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AI girlfriend sites side by side · Both tested first-hand · Data through September 2026

EroPlay.ai logovsJOI logo

EroPlay.ai vs JOI

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

JOI leads on 3 of the 4 figures that decide most choices.

EroPlay.ai logoJOI logo
Rank on this site#43▲#19
Google US, “ai girlfriend”––
Search visits a month6▲34.0K
Name searches a month, US2.4K▲33.1K

In short

JOI is the bigger site; here is what separates them.

  • JOI gets about 34,016 search visits a month worldwide against 6 for EroPlay.ai, roughly 5669 times as many (DataForSEO, September 2026).
  • People search for JOI by name about 33,100 times a month in the US, against 2,400 for EroPlay.ai.
  • EroPlay.ai has a free tier and paid plans from $7.49/mo; JOI has no free tier and starts at $13.99/mo.
  • EroPlay.ai allows adult content on paid plans; JOI filters or limits it.

What they offer

What they offer
What they offerEroPlay.aiJOI
Free tier▲YesNo
Entry paid plan$7.49/mo$13.99/mo
Adult contentAllowed on paid plansFiltered or limited
Features
  • Personal character creation and customization
  • Anime and realistic character styles
  • NSFW text-based chat functionality
  • NSFW image generation
  • AI video generation (premium members)
  • Browser-based interface
  • Personality and appearance customization tools
  • AI girlfriend chat
  • Image generation
  • Flexible pricing tiers
Best forUsers who want to fully customize their anime or realistic NSFW companion with both text chat and image generationUsers seeking image generation and AI companion features at a budget-friendly price point
Not forThose who prefer platforms with voice, video, or mobile apps; users wanting a community or forumUsers who need extensive community resources or detailed feature documentation before committing
OperatorChatMist OÜ (named in the site footer)JOI AI (as the site's footer puts it); one third-party review names JOI-AI Limited, a UK-registered company, which the site itself does not confirm
Pricing notesMonthly: $14.99 (up from $12.99). Yearly: $89.99 (~$7.49/mo, billed annually). A free tier now exists, using a simpler model with images limited to key story moments rather than on-demand generation. No crypto. Affiliate program available.1 Month: $13.99. 3 Months: $20.99 (~$7/mo). 12 Months: $47.99 (~$4/mo). Premium adds image generation and a limited video generation allowance (5 free clips/month, extra via Neurons).

My take

If you want to try before you pay, EroPlay.ai lets you: JOI asks for a card first. A free tier is a sampler, not a plan, but it tells you whether the chat suits you before money moves. EroPlay.ai is the cheaper way in at $7.49/mo against $13.99/mo for JOI. The entry price is only part of it: image, voice and video are often metered on top, so the pricing notes row matters as much as the headline. EroPlay.ai simply does more: personal character creation and customization, anime and realistic character styles and nsfw text-based chat functionality are on its list and not on JOI's. More features is only better if you will use them. On adult content they are not the same product: EroPlay.ai allows it on paid plans, JOI keeps a filter. Decide that first and half the comparison decides itself.

The numbers

The numbers
The numbersEroPlay.aiJOI
Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site#43▲#19
Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026––
Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains#424,294▲#31,348
Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX ReportTop 500,000▲Top 50,000
Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate6▲34,016
Search visits a month, US5▲12,053
Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO2,400▲33,100
Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 10046▲64
Referring domains396▲2,966
Backlinks▲166,94862,387
Domain registeredJanuary 2024July 2003
Public record I read4 videos, 0 Reddit threads, 0 articles10 videos, 1 Reddit threads, 6 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, JOI is the busier site: 34,016 search visits a month worldwide, more than 5670 times what EroPlay.ai gets (6). 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: 33,100 people a month type JOI's name, against 2,400 for EroPlay.ai. 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. JOI's Domain Rating of 64 against 46 means far more sites link to it, which is what keeps rankings stable; the weaker link profile is the one more likely to move, up or down, when Google reshuffles. JOI is the older domain (2003 against 2024), which counts for something in a category where sites close without notice.

What users say, and what I found

Feature by feature
Feature by featureEroPlay.aiJOI
Chat and roleplayUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
ScenariosUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
MemoryUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagreeUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagree
Image generationUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Video generationUsers mixed–
VoiceUsers negativeMy test: DisagreeUsers mixedMy test: Disagree
Characters and customisationUsers positiveMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Free tierUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers negativeMy test: Agree
Price and billingUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Privacy, operator and supportUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Model switching–Users positiveMy test: Agree
Images and Dream Clips–Users mixedMy test: Agree
Price and neurons–Users negativeMy test: Agree
Privacy and billing–Users mixedMy test: Disagree
Safety and legitimacy–Users mixed

“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 are happier with EroPlay.ai: 4 of its 10 features come out positive, against JOI's 2 of 10, with 2 features where the complaints win. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 2 points for EroPlay.ai and 3 points for JOI, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.

My verdict on each

JOI logo

JOI

#19 on the ranking

Joi is the loudest newcomer in the category, and after a month with it the product is better than the marketing deserves.

Read my full JOI analysis →

Written by Hunter Gray, Founder, Owner & Writer. Every figure is from the two brand pages and refreshes monthly. EroPlay.ai and JOI are two of the sites in my best AI girlfriend ranking, where the whole category is ordered on the same data.