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Trial converts to paid subscription

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users who begin a free trial period will be charged the stated monthly price automatically once the free period ends.

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Interpretive note: The price field appears as an unfilled template placeholder '{{price}}', meaning the actual price is not specified in this excerpt. The canonical claim notes 'stated price' but the actual value is unknown from this text.

Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2318 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

When your free months expire, you will be charged monthly at the price specified, without a separate affirmative step to start billing.

How other platforms handle this

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Realms is a subscription service and the cost is as detailed on the applicable purchase pages and / or platform at the time of purchase

Upwork Medium

Upwork will charge Clients a Direct Contracts Fee of $49 for each active Service Contract that is designated as a Client Initiated Direct Contracts.

Whatnot Medium

You represent and warrant that you have the legal right to use all Payment Method(s) represented by any such Payment Information.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Subscription resumes monthly for {{price}} after free months expire

— Excerpt from Character.AI's Character.ai Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Character.ai Terms of Service
Entity
Character.AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-025428
Document ID
CA-D-00121
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://character.ai/tos
Wayback Machine
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Content hash (SHA-256)
46f6e1a8e8b7e96332c5e7584411513fca3c44e2ecf77571159e9be67a01a2a4
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 23:51 UTC
Methodology
summarize_document-v8
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Character.AI
Document: Character.ai Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-025428
Captured: 2026-05-07 23:51:07 UTC
SHA-256: 46f6e1a8e8b7e963…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/characterai/characterai-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-025428/trial-converts-to-paid-subscription/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Classification
Severity
High
Categories
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Character.AI's Trial converts to paid subscription clause do?

Users who begin a free trial period will be charged the stated monthly price automatically once the free period ends.

How does this clause affect you?

When your free months expire, you will be charged monthly at the price specified, without a separate affirmative step to start billing.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 233 platforms. See the full comparison.

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