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

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LoveCoreAI 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 2 of the 4 figures that decide most choices.

LoveCoreAI logoJOI logo
Rank on this site▲#9#19
Google US, “ai girlfriend”#55–
Search visits a month1.9K▲34.0K
Name searches a month, US10▲33.1K

In short

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

  • LoveCoreAI ranks #55 in United States Google results for "ai girlfriend"; JOI holds no tracked position for it, so it is placed by all-traffic rank instead (#9 against #19 on this site).
  • JOI gets about 34,016 search visits a month worldwide against 1,912 for LoveCoreAI, roughly 18 times as many (DataForSEO, September 2026).
  • People search for JOI by name about 33,100 times a month in the US, against 10 for LoveCoreAI.
  • LoveCoreAI has a free tier and paid plans from Free; JOI has no free tier and starts at $13.99/mo.

What they offer

What they offer
What they offerLoveCoreAIJOI
Free tier▲YesNo
Entry paid planFree$13.99/mo
Adult contentFiltered or limitedFiltered or limited
Features
  • Free companion chat with personality
  • Basic cross-session memory
  • Emotional companion interaction
  • Light romantic content
  • AI girlfriend chat
  • Image generation
  • Flexible pricing tiers
Best forUsers exploring AI companionship for free who want more than a bare-bones chatbotUsers seeking image generation and AI companion features at a budget-friendly price point
Not forRegular users who will quickly need voice, images, NSFW depth, or a mobile appUsers who need extensive community resources or detailed feature documentation before committing
OperatorCore Tech Logic (company number RO 48978529), per the site's termsJOI 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 notesFree tier for basic chat confirmed accurate at the time of testing; several sources now describe a $19/month Pro tier layered on top for full memory, unlimited NSFW, and custom companion creation, not independently re-verified.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, LoveCoreAI 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.

The numbers

The numbers
The numbersLoveCoreAIJOI
Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site▲#9#19
Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026#55–
Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains#2,343,466▲#31,348
Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX Report–Top 50,000
Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate1,912▲34,016
Search visits a month, US385▲12,053
Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO10▲33,100
Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 10017▲64
Referring domains878▲2,966
Backlinks4,186▲62,387
Domain registeredDecember 2023July 2003
Public record I read4 videos, 3 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

Start with the row this site ranks on. When someone types "ai girlfriend" into Google in the US, LoveCoreAI is there at #55; JOI does not appear in the tracked positions at all. That is why LoveCoreAI sits higher here even if it is the smaller site: it is the one the category sends newcomers to. On size, JOI is the busier site: 34,016 search visits a month worldwide, more than 20 times what LoveCoreAI gets (1,912). 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 10 for LoveCoreAI. 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 17 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 2023), which counts for something in a category where sites close without notice. In plain terms: JOI is bigger, LoveCoreAI is the one the category search points to.

What users say, and what I found

Feature by feature
Feature by featureLoveCoreAIJOI
Chat and roleplayUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
MemoryUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagreeUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagree
Image generationUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Voice callsUsers negativeMy test: Disagree–
Characters and customisationUsers positiveMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Free tierUsers positiveMy test: AgreeUsers negativeMy test: Agree
PriceUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Privacy and billingUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers mixedMy test: Disagree
Safety and legitimacyUsers negativeMy test: AgreeUsers mixed
Model switching–Users positiveMy test: Agree
Images and Dream Clips–Users mixedMy test: Agree
Voice–Users mixedMy test: Disagree
Price and neurons–Users negativeMy 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 9 features positive for LoveCoreAI and 2 of 10 features positive for JOI. Where they split, LoveCoreAI gets the better word on free tier. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 2 points for LoveCoreAI and 3 points for JOI, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.

My verdict on each

LoveCoreAI logo

LoveCoreAI

#9 on the ranking

LoveCoreAI is a one-developer AI girlfriend and boyfriend app whose owner has put it up for sale, and whose website now recommends its rivals.

Read my full LoveCoreAI analysis →
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. LoveCoreAI and JOI are two of the sites in my best AI girlfriend ranking, where the whole category is ordered on the same data.