SillyTavern
The self-hosted frontend the power users all run
If you want total control and zero subscription, this is where the advanced users live.
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Cross-session memory that actually persists: names, preferences, and details from months ago.
The self-hosted frontend the power users all run
If you want total control and zero subscription, this is where the advanced users live.
Memory that survives months, across up to ten companions
The memory benchmark. If continuity is your main requirement, this is the one to beat.
The original AI friend, built around emotional connection
Still the strongest product for people who want one companion and a real feeling of continuity.
A clinically grounded wellbeing companion
A companion that is honest about being a tool rather than a relationship.
Memory, voice mode and the strongest general model
Not built as a companion, but its memory and voice mode make it a legitimate daily chat partner.
Deep character builders with phone-grade voice calls
The best pick for people who will actually fill in the backstory — lazy setup buys you a chatbot.
The most careful conversational partner of the big models
Best for nuanced, long-form conversation; it will decline romantic roleplay firmly.
Character depth built around an AI boyfriend
One of very few sites that treats male companions as the main product rather than an afterthought.
A polished desktop app for local companions
The easiest way to run a local companion without touching a terminal.
Unlimited chat with a structured memory system
Cheap, memory-first, and one of the few sites that lets the free tier actually test memory.
Open-source multi-bot chat with persistent memory
Free and genuinely capable, with chat memory and multi-bot scenes.
Six hand-written companions with long-term memory, free to try without an account
A deliberately hand-authored cast of six rather than a community character library — you trade variety for characters that keep one consistent voice.
12 entries are listed under Long-term memory in iSoulChat right now. We add sites by hand after checking their pricing page, so the number only moves when we have actually looked at a product.
SillyTavern currently ranks first in this category with an editorial score of 4.3 out of 5. It costs Free. Ranking never depends on who pays us — sponsored placements, if any, sit outside the ranked list and are labelled.
SillyTavern has the lowest cost we recorded in this category at Free. 12 of the 12 entries also have a free tier.
Yes — 12 of the 12 Long-term memory entries can be used without paying anything. Filter this page by price to see only those.
Because they are. Prices are compiled from public pricing pages first and hand-checked afterwards; until an entry has been checked, the card says so instead of showing a date we have not earned. 12 of 12 entries in this category are hand-verified so far.