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Candy AIA guided starting point for a visual AI companion.

A companion service with a dedicated character creator, including realistic and anime-style visual choices.

Entry revised · 4 Oct 2026Source-based platform guideHow this was researched

Official descriptions checked. Performance not tested.We checked public descriptions of character creation. We have not tested paid plans, long-term conversations or generated media.

REVIEW RECORD

The dates behind the details.

Supporting sources read 3 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2026. Dates apply to individual fields; an access attempt or a recent entry edit does not verify all features and prices.

A STARTING POINT FOR YOUR DECISION

Is Candy AI a fit for your character?

Start here if you need

Guided companion creation.

A dedicated custom-character creation route

Check before committing

Adult-oriented service

Published offers are recorded below. Confirm billing, renewal and extra credits at checkout.

Make a useful comparison

Keep the same personality brief, opening scene and required controls when comparing a different platform. Sources describe features; they do not establish the quality of a reply.

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THE PLATFORM PASSPORT

The details that shape your choice.

2 / 12 fields documented

Official sources describe these controls. Availability can depend on your plan and setup. Documentation does not establish output quality.

Character & conversation

Personality controls
Not established
Saved context & memory controls
Not established
Image generation
Documented

Generated images are documented. Free access includes one image; further media can require paid tokens.

Free account allowances

Supporting sources read 4 Oct 2026

Character voice
Not established
Multiple-character chats
Not established

Visibility & portability

Private character visibility
Not established
Character export
Not established
Programmatic character API
Not established

Access & setup

Local installation
Not established
Account & model setup
Not established
Conversation languages
Not established
Free starting point
Documented

Five messages total, one custom character and one image. These are limited allowances, not daily refills.

Free account allowances

Supporting sources read 4 Oct 2026

Private visibility controls who can access a character. Check data retention and processing separately. Memory controls describe saved context; recall is untested. Language support has not been assessed.

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Sources & check dates · 1 public references
  1. Free account allowances Read 4 Oct 2026 · Publisher updated 5 May 2025
PUBLISHED CONDITIONS · READ 4 Oct 2026

Candy AI data handling.

A private character and a private conversation are different questions. These notes describe published documents; account settings, exports and deletion outcomes were not tested.

Who can access conversation data?
Read the conditions

The notice permits moderation review and says third-party model providers or hosters may receive chat content.

The particular providers and account-level handling were not inspected.

Candy AI privacy notice
Can conversations improve the AI?
Documented statement

The notice describes AI and moderation-model training, including possible human review of de-identified or anonymized interactions.

Candy AI privacy notice
How long is data kept?
Read the conditions

Account data is generally kept three years after last activity, with a stated possible shorter period; deletion requests and financial records have separate treatment.

This is not a three-year rule for every data category.

Candy AI privacy notice
What does deletion cover?
Read the conditions

The notice describes account-data deletion requests; legal obligations and claims can limit erasure.

Closing an account alone is not described as immediate erasure of every record.

Candy AI privacy notice
What can I export or request?
Read the conditions

Its GDPR section describes conditional machine-readable portability through a data request.

No self-serve chat archive or universally available export format was established.

Candy AI privacy notice
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THE PUBLIC FOOTPRINT

Web presence & audience

Index · 3 Oct 2026
MAJESTIC GLOBAL RANK#56,579candy.ai · entire domain
Linking networks
1,228
Linking IP addresses
2,824
Since previous index
Up 318 places

How widely the domain is linked across distinct networks (referring subnets). A lower rank means a larger link footprint. These numbers do not measure visits, active users or character quality.

Related platforms, in context

Linking networks
Nomi644

Selected from this guide’s alternatives. Bars share a linear scale.

A closer look at the audience

Monthly visits, visitor countries, age and gender are not included in this open dataset.

Source: Majestic Million · CC BY 3.0 · selected and reformatted by Characters.best.Explore the dataset How to read these figures
THE COST OF USING IT

Pricing, limits & extras

Billing review 3 Oct 2026

USD offers from the public subscription listing. A guest browser displayed EUR offers instead; regional currency, promotions and taxes can differ. Premium Plus is documented, but its price was not verified.

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Published offers · USD · additional purchases not included
PlanAmount chargedIncluded each month
Premium · monthly $9.99 first monthFirst term only; then $13.99/month100 tokens
Premium · 3 months $26.97 every 3 months$8.99/month equivalent · paid upfront100 tokens
Premium · annual $47.88 every 12 months$3.99/month equivalent · paid upfront100 tokens
Free access
The help center lists five messages across all characters, one custom character and one generated image. It does not describe this as a daily refill. [2]
Chat & credits
Premium lists unlimited text chat and 100 tokens each month. Annual billing still releases tokens monthly, on the subscription anniversary day. [3]
What costs extra
Images, videos and voice features use tokens. After the included balance is spent, extra tokens may be needed; regular chat remains available. A verified token-pack price is not available here. [4]
Another tier
Premium Plus lists 330 monthly tokens. Its subscription price is outside this verified price comparison. [5]
Renewal & cancellation
The monthly introductory price rises to $13.99. The published quarterly and annual offers renew at the same amount and term. The site describes cancellation through account settings; this flow has not been tested. [1]

Billing sources

  1. Candy AI public subscription offers Read 3 Oct 2026 · Public offer
  2. Free account allowances Read 4 Oct 2026 · Help article · source updated 5 May 2025
  3. Paid account allowances & monthly replenishment Read 3 Oct 2026 · Help article · source updated 5 May 2025
  4. Additional tokens after the included balance Read 3 Oct 2026 · Help article · source updated 16 Oct 2025
  5. Premium Plus allowances Read 3 Oct 2026 · Help article · source updated 28 Aug 2026

Public source review. No purchase, account-level allowance test or cancellation test performed.

