Joi review
Updated September 28, 2026 · CompanionCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Joi suits adults who want roleplay, voice and unfiltered chat in a single web service, and who are comfortable paying in credits for photos. A free Basic plan exists, though romantic messages draw a Neuron charge, and a photo view costs Photo view costs up to 120 Neurons depending on the theme.
Key facts
- Best for
- Adults who want roleplay, voice and photo generation in a credit based companion app.
- What is free
- Free Basic plan; romantic messages cost 4 Neurons↗
- Adult content policy
- 18+ only, unfiltered NSFW, zero-tolerance CSAM↗
- Memory
- Models learn your kinks and preferences over chats↗
- Voice
- Yes↗
- Privacy and data
- Data kept while subscribed; delete profile to erase; chats used to train AI↗
- Credit system
- Neurons; 4 per message, up to 120 per photo↗
- Image generation
- Yes↗
- Video generation
- Yes↗
- Platforms
- Web↗
- Age verification
- 18+ confirmation, age checks via external provider↗
- Personas
- Female, Male, Anime↗
- Legal entity
- Novi Limited (HE 407352)↗
- Headquarters
- Cyprus↗
- Support channels
- Email, Help-centre, Community↗
- Pricing model
- Free, Premium
- Features
- Voice chat, Roleplay
- Official website
- joi.com
AI generators
- Credits per image
- Photo view costs up to 120 Neurons depending on the theme↗
- Video generation
- Yes↗
- Commercial use
- No↗
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 4 sources
Apps and profiles
Pros and cons
Pros
- Roleplay and voice are both built in, as voice and roleplay lists them together.
- Image generation and video generation are both available, and a photo view costs Photo view costs up to 120 Neurons depending on the theme.
- A free Basic plan exists, though Free Basic plan; romantic messages cost 4 Neurons shows romantic messages still cost Neurons.
- Memory is personal, since Models learn your kinks and preferences over chats describes a model that learns preferences over chats.
- Personas cover female, male and anime styles, as female, male and anime shows.
Cons
- Chats are used to train the AI, and data is kept for as long as the subscription runs, with profile deletion as the erasure step.
- Support runs on email, help centre and community, with no phone line listed among the channels.
- Commercial use is no, so the service is for personal use only.
Who it suits
- Adults who want voice and roleplay in the same service, as voice and roleplay lists both.
- Readers comfortable with a credit model, since Neurons; 4 per message, up to 120 per photo sets the cost per message and per photo.
- People who want female, male and anime personas through female, male and anime.
Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone who wants unlimited free messages: Dippy AI runs on Unlimited free messages; ad-supported free tier.
- Readers who want a large daily free allowance, set out for CrushOn.AI in Free tier, ~100 messages per day.
- People who want an allowance that stays free without a credit balance, as set out in Free forever: 5 AI msgs/day, 1 menu/week, 50 gallery.
Pricing and free tier
Joi starts on a free Basic plan, and Free Basic plan; romantic messages cost 4 Neurons is the line to read first, because romantic messages are charged even there. The unit is the Neuron: Neurons; 4 per message, up to 120 per photo sets a rate per message and a larger figure for a photo, so the bill follows usage rather than the calendar. That keeps a light user cheap to run and makes a heavy photo user noticeably dearer. For scale, €0 is the lowest monthly price in the field, €13.15 the median and €973.43 the highest, so prices across the category sit in a wide band.
Memory, voice and media
Memory is the clearest part of the offer. Models learn your kinks and preferences over chats describes a model that learns your kinks and preferences across chats, so the character should get more specific the longer you use it. Voice is available, and image generation and video generation are both available, which means the same account covers text, audio and moving images rather than a single medium. The upside is variety without switching services. The open question is how much of that media usage the free plan absorbs, since media draws the larger charge.
