Create a Valentine's themed image of your Character using DokiDoki Imagine Chat and post it on the Community Feed with #CAIDokiDoki before February 18, 2026. Three winners selected by the Character.AI team will each receive $100 USD in cash or gift card equivalent.
1) Description of the Contest
This Valentine's Day, Character.ai invites you to enter the DokiDoki Imagine Event Contest. Use Doki Doki Imagine Chat to put your Character in a valentine’s inspired image for a chance to win $100 USD (cash or gift card equivalent). Generate cozy dates, meet-cutes, dramatic confessions featuring your Character and Persona and post them on the Community Feed for a chance to win!
2) Who Can Participate (Eligibility)
To participate, you must:
- Be a registered Character.ai user and agree to Character.ai’s Terms of Service and acknowledge Character.ai’s Privacy Policy.
- Be 13 years or older (or if you are an EU citizen or resident, 16 years or older).
- Not be located or residing in a country subject to U.S. government sanctions.
3) How to Participate – What, When, and How
How to enter
- Create your Holiday Character Images:
- Open a chat with any Character and use DokiDoki: Imagine Chat
If you have the latest Chat UI:
- Open an existing or new Chat
- Tap on your Persona photo on the bottom left of the screen to open Chat Menu Settings
- Select Imagine Chat and tap on “DokiDoki: Imagine Chat!
If you have an older Chat UI:
- Open an existing or new Chat
- Select the sparkle ✨icon on the bottom left of the screen
- Click on “DokiDoki: Imagine Chat”
- Post your creation to the Feed:
- Include the hashtag #CAIDokiDoki in your post.
- Share your post with your friends on social media (optional):
- Share your entry for more visibility.
- Tag @CharacterAI (optional):
- Tag @CharacterAI for more chances to be seen.
Limited-time feature limits (daily)
This limited-time DokiDoki Imagine feature includes special daily limits:
All users will get:
- 5 regular Imagine Chat images
- 3 DokiDoki Chat Imagine Chat images
c.ai+ members will get:
- 20 regular Imagine Chat images
- 10 DokiDoki Imagine Chat images
- The ability to set the image as your chat wallpaper
Limits reset daily at midnight UTC.
4) Contest Period
- Event Starts: February 06, 2026
- Submission Deadline: February 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
- Winners Announced: February 23 , 2026
5) Content Rules
- Your submission must be created by you using DokiDoki Imagine Chat during the contest period.
- Your submission must comply with Character.ai’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.
- By posting your content with the contest hashtag, you agree that Character.ai may feature your entry on Character.ai social channels and/or within the app.
6) How Winner(s) Will Be Selected
The Character.ai team will review all eligible entries and select winner(s) based on:
- Creativity & Visual Appeal
- Relevance to the DokiDoki Imagine theme
Users may submit multiple entries, but only one prize will be awarded per user.
7) Prizes / Incentives
Three (3) winners will each receive:
- $100 USD (cash or gift card equivalent), awarded via the method coordinated directly with winners.
Prize delivery:
- Prizes will be awarded by Character.ai within 30 calendar days of the end of the contest.
- Character.ai will contact winners through the registered email address associated with their Character.ai account to coordinate prize delivery.
Additional conditions:
- Prizes are non-transferable.
- Winners are responsible for any applicable taxes on their prizes.
8) Other Terms
- Right to cancel or modify: Character.ai reserves the right to cancel, suspend, or modify the contest for any reasons, including if any issue prevents it from running as planned.
- Release: By entering, you agree to release and hold Character.ai harmless from any claim associated with the contest.
- Limitation of liability: Character.ai is not responsible and cannot be held liable for technical errors or issues that prevent entries or contest participation.
- Right to substitute: Character.ai reserves the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal or greater value.
- License reminder: Reminder that under our Terms of Service, you grant Character.ai a license to your submission, including but not limited to, allowing us to share or feature your content across our platforms.