--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "0a67e1c779815e860956ee67bb5d5126066115656867bee6c8693583aaea4aa3" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/0a67e1c7?lang=en" title: "Character.AI Spent $14M a Month on Compute against $1M Revenue" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-13T20:26:21.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["funding"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/ai/characterai-spent-14m-a-month-on-compute-against-1m-revenue-60e3fa5f","https://x.com/Reuters/status/2109902073516982586","https://x.com/jason_koebler/status/2110100657218924617","https://x.com/edzitron/status/2109871105477664802","https://x.com/ns123abc/status/2109901555952497141","https://x.com/max_paperclips/status/2110100015381442882","https://x.com/GergelyOrosz/status/2109950204799754619","https://x.com/HedgieMarkets/status/2110018788435386416"] summary: "Character Technologies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware with $14 million in monthly compute costs against $1 million in revenue. Walt Disney has emerged as the opening bidder for the company's assets with a $20 million offer for a non-exclusive license." --- # Character\.AI Spent $14M a Month on Compute against $1M Revenue > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-13T20:26:21.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** funding ## Summary Character Technologies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware with $14 million in monthly compute costs against $1 million in revenue\. Walt Disney has emerged as the opening bidder for the company's assets with a $20 million offer for a non\-exclusive license\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]()