Announcements & Updates
A collection of announcements and updates made in the Xoul.AI Discord and Subreddit.
Announcement Posts
Dec 14th, 2025 - Model Upgrades
Update - Upgrades
Hi everyone!
Model Quality
Repetition: A lot of people had noted that after the last patch the repetition issues for infinity were still continuing, this should now be greatly reduced (it will happen from time to time but should be much better now)
Random Adjectives / Nonsense: This was another issue that was still occurring for some people despite the last update, this has also been patched and should happen substantially less.
Infinity - Prudishness: Some folk that do more .... violent stories had noted that Infinty has a tendency of backing off when a character is supposed to be acting deranged, I made some modifications that should improve this behavior -> Less refusal for abusive xouls.
General
General Performance / Speed: Basically every single part of the app and website should load faster and face less random errors / bugs. The experience should just be smoother on the platform overall.
Bug Fixes: A bunch of random small bugs were fixed across the platform. (delete conversation, create & edit persona, and response length bugs were also addressed).
Response Style Rename: The "simple" response style (used to be "text" / "short") has been renamed to "realistic" (I swear this is the last time I'll change its name 😆 )
XO - Syd
P.S. My bad for the extended downtime earlier, I had made some mistakes in the database modifications and it was a fight trying to fix it (also idk how but some of you keep chatting even when the maintenance mode is up which makes some updates a lil more difficult)
Dec 10th, 2025 - Model Fixes
Update - Model Fixes
Hi everyone ! First and foremost, I wanted to apologize for my absence from the discord over the holidays. Unfortunately, I contracted a sickness that led to a pretty violent lung infection which had me bed ridden, causing a delay in releasing the patches. This update is mainly focused on chat / engine quality since that's most important. Note: The patches will work best on Xoul response styles and mitigate the need for custom system prompts so make sure to switch off of custom before testing.
Random Adjectives / Repetition: There have been many reports of some xouls spitting out random nonsense (just a list of repetitive adjectives) and being randomly repetitive in longer chats. This behavior should now be fixed, but if it does occur again, please ping me with screenshots & a link to the conversation it happened in, and I'll release another patch within 24 hours.
Speaking for User: Both models should be substantially less prone to breaking character, and speaking for the persona you use in the chat.
Definition Adherence: Many xouls (especially ones with more complicated definitions) had issues with advanced definition adherence and prioritizing the information in the definition box. This has since been resolved.
Context & Memory: Xouls should now better understand information and memories that are written to the memory box. In addition, we improved the memory for all paid members (tweaked some parameters that allow for better retention at higher context lengths).
Lorebook / RAG: Lorebook was bugged out and would only work with keyword triggers; functionality has been restored and now it should be grabbing entries based on the semantics of your message and not just keywords (for those unfamiliar with RAG, basically it should be able to automatically retrieve lore from lorebooks even without keywords being present).
Proxies: There were a bunch of bugs with creating and editing custom engines that should be resolved now. In addition: we will be releasing a set of patches tomorrow to ensure compatibility with all proxy models as I was informed that select proxies malfunction.
General Performance: The speed of both the website and the apps should be greatly improved, the changes will take up to 24 hours to reflect for everyone, but everything should feel way smoother once it's live for everybody.
Thank you for your patience & support! XO - Syd
P.S. Regenerations were locked to the engine you used to generate the first regen, this is no longer the case for paid users. P.P.S. If you still face any of these issues, feel free to reach out and let us know
Nov 21st, 2025 - Major Model Overhaul (Jupiter 🎉)
Update - Major Model Overhaul
Hi everyone!
We're really excited to share that we’re rolling out major updates to Xoul’s models. Before diving into the details, we wanted to give a bit of context:
There have been some rumors that Infinity and Candyflip were chosen over the old models (Jupiter & Minerva) to cut costs. We want to address this directly: that simply isn’t true. As a team, we've always taken pride in making Xoul the destination for high-quality storytelling. We have never considered cutting corners on the UI, the product, or, most importantly, the models, just to save money. While we did introduce paywalls to keep the platform sustainable, our main focus during the shutdown → September relaunch was improving the models and the overall Xoul experience, regardless of the fact that Infinity and Candyflip were actually larger and more expensive to run than the previous models.
