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

HeyReal logovsHeraHaven logo

HeyReal vs HeraHaven

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

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

HeyReal logoHeraHaven logo
Rank on this site#60▲#42
Google US, “ai girlfriend”––
Search visits a month12.0K▲119K
Name searches a month, US70▲5.4K

In short

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

  • HeraHaven gets about 118,642 search visits a month worldwide against 11,977 for HeyReal, roughly 9.9 times as many (DataForSEO, September 2026).
  • People search for HeraHaven by name about 5,400 times a month in the US, against 70 for HeyReal.
  • HeyReal has a free tier and paid plans from $12.99/mo; HeraHaven has a free tier and paid plans from $19.95/mo.
  • HeyReal allows adult content on paid plans; HeraHaven filters or limits it.

What they offer

What they offer
What they offerHeyRealHeraHaven
Free tier▲Yes▲Yes
Entry paid plan$12.99/mo$19.95/mo
Adult contentAllowed on paid plansFiltered or limited
Features
  • Text-based NSFW chat with adaptive responses
  • Customizable AI companions (realistic/anime styles)
  • Personality and appearance customization
  • Browser-based platform
  • Discord community and email support
  • Affiliate referral program
  • Immersive AI chat with memory
  • NSFW capability
  • Image generation
  • Voice messaging
  • Live voice calls
  • Free tier access
  • Character creation
  • Crypto payments
Best forUsers seeking emotionally engaging, text-based NSFW chats with realistic companions and strong character customizationUsers who prioritize high-quality image generation and emotionally deep chat over live voice stability
Not forThose wanting NSFW images, voice features, or video calls; users preferring mobile apps or free trial accessThose who need reliable live voice calling or responsive customer support
OperatorNot disclosed on the site or in any source I read: the terms page returns a 404, the privacy policy is a generic template with no company name, and no video, post or directory names oneVilala Limited
Pricing notesA free plan now exists alongside the paid tiers. Paid monthly: $12.99, $49.99. Yearly: $46.88, $238.88. No crypto. Affiliate program available.1 Month: $19.95. 12 Months: $79.80 (~$6.65/mo). Token purchases and cryptocurrency payments accepted.

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. HeyReal is the cheaper way in at $12.99/mo against $19.95/mo for HeraHaven. 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. HeraHaven simply does more: immersive ai chat with memory, nsfw capability and image generation are on its list and not on HeyReal's. More features is only better if you will use them. On adult content they are not the same product: HeyReal allows it on paid plans, HeraHaven keeps a filter. Decide that first and half the comparison decides itself.

The numbers

The numbers
The numbersHeyRealHeraHaven
Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site#60▲#42
Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026––
Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains#3,541,418▲#405,892
Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX Report–Top 500,000
Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate11,977▲118,642
Search visits a month, US3,070▲29,751
Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO70▲5,400
Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 10031▲52
Referring domains1,084▲2,446
Backlinks4,427▲19,209
Domain registeredDecember 2023June 2024
Public record I read3 videos, 1 Reddit threads, 0 articles3 videos, 2 Reddit threads, 0 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, HeraHaven is the busier site: 118,642 search visits a month worldwide, about 10 times what HeyReal gets (11,977). 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: 5,400 people a month type HeraHaven's name, against 70 for HeyReal. 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. HeraHaven's Domain Rating of 52 against 31 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. HeyReal is the older domain (2023 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 featureHeyRealHeraHaven
Chat and model switchingUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
MemoryUsers negativeMy test: DisagreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
Images and unlock propsUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagree–
Characters and creationUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Voice and videoUsers negativeMy test: Agree–
Free tierUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
PriceUsers negativeMy test: Disagree–
Messages as a meterUsers negativeMy test: Agree–
Privacy and legitimacyUsers negativeMy test: Agree–
FindabilityUsers negativeMy test: Agree–
Chat and roleplay–Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree
Image generation–Users positiveMy test: Agree
Voice messages and live calls–Users negativeMy test: Agree
Companion builder–Users positiveMy test: Partly disagree
Price and tokens–Users positiveMy test: Agree
Customer support–Users negativeMy test: Agree
Privacy and billing–Users mixedMy test: Agree
Legitimacy and access–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 are happier with HeraHaven: 3 of its 10 features come out positive, against HeyReal's 1 of 10, with 6 features where the complaints win. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 3 points for HeyReal and 2 points for HeraHaven, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.

My verdict on each

HeyReal logo

HeyReal

#60 on the ranking

HeyReal is a small, anonymous character-chat site that gets its visitors by ranking for other brands' names, and a month with it found a competent engine inside a bad deal.

Read my full HeyReal analysis →
HeraHaven logo

HeraHaven

#42 on the ranking

HeraHaven makes the best images at the lowest annual price of any companion I have tested, and after a month with it I would still hesitate to recommend the company behind them.

Read my full HeraHaven analysis →

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