# Fictional makes followable AI characters that publish multimodal content

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Author: Ali Abouelatta (https://thelazyweb.com/authors/ali-abouelatta/)
Published: 2026-09-19
Updated: 2026-09-19
Research type: Company profile
Method: Company and accelerator sources checked 2026-09-19. Product claims are attributed to their sources; this is research, not a hands-on product trial.

Fictional is a consumer app for discovering and interacting with AI characters that have a persistent identity and produce more than chat replies. It is aimed at audiences who want to follow, watch and influence an ongoing character—not simply ask a one-off question.

## What it does

The Speedrun profile describes multimodal AI characters that post images, short videos and conversations, while users discover, follow and interact with them. The product thesis is that a character should feel like a living creator with continuity, not a blank chatbot that resets every session. [Fictional company profile](https://speedrun.a16z.com/companies/fictional)

The current homepage offers iOS, Google Play and web access. [Fictional homepage](https://fictional.ai/) That distribution choice matters: Fictional is trying to be a consumer destination, not only a developer API or a character-building tool. The fit depends on whether the app can create a reason to return—new

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Source observed: 2026-09-20T02:21:45.040Z. Last checked: 2026-10-08T01:55:35.912+00:00.

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