Chai Research Corp., Palo Alto, California; the address and e-mail are in the EULA and the Google Play listing.

When did Chai launch?

The domain dates from September 2022, the App Store app from March 2021; the site calls February 2023 the launch of its consumer platform.

Who is behind Chai: a Californian company with big numbers

Chai is one of the few services in the niche whose legal entity, address and e-mail are printed right in the licence agreement. Here is what its own documents say.

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Checked 16 September 2026 (methodology). This site is not affiliated with Chai or HoneyChat; 18+ content.

Quick answers

Who owns Chai?: Chai Research Corp., Palo Alto, California; the address and e-mail are in the EULA and the Google Play listing.
When did Chai launch?: The domain dates from September 2022, the App Store app from March 2021; the site calls February 2023 the launch of its consumer platform.

Contents

Quick answers
Details and documents
What gives pause

Details and documents

Item	Data	Source
Legal entity	Chai Research Corp.	EULA, preamble
Address	555 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 300, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA	EULA, section 15; Google Play
E-mail	hello@chai-research.com	EULA; Google Play
Law	State of California	EULA, section 19
EULA revision	28 July 2026	EULA
Domain	chai-research.com since 26 September 2022	RDAP
Funding	“over $55M”, Strategic Round II	company site
Scale	1M+ DAU (March 2025), “$70M/yr in revenue in 2026”	company site, own claims

What gives pause

Revenue and GPU-cluster claims are self-presentation for investors; we do not verify them. The 3.6 Google Play rating on 832 thousand reviews is below most large neighbours and, judging by reviews, comes down to ads, memory and paid features. Review breakdown.

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Sources: the official Chai pages (www.chai-research.com) as of 16 September 2026; the full list of claims with links is on the Methodology and sources page. Links to HoneyChat are affiliate links.

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