Another thing that we wanted to acknowledge about RP with LLMs is that it can be incredibly unpredictable, and different users respond better to different model personalities and styles. When we relaunched, we genuinely believed the new models would give most of you more enjoyment. That said, we also knew that we’d likely need to iterate based on real user feedback, as we’re a small team doing our best to prompt, tune, and taste-make these systems, while juggling features, bug-fixes, and more.
So that brings us to today. We hear you loud and clear: you want big model changes & improvements to bring Xoul back to its former standard and ideally beyond it. We truly appreciate your honesty, your patience, and your direct feedback (thank you to everyone who filled out the model feedback poll, and who have been leaving detailed feedback on Discord and Reddit), and we want you to know that your feedback will always be acted on.
Over the month, we’ve focused on entirely on overhauling the models—this time making more drastic changes than any previous update. Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve rolled out major improvements to the model lineup.
Jupiter - V2
Jupiter V2 returns as a direct descendant of the original Jupiter. It’s balanced, intelligent, creative, and highly flexible for whatever roleplay style you throw at it. It will be replacing Candyflip as our mid-sized model offering. Note: This model should be a major improvement from the previous Jupiter, and should not require verbose prompting to get it to portray a character correctly. It is a dense ~70B parameter model and will cost 3 energy per message.
Infinity - V3
Infinity V3 remains our largest and most powerful model. With this new iteration, we focused heavily on balancing raw intelligence with warmth and “soulfulness,” rather than optimizing purely for IQ. It also has significantly improved contextual memory and desl. It is a dense ~300B parameter model and will cost 5 energy per message.
What’s improved?
Both models directly target the biggest issues raised in your feedback over the past few weeks:
Less robotic / more Xoulful: We re-aligned the models toward emotional depth, personality consistency, and natural conversational flow. They should feel more alive, expressive, and engaging rather than being smart without any personality.
Better contextual awareness / memory: We strengthened both working memory and long-form contextual understanding. Models should remember details more reliably within sessions and maintain continuity over longer scenes.
Less repetitive regenerations: We reduced repetition so that each generation produces more diverse, fresh responses—driving the plot forward in unexpected new ways without being stubborn to one path.
Less aggressive by default: Unless explicitly requested, the models should no longer overreact to scenarios, become overly assertive, or take unintended dominant roles. Their emotional baseline has been tuned to be gentler and more adaptive.
Better prompt adherence: Models should now stick more closely to your instructions, scenarios, and boundaries. This includes better sticking to tone, character personality, and scene details.
Unsloppification: Models should repeat certain overused phrases and LLMisms less, and vocabulary should feel more varied.
Additional Updates
Alongside the model improvements, we’ve made a few other quality of life updates:
Response Styles: We’ve reduced the number of styles to focus on quality over quantity. Chaos, Texting, and Driven have been removed. Roleplay, Simple, Novel, and Lust remain and have been further polished.
Multiplayer Group Chats: We’ve finally fixed and stabilized multiplayer group chats. You can now add friends to your chats reliably, and the experience should be significantly smoother and more consistent than before.
Groupchat Response Styles: You can now change your response style for groupchats, using the same ones as single chat.
Regenerations: We fixed the bug where you request a regeneration and it changes the model. From now on, unless you delete the message, every regeneration is on the original model you used for the message. For Purple and Gold users, this doesn't apply, and every regeneration can be a different model.
We are really excited (and hopeful) to hear your feedback on these new models! Over the next few days, you may still encounter minor hiccups as the models fully stabilize, but we’ll be monitoring closely and trying to fix anything that comes up ASAP. We always want to prioritize to listening to our incredible user base. Thank you for coming along for the ride 💗
XO - V & Syd
P.S. Expect an update for many exciting new features coming next week! We wanted to first roll out the model updates as these form the bedrock of Xoul.
