How are ya doing fellow kids? Tell grandma what chatbot site is in right now

I’m stuck on Janitor.ai, but some say it’s outdated already and I want to explore different options. I’ve made a mistake with being exclusive with Character.ai for way longer than I should’ve been (I left for good only once long messages became a paid feature, screw them devs). I don’t want to waste time when there’s a better alternative to J.AI now and I’m missing out lol Soo… I’m open to all recommendations but here is what I care about the most.

Key factors:

*No filter/filter but only with a toggle

*It has to be usable without paying (I don’t really like limited energy systems, unless this limit is like sky-high)

*Able to make long, detailed replies. I want novel-esque quality.

Important factors:

*Has personas

*Has good variety of bots already (not just anime girls and CEOs…). “Oh, but you can make your own bots”-yeah, I do sometimes. Usually I’m too lazy. I like y’alls bots, people have cool ideas sometimes lol

*Writing style is adaptable-What do I mean by that? I love when bots see my responses and write back similarly while also mixing it up with creators writing style from initial message? I’d say Character.Ai is the best at this (or maybe it used to be when I used it). Each bot writing style felt unique (if not counting for “like a predator stalking it’s pray” occasional fixations). With J.AI it’s like… you see responses and you just knooow it’s from J.AI lmao, because it has one single writing style that can upgrade or simplify itself dependent on how good the bot is… But it’s still the same style. I wonder if there’s a site that is as good at it as Character.Ai at it’s prime.

*Good memory

I don’t care about:

*Lorebooks-it’s cool but I can live without it

*Voices-I will never use it

*Image generation-It’s not what I’m using it for

*Group chats-unless it’s actually functional, not just for “X and Y come to the bar” jokes like in Character.Ai. If it’s solved better and gives an user an opportunity to participate and have some semblance of control over what’s happening then it could be a perk.

*I’m using bots for RP only, idgf that the bots “behave like a REAL girlfriend!”