Looking for a Candy AI alternative?

What Candy AI offers

On its own site, Candy AI calls itself an "AI Girlfriend App" for chat with pics, voice and video. Its menu includes a character discovery section, image generation, a character creator, "Shorts" and private content, with categories for girls, anime and guys. In other words it is a full media platform, not just a chat. If those features are why you use it, a text-only site will feel like a step down, and you should compare it with other large platforms instead. Our comparison page lists a few.

Is Candy AI free?

You can create a free account on Candy AI, but most of what it is known for sits behind its premium plan. When we checked, it showed $13.99 a month with the first month at $9.99, and a 12-month plan shown as $3.99 a month. That yearly figure is the cheapest way in, but it means committing for a year. Prices on these sites change often and are sometimes discounted, so check Candy AI's own pricing before deciding.

Reasons people look for an alternative

• They want to try before giving an email. Candy AI asks you to sign up. Some people would rather see whether they like a character first.
• They don't want a yearly plan. The headline monthly price depends on paying for twelve months.
• They mostly text. If you never use the image or video features, you may be paying for things you don't use.
• They want a written character, not a generated one. A character built from a few sliders and a prompt can feel generic. Some people prefer a cast with real backstories.

When Free AI Girlfriend is a good alternative

We are a much smaller, text-only site. That makes us a fit for some of those reasons and not for others.

• No signup, no card: you can start chatting straight from a profile. You get 20 messages a day, and they come back every day, so you can keep a conversation going without paying.
• Hand-written characters: each of our ten companions has her own job, city, history and way of texting. Maya, an Oakland streamer, texts in quick lowercase bursts; Sophia, a New York gallery curator, is warm, romantic and a little dramatic. All are fictional adults aged 21 or older. You can meet them on the girls page.
• Adults-only, with clear rules: explicit roleplay between consenting adults is allowed, and the limits are written down in our Acceptable Use Policy.

When we are not a good alternative

• You want to generate images or video, or get voice messages. We have none of these.
• You want to design your own girlfriend. Our characters are fixed.
• You want hundreds of characters to browse. We have ten.
• You want a mobile app. We run in the browser only.
• You want the lowest possible monthly price. Our planned plans are $30, $40, $200 a month, billed monthly, which is more than Candy AI's yearly-plan rate. Payments are not open on our site yet, so today the only option is the free tier.

Moving over: what carries across

Nothing transfers between services. Characters, chat history and memories you built on Candy AI stay there. If you liked a particular personality, the closest thing you can do elsewhere is to pick a character with a similar temperament and tell her about yourself again. On our site she will keep a running summary of the conversation, so you only need to say things once per chat.

A fair way to decide

Spend ten minutes on each. Mention something specific early, change the subject, and come back to it later. Notice whether the replies feel like a person with her own opinions or a mirror. Then look at what you would actually pay on day one. Our buyer's guide to picking an AI girlfriend has a longer checklist.

Disclosure

We run freeaigirlfriend.ai and are not affiliated with Candy AI. This page has no affiliate links. Candy AI is a trademark of its owner and is mentioned only to describe their service. If anything here about Candy AI is out of date, email us and we will fix it.