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GiGi vs Thrive AI

Both stand on ai mental health chatbots. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

GiGi

Free plan Web

GiGi offers varied educational formats and a free way to try its daily activities and coach. Remember that conversations are limited to adults and the service is not clinical or crisis care.

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Thrive AI offers mobile chat and reflection exercises for everyday mental wellness, with some guided activities reserved for paid tiers. It is not therapy or crisis support, so users needing those services should look elsewhere.

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The facts

	GiGi	Thrive AI
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	Android, iPhone
Lowest paid plan	Premium annual: $99.99 a year	Saalvio Basic: C$4.99 a month
Plans published	3	4
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	heygigi.org	saalvio.com
On ai mental health chatbots	#10 of 21	#14 of 21

GiGi: what it does well

Free account includes ten GiGi messages daily
Daily game and Daily Spark
Offers guided lesson plans and role-play in Premium
Users can download or delete account data
Support can be contacted without an account

What to know first

GiGi conversations are for ages 18 and over
Free access limits games to three per week
Signed-in conversations are stored until deleted

Thrive AI: what it does well

Offers thought records, grounding, journaling, and activation prompts.
Free tier includes standard chatbot use.
Users can export history and mood tags or delete conversations.
Maker says conversations are not used to train models.
Surfaces crisis resources when high-risk language is detected.

What to know first

AI-guided exercises are on paid tiers.
English-only in its first phase.
Available in Canada and the United States.
Not therapy, crisis care, or a regulated medical device.

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