Compare Fostera and Claude side by side — memory scope and controls, project boundaries, export and import, training settings, age rules, and limits.
| Feature | Fostera | Claude |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | AI companion with persistent Soul identity and project context | General-purpose assistant with Projects, web search, and connectors |
| Memory depth | Selective Soul and project memory that users can inspect, edit, and delete; relevance-based retrieval can miss details | Generated memory carried into new chats, on by default for Free, Pro, and Max; searching past chats is paid-plan only |
| Memory controls | Inspect, edit, and delete selected memories; cleanup can take up to 30 days | Every remembered item is an editable Topic under Settings > Memory; Incognito chats are excluded |
| Project boundaries | Soul-wide continuity plus project-scoped memories | Separate memory space and summary per Project; search stays inside that Project |
| Data export and import | Supported import of a Claude conversations.json export; extract the archive first and start from /switch | Export from Settings > Privacy on web and desktop only; Anthropic says it cannot be imported into another personal Claude account |
| Training and data use | Connected provider terms vary; memory deletion cleanup may take up to 30 days | Consumer chats can be used for training while 'Help improve our AI models' is on, with five-year retention; the choice is made at signup and can change |
| Age and eligibility | SFW, ages 13+; confirmed guardian consent is required for ages 13–17 | Anthropic says its consumer product is only for people over 18, with Yoti age verification when it detects signals a user may be under 18 |
| Usage limits | Flexible monthly capacity on Free; Core and Premium add capacity | Usage resets every five hours, paid plans add a weekly limit, and no fixed free message count is published |
| Free tier | 3 Souls with flexible monthly capacity for conversations, media, creations, analysis, voice, and automation | Free plan with chat, web search, memory, and a 200K context window; the largest models are paid-only and limits can change |
Claude's memory is real, editable topic by topic, and included on its free plan, so this is not a memory-versus-no-memory comparison. The differences are eligibility, limits, and portability: Claude is for people over 18, usage resets every five hours, and Anthropic says its export cannot be imported into another personal Claude account.
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