ChatFAI
#54 on the ranking
ChatFAI is a character-chat site that was briefly the unfiltered Character.AI, and the numbers say that moment has passed.
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ChatFAI vs Joyland
I bought a membership on both and tested each for a month. What they offer, their measured numbers and what their users say, next to each other, with my verdict on each at the end.
The scoreboard
Joyland leads on 3 of the 4 figures that decide most choices.
ChatFAI
JoylandRank on this site#54▲#34
Google US, “ai girlfriend”––
Search visits a month84.9K▲233K
Name searches a month, US3.6K▲49.5K
In short
Joyland is the bigger site; here is what separates them.
- Joyland gets about 233,430 search visits a month worldwide against 84,932 for ChatFAI, roughly 2.7 times as many (DataForSEO, September 2026).
- People search for Joyland by name about 49,500 times a month in the US, against 3,600 for ChatFAI.
- ChatFAI has a free tier and paid plans from Free; Joyland has a free tier and paid plans from Free.
What they offer
| What they offer |  ChatFAI |  Joyland |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ▲Yes | ▲Yes |
| Entry paid plan | Free | Free |
| Adult content | Allowed on paid plans | Allowed on paid plans |
| Features |
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| Best for | Users interested in creative character exploration beyond standard AI girlfriend formats | Users wanting variety across character styles and SFW/NSFW modes at a budget-friendly price |
| Not for | Users primarily wanting a dedicated romantic companion, voice, image generation, or mobile access | Users requiring voice interaction, image generation depth, or a native mobile app |
| Operator | Chatfai LLC (named on the Google Play listing; the site itself does not say) | Generatively Inc., a Delaware company (the iOS app is published under the name Eldoria Pte. Ltd.) |
| Pricing notes | Free tier available (roughly 500 messages/month across 4 characters). Paid plans start around $9.99/month, with a discounted annual plan averaging under $7/month, plus optional one-time message-credit top-ups. Browser-based access. | Free ad-supported tier with daily credits, Standard at $9.99/month ($107.99/year), Premium at $19.99/month ($191.99/year, unlimited image generation). Browser-based with mobile-responsive design. |
My take
Both give you a free tier, so you can try the chat on each before paying; expect message caps and few or no images until you upgrade.
The numbers
| The numbers | ChatFAI | Joyland |
|---|---|---|
| Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site | #54 | ▲#34 |
| Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026 | – | – |
| Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains | #1,443,913 | ▲#113,646 |
| Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX Report | – | Top 100,000 |
| Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate | 84,932 | ▲233,430 |
| Search visits a month, US | 20,007 | ▲58,185 |
| Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO | 3,600 | ▲49,500 |
| Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 100 | ▲49 | 44 |
| Referring domains | 2,111 | ▲2,656 |
| Backlinks | 10,632 | ▲11,972 |
| Domain registered | December 2022 | April 2023 |
| Public record I read | 9 videos, 2 Reddit threads, 1 articles | 8 videos, 3 Reddit threads, 3 articles |
The better value in each row is marked in green. Search visits and brand searches are DataForSEO estimates; Tranco and Chrome UX tiers are ranks, not visit counts.
My take
None of these ranks in the tracked positions for "ai girlfriend", so their places on this site come from all-traffic rank, and their visitors arrive by name, by ads or from app stores rather than from the category search. On size, Joyland is the busier site: 233,430 search visits a month worldwide, about three times what ChatFAI gets (84,932). These are estimates of visits from Google only, so a site with apps or ads can be bigger than this shows. Brand searches are the loyalty line: 49,500 people a month type Joyland's name, against 3,600 for ChatFAI. A name people type on purpose is a site they come back to; a site with lots of visits and few brand searches is living on rankings it could lose. ChatFAI is the older domain (2022 against 2023), which counts for something in a category where sites close without notice.
What users say, and what I found
| Feature by feature | ChatFAI | Joyland |
|---|---|---|
| Chat and roleplay | Users mixedMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Memory | Users negativeMy test: Disagree | Users negativeMy test: Partly disagree |
| Characters and customisation | Users positiveMy test: Agree | Users positiveMy test: Agree |
| Group chats | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree | – |
| Image generation | Users negativeMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Voice messages | Users negativeMy test: Agree | – |
| Free tier | Users negativeMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree |
| Price and message credits | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree | – |
| Privacy and billing | Users mixedMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Moderation and content rules | Users mixedMy test: Agree | – |
| Voice | – | Users negativeMy test: Agree |
| Content filter | – | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree |
| Price and credits | – | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Safety and legitimacy | – | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
“Users” is the balance of the YouTube reviews, Reddit threads and articles read for each brand page; “my test” is whether my own month on the site agreed with them.
My take
Users rate them about the same: 1 of 10 features positive for ChatFAI and 1 of 10 features positive for Joyland. Both get the same complaint on memory, so that is a category problem rather than a reason to pick one over the other. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 3 points for ChatFAI and 3 points for Joyland, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.
My verdict on each
Joyland
#34 on the ranking
Joyland is the budget roleplay platform for people who left Character.AI, and after a month with it I understand both the pull and the leak.
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Written by Hunter Gray, Founder, Owner & Writer. Every figure is from the two brand pages and refreshes monthly. ChatFAI and Joyland are two of the sites in my best AI girlfriend ranking, where the whole category is ordered on the same data.