What is a proxy in Janitor AI, and do you need one?

That is my plain-English reading, and I want to be upfront about the limits of what is on file. The official records for Janitor AI describe the free JLLM model and one paid route to outside models, but they do not document a proxy set-up screen or list which outside providers work. So I stick to what is written down and flag the gaps as I go.

Here is what the records do confirm about models in Janitor AI:

• The free plan runs on the built-in JLLM, plus standard models and a lighter JLLM-short option
• JLLM holds about 8,000-9,000 tokens of a chat before older parts slip out
• Janitor+ at $12.99 a month adds 5x more context and more swipes with frontier models
• JanitorRouter, an opt-in add-on, connects third-party models and bills them per token

Why would anyone bother? Mostly memory and writing style. Other reviewers report that free JLLM memory fades fast, with drift or forgotten details within 20-30 messages. If your stories run long, a bigger outside model is the obvious temptation.

My take: for most readers the free model is the right place to start, and a proxy suits people who can already name what they want a model to do better. If you are hopping between character apps and want a clean slate somewhere else first, my walkthrough on clearing out your Character AI chat history covers that side. The table right after this section puts Janitor AI next to the companion apps I cover, so you can see what each one bundles without any add-on.

I like one thing about this and dislike another. The upside is openness at the moment you choose, since each model shows its own rate. The downside is that your monthly bill stops being flat.

Janitor+ on its own is $12.99 a month with no token wallet; once Router is switched on, the total depends on how much you write and which model you pick.

Here is how I would think about the three layers:

• Free JLLM: $0, a context budget of about 8,000-9,000 tokens, fine for short scenes
• Janitor+: $12.99 a month, 5x more context, unlimited priority messages and more frontier-model swipes
• JanitorRouter on top: per-token charges that move with the model and the length of your chats

A proxy starts to make sense in one situation: your stories are long, the model keeps losing names and plot points, and the extra context of Janitor+ still is not enough. Before that point, I'd keep my money.

There is a privacy angle too. Whether Janitor AI uses chats for training is unclear in its records, and sending a chat to a third-party model brings another company into the picture. The records do not name those companies or their data rules, so I would keep anything identifying out of a story that runs through one.

For the full picture of plans, memory and what the app leaves out, read my Janitor AI review with the free plan explained. The feature table below shows how Janitor AI stacks up on images, voice and memory.

• SpicyChat: 4K memory free, 8K context on True Supporter at $19.95, and 32K context plus advanced models on Im All In at $29.95
• GirlfriendGPT: 8K memory context on Deluxe at $35.00 a month, 16K on Elite at $50.00
• OurDream AI: the Deluxe plans add free premium chat models and 3x chat memory
• Nomi AI: memory is a listed feature, and other reviewers report proactive long-term memory

Set those next to Janitor AI and something stands out. On paper, the free JLLM window of roughly 9k already beats the 4K on SpicyChat's free plan, and Janitor+ multiplies it by five for $12.99. That is cheap context by the standards of this group, and it is the main reason I would not rush to leave.

So here is my view. If you love the Janitor AI character library and only want more memory, Janitor+ is the first step and a proxy is the second. If you want pictures, voice or group scenes too, no proxy will add them, because Janitor AI has no image generation, voice calls or video. That is when switching apps beats tinkering with models.

The trade-off with switching is money and structure. Nomi AI charges $15.99 a month for its Standard Plan, and OurDream AI runs on dreamcoins as well as a plan. You swap a flat, low price for features Janitor AI simply does not sell.

Whether that is worth it depends on one thing: do you want a writing partner, or a companion you can see and hear?

If you are leaning towards a move, my ranked list of apps to try instead of Janitor AI sorts them by what they do better. The box right below sums up OurDream AI, the app in this group with the most built into one plan.

What they do cover is the billing around the official route, and that is where people get caught out.

Start with the order of things. JanitorRouter needs Janitor+, so the first charge is the flat $12.99 a month. Web subscriptions are handled by Stripe, and you cancel under Settings, then Billing, then Manage Subscription.

If you buy Janitor+ inside the iOS or Android app, you cancel in the App Store or Google Play instead, and the web settings will not show the option. That alone is why I'd pick the web checkout: one place to manage both the plan and the add-on.

Next, the per-token part. Router bills each connected model at the rate shown for that model, so the price of an evening depends on the model and on how much text passes through it. No monthly cap appears in the records.

My advice is to pick one model, read its rate before the first message, and watch your usage closely before you trust it with long sessions.

Then refunds. Janitor AI says a subscription is, as a rule, not refunded unless its Terms of Service or applicable law call for it. Assume that a month of Janitor+ you paid for is spent, whether or not the outside model did what you hoped.

Finally, know the way back. After you cancel, Janitor+ keeps working until the billing period ends, and then the account returns to the free tier with your characters still there. The free JLLM model is always available as a fallback, which takes a lot of pressure off experimenting. I find that genuinely reassuring for a paid add-on.

If you want billing and cancel steps for other apps in the same plain format, my help guides for AI companion apps collect them app by app. I'd read the one for any app before you give it a card number, because the refund rules differ more than the prices do.

That does not make it dangerous. It just means two companies may handle what you write instead of one, and you only have documentation for part of the chain. My rule of thumb is simple: treat anything that goes through an outside model as something you would not mind a stranger reading. Keep real names, your city, your workplace and photos of yourself out of it.

The good news is on the deletion side. Deleting a Janitor AI account is permanent: posts, characters, personas and profile information are removed and cannot be recovered. You find it under Settings, then Security, then Delete account, and a 6-digit code sent by email confirms it. That covers the copy Janitor AI holds. What an outside model's company keeps is a separate question the records cannot answer.

The content rules also stay the same whichever model writes the replies. Adult content is allowed on the platform, and the terms limit the service to people over 18. Changing the model does not change the rules you agreed to when you signed up.

If you are curious how I weigh privacy statements and billing rules when I rate apps, my method for reading app records spells it out. Missing answers, like the training question here, count against an app in my book, even when everything else looks good. I would rather see a plain no than silence.

That pattern tells me something useful. Part of the memory problem is context, which money can buy, and part is simply how long stories drift. No proxy rescues a character sheet that is thin or a scenario that never states the key facts.

Before paying per token, I'd make sure the character's personality, scenario and greeting spell out what you want remembered. And if you do connect an outside model, run it on a story you already know well, so you can tell whether the extra memory shows up where it matters, in the names and promises that slipped before.

The cleaner move is to choose a service whose policy already fits you. Janitor AI allows mature roleplay on the platform, with no separate paid tier for it, so there is nothing to work around there. Among the other apps on this page, SpicyChat, Nomi AI and OurDream AI list adult content as allowed, while Candy AI and GirlfriendGPT keep it on paid plans. That is a clear, honest map, and I much prefer it to hunting for loopholes.

If Character AI is where you started, my guide to Character AI and NSFW content covers that side of the question. For everything else, the short answer stands: a proxy is a model swap, useful for long stories, optional for everyone. The questions below cover the rest of what people ask about proxies on Janitor AI.