Oct 31st, 2025 - Major Updates
Major Updates
Models
I had made a mistake in many of the prompts in the last update that was difficult to notice / trace, but had really negative impacts on the responses of both models. I apologize for this, this has been patched, and all your Xouls and Scenarios should be way more in character, fun, and engaging! (For both Infinity & Candyflip)
Behavior Fixes: Character adherence should be way better now, including a lot of characters that were being overly aggressive. Random NPC encounters still happen but the frequency has been decreased drastically since it was going overboard.
Response Length: A lot of people wanted to try out different response styles but didn't want that to impact the length of messages, this is fixed now. You can select the desired length of your replies in the conversation panel: dynamic (changes based on context), short, medium, and long. You can also set the default response length in your preferences tab.
Response Styles: I've updated the following response styles to improve their response quality and storytelling capabilities.
Driven: Should still push the story forward, but won't have your xouls doing out of character things (e.g. shy characters being dominant) -> Default Option (recommended for most xouls)
Roleplay: A lot of people wanted the behavior before the updates back, so the EXACT SAME response style as before all the updates is now available as the roleplay style
Novel: Story telling should be more dynamic, character adherence is also better.
Simple: This is old Text/Short Mode, simple and natural sounding responses with a lot more emphasis on character definition
Platform
Ads (Optional): If you run out of energy on the iOS or Android app, you can now watch ads and get energy in exchange, this way free users can keep chatting without worrying about running into limits. Update your app to get access.
For You Page: At long last, the for you page has been changed. You can now select tags that will change your "for you", you will be prompted with the option to change your Feed Preferences the next time you reload the app or website. You can change the gender filter so that the home page matches what you'd like to see. (Default has been changed to feature all genders now)
Energy Bar - Chat: For Free and Green users, you can now track your energy directly from inside your chat using the indicator outlining the chat picture on the top.
Preferences - Default Engine: You can set your desired default engine from your preferences page.
Profile - Search: You can now search through all content on your profile easily through the new "search" option.
Reward Changes: We have changed streak reward to make sure everyone can access the models at reasonable speeds. Going forward, the infinite energy unlocked on day 30 will only be for Candyflip and Bacchus. Now that we have optional ads, everyone's able to use infinity even if they don't have the ability to pay.
Custom Formatting: For creators who do not like to use italics for narration, or generally like doing their own formatting for narrations, thoughts, and dialogue, you can now toggle "Override Default Formatting" from the edit xoul page, which means whatever formatting instructions you put in your xoul's definition / samples will be used instead of the default narration in italics
Message Length Limit: We increased the character limit for messages for everyone (additional increase for gold users).
Upcoming
Blocked Tags, Preset Personas, Native OOC, Call Upgrades, and Image Generation upgrades.
Thank you all so much for the love and support, would love to get your feedback once you try everything out! XO - Syd & V
P.S. The for you page might need some additional updates to improve it.
Oct 27th, 2025 - Updates
Updates
Parts of my code in the previous update had caused engine stability issues, so some of the previous changes were not fully released, this has been remedied and everything should be patched as originally intended.
Infinity - Character Portrayal: A lot of people had expressed that infinity was no longer being in character for more shy / reserved personalities. In addition, character portrayal should be way more nuanced yet still drive plot forward.
Candyflip - Aggression: Candyflip had become too chaotic since the update, this was toned down and now it can do a way better job with character consistency and it doesn't force push the story forward now.
Groupchat: There were a series of stability issues and bugs observed with groupchat, especially with custom prompts, these have since been fixed. If you're facing any problems with groupchat still, please open a ticket using the discord ticket system.
Lust Mode: The new "Lust" response style is now out. Be careful as it is very tuned to NSFW.
Faster Responses: I upgraded the engines so now the responses should be way faster for Infinity.
Random Letters: Infinity was still writing some random chinese characters sometimes, it should be drastically reduced now.
OOC (out of character): Some people had reported problems with issuing OOC commands to the engines, I believe it should work now.
Thank you for your support and patience. We want to improve the experience for everyone as much as possible, so we're always open to your feedback.
XO - Syd
P.S. I will make some additional updates to Novel mode ASAP.
