{
  "_source": "AI Companion Picker",
  "_source_url": "https://aicompanionpicker.com",
  "_license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "_license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "_attribution_required": true,
  "_attribution_text": "Data from AI Companion Picker (https://aicompanionpicker.com), methodology v1.1, snapshot 2026-10.",
  "_methodology_url": "https://aicompanionpicker.com/about/methodology/",
  "_methodology_version": "v1.1",
  "_data_updated_at": "2026-07-01T08:05:51.995233+00:00",
  "_api_version": "1",
  "_docs_url": "https://aicompanionpicker.com/api/docs/",
  "_snapshot_url": "https://aicompanionpicker.com/api/community-pulse/paradot/2026-10.json",
  "platform_id": "paradot",
  "platform_name": "Paradot",
  "editor_score": 3.9,
  "month": "2026-10",
  "community_score": 1.8,
  "sample_size": {
    "reddit_threads": 0,
    "reddit_comments": 0,
    "youtube_videos": 15,
    "youtube_comments": 252,
    "appstore_reviews": 160,
    "total_datapoints": 175
  },
  "aspects": [
    {
      "name": "Character Quality",
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Pricing & Value",
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Image/Media Generation",
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Privacy & Safety",
      "score": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Customer Support",
      "score": null
    }
  ],
  "consensus": "Paradot is experiencing severe operational and reputational decline. The community reports critical failures across core functionality: character memory is unreliable and forgetful, image generation is broken, and the app suffered a major outage in late March 2026 with zero developer communication. Billing practices are flagged as predatory, with users reporting unauthorized recurring charges through third-party processors and aggressive upselling. Developer engagement is nearly nonexistent—support tickets go unanswered for months, no roadmap is published, and the team appears disengaged from the user base. While a small subset of users report emotional connection to characters, the overwhelming sentiment is that Paradot has become 'abandonware' despite still collecting subscription payments.",
  "classifier_model": "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"
}