How it works
Everything happens in the browser. web lists web as the only platform, so there is no install step and no store listing to hunt for. The loop is plain: a message goes out, the model answers using what Models learn your kinks and preferences over chats says it has learned, and the same session covers roleplay, voice, image generation and video generation. Because those tools sit inside the conversation rather than in a separate app, a reader can move between text and pictures without leaving the page. The trade off is that the whole experience rests on a single web platform.
Who runs it
The service is run by Novi Limited (HE 407352), and CY gives the headquarters country, so a named company in a single market stands behind the brand. Support is documented through email, help centre and community, covering email, a help centre and a community space.
How Joi compares
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Where Joi is available
- Available
- Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, North Macedonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French Part), Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Joi cost?+
Joi runs on a free Basic plan, and Free Basic plan; romantic messages cost 4 Neurons is where the cost first appears, because romantic messages are charged in Neurons even on the free plan. Neurons; 4 per message, up to 120 per photo sets the unit and the per message rate, with a larger charge for photos. Start low, then check usage before committing to a paid tier.
What does it cost to see a photo?+
Photos are charged separately from messages. Photo view costs up to 120 Neurons depending on the theme gives the stated cost of a photo view, and the same Neuron unit appears in Neurons; 4 per message, up to 120 per photo for messages. For readers who ask for images often, media spending can outweigh chat spending, so the free plan is most useful for text first.
Is there a free tier?+
There is a free Basic plan, set out in Free Basic plan; romantic messages cost 4 Neurons, but the allowance is not unlimited because romantic messages draw a Neuron charge under Neurons; 4 per message, up to 120 per photo. A capped free option also appears elsewhere in the field, described in Free forever: 5 AI msgs/day, 1 menu/week, 50 gallery, for readers who would rather have a permanent allowance than a credit balance.
Does Joi allow adult content?+
The adult content policy is 18+ only, unfiltered NSFW, zero-tolerance CSAM, which sets the adults only restriction, the unfiltered stance and a hard line on illegal material. Age is confirmed before use, with 18+ confirmation, age checks via external provider describing the confirmation step and checks run through an external provider. The service is intended for adults, so it is not aimed at younger users.
What does the companion remember?+
Memory is where Joi is explicit: Models learn your kinks and preferences over chats describes a model that learns your kinks and preferences over a series of chats. That makes longer use more personal than a fixed script, since the character adjusts to what you send. Memory is part of the base experience rather than a paid add on, so nothing extra is needed to switch it on.
What happens to my chats and data?+
Data is kept while a subscription is active, deleting the profile is what erases it, and chats are used to train the AI. That last point is the one readers weigh, since conversation content feeds the model. Anyone who would rather keep their chats out of training should read that clause closely before subscribing.
Is there an app, or does it run in a browser?+
It runs on the web. web lists web as the only platform, so there is no native app to install and no store download. That suits readers who do not want another app on the phone, and chats can start from any browser. The trade off is a browser experience rather than a dedicated app interface.
What support is available?+
Support is documented through email, help centre and community, covering email, a help centre and a community space. No phone line appears among the listed channels, so billing questions travel by email and can take longer to resolve. Across the category, 81.1% is the share of listed apps that offer email support.
Who runs Joi?+
The operator is Novi Limited (HE 407352), with CY giving the headquarters country. That tells readers which company stands behind the service and in which market it sits. The company registration is the main published detail about accountability, so anyone checking jurisdiction should start there.
Sources
- help.joi.com checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“Contact us: support@joi.com”
- joi.com checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Features, Image generation, Memory, Personas, Video generation, Video generation
“Joi AI excels at sexy roleplay, letting you craft steamy scenarios with virtual partners”
- joi.com/privacy checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Legal entity, Platforms, Privacy and data
“The Data Controller of the website is NOVI LIMITED, reg. number HE 407352”
- joi.com/terms checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Adult content policy, Age verification, Commercial use, Credit system, Credits per image, What is free, Headquarters, Pricing model, Voice
“All services and content on joi.com are strictly for adults 18+”
Compiled from 4 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Monthly price.