What is Janitor AI?
Janitor AI is a web-based AI character roleplay platform launched in 2023. Its distinctive feature is BYOK — you bring your own LLM API key (OpenAI, Claude, OpenRouter) and Janitor handles the character/prompt layer. This gives users full control over content moderation. The hosted free tier uses a DeepSeek proxy. In April 2026 Janitor introduced mandatory face-photo age verification with no opt-out, driving many users to alternatives. Monthly traffic: ~149M visits.
How Reverie fits in
Reverie is a Telegram-native AI character chat platform — same category as the platform described above, but with a curated cast (8+ characters), persistent memory across days and weeks, and zero signup friction. Read the full Reverie overview →.