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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.

Kindroid12 displayed fields with source reads · 7 not establishedSources read 3 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2026

Personality controls

Documented control

Backstory, Response Directive and Example Message control character behavior and speaking style.

Sources read 3 Oct 2026

Written 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.

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

Image generation

Documented control

Selfies and group selfies are documented; group selfies require a subscription. Current credit limits are unverified.

Sources read 3 Oct 2026

Character voice

Documented control

Voice messages, calls and group calls are documented. Access limits and output quality have not been tested.

Sources read 3 Oct 2026

Multiple-character chats

Documented control

Paid subscribers can create groups of up to ten Kindroids, with shared context and automatic or manual turn-taking.

Sources read 3 Oct 2026

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

Programmatic character API

Documented control

Authenticated endpoints support existing characters and group chats. Group endpoints require a subscription; no API key has been created or used.

Sources read 3 Oct 2026

Local installation

Not established

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Account & model setup

Documented control

API integrations need an account key and an existing character ID from Profile Settings. No requests were sent to the API.

Sources read 3 Oct 2026

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Free starting point

Not established

Not established from the sources reviewed.

No supporting source read recorded

Character-sharing and discovery controls are outside this policy review. Inspect the sharing control separately from conversation processing.

No supporting source read recorded

The policy says chats are encrypted at rest and in transit, but not end-to-end. Servers and automated safety systems process content; authorized human review has stated exceptions. Atlas has not audited access controls. The policy lists requested review and legal or terms-enforcement conditions.

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

A clear conversation-training commitment or opt-out was not established in the reviewed policy. General service-improvement language and adapting replies in a chat do not establish whether conversations train shared models.

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

The policy retains chats and generated media until the AI or account is deleted, with broader legal, dispute and anonymous-data exceptions. A complete timetable for every copy and exception was not established.

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

The FAQ schedules the final Kin for 24-hour deletion and retains logistical data. Individual message deletion is currently unavailable in that FAQ. Deleting a Kin is not the same action as removing one message or ending every billing relationship.

Sources read 4 Oct 2026

The policy documents a self-serve personal-data export every 30 days under Profile → Preferences.

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.