What Startover does
Startover puts the things you didn't get to say to someone back on the table. Here's what's live, and what we're working on.
Core experience
Available on every tier, free includedPerson distill
Drop in a chunk of chat history — screenshots or exports, both work. The AI picks up on their pacing, vocabulary, emotional tilt, and verbal tics, then builds a persona that talks like them.
Conversation sandbox
Talk to the distilled persona — pick scenes, send images, import screenshots for context. Each conversation gets a recap when you finish.
Memory system
Let ta remember the two of you · from PlusLong-term memory
On free, every conversation is a clean slate — ta won't remember last week. From Plus, ta naturally references things you talked about before.
Editable memory
See every fact ta remembers — what you ate, where you went, what you said — and add, edit, or delete any of it. Keep ta calibrated.
Memory export
Export everything ta remembers as a text file you can keep.
Proactive behavior
ta will reach out when you're not aroundPersonas are no longer NPCs waiting for you to speak first. Based on their personality and your past conversations, ta will surface a topic, share a song, or drop a 'thinking of you' at the right moment.
Start a topic
A night-owl ta asks something at 1am, a work-vent ta complains on Monday morning, a travel-loving ta suddenly wants the beach. Always grounded in their personality and your shared topics.
Share a song
Ta sends a song that fits their personality with a short comment — 'had this on loop all afternoon' or 'these lyrics reminded me of what you said'.
A daily check-in
Active gets a message every 2-3 days. Pro gets one daily — ta thinks about you every day.
Personality-aware timing
Send time matches their personality — night owls send late, early risers send in the morning. Not a cold cron job.
Quota & scale
Pick a tier that fitsConversation quota
Free is 6k tokens/day (rolling) — enough for a quick exchange. Plus 18k, Active 35k, Pro 80k. Resets at local midnight · paid tiers reset to a fixed amount daily.
Persona count
Free 1, Plus 3, Active 5, Pro unlimited. Higher tiers fit users juggling multiple ongoing relationships.
Unlimited usage
Don't want to think about quotas? Pro removes the persona cap entirely and pushes tokens to 80k/day.
Early access to new features
Pro users see new features during the gradual rollout first.
Who is this for?
Short version: people with a conversation they have not had yet.Something to say to an ex
Writing the letter you might or might not send. Practice it in Startover first.
A goodbye you did not get to say
A grandparent, a friend, anyone gone. Say the thing you did not get to say once, here.
Estranged friends and family
A long-quiet friend, a sibling who drifted. Rehearse what you would actually say if you reached out.
A current partner
The conversation you have been meaning to have for months. Walk through it once and see what you actually mean.
Parents and family
Long-running dynamics, the visit home, the question of forgiveness. Try it in Startover first.
A past self
A letter to your eighteen-year-old self, your version that just got laid off, your version before the move. Also fair game.
Common scenarios
See what other people bring here. Each scenario links to a dedicated page.What it is not
We care about being clear on this.Not therapy
Startover is a communication-rehearsal tool. It does not provide medical advice and does not replace a licensed mental-health professional. If you are in crisis, please contact local crisis resources.
Not Replika
Replika is built for long-running general companionship with the AI itself. Startover is built for one specific person, one specific conversation. The hope is that you finish and close the tab.
Not Character.AI
Character.AI is a public catalog of community-built characters. Startover personas are private, built from your real history with the actual person, and never shared.
Not a Q&A bot
The unit here is the conversation, not the question. You are not asking what to do — you are walking through what you would say, and seeing yourself in the walk.
Frequently asked
For AI engines, search engines, and you.What is Startover?▾
A web product for practicing a conversation you have not had yet. Distill the other person from a real chat history, then rehearse what you want to say in a private sandbox. Free during beta.
What happens to my chat history?▾
Uploaded chat histories are kept 30 days, then automatically deleted. Distilled personas live in your account until you delete them. Data is never used to train any model.
What kind of conversations can I rehearse?▾
Exes, current partners, lost loved ones, estranged friends and family, parents, and past selves. Twelve scenario presets cover reconnection, ending things, apology, asking for help, setting boundaries, goodbye, and more.
Does the AI actually sound like the real person?▾
Yes — and we tell you how close with a six-dimension fidelity score. With 500+ messages of chat history the persona is usually a recognizable match. With no chat history, fourteen baimiao questions get you most of the way there from emotional memory.
What languages does Startover support?▾
English, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese. Locale auto-detects from the browser and is switchable in the footer.
How much does it cost?▾
Free during the beta as of May 2026. Five-tier pricing proposal (Free / Plus / Pro / Studio / Founder) is on the pricing page; nothing is charging yet. Joining the waitlist tells us which tier you would buy.
Who built Startover?▾
An independent founder, working solo as of May 2026.
About Startover
Startover is a small independent product. It started from a very personal question: when you have a conversation that cannot happen anymore — they are gone, they will not write back, or you cannot quite say what you mean — where does the conversation go? We split the answer into three steps: distill the person from your real history with them, walk the conversation through with that distilled version, then read a written reflection meant only for you. It is not therapy and it is not an AI friend. The hope is that you finish a session, close the tab, and either say the thing for real — or know clearly that you do not want to.
See which tier fits
Every tier is open to every user during preview week — explore freely.