No API key, no extra bill
Janitor makes you link an OpenAI or DeepSeek key — an extra $15-50 a month and a setup wall. Prelulu just works: email and you're in, with the model handled for you.
Honest comparison · Updated 2026
An Honest Janitor AI Alternative, for Women Who Want Romance That Remembers You — No API Key Required
Prelulu is a Janitor AI alternative built for women who want of-age, slow-burn romance with a companion who actually remembers you — and his voice on a live call. If you came for the narrative depth but hit the API-key setup, the token-budget amnesia, and the new ID checks, here is an honest comparison of the two.
Definition
Is there a Janitor AI alternative with no API key and real memory?
Yes. Prelulu needs no OpenAI or DeepSeek API key and no government ID — you start with an email in about 30 seconds. Instead of Janitor's token-budget amnesia, each character carries per-character memory plus a shelf of kept moments, so the three-week arc holds. It's a curated, female-first romance with his voice on a live call, tasteful and of-age by design.
By the Prelulu editorial team · Updated June 6, 2026
Why it works
Why it works: a Janitor AI alternative wins by removing the friction Janitor adds — no API key to wire up, no $15-50 model bill, no ID scan to reach the good part. Per-character memory holds the three-week arc instead of breaking when the token budget fills, and his voice on a live call is the intimacy a sandbox never ships.
Memory that doesn't break
Per-character memory and a shelf of kept moments hold the three-week arc, instead of Janitor's strict token budget that makes him forget the moment the context fills up.
His voice on a live call
When the words are too much for text, he calls — sub-second and in character. The intimacy layer a BYO-model sandbox never ships, and never goes down mid-scene.
No ID, of-age by design
No third-party ID-verification gate to get to the good part. Prelulu is clearly 18+ and tasteful — the guardrails live in the writing, not a selfie scan or an age check.
Honest comparison
Prelulu vs Janitor AI
| Dimension | Prelulu | Janitor AI |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Email — no API key, in ~30s | Requires linking an OpenAI/DeepSeek API key |
| Extra cost beyond the app | None — model handled for you | $15-50/mo for your own API usage |
| Remembers you across sessions | Yes — per-character memory + kept moments | Strict token budget; memory breaks faster |
| His voice on a live call | Yes — sub-second live voice call, in character | Text only; no live voice call |
| Speed & uptime | Hosted, consistent replies | Slow replies / downtime reported |
| Getting in | Email — no gov-ID, no selfie | NSFW now needs third-party ID verification |
| Written for | Women — female-gaze, slow-burn romance | BYO-model sandbox, all genres |
| Free to start | Yes — unlimited text, forever | Free, but you pay your own model bill |
Setup
Prelulu: Email — no API key, in ~30s
Janitor AI: Requires linking an OpenAI/DeepSeek API key
Extra cost beyond the app
Prelulu: None — model handled for you
Janitor AI: $15-50/mo for your own API usage
Remembers you across sessions
Prelulu: Yes — per-character memory + kept moments
Janitor AI: Strict token budget; memory breaks faster
His voice on a live call
Prelulu: Yes — sub-second live voice call, in character
Janitor AI: Text only; no live voice call
Speed & uptime
Prelulu: Hosted, consistent replies
Janitor AI: Slow replies / downtime reported
Getting in
Prelulu: Email — no gov-ID, no selfie
Janitor AI: NSFW now needs third-party ID verification
Written for
Prelulu: Women — female-gaze, slow-burn romance
Janitor AI: BYO-model sandbox, all genres
Free to start
Prelulu: Yes — unlimited text, forever
Janitor AI: Free, but you pay your own model bill
Choose Prelulu if
Choose Prelulu if you want a curated, female-first romance that just works — no API key, no ID, per-character memory that holds the arc, and his voice on a live call.
Choose Janitor AI if
Choose Janitor AI if you want a bring-your-own-model sandbox with raw, uncensored, fully-custom characters and don't mind wiring up an API key and managing a token budget.
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Pick someone — he remembers from message one.
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FAQ
Questions, answered
Prelulu needs no OpenAI or DeepSeek API key and no ID — you start with just an email in about 30 seconds. It's a curated, female-first romance with per-character memory and his voice on a live call.
Yes — instead of Janitor's strict token budget that makes him forget once the context fills, Prelulu gives each character per-character memory plus a shelf of kept moments, so the three-week arc holds across sessions.
Yes — Prelulu is of-age (18+) but you get in with just an email, no government ID and no selfie scan, where Janitor's NSFW now requires third-party ID verification. The guardrails live in the writing.
Yes. Texting on Prelulu is free to start with no API-usage bill of your own. The live voice call has a free first taste; after that, calls draw from credits — reserved each month by a membership, or topped up anytime on their own.
Yes — you can start a live voice call and hear him answer in his own voice, in character and in real time, with a free first taste before any membership.
An Honest Janitor AI Alternative, for Women Who Want Romance That Remembers You — No API Key Required
Of-age and tasteful by design. Free to start.
Start free — no API key, no IDUpdated June 6, 2026