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ADreamGen vs Replika
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose DreamGen if…
- you're in its core audience: role-play enthusiasts, interactive fiction readers
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Choose Replika if…
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: people looking for an ai companion, users wanting a conversational outlet
Side by side
Feature DreamGen Replika
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$7.83/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes
Data retention—Messages and content kept up to 60 days after contract termination
PlatformsWebiOS, Android, Web
CategoryStory & Fiction WritingCharacters & Companions
CompanyDreamGenLuka, Inc. · United States
Full feature lists
D DreamGen
- Role-play chat with one or more AI characters
- Prebuilt story worlds and scenarios
- Custom worlds with lore, characters and writing style
- AI story generator for any genre
- Writing prompt generator and prompt search
- Story idea generator
- Choice of basic, premium and third-party models
R Replika
- Text chat with a personal AI companion
- Memory of people, routines, plans and goals
- Voice calls with your companion
- Customizable companion appearance and details
- Companion sends selfies
- Doodles drawn on your photos
- Premium voices and image generation with Pro
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
DreamGen · dreamgen.com
Replika · replika.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
DreamGen
FreeFree
Starter$7.83/mo ($6.26 first month with 20% off)
Advanced$19.35/mo ($15.48 first month with 20% off)
Pro$48.30/mo ($33.81 first month with 30% off)
Replika
FreeFree
ProNot published
Strengths and limitations
DreamGen
- Free tier includes access to all models and features
- Supports multiple AI characters in one scene
- Pro plan offers up to a 60,000-token context window
- Free prompt and story idea tools
- Starter plan does not include unlimited model access
- Unlimited premium models only on the $48.30 Pro plan
- Starter context window is limited to 5,000 tokens
Replika
- Remembers relationships, interests and goals across conversations
- Supports voice calls as well as text chat
- Available on iOS and Android, with a legacy web app
- Companion appearance and details can be customized
- The web app is labeled as legacy
- No API listed
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy