Most AI companion apps give you one character to talk to. Svila does something different: it lets you open a single conversation with two AI companions at the same time, each replying in her own tone.
This is the team behind Svila.io explaining how group chat works: what happens when you send a message, what each companion can see, and where the limits are. It's one of the trickier features to explain, so this is our attempt to do that properly.
If you've been curious about group chat but weren't sure how it works, or you tried it once and didn't know what to do with it, this walkthrough is for you.
On this page
- Why group chat with AI matters
- How we think about group chat
- Starting a Group Chat
- Choosing Your Two Companions
- 3. How the Two AIs Respond to Each Other — The Interplay
- Directing the Conversation
- Memory in Group Chat
- Use Cases for Group Chat
- Tone and Premium Access
- How we approached this
- How to get the most out of group chat on Svila
- Final thoughts
- FAQ
- A note from the team
01—Why group chat with AI matters
Why group chat with AI matters
One AI companion is useful. Two at once is a different thing entirely. When two different personalities respond in the same conversation, the dynamic shifts from a one-on-one chat to something closer to a shared space — one where you're not always the centre of attention, where the two companions might tease or contradict each other, and where the conversation can develop in less predictable directions.
For some people, that's exactly what makes it interesting. A single companion is always answering you. Two have to respond to each other as well. That tension — even simulated tension — creates a very different texture of conversation.
02—How we think about group chat
How we think about group chat
Before walking through the mechanics, here's the framework behind the feature:
- Distinctness: each companion keeps her own name and tone, so two replies shouldn't read like one voice
- Balance: both companions answer every message, so neither one drops out of the conversation
- Memory scope: what each companion can see matters, and the rules need to be clear
- Pacing: group chats can get noisy fast, so replies are kept short
- You set the pace: nothing happens in the thread until you send a message
Starting a Group Chat
Setting the Scene
Group chat lives in the same place as your one-on-one conversations. In your companion list, switch from Solo to Group, then start a new group chat. A "Create Group Chat" dialog asks you to pick Character 1 and Character 2 from your own companions — the ones you've created, plus any crafted companions (such as Aria) you've added — and you press Create. You can pair two crafted companions, a crafted companion with one of your own, or two of your own.
Each reply in the thread is labelled with the name of the companion who wrote it, so you can follow the exchange without getting lost. Picking the same two companions in the same slots again reopens the conversation you already have with them rather than starting a second one.
Setting the scene matters more in group chat than in a one-on-one. A brief opening note — "you two are meeting for the first time and I'm introducing you" or "we're picking up the story where we left off" — gives both companions something to anchor to.
Group chat is part of Premium. If you want to see how it feels first, you can try a guest group chat with Luna and Aria at svila.io/try-group — five messages, no account needed.
- What it does
- Opens a single conversation thread with two AI companions replying alongside you.
- Best for
- People who want livelier, less predictable conversations or are running a shared storyline.
- How it works
- Each companion replies in her own tone, working from the recent messages in the thread, including your opening message.
- Why we built it
- Some conversations are better with a second voice in them, and switching between two separate chats doesn't give you that.
- Bottom line
- Setup takes a few seconds; the difference in conversational texture is immediate.
Choosing Your Two Companions
Who's in the Room
The choice of which two companions to pair is probably the most important decision in group chat. Contrasting tones — warm and teasing, sweet and blunt — tend to produce richer exchanges than two companions set to the same tone.
Svila's crafted companions each have a different tone. Aria is Romantic: warm, attentive and tender. Luna is Flirty, Zara is Dominant, and Kai is Teasing. Pairing two of them gives you contrast rather than echo.
One thing worth knowing if you bring your own companion: in group chat, each companion is played from her name, gender and tone. The description you wrote when you created her and her personality mood are used in one-on-one chat, but they aren't part of group chat. So in a group, a Teasing companion comes across as a Teasing companion in general rather than the specific character you described. If the specifics matter for a scene, restate them in your opening message.
- What it does
- Lets you put any two of your companions — crafted or your own — into one conversation.
- Best for
- People who have spent time with individual companions and have a sense of which ones might spark off each other.
- How it works
- Each companion gets her own instructions built from her name, gender and tone, plus a note that she's sharing the conversation with the other; the two are never merged.
- Why we built it
- Contrast between companions, not similarity, is what makes group chat worth opening.
- Bottom line
- Pick two different tones — it makes a noticeable difference.
05—3. How the Two AIs Respond to Each Other — The Interplay
3. How the Two AIs Respond to Each Other — The Interplay
This is the part people are most curious about before they try it: do the two AIs actually talk to each other, or do they both just respond to you?
