01
Calls are becoming common. Carrier SMS is not.
5 of 11 tracked products have current public evidence of live voice calls. 1 has verified public evidence of carrier SMS in this release.
Check the SMS evidenceLIVING CATEGORY REPORT · 2026
The State of
AI Companionship.
A source-linked snapshot of pricing, free access, memory claims, live calls, carrier SMS, privacy controls, and the evidence still missing across 11 companion products.
11
products tracked
5
with public call evidence
1
with verified carrier SMS
0
valid memory winners yet
Index checked 2026-07-31. Public evidence can change by plan, region, app version, and logged-in experiment.
DIRECT ANSWER
The category is maturing unevenly.
Voice and customization are spreading faster than independently tested memory, transparent free-tier comparisons, or real-phone communication. The gap is not more claims. It is better evidence.
“A listed feature tells you what a product says it offers. A benchmark tells you how it behaved.”
DearHim Research standard
02
Memory language is ahead of memory evidence.
9 products publish some form of memory claim or evidence status. The open delayed-memory benchmark still has zero valid winners because Day 7, 14, and 30 evidence is incomplete.
See the empty result matrix03
A free chat is not a free relationship layer.
Public free tiers often separate basic messaging from durable memory, premium models, calls, media, or higher limits. The useful comparison is what stays available after the first conversation.
Compare what stays free04
Privacy controls are product features.
Deletion, export, chat controls, model-training language, and retention vary across the tracked cohort. Marketing adjectives are not treated as a security audit.
Open the policy scorecardWHAT THIS REPORT CAN SAY
Current public facts, with dates and sources.
Observed or sourced
Every category statement links to the underlying tracker, protocol, policy source, or dataset.
Machine-readable
The AI Companion Index is available as CSV and JSON for checking, citation, and reuse.
Correctable
Products can submit factual corrections. A correction changes the record—not the pre-registered scoring rules.
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