u/Odd_Individual983

Not asking about a random 20-message RP.

I mean genuinely using one bot consistently like an AI girlfriend, talking every day, building a relationship/story together, remembering events, having normal conversations, etc.

Does Janitor AI work well for that?

Or does the memory eventually ruin it?

I’m curious because most Janitor AI discussions are about bots, proxies and models…

…but surprisingly few people talk about using it as an actual AI companion.

I’ve been noticing that a lot of scenes and responses that used to work fine on JanitorAI are now getting filtered or interrupted more often.

It feels like the platform has become a bit more restricted over the past few months, especially with certain types of roleplay. Some bots that were pretty free before now refuse or redirect more frequently.

I’m not sure if this is a real change or if I’m just noticing it more, but I’ve seen other people mention similar things.

Has anyone else felt that JanitorAI has gotten more restricted in 2026? Or is it still about the same for you?

Curious to hear different experiences.

I think a big part of Janitor AI’s problems comes from its own userbase, not only from the platform’s censorship.

A large number of users are actively looking for very extreme and taboo content. Because of that, JanitorAI keeps adding more filters to avoid issues and protect itself. This creates a cycle where the platform becomes more restricted, and then more users complain about the lack of freedom.

At the same time, many people who just want normal dark or intense roleplay also suffer from these stricter rules. The ones pushing for the most extreme content are indirectly making the experience worse for everyone else.

Janitor AI is stuck between users who want almost no limits and a company that wants to avoid serious problems. Both sides are contributing to the current situation.

Do you think the userbase or the platform is more responsible for Janitor AI becoming more censored?

I’ve seen a lot of people say they’ve reduced their time on Janitor AI or left completely, but I’m not sure why.

What are the main complaints right now? Is it the stricter filters, the drop in response quality, the lack of consistency in long roleplays, or something else?

A lot of users seem frustrated, but I don’t fully understand what changed enough to make so many people leave.

If you’ve cut down your activity or stopped using JanitorAI, what made you do it?

Janitor went down on me mid-arc again last night, so I finally started backup shopping for real. Where I've landed so far:

Character AI has the polish and a massive library, but the guardrails strangle any scene with actual stakes... my villain kept softening into a therapist mid-argument.

PolyBuzz wore thin fast: slick onboarding, memory of a goldfish, and replies that felt like they belonged to someone else's story. Totally open to being told I'm using both wrong.

Still, there has to be a better plan than refreshing the page and praying.

So, long-arc players: where do you actually go when Janitor is down, and what's the honest catch with it?

There's always a catch, great memory but an empty library, gorgeous prose locked behind a paywall. Drop your pick with its downside, and this thread becomes the answer Google still can't give.

The platform's superpower has always been its creators.

But discovery hasn't kept up with growth: the front page rewards whatever already has numbers, the same archetypes recycle endlessly, and the best-written cards I've found all came from Discord links or word of mouth...never from browsing.

That's a discovery failure, and it quietly starves the small creators the whole ecosystem depends on.

Am I wrong? And more usefully: how do YOU actually find good bots, because if the answer is "not through the platform," that says everything.