Both, in a specific order. When you send a message, the first companion replies to you. The second companion then reads that reply before writing hers, so she can pick up on it — agree, tease, push back or take it somewhere else. Each companion is told to acknowledge what the other said when it's relevant, to build on it rather than repeat it, and to keep her reply to two to four sentences.
What you get is less like two chatbots taking turns and more like two people in a room who each have a view on what you just said and on each other.
What it does: The second companion reads the first companion's reply before responding; both see the recent history of the thread. Best for: People who enjoy watching an idea bounce between two perspectives rather than always directing traffic. How it works: Replies are generated in sequence — first companion, then second — and the second is given the first's reply as part of her context. Why we built it: A companion who ignores what the other just said would break the scene immediately. Bottom line: The interplay is real, and it's structured: the second voice always gets to answer the first.
Directing the Conversation
Staying in Control
With two companions in the mix, you might worry the conversation runs away from you. It doesn't, because nothing happens until you send something. Every message you send gets a reply from each companion, in the same order: Character 1 first, then Character 2.
You can still steer. Address one of them by name, ask her something directly, or set up a disagreement — both see your message, so both know who you're talking to. Keep the order in mind: Character 2 always writes after reading Character 1's reply, so the companion in the second slot is the one who gets to react. If you want the two of them to argue a point, say so: "I want you two to discuss this."
What you won't get is a two-AI conversation that runs without you. There's no background dialogue; each round starts with your message and ends when both have replied.
- What it does
- Keeps you in charge of the pace — one message from you, one reply from each companion.
- Best for
- People who want the texture of a two-voice conversation without losing the ability to steer it.
- How it works
- Both companions reply to every message; naming one in your message tells both of them who you're talking to.
- Why we built it
- A conversation with two companions still needs to be your conversation.
- Bottom line
- You're the director — both companions stay responsive to what you write. [Try Svila free](https://svila.io)
Memory in Group Chat
What Each Companion Knows
Memory is the part of group chat that most needs a clear answer, so here it is: group chat doesn't use the Memory Journal.
In one-on-one chat, a companion picks out facts from your conversations and keeps them in your Memory Journal, and relevant facts are brought into her replies. Group chat works differently. Nothing said in a group chat is added to either companion's journal, and neither companion brings her journal into the group. What both companions work from is the group thread itself — the most recent messages in that conversation.
In practice, that means a group chat is its own space. Something you told Aria in a one-on-one won't come up with her in a group unless you mention it there, and a story beat from a group chat won't carry into your one-on-one with her. The group thread is saved, so when you come back to the same pair, the conversation is still there and they pick up from its recent messages.
- What it does
- Gives both companions the recent history of the group thread to work from.
- Best for
- Scenes and storylines that live inside one group conversation.
- How it works
- Each reply is built from the latest messages in that group chat; the Memory Journal isn't read or written.
- Why it works this way
- The Memory Journal is built from your one-on-one conversations, and group chat keeps the two separate.
- Bottom line
- A group chat remembers its own recent thread, not your one-on-one history with either companion.
Use Cases for Group Chat
When It Actually Clicks
Some people come to group chat with a specific use in mind. Others work out what it's good for after a few sessions. Here's where it tends to work best.
Collaborative storytelling is the obvious one. Two companions playing characters in a shared fiction, with you as author, co-author or protagonist. The second voice adds plot texture you can't manufacture alone.
Getting two perspectives is another. Two companions in different tones — a Dominant one who tells you plainly what she thinks and a Sweet one who asks how you feel about it — respond very differently to the same situation. That's useful when you're thinking something through and want contrast rather than consensus.
You can also use group chat to rehearse a difficult conversation, with one companion playing it supportive and the other more challenging.
- What it does
- Serves as a flexible space for storytelling, perspective-seeking, rehearsal and creative collaboration.
- Best for
- People with a clear frame — even a loose one — for what the two companions are doing in the conversation.
- How it works
- Group chat works the same way whatever you use it for; the frame you bring determines the experience.
- Why we built it
- No single use case covers why people want two companions at once — flexibility was the design goal.
- Bottom line
- If you go in with even a rough idea of what the conversation is for, group chat tends to deliver.
