Anlatan

Anlatan is an AI research company founded in 2021 that develops custom text and image models for creative applications. Its technical work spans natural language generation, diffusion-based image generation, AI-assisted storytelling and virtual companionship, with a focus on building proprietary foundation models rather than relying solely on off-the-shelf systems. The company describes its tools as censorship-free, aiming to serve creators who value privacy and freedom of expression.

The company's main product, NovelAI, is a monthly subscription platform combining AI-assisted storytelling, virtual companionship and image generation, powered by Anlatan's own text and image models. Its image system, NovelAI Diffusion, is a proprietary generation pipeline built on Stable Diffusion. Together these form a consumer-facing creative software stack serving the creative writing, generative art and AI companionship verticals.

Anlatan operates as a remote-first organisation with a globally distributed team. Stated priorities include user privacy, data transparency and user autonomy, alongside an open relationship with its community. The company's stated mission is to make advanced AI accessible to creators who place weight on privacy and unrestricted expression.

Technical work at Anlatan centres on custom foundation model development, covering both language and diffusion architectures, and the deployment of those models within a subscription consumer product. Further information is available at anlatan.ai.