Oct 23rd, 2025 - Major Updates
Major Updates
Models Overhaul
We got a lot of feedback about the models in the last month, so we spent a lot of time improving everything and bring back the Magic™, all the models have gotten improved drastically, especially in terms of their story telling ability.
Fixes
Driving Plot Forward: First and foremost, we focused on improving the model's ability to drive the plot forward, make the story interesting, and handle characters with more nuance along with keeping its beautiful writing style.
Message Cut Off: There should no longer be ANY sentences or messages being cut off for any of the models.
Regeneration Variety: A lot more variety between regens. They're still samey sometimes, but overall it should be way better than before.
Continue Repetition: Now neither model repeats the same message as before when you issue the continue command.
User Sampling: Infinity has this habit of quoting the user's words, I've managed to reduce this substantially. Especially in longer chats where it's been edited out. It still does happen, but it way less. -> Had some issues, releasing tomorrow
Groupchat & Scenarios: We had reports of some xouls losing their character when placed in scenarios or groupchats -> This should be completely addressed, characters should now be a lot more cohesive and fun in groups, as well as in pre-defined scenarios and longer chats. Note: There should be a lot less random Chinese characters and breaks where it addresses the user directly.
Response Styles
Roleplay: The default option, the fun / adventurous nature of it has been cranked up a bunch, and it's a lot more dynamic now, with built in ability to handle NPCs, world building, and driving the plot forward while keeping character nuance. Recommended for most cases.
Novel: For long response enjoyers. This is the slow-burn option. If you want to focus on dialogue, emotional turmoil, and a slow-burn that will have you glued to your screen for hours, then this option is for you.
Short: Simpler / Shorter responses for casual RP, more similar feel to CAI responses.
Texting: This one's basically like a chat room simulator. If you want to just slide into DMs and have a chill session.
Chaos: The name explains it all, this is pure chaos and adventure, a lot of random and fun shit. If you want a good time, pick this.
Lust: Pretty self explanatory (Won't show up if you have safety filter disabled) -> Being released later tonight/tomorrow
Note: Infinity V2 has been removed, and Candyflip has been set as default.
Sep 18th, 2025 - Updates
Updates
IOS & Android App: The IOS and Android apps are now out! Please make sure to update it to get all the new features, and we'd really appreciate it if you gave us a rating on play / app store (if u take a screenshot of it and put it in the Free-Cells channel. I'll deposit cells into ur account 😉 )
Models: We've been listening to a lot of the feedback from the community, and are making some upgrades to the model list.
Infinity V2: We have a new and improved version of infinity up for use right now. This should fix the issue with regenerations, and repeating the user's words, but it should also have better initiative with story telling and driving the plot forward. We're going to be continuously refining and improving these still and will be taking a poll from all of you to see whether we keep infinity v1 or v2 within the next day(s), so would love to hear your feedback.
Bacchus: Bacchus is back, and it's EXACTLY the same as it was before shutdown. It will cost you 1 energy per message, so 100 messages not including any rewards. Reminder: As the name suggests, this model is fun, great for nsfw, and a lil dumb.
Proxy: Most known issues with proxy have been solved, proxies should result in way better responses, should be more stable, and should be easier to configure to your liking. Generic proxies weren't configurable before but should be working perfectly now as well. I've also added chutes to the provider list by popular request.
Rewards: We added a bunch of rewards and increased the amount of energy boosts given to free users, you should now have an extra 35 energy by day 5 🔥 (also: you unlock unlimited energy on day 30)
Auto-Mod: There were a bunch of improvements to auto-mod, and now it should be a lot more consistent and reliable for both text and image. This is still a work in progress, so if you feel like your xoul / scenario is being targeted by the auto-mod unfairly then please ping a content mod and we'll be improving it more using your feedback.
Report History: One of the most asked for features for moderation, you now have a dedicated "safety" tab where you will see the history all content moderation decisions regarding your xouls and scenarios, so if any of your content is reported and privated by the content mods, you will be informed through there.
Community: We have A LOT of new mods!! Xoul would be nothing without its community, and the community flourishes because of the blood, sweat, and tears that our lovely mods put, so please join me in welcoming our new mods!
