Key findings
- Pricing clarity is a checklist problem: free-start language, billing cadence, media limits, and cancellation evidence need separate fields.
- A pricing index should not rank a platform when source URLs or checked dates are missing.
- Credit packs and media limits should be tracked separately from subscription price.
Index criteria
The index scores clarity only when a user-facing source supports the field.
- Free-start clarity: whether free access and upgrade limits are described before payment
- Paid-plan visibility: whether a lowest paid price and billing cadence can be checked
- Limit clarity: whether message, image, voice, video, or credit limits are visible
- Exit clarity: whether cancellation or refund information has a source URL
Methodology
The current index was last checked on 2026-05-26 using the public pricing tracker template and official source fields where available.
- Do not fill missing prices from memory or third-party snippets
- Mark unknown when a source URL, price, cadence, or checked date is missing
- Refresh weekly for priority commercial pages and monthly for the public index
- Keep affiliate disclosure near any commercial CTA that uses this data
Citation block
Preferred wording: 'Companion Picks, AI companion pricing clarity index, last checked 2026-05-26.'
- Source URL: https://companionpicks.com/reports/ai-companion-pricing-clarity-index/
- Related tracker: https://companionpicks.com/tools/ai-companion-pricing-tracker/
- Stats page: https://companionpicks.com/resources/ai-companion-stats/
- Use this as pricing-transparency research, not as a promise that any listed price is still available