AI companions that actually remember you

A US-registered companion with a published coin price list, decent DeepSeek-based chat and a real free tier. Video is the weak link: short, expensive and often unreliable. Good value on the annual plan for chat and images.

The power user’s choice: free, open source and endlessly configurable, with the best memory tools in the directory. You supply the model, the hosting and the patience, and your bill runs from nothing to over $100 a month.

The most transparent power-user companion: published memory limits, a new Polaris model, explicit content for verified adults. The free tier ends on 1 October 2026; expect a stacked bill and credit meters.

The strongest memory in mainstream companion apps, with expressive voice included, held back by suggestive-only images, a no-refund policy and pricing you only see after signing up.

The biggest character catalogue around, now in Chapter 11 and up for sale, with its future depending on a buyer who keeps the app running. Strict no-pornography rule, ads and paid Charms on the free tier, and a heavy legal history.

Above-average conversation, an editable memory panel and a broad feature set for a flat fee, but the free tier is thin, every purchase is non-refundable and the plan line-up keeps changing.

The best memory system in this batch and one of the cheapest annual plans, but the avatar images are unstable, the relationship has to be ‘earned’ through a progression grind, and it is not an adult product.

Pleasant short chat and cheap per-item media, with a yearly plan near $6 a month. The catch: a five-message free tier, a 24-hour refund rule the marketing overstates, and a “zero-log” homepage the terms contradict.

A strong, ad-free roleplay platform with a huge community character library and good memory on paid tiers, held back by tight free message caps, weak images and a content policy that is looser in practice than on paper.