Companion gender
Women, men, nonbinary, custom, and not-applicable are companion-side catalog values. They do not describe the reader.
Research draft: this guide remains excluded from search indexing until its exact gender-option evidence, identity boundaries, and decision copy receive accountable editorial, safety, and accessibility approval.
Companion identity · evidence before assumptions
A companion's gender, your identity, and pronoun behavior are three different questions.
Current publisher records document at least one companion-gender path for 14 of 17 tracked profiles. Only four separately document any trans-representation path. Neither count establishes respectful behavior, pronoun reliability, inventory depth, reader fit, or representation quality.
Direct answer: the current records list women on 12 profiles, men on 14, nonbinary options on 4, and custom or creator-defined paths on 5. Pi's “not applicable” value is an editorial normalization, while Character.AI and Tolan remain unresolved.
- Tracked profiles
- 17
- Documented gender paths
- 14
- Trans paths documented
- 4
- Quality tests
- 0
Four separate evidence questions
Do not let one identity label answer a different question.
Reader audience
A male or female companion path does not prove explicit support for gay, lesbian, bi/pan, trans/nonbinary, asexual, or other readers. Audience evidence stays separate.
Pronouns and behavior
A label does not establish pronoun controls, correct use, respectful handling, persistence after edits, or behavior across conversations and devices.
Trans representation
A broad trans label, a trans-man path, a nonbinary option, and generic customization are not interchangeable. The matrix reports only the exact current category.
Alphabetical evidence matrix
What each current record actually documents.
“Not established” means the reviewed record cannot support an affirmative option; it does not prove the option is unavailable. Multi-value citations bind to each field as a whole, not to a tested outcome for every listed identity.
| Profile | Companion-gender record | Trans-representation record | What remains unestablished | Evidence state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anima | Custom / creator-defined path · Men · Women Current first-party pages establish women, men, and customizable companion paths; inventory depth, behavior, identity handling, and parity remain untested. | Not established by the current record No exact current first-party trans-woman or trans-man companion claim was established. Generic customization is not converted into trans representation. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 3 citations Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 1 citation |
| Anima AI Boyfriend / iBoy | Custom / creator-defined path · Men Current dedicated-product pages and stores establish a customizable male boyfriend path; identity handling, inventory depth, behavior, and parity remain untested. | Not established by the current record The dedicated boyfriend evidence does not establish a distinct trans-man, trans-woman, or broad trans companion path. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 3 citations Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 1 citation |
| Candy AI | Men · Women | Broad trans option; subtype unestablished The cited source lists a broad trans option without establishing whether it represents trans women, trans men, or another presentation. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-10 · 2 citations Trans: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-10 · 2 citations |
| Character.AI | Not established by the current record Official store listings document creator-defined Characters with custom personalities and backstories, not a gender control. The reviewed first-party sources do not establish a canonical women, men, nonbinary, trans, or custom gender-option list. | Not established by the current record A user-generated catalog may contain individual trans Characters, but the reviewed official sources do not establish a stable platform-level trans woman, trans man, or broad trans-companion path or representation parity. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Evidence unresolved Gender: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 2 citations Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 3 citations |
| CrushOn.AI | Custom / creator-defined path · Men · Women Current first-party pages establish girlfriend, boyfriend, and creator-defined user-generated paths; inventory depth, behavior, and gender parity remain untested. | Not established by the current record Profile Cards support user identity and preference fields, but no exact current first-party trans-man, trans-woman, or broad trans companion identity was established. User persona controls do not create companion inventory. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 2 citations Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 2 citations |
| DearHim | Men | Not established by the current record The reviewed homepage documents male companion inventory for women and gay men who date men but does not establish a distinct trans companion option or representation parity. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 1 citation Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 1 citation |
| GPTGirlfriend | Custom / creator-defined path · Men · Nonbinary · Women The current catalog exposes women, men, nonbinary, and custom/community character paths; inventory labels do not establish representation or feature parity. | Not established by the current record The reviewed catalog exposes broad gender and identity tags but does not establish a distinct, stable trans-woman or trans-man companion path or representation parity. Sexual-content tags are not substitutes for trans representation evidence. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 2 citations Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 2 citations |
