Live3D
#27 on the ranking
Live3D is a VTuber and AI image-tool company with a free companion chat in its menu, and after a month with it that is how I would describe it to anyone deciding.
Read my full Live3D analysis →AI girlfriend sites side by side · Both tested first-hand · Data through September 2026
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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
Live3D leads on 2 of the 4 figures that decide most choices.
In short
| What they offer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | No | ▲Yes |
| Entry paid plan | $5.90/mo | $19.95/mo |
| Adult content | Allowed on paid plans | Filtered or limited |
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| Best for | Users who specifically want a visually animated 3D avatar companion presence at a budget price | Users who prioritize high-quality image generation and emotionally deep chat over live voice stability |
| Not for | Users who don't value the visual dimension, or who need voice calls as a primary feature | Those who need reliable live voice calling or responsive customer support |
| Operator | Live3D Inc. | Vilala Limited |
| Pricing notes | From $5.90/month. Mobile app available for 3D avatar experience. | 1 Month: $19.95. 12 Months: $79.80 (~$6.65/mo). Token purchases and cryptocurrency payments accepted. |
My take
If you want to try before you pay, HeraHaven lets you: Live3D 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. Live3D is the cheaper way in at $5.90/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 Live3D's. More features is only better if you will use them. On adult content they are not the same product: Live3D allows it on paid plans, HeraHaven keeps a filter. Decide that first and half the comparison decides itself.
| The numbers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site | ▲#27 | #42 |
| Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026 | – | – |
| Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains | ▲#61,355 | #405,892 |
| Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX Report | ▲Top 50,000 | Top 500,000 |
| Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate | ▲301,360 | 118,642 |
| Search visits a month, US | ▲30,248 | 29,751 |
| Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO | 5,400 | 5,400 |
| Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 100 | ▲60 | 52 |
| Referring domains | ▲3,488 | 2,446 |
| Backlinks | ▲31,325 | 19,209 |
| Domain registered | May 2018 | June 2024 |
| Public record I read | 6 videos, 2 Reddit threads, 3 articles | 3 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, Live3D is the busier site: 301,360 search visits a month worldwide, about three times what HeraHaven gets (118,642). These are estimates of visits from Google only, so a site with apps or ads can be bigger than this shows. Live3D is the older domain (2018 against 2024), which counts for something in a category where sites close without notice.
| Feature by feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chat and roleplay | Users mixedMy test: Disagree | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree |
| Memory | Users negativeMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| 3D avatar presence | Users positiveMy test: Agree | – |
| Images and photo unlocks | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree | – |
| Voice | Users negativeMy test: Agree | – |
| Characters and customisation | Users mixedMy test: Agree | – |
| Free tier | Users positiveMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Price | Users mixedMy test: Agree | – |
| Privacy and safety | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree | – |
| Support and legitimacy | Users mixedMy test: Agree | – |
| 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 rate them about the same: 2 of 10 features positive for Live3D and 3 of 10 features positive for HeraHaven. Where they split, Live3D gets the better word on free tier. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 3 points for Live3D and 2 points for HeraHaven, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.
My verdict on each
Live3D
#27 on the ranking
Live3D is a VTuber and AI image-tool company with a free companion chat in its menu, and after a month with it that is how I would describe it to anyone deciding.
Read my full Live3D analysis →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 →More comparisons
Written by Hunter Gray, Founder, Owner & Writer. Every figure is from the two brand pages and refreshes monthly. Live3D and HeraHaven are two of the sites in my best AI girlfriend ranking, where the whole category is ordered on the same data.