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

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PepHop 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.

PepHop logoHeraHaven logo
Rank on this site#44▲#42
Google US, “ai girlfriend”––
Search visits a month17.0K▲119K
Name searches a month, US4.4K▲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 17,002 for PepHop, roughly 7.0 times as many (DataForSEO, September 2026).
  • People search for HeraHaven by name about 5,400 times a month in the US, against 4,400 for PepHop.
  • PepHop has a free tier and paid plans from Free; HeraHaven has a free tier and paid plans from $19.95/mo.
  • PepHop allows adult content on paid plans; HeraHaven filters or limits it.

What they offer

What they offer
What they offerPepHopHeraHaven
Free tier▲Yes▲Yes
Entry paid planFree$19.95/mo
Adult contentAllowed on paid plansFiltered or limited
Features
  • Thousands of community and curated characters
  • SFW and NSFW roleplay modes
  • Character discovery with search and categories
  • Narrative continuity across roleplay sessions
  • Immersive AI chat with memory
  • NSFW capability
  • Image generation
  • Voice messaging
  • Live voice calls
  • Free tier access
  • Character creation
  • Crypto payments
Best forUsers wanting the widest character selection and strong roleplay at a budget-friendly priceUsers who prioritize high-quality image generation and emotionally deep chat over live voice stability
Not forUsers needing voice interaction, native mobile app, or high-quality image generationThose who need reliable live voice calling or responsive customer support
OperatorPepHop AI HK Limited (per Plisio's April 2026 review), billing through a Stripe account named MIMOO LLC; founders not disclosed, with a spokesperson known only as 'Buckle'Vilala Limited
Pricing notesFree tier available (daily message limit). Paid tiers from Lite ~$4.99/month up through Classic $9.99/month and Elite ~$29.99/month. Browser-based access.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. HeraHaven simply does more: immersive ai chat with memory, nsfw capability and image generation are on its list and not on PepHop's. More features is only better if you will use them. On adult content they are not the same product: PepHop allows it on paid plans, HeraHaven keeps a filter. Decide that first and half the comparison decides itself.

The numbers

The numbers
The numbersPepHopHeraHaven
Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site#44▲#42
Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026––
Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains#442,527▲#405,892
Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX ReportTop 500,000Top 500,000
Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate17,002▲118,642
Search visits a month, US8,103▲29,751
Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO4,400▲5,400
Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 10042▲52
Referring domains1,805▲2,446
Backlinks12,590▲19,209
Domain registeredJuly 2023June 2024
Public record I read9 videos, 5 Reddit threads, 1 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 7 times what PepHop gets (17,002). 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 4,400 for PepHop. 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. PepHop 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 featurePepHopHeraHaven
Chat and roleplayUsers positiveMy test: AgreeUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagree
MemoryUsers negativeMy test: DisagreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
Characters and libraryUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Image generationUsers negativeMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
VoiceUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagree–
Free tierUsers negativeMy test: AgreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
Price and message capsUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Content filtersUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Privacy and billingUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
ReliabilityUsers negativeMy 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
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: 3 of 10 features positive for PepHop and 3 of 10 features positive for HeraHaven. Where they split, PepHop gets the better word on chat and roleplay. HeraHaven gets it on image generation. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 2 points for PepHop and 2 points for HeraHaven, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.

My verdict on each

PepHop logo

PepHop

#44 on the ranking

PepHop is a cheap, uncensored, text-only character-chat site with better writing than its reputation, and a month with it convinced me the writing is the only reason to stay.

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