Independent · US mobile evidence · 18+

“Free AI girlfriend” is five different promises.

US results say free, unlimited, no signup, no card, and monthly credits. Those claims describe different gates. This lab helps you test entry, continuity, media, privacy, and the first paywall before attachment does the shopping.

Candy AI is a general adult companion service. We do not claim it is permanently unlimited or the universal best.

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The free ladder

Do not skip a rung. A product that fails one step has not earned the next piece of data or money.

  1. 1Open No payment wall
  2. 2Reply A real response
  3. 3Hold Fact + boundary
  4. 4Return History survives
  5. 5Price Next limit is clear

The test bench

Guides built around actions, not star ratings

Research collected from the exact US mobile Google query, five result pages, and official Candy pages on September 15, 2026.

One sponsor. No mystery ranking.

Candy AI pays commission on qualifying subscriptions after labeled links. The other products appear because they rank for the query, not because they paid us. We did not manufacture paid accounts, user counts, or universal scores.

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