AI girlfriend apps: the 15 best, ranked on price and features

What is an AI girlfriend?

An AI girlfriend is a chat companion powered by a large language model that plays the part of a partner. You pick or design a character, then text her the way you would text someone you are dating. She replies in character, remembers what you told her, and on most apps can also send pictures, voice notes or even call you.

The apps on this page are built for adults. Most allow romantic and 18+ conversations once you confirm your age, which is the main difference from general chatbots such as ChatGPT or companion apps like Replika that keep things clean. Our full guide to how AI girlfriends work covers the technology, and the best NSFW AI girlfriend apps covers the uncensored side.

How we rank AI girlfriend apps

Every app is scored out of 10 on six things, weighted by how much they matter to someone paying for a companion:

We build each score from what the app itself publishes on its pricing, feature and terms pages, re-checked every month. If an app does not say it can do something, we mark it as a no. Apps cannot pay to move up: we earn a commission from some of them, and six apps in our top ten (Nomi AI, Selira AI, FantasyGF, Infatuated AI, Kindroid and TryNectar AI) pay us nothing. The full methodology explains every score.

AI girlfriend apps compared feature by feature

The table below shows what each of the top 15 apps says it can do. A "No" means the app does not advertise that feature on its own website, not that we found it broken. Live calls are one of the rarer features: only 15 of the 31 apps we track offer two-way voice calls, while 30 can send pictures. Group chat is rarer still.

If one feature matters more than the rest, the dedicated rankings go deeper: AI girlfriends with voice calls, apps that send pictures, apps with video and apps with the best memory.

The best AI girlfriend app for each kind of user

• You want her to remember everything: Secrets AI, whose memory you can read and edit, or Nomi AI for a steady long-term companion.
• You want the most for the least money: Candy AI at $3.99 a month or Selira AI at $3.60 a month.
• You want to hear her voice: TryNectar AI for the lowest price with calls in our top 15, or Infatuated AI and OurDream; all three also make video.
• You want to design her yourself: see how to create your own AI girlfriend, where Candy AI and Secrets AI lead.
• You prefer anime characters: our anime AI girlfriend ranking.
• You are moving from Replika or Character.AI: read the best Replika alternatives or Character.AI alternatives.
• You want story and roleplay: the best AI girlfriend apps for roleplay, or a virtual girlfriend app if you are coming from dating-sim games.
• You want a boyfriend instead: the same idea works for men, see the best AI boyfriend apps.

How much does an AI girlfriend cost?

Most AI girlfriend apps cost between $4 and $20 a month. The low end is almost always a yearly plan paid up front; paying month to month typically costs about twice as much. Candy AI, for example, is $3.99 a month on a yearly plan and $13.99 month to month. Across the 31 apps we track, the median cheapest plan is $7.75 a month.

The subscription is rarely the whole bill. Pictures, videos and voice calls usually run on an in-app currency (tokens, credits, gems or coins) that the plan tops up each month and that you can buy more of. If you plan to ask for a lot of pictures, budget for that on top. Our AI girlfriend cost calculator filters every app by the features you want and shows the cheapest first.

Hidden costs: free limits, renewals and refunds

The headline price is where most comparison sites stop. The table below adds what each app's own terms say about the free plan, what a yearly plan renews at, and whether you can get your money back. Read it before you pick a yearly plan.

Two patterns stand out. First, yearly plans are charged in one payment on day one, and some renew at a higher price than the first year. Second, refunds are rare: several apps say all sales are final, so a month-to-month plan is the safer way to start. Our guide to cancelling an AI girlfriend subscription covers how to stop a renewal.

Can you get an AI girlfriend for free?

Yes, but with limits. Nearly every app lets you create an account and chat for free, then caps the number of messages, locks pictures and voice behind the paid plan, or both. Free plans are good for finding a character you like before you pay. We list the exact free limits for each app in the best free AI girlfriend apps.

Are AI girlfriend apps safe?

The better apps are safe to use if you treat them like any other subscription service. Three things are worth checking before you pay:

• Who runs it. Every app we track names a company somewhere in its terms, but you often have to dig for it. Candy AI is run by EverAI Limited in Malta, DreamGF by DreamAI SRL in Romania and Secrets AI by Secret Labs Inc. in the United States; many others are small companies registered in Cyprus or Delaware. Knowing the company and country matters when you want a refund or your data deleted.
• How billing works. Yearly plans are charged in full on day one and usually renew automatically. Set a reminder a few days before the renewal date if you are not sure you will keep it.
• What you share. Your chats are stored on the company's servers. Do not share your full name, address, workplace or photos of real people.

Our guide to AI girlfriend privacy and safety goes through data deletion, payments and age checks in detail.

How to choose the right AI girlfriend app

1. Decide what matters most. If you mainly want to talk, choose on conversation and memory (Secrets AI, Nomi). If you want pictures, choose on image quality and cost per picture (Candy AI, OurDream). If you want to hear her, look for live calls (TryNectar AI, Infatuated AI).
2. Start on the free plan. Pick two or three apps from the table above and try each for a day before paying anything.
3. Check the real price. Compare the monthly price you will actually pay, not the headline yearly rate, and check how many pictures or minutes the plan includes.
4. Pay monthly first. A month-to-month plan costs more but lets you leave. Move to yearly once you know you will stay.