| Idyll AI | Custom / creator-defined path · Men · Nonbinary · Women The reviewed pages market girlfriend, boyfriend, and nonbinary inventory plus Character Studio gender options including Other and LGBTQ+; availability depth, behavior, and parity were not tested. | Trans men The exact current Silas page identifies a trans-man AI boyfriend. This establishes one publisher-listed trans-man companion path, not trans-woman inventory, breadth, respectful behavior, or representation parity. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 3 citations Trans: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 1 citation |
| Kindroid | Men · Women Current public FAQs document predefined male and female avatars plus custom image upload. They do not establish a user-facing nonbinary, trans, or arbitrary custom-gender path; broader technical configurability is not converted into representation evidence. | Not established by the current record Current retrievable public product and FAQ text does not establish a distinct trans-woman, trans-man, broad trans, or nonbinary companion path. This is a documented evidence limit, not proof that no such configuration can be created. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-15 · 1 citation Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-15 · 2 citations |
| Kupid AI | Men · Women Current official routes market female and male companions; inventory depth and feature parity were not tested. | Not established by the current record The reviewed routes and creation page establish women and men but do not establish trans-woman, trans-man, or nonbinary companion options or representation parity. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 2 citations Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 3 citations |
| MyLovely | Men · Women Current first-party pages directly market AI girlfriends and AI boyfriends. The separate trans route is recorded under trans representation; inventory depth and gender parity were not tested. | Broad trans option; subtype unestablished The dedicated route directly markets transgender AI companions but does not establish stable trans-woman and trans-man filters, nonbinary inventory, or representation quality and parity. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 3 citations Trans: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 1 citation |
| Nastia AI | Men · Women | Not established by the current record The reviewed product pages document woman and man companion paths but do not establish a distinct trans companion option or representation parity. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 2 citations Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 2 citations |
| Nomi | Men · Nonbinary · Women Current first-party pages market AI girlfriend and AI boyfriend paths, while Nomipedia lists female/she, male/he, and nonbinary/they creation options. Inventory depth, identity handling, and parity were not tested; custom backstory is not a custom gender option. | Not established by the current record The current general, girlfriend, boyfriend, and pronoun-option pages were checked, but they do not establish a distinct trans woman, trans man, or broad trans-companion path. Nonbinary pronouns and customization cannot substitute for documented trans representation. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 3 citations Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 4 citations |
| OurDream | Men · Nonbinary · Women | Broad trans option; subtype unestablished The cited source lists a broad trans option without establishing whether it represents trans women, trans men, or another presentation. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-10 · 1 citation Trans: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-10 · 1 citation |
| Pi | Not applicable (editorial normalization) Pi is presented as one named personal AI rather than a documented companion-gender or persona chooser. This schema classification does not prove that no undiscovered identity control exists. | Not established by the current record The current official product page does not document a trans-woman, trans-man, broad trans, or nonbinary companion path. A named nongendered assistant and selectable voices are not representation evidence. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Editorial normalization—not publisher-documented option support Gender: editorial inference · checked 2026-07-12 · 1 citation Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 1 citation |
| Replika | Men · Women Current first-party copy explicitly describes virtual girlfriend and boyfriend paths. Those documented paths do not establish a custom, nonbinary, or trans companion option. | Not established by the current record The reviewed current companion and relationship pages establish girlfriend and boyfriend paths but no distinct trans-woman, trans-man, or broad trans-companion option. Avatar customization is not trans-representation evidence. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Publisher-documented Gender: merchant claimed · checked 2026-07-12 · 1 citation Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 2 citations |
| Tolan | Not established by the current record The reviewed product and exact store identity do not establish a canonical companion-gender control. Alien form and selectable voice or presentation cannot be normalized into women, men, nonbinary, trans, or custom gender options. | Not established by the current record The reviewed product and exact store identity do not document a trans-woman, trans-man, broad trans, or nonbinary companion path. Alien form and selectable presentation are not representation evidence. | Pronoun controls · behavior · reader fit · inventory depth · persistence · parity · adult availability · quality | Evidence unresolved Gender: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 2 citations Trans: needs verification · checked 2026-07-12 · 2 citations |
Before you choose or pay
Run this six-part identity preflight.
