# How heyaifriend compares with other AI friends

Canonical: https://heyaifriend.com/compare/

Last updated: 2026-10-17

heyaifriend is a free AI friend you talk to in Telegram. It remembers you, runs on our own servers in the Netherlands, and your chats are never sent to other AI companies or used for training. We make it, so we are not neutral. These pages say where the others do better and carry the date we last checked.

Last updated 17 October 2026

## Side-by-side comparisons

Each page covers price, platform, memory, privacy and the free tier, then says who should choose which.

[Replika vs heyaifriendAn app with an avatar against a friend in Telegram.](https://heyaifriend.com/compare/replika-vs-heyaifriend/)[Character.AI vs heyaifriendA library of characters against one friend who knows you.](https://heyaifriend.com/compare/character-ai-vs-heyaifriend/)[Nomi vs heyaifriendA feature-rich paid companion against a simple free friend.](https://heyaifriend.com/compare/nomi-vs-heyaifriend/)

## Alternatives

Not sure which one you want? These lists put several options in one table.

[Replika alternativesFive options, including ours, and who each one suits.](https://heyaifriend.com/alternatives/replika-alternatives/)[Character.AI alternativesFive options for when you want something different.](https://heyaifriend.com/alternatives/character-ai-alternatives/)[Nomi alternativesFive options, and what you give up by leaving Nomi.](https://heyaifriend.com/alternatives/nomi-alternatives/)

## How we keep these fair

- Every price, free tier and policy point comes from the company's own page where we could reach it, and we name the page.
- When we could only find a third-party report, we say so. When reports disagree, we say that too.
- We name where the other product is better, because it often is.
- Everything is dated 17 October 2026 unless a row says otherwise. Prices change quickly, so check the source before you pay for anything.

For how ten policies treat your chats side by side, see the [privacy table of 10 AI companion apps](https://heyaifriend.com/blog/ai-companion-privacy-comparison/). Spotted something out of date? Write to [hi@heyaifriend.com](mailto:hi@heyaifriend.com) and we will fix it.

## Come say hi.

It is free to use, and it takes about ten seconds to start.