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

Gening AI logovsCandy AI logo

Gening AI vs Candy AI

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

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

Gening AI logoCandy AI logo
Rank on this site#62▲#5
Google US, “ai girlfriend”–#11
Search visits a month28.2K▲592K
Name searches a month, US5.4K▲301K

In short

Candy AI is the bigger site; here is what separates them.

  • Candy AI ranks #11 in United States Google results for "ai girlfriend"; Gening AI holds no tracked position for it, so it is placed by all-traffic rank instead (#5 against #62 on this site).
  • Candy AI gets about 592,075 search visits a month worldwide against 28,181 for Gening AI, roughly 21 times as many (DataForSEO, September 2026).
  • People search for Candy AI by name about 301,000 times a month in the US, against 5,400 for Gening AI.
  • Gening AI has a free tier and paid plans from Free; Candy AI has no free tier and starts at $13.99/mo.

What they offer

What they offer
What they offerGening AICandy AI
Free tier▲YesNo
Entry paid planFree$13.99/mo
Adult contentAllowed on paid plansAllowed on paid plans
Features
  • AI companion image generation as primary feature
  • Varied scenario and pose image generation
  • AI companion chat
  • Character customization
  • NSFW chat and image generation
  • Character customization
  • Voice messages
  • Live voice calling
  • Memory retention across sessions
  • Image customization
  • Crypto payments
Best forVisually-driven users who want ongoing AI-generated companion imagery as their primary experienceUsers wanting a widely recognized platform with expressive chat and flexible pricing who can tolerate slower response speeds
Not forUsers prioritising voice, mobile access, deep emotional chat, or better value at lower pricesThose who need real-time live calling or a strong free tier to evaluate before paying
OperatorNot disclosed. The terms name only 'Gening AI' and are governed by Hong Kong law; no company appears on the site or in the press I readEverAI Limited
Pricing notesFree daily credit allowance, no signup required. Paid credit packs from around $12.99/mo up to $47.88/yr, non-renewing. Browser-based access.1 Month: $13.99. 3 Months: ~$26.97 (~$8.99/mo). 12 Months: ~$47.88 (~$3.99/mo). Tokens (used for voice, images, and video) are included per tier with add-on packs available. Cryptocurrency payments accepted.

My take

If you want to try before you pay, Gening AI lets you: Candy AI 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. Candy AI simply does more: nsfw chat and image generation, voice messages and live voice calling are on its list and not on Gening AI's. More features is only better if you will use them.

The numbers

The numbers
The numbersGening AICandy AI
Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site#62▲#5
Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026–#11
Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains#4,169,567▲#12,246
Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX Report–Top 10,000
Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate28,181▲592,075
Search visits a month, US13,407▲116,063
Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO5,400▲301,000
Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 10029▲76
Referring domains786▲4,683
Backlinks4,044▲127,630,165
Domain registeredApril 2024December 2017
Public record I read1 videos, 0 Reddit threads, 2 articles17 videos, 8 Reddit threads, 10 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

Start with the row this site ranks on. When someone types "ai girlfriend" into Google in the US, Candy AI is there at #11; Gening AI does not appear in the tracked positions at all. That is why Candy AI sits higher here even if it is the smaller site: it is the one the category sends newcomers to. On size, Candy AI is the busier site: 592,075 search visits a month worldwide, more than 20 times what Gening AI gets (28,181). 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: 301,000 people a month type Candy AI's name, against 5,400 for Gening 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. Candy AI's Domain Rating of 76 against 29 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. Candy AI is the older domain (2017 against 2024), which counts for something in a category where sites close without notice. In plain terms: Candy AI is both the bigger site and the one the category search points to.

What users say, and what I found

Feature by feature
Feature by featureGening AICandy AI
Chat and roleplayUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
MemoryUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Image generationUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
VoiceUsers negativeMy test: Agree–
Face swapUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Characters and customisationUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Free tier and no sign-upUsers positiveMy test: Partly disagree–
Price and creditsUsers mixedMy test: Disagree–
Privacy and dataUsers negativeMy test: Agree–
Mobile appUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagree–
Voice calls–Users mixedMy test: Agree
Video ('Live Action')–Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree
Free tier–Users negativeMy test: Agree
Price and tokens–Users negativeMy test: Agree
Privacy and billing–Users mixedMy test: Agree
Safety and legitimacy–Users positiveMy 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 are happier with Candy AI: 4 of its 10 features come out positive, against Gening AI's 1 of 10, with 2 features where the complaints win. Candy AI gets it on memory, image generation and characters and customisation. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 4 points for Gening AI and 1 point for Candy AI, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.

My verdict on each

Gening AI logo

Gening AI

#62 on the ranking

Gening AI is the most open front door in the category, and after a month with it I understand both why people walk in and why they do not stay.

Read my full Gening AI analysis →

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