Tone and Premium Access
What You Get at Each Tier
Group chat with two companions at once is a Premium feature on Svila. The free plan gives you 20 messages a day in one-on-one conversations, the Friendly, Romantic and Sweet tones, Aria, companions you create yourself, and the Memory Journal. Premium adds unlimited messages, within fair use; all eight tones (Flirty, Dominant, Teasing, Uninhibited and Fantasy on top of the free three); every mood; Luna, Zara and Kai as well as Aria; and group chat.
Within group chat, each companion keeps the tone she was created with. A Teasing companion is teasing in a group just as she is on her own, and pairing her with someone doesn't change that. There's no separate set of tones for groups and no setting that loosens anything because two companions are present.
Svila.io is for people aged 18 and over, and mature themes are welcome — attraction, conflict, jealousy, heartbreak, the slow burn of a real relationship. It does not generate sexual content, in conversation or in the portraits it draws. Group chat follows the same rules as everything else.
When subscriptions are on sale, Premium is $11.99 a month or $119.99 a year. You can also buy a pass for full Premium access for a set period: 1 day for $1.99 or 7 days for $6.99. Passes don't renew automatically. The pricing page shows what's currently on sale.
- What it does
- Puts two companions, each in her own tone, into one Premium conversation.
- Best for
- Premium members who want the tones they use one-on-one in a two-voice setting.
- How it works
- Each companion's tone is the one chosen when she was created; group chat doesn't change it.
- Why we built it this way
- The same rules in every mode keep the experience coherent.
- Bottom line
- Group chat doesn't change the tone rules — it puts two companions under them at once.
10—How we approached this
How we approached this
The core problem in group chat is making two replies read as a conversation rather than two separate answers to the same message. Our approach is sequential: the first companion answers you, then the second is shown that answer before she writes her own. Both are working from the same recent thread, and each one's instructions tell her who else is in the room.
Pacing was the other problem. Two long replies to every message make a conversation feel dense very quickly, so in group chat each companion is asked to keep her reply to two to four sentences.
What we deliberately left out: dialogue between the two AIs without you. Each round of replies starts with your message, on purpose.
11—How to get the most out of group chat on Svila
How to get the most out of group chat on Svila
- If you're new to group chat: Start with two companions you already know individually — you'll have better intuitions about how they'll play off each other.
- If you want a story: Set the scene in your first message. Even one sentence of framing gives both companions something to work with.
- If you want perspectives: Pick two companions with different tones and ask them the same question. The contrast is the point.
- If you brought your own companion: Remind them of the details that matter — who she is, what she does — in your opening message, because her written description isn't part of group chat.
- If you want one of them to have the last word: Put her in the Character 2 slot when you create the group — she always replies after reading the other's answer.
- If something should carry into your one-on-one chats: Tell her again in your one-on-one conversation; group chat doesn't add to the Memory Journal.
12—Final thoughts
Final thoughts
Group chat is one of those features that's hard to describe but obvious once you're in it. Two voices in a conversation change the texture of what's possible — not because either companion is doing something radically different, but because the second one is always answering the first as well as you.
If you've been on the fence about trying it, the lowest-friction way in is the five-message guest chat with Luna and Aria at /try-group, or, if you're on Premium, picking two companions you already have a feel for and opening a conversation with no particular agenda.
FAQ
Does group chat cost extra beyond Premium?
No. Group chat is included in Premium alongside unlimited messages (within fair use), all eight tones, and Luna, Zara and Kai. There's no separate add-on.
Can I use two companions I created myself?
Yes. You can pair any two of your companions: two crafted companions, a crafted companion and one of yours, or two of yours. They have to be two different companions.
Do the two companions remember what happened in group chat?
Within that group chat, yes — both work from its recent messages, and the thread is saved when you come back. Group chat doesn't add anything to either companion's Memory Journal, and it doesn't draw on the journal either.
Can the two AIs talk to each other without me?
No. Each round starts with your message. You can ask them to discuss something between themselves, and the second companion always responds to the first, but nothing happens in the thread until you write.
Can I choose which companion answers?
Both companions reply to every message, in the same order. Addressing one by name tells both of them who you're talking to. The companion you picked as Character 2 always replies after reading Character 1's answer.
Is group chat available on mobile?
Svila is a web app that works in mobile browsers, and group chat works there too. There's no iOS or Android app to install.
What happens if I delete a group chat or a companion?
Deleting a group chat removes that conversation permanently. Deleting a companion also deletes every group chat she's part of.
14—A note from the team
A note from the team
This post is written by the team behind Svila.io. The features and choices we describe are ones we designed and shipped — so our perspective is first-party, not neutral. We try to be honest about the trade-offs, but you should always try things yourself and form your own view.
Last updated September 2026.
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