By Jeffrey Barrett · Checked 9 Nov 2026 · 18+
Joi's Basic tier gives 6 lifetime images and charges Neurons per spicy message. What free really covers and who gives more.
What I found (checked 9 November 2026)
- Joi AI’s free Basic tier exists but is thin: 6 lifetime image generations (kept 7 days), no published message allowance, and 100 Neurons for linking Discord.
- Reading spicy messages costs 4 Neurons each on any account, so free spicy chat ends when the Neurons do.
- Freer alternatives: GoLove AI (unlimited free text chat, its homepage says), Secrets AI (20 messages a day), Nectar AI (about 15 a day, reported).
- Nobody here gives video for free.
Disclosure: this site is made by the naughti.ai team. Links to Nectar AI, Secrets AI, Joi AI, OurDream AI, Xotic AI and GoLove AI are affiliate links: this site may earn a commission if you sign up, at no extra cost to you. Every price comes from the vendor’s own page or a named source, checked 9 November 2026. Adults 18+ only; all characters in these apps are AI and fictional.
Short answer: a look around, a few images and some Neurons, not an evening of spicy chat.
| Free (Basic) account | What Joi publishes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Access | ”Limited access”; free use can be denied to anyone | Terms §3.1 |
| Images | 6 lifetime generations, stored 7 days | Help center |
| Character images | Cost Neurons, not free generations | Help center |
| Free Neurons | 100 for linking Discord; events and drops | Site strings, help center |
| Message limit | Not published | — |
| Reading a spicy message | 4 Neurons | Terms §3.4 |
How far 100 free Neurons go on Joi
Message read: 4 Neurons (Joi Terms §3.4). Photo unlock: about 60 Neurons, up to 120 (reported by AI Companion Guides, Oct 2026; maximum from the Terms). 100 Neurons for linking Discord (Joi site strings). Change the numbers to match your account.
In practice: 100 free Neurons are 25 spicy message reads, or one photo unlock plus a few messages.
| App | Free allowance | Pay to read? | Media on free | Paid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoLove AI | Unlimited text chat (homepage) | No | Standard photos | Not public |
| Secrets AI | 20 messages a day per device | No | None | $19.99/mo |
| Nectar AI | ~15 messages, ~10 images a day (reported) | No | Limited images | $9.99/mo (reported) |
| OurDream AI | 5 messages per character, 55 coins once (reported) | No | ~11 images on coins | $19.99/mo |
| Xotic AI | 5 messages in total, 200 XOT welcome | No | ~4 images | $24.99/mo |
| naughti.ai | Not published | No meter | Own images and video on credits | €14.99/mo (≈$16.74) |
| Joi AI | Not published; 6 lifetime images | Yes, 4 Neurons | 6 images | $13.99/mo + tax (reported) |
I checked these figures on 9 November 2026. Links to Nectar AI, Secrets AI, Joi AI, OurDream AI, Xotic AI and GoLove AI are affiliate links: this site may earn a commission if you sign up, at no extra cost to you.
GoLove AI says its core text chat is free forever, with unlimited messages and memory. No Neurons, no per-read fee.
naughti.ai is one monthly subscription with hand-written adult stories and 100 credits a month. The scenarios are included; credits only pay for extra content.
GoLove AI’s homepage calls its core text chat free forever, with unlimited messages, memory, voice notes and standard photos. The trade-off is that you talk to its 350+ premade characters; the custom creator is announced but not live, and Premium (PRO and ULTRA) has no public price.
Secrets AI’s official wiki gives 20 messages a day per device, with no Moments and no media, and free users cannot buy Moments.
Nectar AI’s FAQ confirms a free plan with chat, the creator and limited images; RoboRhythms reports 15 messages and 10 images a day. Both reset daily, which beats a fixed pile of Neurons for regular use.
To be straight about it: naughti.ai does not publish a free tier. It sells one monthly plan at €14.99/mo (≈$16.74) with 100 credits a month included, and credits are not refunded. If free is the point, GoLove AI or Secrets AI fit better. If you are ready to pay but tired of meters, see naughti.ai vs Joi AI.
I accessed these sources between 3 and 9 November 2026.
Adults 18+ only. All characters in the apps on this page are AI and fictional. This site is independent of Novi Limited, the company behind Joi AI; Joi AI links on this site are affiliate links.
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Partly. The Basic tier is free, but Joi’s terms call it limited access and reserve the right to deny free use to anyone. Its help center gives free accounts 6 lifetime image generations, stored for 7 days. Spicy messages, photos and videos still cost Neurons.
Joi does not publish a daily message limit for Basic accounts. What is published is that reading a romantic or explicit message costs 4 Neurons, so on a free account the practical limit for spicy chat is however many Neurons you have.
Joi’s site gives 100 Neurons for logging in with or linking Discord, and its help center mentions Discord events and drops. A third-party review reports a few Neurons at sign-up. I do not cover promo or free-coin codes.
No, they are lifetime: Joi’s help center says free accounts get 6 image generations in total, and generations are stored for 7 days. Generating images of a specific character uses Neurons instead of the free allowance.
For free text chat, GoLove AI, whose homepage promises unlimited free messages with memory. For a daily allowance, Secrets AI (20 messages a day) and Nectar AI (about 15 a day, reported). None of them gives free video.
Yes. GoLove AI, Secrets AI and Nectar AI do not charge per message read on their free tiers; they cap how many you can send instead. That is easier to budget than Joi’s Neuron meter.
I found no published Premium trial. Prices are shown at checkout and vary by region. A $1 verification charge under the name EdenAI.world has been reported by a third-party site, but I could not confirm it.
It is one platform and one account, so the free allowance is the same on both domains. joi.ai simply shows safe-for-work characters first; joi.com leads with the adult catalogue.
According to Joi’s terms, a payment that fails for 7 days triggers an automatic downgrade to the Basic tier. Bot subscriptions to individual characters need active Premium and are suspended while it lapses.
The privacy rules are the same for free and paid users: Joi’s policy (30 October 2026) says text and voice messages are used to develop its AI, and it never sells personal data. Free accounts may also be asked to verify age through VerifyMyAge.
Nectar AI’s free plan includes limited images (reported 10 a day), GoLove AI’s free chat includes standard photos, and Xotic AI’s 200 XOT welcome balance buys about 4 images. Secrets AI’s free tier has none.
If you chat daily in spicy mode, Premium’s monthly Neuron allowance (reported about 1,000 on the monthly plan) covers roughly 250 message reads, and leftovers roll over. If you only chat occasionally, a free daily allowance elsewhere is cheaper.
Joi does not publish a daily free Neuron grant. Its site offers 100 Neurons for linking Discord, and its help center mentions Discord events and drops. Premium members get a monthly allowance that rolls over.
You can open Joi Originals on the Basic tier, but Joi’s terms say Neurons pay for romantic or explicit messages, visual content and adult scenarios, so spicy conversations quickly need Neurons even on free accounts.
Jeffrey Barrett
Editor, Joi AI Alternatives
I edit this site for the naughti.ai team and read what AI companion apps publish about themselves: terms and refund pages, help-center articles, privacy policies, age-verification pages and company records, plus named outside reviews. Joi AI prices are not public, so I say where each figure comes from and when I saw it. I never describe purchases or tests I did not make, and I point out where naughti.ai is the wrong pick.