HammerAI says it does not collect information about conversations or use user content to train or fine-tune its models, though third-party AI providers may process or retain messages sent to them. The free plan includes 600 cloud messages per day. Paid subscriptions start at $9 a month, and unused subscription credits expire at the end of each billing period. The service is for people at least 18 or the local age of consent, whichever is greater, and filters content including self-harm encouragement, graphic violence, and hate speech.