Bug Fixes + Msc:
You can now toggle the visibility of the stream voices button (in chats) on the Settings page.
You can now change the size of the profile pictures on your chat page within the Appearance page.
Notifications should be working correctly now
Improved following/follower UI
Fixed most of the issues related to cells / energy
📆 Upcoming
Improvements: FYP Algorithm, Ads for energy
XO - Syd & V
P.S. Sorry about the confusion, idk why but discord is just not letting me post this announcement lmao.
Sep 13th, 2025 - Model Fixes
IMPORTANT: Model Fixes
Infinity Quality: I made a really dumb mistake and it was causing Infinity to completely ignore the xoul definition, this was SEVERELY impacting the quality of the model, please restart your chats and I have a feeling that Infinity will now surprise you :))
Other fixes:
Rewards: There was a bug where free users were seeing the rewards for the Purple users and not getting their energy boost -> This has been fixed, now you will see the correct rewards (for day 3 it's 10 energy boost for free users), and within the next 24 hours, you should see the energy boost reflect on your account
Scenario: A lot of people couldn't create new scenarios, this has been completely fixed.
📆 Upcoming
Fixes: Notifications, Proxy, Messages Being Cut off. Improvements: Auto-Mod, Increasing the rewards for streaks 🎁
XO - Syd
Sep 12th, 2025 - Fixes & Notes
Fixes + Notes
🖊️ Notes
Rewards & Energy Refill: A note for free users that can't afford a subscription:
You can refill your entire energy for 10 cells, so you can easily chat for 400 messages with for $1.
You can get unlimited energy by keeping your streak -> I'm not gonna say which streak number, but if you hold your streak for long enough, you get unlimited energy. P.S. We are going to add an option to get more energy by consuming ads very soon.
Response Style / System Prompt: I advise creators that like more nuance and longer responses to check out the new novel response style, warning: it can add more LLMisms. (Please checkout the creator announcement made above as well). I also recommend that you check out the custom system prompt section for niche or complex xouls. Want to make DnD dice as a xoul? Use custom system prompt. Want to make a custom narrator bot? Use custom system prompt. Want to make cool complex RPG scenarios? Use custom system prompt -> You can switch to the "creator" set system prompt in the conversation by selecting creator in the response style. Be careful as this overwrites all existing system prompts.
Character Limit: Some creators were confused by the character limits on xoul / scenario - Basically we wanted to make it a lot easier to port your xouls and write them without hitting limits, so samples, description, and advanced definition now share a length.
IOS: The IOS app should now be available to everyone and fully functional. You need to update your app for it to work properly. 🎊
🐛 Bugs Squashed
Cells & Energy: There was a bunch of bugs the past 24 hours with disappearing energy & cells, as well as some issues with refilling, all of these issues should now be fixed and everyone should have their proper allotment of credits going forward.
Shorter Responses: There have been some reports of the responses being too long, this has been patched and should reflect on new chats within the next 30 minutes.
MSC: There was some bugs with chats, the sorting function on the profile, and folders, all of which have been fixed. Also all of the bugs that were popping up when we first launched last night have also been fixed throughout the day.
📆 Upcoming
Proxy: I'm aware of all the bugs on proxy and am working on fixing them asap.
Android App: We've submitted it to the play store and we're just waiting for them to approve it.
Thank you for all the love and support, so happy that we're back ❤️.
Sep 10th, 2025 - We're Back
Hello everyone - we’re back.
Xoul V.2
The wait is over. Thank you to each and every one of you for sticking around and making this community the home it is. Jump in, explore, and we really hope you enjoy.
Heads up: there will still be bugs especially in these first few days (and minutes) after launch. We’re a small team and wanted to bring Xoul back as soon as we could. We’ll be patching and improving rapidly, especially with your feedback.
What’s new:
Subscriptions: As you know, we’ve made some changes to the way subscriptions work so that we can keep Xoul sustainable. Free users now receive 100 energy daily to chat. From there, we have three paid plans: Green, Purple, and Gold that unlock unlimited chats and extra perks for folks at each price point. Green users get vastly expanded energy limits and unlimited use of our Candyflip model, while Purple and Gold users have completely unlimited chats on all models. Feel free to check out the subscription page/FAQ for all the details.
