# Replika: My AI Friend: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/replika-my-ai-friend/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee wellbeing and mental health | 0% | 108 | 100% | 5 |

## And against it

- "faced controversy when it introduced romantic and sexual role-play features without robust safeguards for vulnerable users" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Employee wellbeing)
- "be cautious of: - Replika and similar "companion" apps marketed for mental health support" (Kimi K2, Employee wellbeing)
- "flagged by Mozilla’s Privacy Not Included guide as one of the worst apps for user security" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Employee wellbeing)
- ""one of the worst apps we've ever reviewed" and a "hot mess of privacy and creepiness"" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Employee wellbeing)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Employee wellbeing and mental health: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 95 → 108 of 111.

## In its own words

What Replika: My AI Friend's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Meet Replika, the AI companion to do life with. (https://replika.com/)
- Price stated: free AI friend (https://replika.com/)
- Free plan or trial: free (https://replika.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page replika.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 28 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.