1. Name the companion-side need
Decide whether you need a woman, man, nonbinary, specific trans, or custom/creator-defined path. Do not substitute reader-audience language for that choice.
2. Inspect the exact surface
Check the real character picker or creator on the plan and device you may use. A category-level record does not establish current inventory or every surface.
3. Check pronouns separately
Look for explicit pronoun fields, edit controls, and what happens in a fresh conversation. This guide does not compare those controls.
4. Use fictional, non-sensitive details
Test names and identity handling without entering private facts or copying a real person's identity, likeness, or intimate information.
5. Watch behavior, not just setup
Record misgendering, unwanted steering, edit failures, and resets as dated observations. One setup screen cannot establish long-term behavior.
6. Recheck scope before paying
Plan access, content boundaries, browser/app availability, privacy, account controls, and audience support remain separate purchase decisions.
Move from identity evidence to fit
Use the label as one filter—not the whole recommendation.
Common questions
What the current evidence can—and cannot—answer.
Which tracked AI companions currently document women, men, or nonbinary options?
Women: Anima, Candy AI, CrushOn.AI, GPTGirlfriend, Idyll AI, Kindroid, Kupid AI, MyLovely, Nastia AI, Nomi, OurDream, Replika. Men: Anima, Anima AI Boyfriend / iBoy, Candy AI, CrushOn.AI, DearHim, GPTGirlfriend, Idyll AI, Kindroid, Kupid AI, MyLovely, Nastia AI, Nomi, OurDream, Replika. Nonbinary: GPTGirlfriend, Idyll AI, Nomi, OurDream. These are current publisher-documented field values, not inventory, behavior, parity, or quality results.
Which products document a custom or creator-defined path?
Anima, Anima AI Boyfriend / iBoy, CrushOn.AI, GPTGirlfriend, Idyll AI currently carry the custom value. “Custom” does not prove arbitrary gender controls, creation from scratch, pronoun behavior, identity persistence, or a private character.
Which products document trans companion representation?
Candy AI, Idyll AI, MyLovely, OurDream currently carry an affirmative trans-representation record. Candy AI, OurDream, and MyLovely use a broad trans category whose subtype remains unestablished; Idyll AI documents one trans-man path. Zero current records establish a trans-woman path. This is evidence coverage, not market availability or representation quality.
Does a boyfriend or girlfriend option prove LGBTQ+ audience support?
No. Companion gender, the reader's identity or orientation, relationship mode, trans representation, and adult-content scope are separate fields. A product must explicitly support the reader audience before the Finder treats that audience value as documented.
Which AI companion handles gender identity best?
This publication has zero comparable identity-behavior or representation-quality tests and names no winner. A defensible answer would require matched setup, edit, pronoun, conversation, persistence, privacy, and parity checks with exact plans and limitations.
Method and limits
Two canonical fields remain two canonical fields.
The projection binds every active profile's companion-gender and trans-representation claims to their separate freshness records. Stale, future-dated, inactive, missing, duplicate, or drifted support fails closed. Products are alphabetical, and commission never affects inclusion or order.
No pronoun control, identity behavior, reader-audience fit, LGBTQ+ competency, inventory depth, representation quality, persistence, platform parity, adult availability, privacy, plan access, or first-hand workflow was independently tested. Read the methodology and editorial standards for the evidence hierarchy.