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Posts here come out of the verification work rather than sitting beside it. When checking a listing turns up something that applies to the whole category, it goes here, with the same rule the listings follow: every fact carries a date and the page it was read from.

• 13 Aug 2026

  Chub AI alternatives, compared on where characters come from and what runs them

  Character libraries and the tools that run them, compared on authoring depth and whether you bring your own model.

• 13 Aug 2026

  CrushOn AI alternatives, and what spending more actually buys you

  It is already the cheapest option we list, so the real question is what more money buys you.

• 13 Aug 2026

  NovelAI alternatives, split by which half of it you actually use

  NovelAI sells two products in one subscription. The alternatives are different depending on which one you came for.

• 12 Aug 2026

  Candy AI alternatives, compared on images, voice and whether you can see the price

  What each one actually includes beyond chat, and which ones let you read the price before creating an account.

• 12 Aug 2026

  Replika alternatives, compared on memory, filtering and where the model runs

  Six companions compared on whether they remember you, what they refuse, and whether your conversations leave your phone.

• 12 Aug 2026

  SillyTavern alternatives, compared on how much setup they actually need

  Seven local frontends compared on setup effort and whether they bundle a model backend or expect you to bring one.

• 11 Aug 2026

  Civitai alternatives for adult image generation, after the terms changed

  Civitai's own terms now prohibit explicit content. Five places that still do it, compared on price and policy.

• 11 Aug 2026

  Janitor AI alternatives, compared on what the free tier actually gives you

  What each free tier actually includes, whether a card is required, and what changes when you pay.

• 11 Aug 2026

  SpicyChat alternatives, ranked by what they actually publish as a price

  Six alternatives with a price you can read before signing up, from 7.83 dollars a month upward.

• 10 Aug 2026

  Character AI alternatives that actually let you finish the scene

  Six alternatives compared on what filters, what a free account really gives you, and what happens to what you write.