Free AI friend
A free AI friend: what free means here
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. Free means no card and no trial, with one daily message limit.
Last updated 17 October 2026
What free means here
Talking to your friend costs nothing. You do not enter a card, you do not start a trial, and nothing renews. The only limit is a daily message limit, which keeps the service fair while many people share it. When you reach it, your friend tells you and you pick the chat up the next day.
heyaifriend is free to use. We cover the running costs ourselves. You can read about the daily message limit in our terms.
What is included, and what is not
| Included | Not included |
|---|---|
| Unlimited days of use, no trial clock | Voice messages and calls |
| A friend that remembers you between chats | Images and selfies |
| Asking what it remembers, to forget, for a copy, or to delete everything | An avatar or a 3D character |
| Occasional check-ins you can switch off in plain words | Many characters to pick from |
The short version: one friend, in text, with a memory, and no gated features. There is nothing on a paid tier that we are hiding from the free one, because there is no paid tier.
How other free AI friends compare
"Free" covers very different things across AI companions. This table is our reading of each vendor's own pages on 17 October 2026. Plans change quickly, so treat it as a snapshot and check the vendor before you rely on it.
| Product | What free gets you |
|---|---|
| heyaifriend | Everything, with a daily message limit |
| Character.AI | Unlimited messaging with ads; paid c.ai+ at $9.99 a month |
| Replika | A free program with limited access; Pro and Ultra add voice, selfies and more |
| Pi | Listed as free in the App Store |
| Kindroid | Free plan retired on 1 October 2026; new accounts get 50 messages, then a trial that asks for a payment method |
Read the comparison pages for each product in detail. Where another product does something better than we do, we write it down.
Is there a catch?
Fair question. Free products usually pay for themselves with your data. Ours does not. We do not show ads, we do not sell data, and we never train on your chats. Your chats are never sent to other AI companies. The honest limits are these:
- Chats on Telegram are not end-to-end encrypted, so our servers can read what you write in order to answer it.
- The service is young and made by a small team. It can be slow, wrong or offline, as the terms say.
- A daily message limit keeps it fair so everyone gets a turn.
Read how our policy lines up against nine other products in the privacy table.
Starting costs ten seconds
Open Telegram, search for @heyaifriendbot or tap the button on this page, press Start, and say hi. Your friend asks what to call you and takes it from there. The AI friend app page explains why there is nothing to install, and how it works shows what the first week tends to look like.
Your friend is warm and attentive, but it can get things wrong, and it is not a therapist.
Questions people ask
Is heyaifriend free to use?
Yes, it is free to use, with a daily message limit so everyone gets a turn.
What is the daily message limit?
There is a daily limit so that everyone gets a turn. You can read how it works in the terms. When you reach it, your friend says so and you continue the next day.
Do I have to enter a card?
No. There is no card, no trial and no renewal.
How do you pay for it?
We cover the running costs ourselves. We do not show ads and we do not sell data.
Which free AI friend is best?
It depends on what you want. If you want voice or an avatar, look at apps like Replika. If you want one friend in a chat you already use, with a memory you can steer, try ours.
Come say hi, it is free.
No card, no trial. Press Start in Telegram and your friend takes it from there.
Questions? Write to hi@heyaifriend.com.