Best AI Models for Roleplay

Discover and compare the best large language models for roleplay, creative writing, and character interactions.

All ModelsRoleplayCodingMath & LogicLong ContextCheapestOpen SourceDaily Use
Zhipu

GLM 5.3

Z.ai

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$1.40 in / $4.40 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
$0.75 in / $3.75 out
/M Tokens
Grok

Grok 4.6

xAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$2.00 in / $6.00 out
/M Tokens
Nvidia

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

NVIDIA

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.10 in / $0.20 out
/M Tokens
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

DeepSeek

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.14 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 5

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
5% off
$4.75 in / $23.75 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
$0.25 in / $1.50 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
$1.50 in / $7.50 out
/M Tokens
ByteDance

Doubao Seed Character

ByteDance

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.12 in / $0.30 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 5.2

Z.ai

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$1.40 in / $4.40 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen 3.7 Plus

Qwen

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.42 in / $1.68 out
/M Tokens
Stepfun

Step 3.7 Flash

StepFun

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.20 in / $1.15 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.8

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
5% off
$4.75 in / $23.75 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen 3.7 Max

Qwen

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$2.38 in / $7.13 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 3.5 Flash

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
5% off
$1.42 in / $8.55 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Mero Artemis v0.3.1

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Novelist

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B SDFT Heretic RP

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen3.5 27B Blossom V6.4 Derestricted

Qwen

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen3.5 27B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled Derestricted

Qwen

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen3.5 27B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled Derestricted Lite

Qwen

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
aion-labs provider icon

Aion 3.0 Mini

AionLabs

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.70 in / $1.40 out
/M Tokens
aion-labs provider icon

Aion 3.0

AionLabs

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$3.00 in / $6.00 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Agares v1

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Animus V14.1

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B AssGuard

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Cognitive Unshackled

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Dark Gemistry

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B DarkIdol

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Fabled

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Garnet V2

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Gembrain Uncensored Heretic

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Gembrain X Core

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Isometry RP

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B MeroMero

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B Queen

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B StyleTune

Google

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen 3.5 27B BlueStar v3 Derestricted

Qwen

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4 Flash

DeepSeek

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.12 in / $0.25 out
/M Tokens
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4 Pro

DeepSeek

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$1.57 in / $3.13 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen3.6 27B

Qwen

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.54 in / $3.24 out
/M Tokens
xiaomi provider icon

MiMo V2.5

Xiaomi

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.14 in / $0.28 out
/M Tokens
xiaomi provider icon

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Xiaomi

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.43 in / $0.87 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen3.6 Max Preview

Qwen

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$1.17 in / $7.41 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Qwen

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.27 in / $1.57 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen3.6 Flash

Qwen

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.18 in / $1.04 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.7

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
5% off
$4.75 in / $23.75 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 5.1

Z.ai

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.83 in / $2.48 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 26B A4B

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.11 in / $0.36 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.11 in / $0.33 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 4 31B (Free)

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.00 in / $0.00 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen 3.5 122B A10B

Qwen

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.37 in / $2.94 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen 3.5 27

Qwen

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.28 in / $2.20 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen 3.5 35B A3B

Qwen

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.18 in / $0.46 out
/M Tokens
AlibabaCloud

Qwen 3.5 Flash

Qwen

Vision
Reasoning
LLM
$0.09 in / $0.37 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview)

Google

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
FlexPriority
5% off
$1.90 in / $11.40 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$2.85 in / $14.25 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 5

Z.ai

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.30 in / $2.55 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.6

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$4.50 in / $22.50 out
/M Tokens
MoonshotAI

Kimi K2.5

MoonshotAI

Vision
Function Call
Reasoning
$0.34 in / $2.17 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 4.7

Z.AI

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.15 in / $0.80 out
/M Tokens
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek

Function Call
LLM
$0.25 in / $0.39 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 4.6

Z.AI

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.43 in / $1.75 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

Alibaba

Function Call
LLM
$0.18 in / $0.70 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507

Alibaba

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.18 in / $0.70 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$13.50 in / $67.50 out
/M Tokens
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.1

Anthropic

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$13.50 in / $67.50 out
/M Tokens
Zhipu

GLM 4.5 Air

Z.AI

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.10 in / $0.10 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 3n 2B

Google

Function Call
LLM
5% off
$0.03 in / $0.02 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Google

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$0.27 in / $2.25 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Google

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$2.25 in / $9.00 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 3n 4B

Google

Function Call
LLM
5% off
$0.05 in / $0.04 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 3 4B

Google

Function Call
LLM
5% off
$0.01 in / $0.03 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 3 12B

Google

Function Call
LLM
5% off
$0.03 in / $0.10 out
/M Tokens
Google

Gemma 3 27B

Google

Vision
Function Call
LLM
5% off
$0.04 in / $0.15 out
/M Tokens
DeepSeek

R1 Distill Qwen 32B

DeepSeek

Function Call
Reasoning
LLM
$0.30 in / $2.93 out
/M Tokens

Best AI Models for Roleplay & Character Chat 2026

Discover the top LLMs for immersive roleplay, character chat, and creative writing.

Access the best roleplay AI models through Routeway's unified API — including Claude Opus 4.8, Grok 4.3, DeepSeek V4-Pro, Qwen 3.7, and top open-weights Llama 4 / Gemma merges. Enjoy zero-latency streaming and easy integration with SillyTavern, Agnaistic, Jan, and other popular frontends.See the full Roleplay Integration Guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best AI model for roleplay in 2026?

Claude Opus 4.8 leads for immersive, emotionally intelligent roleplay, featuring superb narrative style and character nuance. For highly customizable options, DeepSeek-V3.2, V3.1, and V3-0324 deliver outstanding style compliance and creative character experiences. Fine-tuned Llama 4 and Qwen merges are also excellent choices.

Which DeepSeek model is best for roleplay?

DeepSeek V4-Pro is highly recommended for roleplay due to its excellent style compliance, large context window, and affordable pricing. While DeepSeek V5 is highly anticipated by the community, DeepSeek V4-Pro remains the leading option available on Routeway.

Are Qwen models like Qwen 3.7 good for roleplay?

Yes! Qwen 3.7 (such as the Qwen 3.7 27B model) is highly rated for roleplay and character interactions. It excels at following complex character cards, maintaining long-term memory, and executing agentic reasoning.

How do I connect Routeway to SillyTavern or Agnaistic?

Routeway uses a standard OpenAI-compatible API. Simply select 'OpenAI' or 'Custom' as your API provider in SillyTavern or Agnaistic, set the API Base URL to https://api.routeway.ai/v1, and enter your Routeway API key. Detailed step-by-step instructions are available in our integration guide.

Are there free models good for roleplay?

Yes. Routeway offers several open-weights models completely free (marked with the Gift icon), perfect for testing and casual roleplay without any token cost.