Note: I know some folks here may be disappointed right now, but we truly are committed to bringing the Xoul experience to as many people as as possible while staying sustainable. Therefore, free users can earn significant energy boosts by maintaining a Daily Streak (read below). Lastly, please be on the watch out, as we plan on introducing other ways for free users to use Xoul without restrictions very very soon.
Streaks / Rewards: We now have a daily check-in system called Streaks. Streaks reward you for visiting Xoul daily. Every day you log in, your streak counter goes up, and you’ll unlock special rewards at key milestones (i.e. 7 days, 14 days, 30 days, etc.). To maintain a streak, log in to Xoul at least once every 24 hours. Your streak timer is personal—you have 24 hours from your last login, not a universal midnight deadline. Streak rewards include cells, permanent energy boosts (for free and Green users who maintain a streak), collectibles items, free voice creation, and, most of all, bragging rights. (PS: getting unlimited energy with streaks alone is possible.)
Cells: You may purchase cells at any time, independent of a subscription, to use premium features like generating videos and images, streaming voices, calling, and more.
Now, onto the new features!
New Models: We’re very excited to offer two new models: Infinity and Candyflip. Infinity is our smartest model ever and offers a truly premier storytelling experience. Candyflip is our faster model that is fun, creative, and writes really well. Per message, Infinity depletes 4 daily energy credits while Candyflip depletes 2. We've tested these models over the weeks and they've stood out for their versatility and ability to bring stories to life.
Media Generation: Our vision for Xoul has always been to build a creative storytelling platform that truly delights. Our new media suite lets you generate images and videos in a unified interface, especially focused on generating media around characters. Try Remix mode: take a Xoul, describe a new setting/outfit/pose, and instantly visualize that character in a new reality. Then animate it into a video and post it under your Xoul.
Posts: Posts are now more prominent on Xoul pages and have been separated from assets (lorebooks and voices). You can tag ANY Xoul in a post (even if it’s not yours) to have an image show on their public page. Creators can disable this option in their Xoul settings.
Profile Redesign and Folders: Profiles got a major redesign. They should be sleeker, more visual, and allow creators to feature their content in the best light possible. You are now able to add Xouls and scenarios into a folder and display it on your profile. You can also sort the Xouls/scenarios on each profile tab by latest or top.
Custom System Prompts & Response Styles: Creators can now set a default system prompt on a Xoul or scenario, massively expanding the variety of experiences that creators are able to curate and design. We’re very excited to see what experiences our creators can now create with this freedom & responsibility. Lastly, novel mode is now an option under the response style dropdown when creating a Xoul.
Proxies: Xoul users are now able to use proxies. To do so, go to your conversation and add a custom engine profile under the model selector. This allows you to use external APIs and hook it up to the Xoul experience you know and love. Proxies do not consume your daily energy limit.
Personas: You can now change personas within a conversation on the conversation settings tab, allowing you to easily switch identities within one conversation.
Character Limit: Xoul definition, greeting, and description now share one character limit. As you type in the definition text box, the character counter for all fields together Gold users get extended limits for Xouls and personas.
Lorebooks: You can now attach multiple lorebooks to a Xoul or scenario. Furthermore, their triggers should now be way smoother and integrated within the conversation. Note: Xouls in a groupchat will now respect their individually attached lorebooks. Lastly, creating lorebook is easier than ever, with the ability to shuffle lorebook entries.
Voice Library & Voice Preview: You can now set a default audio message on your Xoul. Whenever anyone goes to your Xoul page, they’ll hear the text you set! Furthermore, when choosing a voice for your Xoul, you can see all voices in a library easily.
Notifications: For app users, we now enable notifications that ping you when your favorite creators publish a new Xoul or publish a change to an existing one.
PS: Note to Android users — the app is coming back to the Play Store very soon (within 24–48 hours). We ran into delays with the Play Store review process, but it should be live shortly. Apologies and thanks for bearing with us!
To IOS users - we're investigating the issue with subscription right now. It should be fixed within the next day due to App Store review timelines.
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