AI assistants where you can edit, delete or turn off memory
Which AI assistants let me see, correct or switch off what they remember?
Updated · 3 assistants ranked
Three assistants in our catalog say you can control their memory: Hark and Familiar let you review, correct or delete it, and Alfi lets you turn it off. All three took at least five of our ten tests: Hark 8.5 over 6, Familiar 6.5 over 10, Alfi by Text.ai 4.6 over 5.
Top picks
- 18.5
Tested on 6 of 10Best: Purchasing10, Memory10Time to finish 7m 57s
- 26.5
Tested on 10 of 10Best: Email8, Permissions8
- 34.6Alfi by Text.aiBest free option
Tested on 5 of 10Best: Email6, Routines5
Top pick: highest average here. Best free option: highest among assistants you can use for free. Fastest that's still good: quickest median time to finish among those averaging 7 or more.
Full ranking
| # | Assistant | Online tasks | Travel | Purchasing | Phone calls | Proactive | Routines | Connected apps | Permissions | Memory | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hark | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Familiar | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Alfi by Text.ai | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4.6 |
How this report works
Included are assistants whose catalog data-handling entry (checked 2026-10-26) says memory can be viewed, edited, deleted or switched off. Folk also lets you view, edit and delete memories but has only two tests, so it is not ranked. They are ranked by the average of the tests they took. Scores come from the published score sheet and are dated 2026-10-27. 2 of the 3 ranked assistants (Familiar and Alfi by Text.ai) carry pre-filled scores, which are placeholder estimates the site has not yet replaced with its own test runs, so treat their places as provisional. Hark is not pre-filled.
How to choose
- Check how the control works. Hark says you can ask the agent or use settings, Familiar says you can tell it to forget, and Alfi has an option to turn memory off.
- Do not confuse memory control with data training. Alfi records that it trains on your data by default, while Familiar and Hark record that they do not.
- Deleting an account is separate. Wajo / Fo removes chats, memory and files when you delete the account, but it does not list a per-memory control, so it is not ranked.
Can I delete what an AI assistant remembers?
Hark and Familiar both say so, and Folk lets you view, edit or delete memories on its dashboard (too few tests to rank).
Which AI assistant lets me turn memory off?
Alfi records that memory can be turned off in our catalog.
Which of the three scores best?
Hark averages 8.5 over six tests, Familiar 6.5 over ten and Alfi 4.6 over five. Hark is not pre-filled; Familiar and Alfi are.
Frequently asked questions
Which assistant is best for this?
Hark leads with an average of 8.5, ahead of Familiar and Alfi by Text.ai.
Is there a good free option?
Hark is the highest-ranked assistant with a free plan, averaging 8.5.
How did you test these assistants?
Every assistant got the same published tests, word for word, scored from three checkpoints and the number of corrections it needed. Each test is on the Dimensions page.