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Reasons to investigate

  • A dedicated custom-character creation route
  • Visual companion creation is central to the product
  • Official affiliate terms are publicly available

Keep in mind

  • Adult-oriented service
  • Monthly introductory pricing rises at renewal; media can require extra tokens
  • Affiliate availability is not an endorsement of conversation quality

What is Candy AI?

Candy AI is an adult companion service with a dedicated Create Your AI Character page. The research snapshot identifies a guided virtual-companion creator with realistic and anime-style choices.

Treat the companion, its pictures and its conversation as separate parts of the purchase. A visually appealing character may still require a different set of controls for the kind of interaction you have in mind. This guide documents the starting point; it does not award a performance rating.

What can you customize?

The official creation route establishes that Candy offers its own character-building flow. The exact current field choices, free allowances and restrictions inside a registered account have not been re-tested for this guide.

For a useful comparison, bring the same brief to Candy and one alternative: the same name, appearance, personality and opening scenario. Record which details each creator can represent and which require a workaround. This is more informative than comparing only promotional images.

Subscriptions and referrals

Candy publishes affiliate terms. The existence of those terms establishes a referral channel, but it does not mean this site participates in the program or that a particular commission rate is available to us.

The public pricing section distinguishes the first monthly payment, renewals and included tokens. Confirm your own regional offer and taxes at checkout. We have not made a purchase, received a referral commission or independently tested cancellation.

Creating a character

Use the official guide for the current interface. These notes outline the documented workflow or the checks to make before choosing access.

  1. Visit Candy’s official character creator.
  2. Review account and age requirements.
  3. Choose the offered visual options and build a character brief.
  4. Confirm the current plan and allowances before making a purchase.

Common questions

Does Candy AI have a character creator?

Yes. Candy has an official Create Your AI Character route. The account-level editor and its current limits have not been tested in this guide.

Does Candy AI have an affiliate program?

Candy publishes affiliate-program terms. Eligibility and current commercial terms should be checked with the program; we have not joined it.

Is this a sponsored review?

No sponsorship or affiliate integration is active in this local version. The official-site link is a direct link.

Candy AI alternatives to explore

Different workflows are useful comparison points. These are related platforms, rather than a tested ranking.

Lovescape

Detailed companion customization

Read the guide

Joi AI

Visual character creation

Read the guide

Nomi

Companions and group scenes

Read the guide
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DECISIONS, EXPLAINED

Read a closer comparison.

Documented differences, a reasoned starting point and the questions still open.

MEET THE CHARACTERS

Public characters to explore

A sourced selection of 4 profiles. Descriptions come from public pages; conversations have not been tested. Activity counts are dated snapshots, not a quality score.

Public avatar of Harriet Seagrave
Candy AI18+ platform
Companion personas

Harriet Seagrave

Creator not stated publicly

A fictional office-worker persona listed in Candy AI’s public character collection.

Why this character

A grounded everyday setting offers a comparison point for more stylized companion profiles.

Platform featured
Source
Open public profile
Public avatar of Suzu Amagi
Candy AI18+ platform
Companion personas

Suzu Amagi

Creator not stated publicly

A delivery-courier persona with an urban, everyday-life setting in the platform’s public collection.

Why this character

Demonstrates how an occupation and an opening situation establish a companion persona.

Platform featured
Source
Open public profile
Public avatar of Diana Demont
Candy AI18+ platform
Companion personas

Diana Demont

Creator not stated publicly

A fictional adult companion with a military-family backstory, listed in the public collection.

Why this character

Illustrates a backstory-led profile. No conversation, memory or media-generation test is implied.

Platform featured
Source
Open public profile
Public avatar of Margot Vey
Candy AI18+ platform
Companion personas

Margot Vey

Creator not stated publicly

A companion persona with a therapist-themed fictional background in the public character collection.

Why this character

Shows a professional-role persona. A fictional role does not establish clinical expertise or reliable advice.

Platform featured
Source
Open public profile
Explore the character collection

Sources & disclosure

These links show the basis of this entry. Official pages describe the product; directory pages document discovery. Neither substitutes for a hands-on test.

The research collection began on 3 October 2026 with AI-assisted discovery and source-based writing. Later scoped checks are recorded in the review history. No sponsored placement or affiliate tracking is active in this version. Read the editorial policy.