Methodology

How Bond Circuit reviews AI companions

A clear line between what we saw, what a brand says, what the market wants, and what remains unknown.

Four evidence lanes, kept separate

Bond Circuit separates community language, clickstream demand, Google Ads volume and organic search results. Product conclusions come from official surfaces and current network eligibility. One lane can guide a question; it cannot impersonate another.

  • Observed: visible in our browser on the stated date
  • Brand-stated: the product says it; quality not independently graded
  • Price seen: exact consumer price with billing context
  • Not verified: no direct test or insufficient public evidence

What we did for launch

We reconciled 50 current network offer rows into 29 canonical products, observed 28 reachable official destinations, captured original browser views, inspected visible pricing routes, and generated tracking links only where the provider allowed it.

What we did not do

We did not create paid accounts, enter private chats, run months-long memory tests, or publish private account economics. Rankings are best-fit editorial shortlists based on public evidence, not lab scores.

How pages change

A material product, price, policy or network-status change triggers a new observation date and evidence-led update. If a destination fails or an approved tracking route disappears, the CTA fails closed.