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Kindroid

Personality-led companions

Platform guide

Nomi

Companions and group scenes

Platform guide
Majestic global rank
Entire domain · lower is stronger
#336,155#192,854
Linking networks
Referring subnets · 3 Oct 2026
468644
Rank movement
Vs previous Majestic index
Down 10,387 placesDown 2,261 places
Research statusOfficial sourcesOfficial sources
Personality controlsBackstory, Response Directive and Example Message control character behavior and speaking style.Choose base traits and add a backstory in Shared Notes. Base traits cannot be changed after creation; notes can expand them.
Saved context & memory controlsWritten Key Memories, keyword-triggered Journals and automatic long-term consolidation are documented. Cascaded Memory and editable Learned Context require paid access. Recall accuracy is untested.Shared Notes provide persistent reference context. This documents a control, not a benchmark of recall.
Image generationSelfies and group selfies are documented; group selfies require a subscription. Current credit limits are unverified.The guide distinguishes conversation selfies from prompt-based art generation.
Character voiceVoice messages, calls and group calls are documented. Access limits and output quality have not been tested.Paid subscriptions support voice messages; in-house voices and an optional ElevenLabs connection are described.
Multiple-character chatsPaid subscribers can create groups of up to ten Kindroids, with shared context and automatic or manual turn-taking.The guide describes groups of two to six Nomis with a shared backstory. Account allowances may differ.
Private character visibilityNot establishedNot established
Character exportNot establishedNot established
Programmatic character APIAuthenticated endpoints support existing characters and group chats. Group endpoints require a subscription; no API key has been created or used.A REST API lists existing Nomis and sends chat messages. An account API key is required; API allowances remain unchecked.
Local installationNot establishedNot established
Account & model setupAPI integrations need an account key and an existing character ID from Profile Settings. No requests were sent to the API.For API access, obtain a key from Profile → Integration. No key has been created or used by Atlas.
Conversation languagesNot establishedNot established
Free starting pointNot establishedNot established
Create your own characterDocumentedDocumented
Character sharingNot checkedNot checked
Published pricing
Sources read 3 Oct 2026
Not verifiedNot verified
Free allowancesNot verifiedNot verified
Credits & extras
Units are not interchangeable
Not verifiedNot verified
Hands-on testNot performedNot performed
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Domain ranks and linking networks describe web link presence, not traffic, active users or feature quality. Source: Majestic Million, 3 Oct 2026, CC BY 3.0. Selected and reformatted by Characters.best. Measurement notes.

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