Guides
Pricing traps, token economics, privacy, free tiers — the things worth understanding before you hand over a card. Our guides compare the whole market rather than judging a single platform; for that, see the rankings.
How AI Companion Memory Works: What We Could Prove
Nine platforms recalled three planted facts. Four kept a correction. One returned a time nobody ever said.
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What Is an AI Companion? How They Actually Work
A persistent character, a persona you wrote, and a meter. What separates a companion from a chatbot — and the one thing we could never verify.
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How much does an AI companion really cost? Credits, tokens and the second price list
Every platform runs two price lists. What one image or one video actually removes from your monthly allowance, platform by platform.
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Can you fall in love with an AI companion? What attachment looks like, and what we tested
Attachment to an AI companion is real, reciprocity is not. The mechanisms behind it — and what these companions did when we tested them.
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Free AI girlfriend apps in 2026: what you actually get without paying
What every AI companion platform gives away before you pay — from unlimited free text to five messages for the lifetime of an account.
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