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An independent field guide to AI character platformsResearch edition · October 2026
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RESEARCH EDITION · 4 OCTOBER 2026

Know what we checked.See what still needs an answer.

Follow a platform claim to its supporting source, see what changed in our entry and understand how an open question affects a decision. Each check keeps its scope and date.

22recorded editorial checks
and clarifications
10specific open questions
with a next evidence step
18platform passports
in this source register

Dates describe a scoped review. A source read is distinct from a publisher’s update date, an entry revision and an account-level product test. This register covers selected platform passports, billing notes and privacy conditions, rather than the entire discovery catalogue.

THE EVIDENCE REGISTER

Follow a field back to its source.

18 platform passports · billing and privacy conditions

Source dates

1 platform matches

Dates belong to the sources supporting each displayed field. Billing notes describe public statements; they do not establish completed purchases or account behavior.

Candy AI13 displayed fields with source reads · 11 not establishedSources read 3 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2026

Personality controls

Not established

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Image generation

Documented control

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

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

Character voice

Not established

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Character export

Not established

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Local installation

Not established

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Account & model setup

Not established

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Free starting point

Documented control

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

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

$9.99 first month; $13.99 monthly renewal

Sources read 3 Oct 2026

Billing note: Free access

Sourced conditions

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.

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

Premium lists unlimited text chat and 100 tokens each month. Annual billing still releases tokens monthly, on the subscription anniversary day.

Sources read 3 Oct 2026

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.

Sources read 3 Oct 2026

Billing note: Another tier

Sourced conditions

Premium Plus lists 330 monthly tokens. Its subscription price is outside this verified price comparison.

Sources read 3 Oct 2026

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.

Sources read 3 Oct 2026

A private-character publishing scope was not established from the privacy notice. Inspect character-sharing controls separately; this review covers data processing.

No supporting source read recorded

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.

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

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

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

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.

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

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.

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

Its GDPR section describes conditional machine-readable portability through a data request. No self-serve chat archive or universally available export format was established.

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

Read the date alongside the scope.

“Read” means the public source supported the stated field or note in that review. “Publisher date” is the date shown by the source when one was available. An older publication can still be useful reference; its age alone does not establish that a claim is wrong. A recent source read does not establish behavior inside an account.

When a field uses several sources, the register retains the earliest and latest read dates. It does not replace all of them with the newest date. An access attempt can be dated without producing supporting feature evidence. Fields without a supporting source remain unestablished.

Changes in Atlas are separate from provider releases.

A clarification can add a better reference, distinguish two mechanisms or explain a plan qualification. A recheck can leave a question unresolved. Neither is an announcement that a provider launched a feature on our review date. The history shows what our entry previously recorded and what it now records.

The register begins with documented work in this research edition. It is not an exhaustive history of every platform or a continuously monitored change feed. Open questions list the evidence needed next; they do not imply that a check has been scheduled or performed.

Use uncertainty to make a better shortlist.

If a price is unknown, avoid treating it as free. If two statements have different scopes, keep the distinction until a primary source establishes which applies. If only import is documented, do not assume export or old-chat continuity. The platform finder and comparison tool keep these gaps visible.

For actual conversation behavior, use the memory observation worksheet to record a plan, model, conditions and exact reply. A feature description alone cannot supply a measured outcome.