The API Key Barrier
Janitor AI's uncensored mode requires you to connect your own API key — typically an OpenAI or OpenRouter account. This means setting up a third-party account, adding a payment method, generating an API key, and configuring it in Janitor AI's settings. For technical users comfortable with this, it's a one-time setup. For most users, it's a friction barrier that ends the session before it begins.
Affiny has no API setup. You create an account, receive 200 free coins, and every feature — including God Mode — is available immediately. There's nothing to configure before you can start a real conversation.
Voice and Memory
Janitor AI has no voice capability and no persistent memory. Every conversation starts fresh, and every interaction is text-only. For users who've grown past text-only AI interaction or who want a companion that knows them across sessions, this is a hard ceiling.
Affiny's real-time voice and cross-session memory are available from the first session. Voice costs 0.5 coins/second and cross-session memory runs automatically — your companion knows your relationship history every time you reconnect.
Companion Creation Paths
Affiny offers three creation paths: **Templates** (10 curated archetypes, instant), **Quick Create** (four guided choices, AI fills the rest), and **Full Builder** (full control of identity, appearance, personality, lifestyle, and relationship). Portrait generation runs automatically; anime style requires a species type selection.
Janitor AI focuses on character cards and community sharing — powerful for text roleplay presets, but without Affiny's structured occupation/personality/dynamic scaffolding or live portrait pipeline.
If you want a companion built through a guided product flow rather than assembling API-connected character cards, Affiny's creation system is the more complete path.