Top Free Mistress AI Apps with No Sign-Up (2026)

Documented free limits, which apps let you chat without an account, and which AI mistress gives you the most to work with before the paywall.

Mara Vell, Editor-in-Chief

By Mara Vell, Editor-in-Chief

Fact-checked by Jonah Reyes

Published 20 min read

18+ only. The #1 spot goes to the app we recommend most for this niche. Pros, cons and rankings are our editors' own assessment; prices and free-tier limits come from each app's own pages or dated third-party reviews, and change often. How we test and rank apps

A composed AI mistress persona on a phone screen next to a free message counter and a sign-in prompt

Short answer

  • Joi is the free mistress AI I'd open first. Sign-up asks for an email and a password, no card, and its ready-made dominant characters are the most developed of the nine.
  • True no-account chat is rare. SpicyChat is the only one of the nine with a documented guest mode (its support puts it at roughly 80-100 messages). The others let you browse and pick a mistress, then ask for a quick Google or email sign-up.
  • Most free text: Lovescape and SpicyChat. Tightest: Candy AI (5 messages in total) and OurDream (5 per character).

How I ranked these apps

Jonah Reyes keeps our free-tier checklist: every step between the landing page and the first reply (age gate, sign-up method, card request, ads), the free message allowance and whether it resets, and what sits behind the paywall. He re-checks pricing and sign-up flows when apps change them.

Free limits and prices come from each app's own pages and help centre where they publish them, and from dated reviews and support statements where they don't. When sources disagree, I give the range and say so.

For phone use we look for official App Store and Google Play listings and check who the developer behind each one is.

I rank on three things for free use: how far the free tier goes, how much friction comes before the first reply, and how much the app gives a dominant persona to work with (ready-made characters, custom traits, scenario tools). Paid features don't count toward the ranking.

How we check and rank apps
In this article

Most pages that promise a free mistress AI with no sign-up are stretching at least one of those words. "Free" almost always means a freemium tier that runs out after a set number of messages. "No sign-up" usually means you can scroll the persona gallery and click through an 18+ gate, and a login box appears the moment you try to answer her. I don't blame the apps for charging, since the models cost money to run. So I care about two things: how far $0 gets you, and how many screens stand between you and her first instruction.

This page covers nine apps and their free tiers only. Free limits below were checked against the apps' own pages and recent reviews in late October 2026, and they change almost monthly, so read them as a dated snapshot. If you're ready to pay, our full ranking is at best mistress AI apps.

Quick picks

Free mistress AI apps compared

Free limits as of late October 2026, taken from the apps' help pages and terms where they publish them and from dated reviews or support statements where they don't. The persona column is my read of what each free tier gives a dominant character to work with.

#AppFree messagesSign-up neededCard requiredApp or webPersona tools (free tier)Paid fromLink
1Joi logoJoiReported 10-25 to start, 115 characters eachYes, email + passwordNoWebStrong (developed ready-made dommes)~$14-17/mo, ~$4-5/mo yearlyVisit
2Lovescape logoLovescapeBasic text chat its FAQ calls unlimited (some reviewers report a cap)Yes, free accountNo (Premium trial does)WebGood (1 free custom character)$19.99/mo, ~$8/mo yearlyVisit
3Nectar AI logoNectar AI15 a day + 10 images a dayYes, Google, Apple, Telegram, Discord or email codeNoWebGood (story scenarios, 1 custom companion)Premium $9.99/mo, ~$5/mo yearlyVisit
4OurDream AI logoOurDream AI5 per characterYes, email + age checkNoWeb (home-screen shortcut)Wide gallery, 5 lines each$9.99/mo yearlyVisit
5Candy AI logoCandy AI5 in totalYes, free accountNoWebPolished creator, 5 messages to use it$3.99/mo yearlyVisit
6SpicyChat logoSpicyChatGuest: around 80-100, then a high daily cap signed inNo (guest mode)NoWebVaries by community bot$5.95/moTry Lovescape
7CrushOn AI logoCrushOn AI50 a dayYes, free accountNoWebVaries by community bot$5.99/moTry OurDream AI
8Kupid AI logoKupid AISome free chat (amount not published)Yes, free accountNot documentedWebSofter, romantic personas~$10-14/mo, ~$7/mo yearlyTry Candy AI
9Promptchan logoPromptchanBasic chat, daily free GemsYes, free accountNoWebBasic, image-first$14.99/mo (Plus)Visit

What you actually get for free

Text is the only thing that's reliably free. Images are rationed, none of the nine lists voice on its free tier, and long-term memory is the first feature to go behind the paywall. Here is what a free account gets you, app by app.

AppFree textFree imagesVoice on freeMemory on freeWhat blocks you
JoiLimited messages, 115-character capA few via starter Neurons (around 6 reported)NoNot documentedCharacter cap, then the upgrade screen
LovescapeBasic chat its FAQ calls unlimitedPaid; no monthly Chips (about 80 on sign-up reported)NoNot documentedMedia upsells; one reviewer reports a prompt after 15-20 exchanges
Nectar AI15 a day10 a dayNoAround 15 messages (reported)Daily cap, resets next day
OurDream AI5 per characterNo free DreamcoinsNoNot documentedReplies appear blurred after 5
Candy AI5 in total1NoNot documentedHard paywall after 5
SpicyChatGuest ~80-100, high daily cap signed inNoNo4,096 tokens (reported)Ads, queue at busy times, short replies
CrushOn AI50 a dayVery limitedNoNot documentedDaily cap, ads between sessions
Kupid AISome free chatMostly lockedNoNot documentedPaywall once the free chat runs out
PromptchanBasic chatDaily free GemsNoNot documentedGems run out

Underneath the details sit three free-tier models, and knowing which one you're in changes how you should play. Message caps (Candy, Nectar, CrushOn) give you a fixed count, once or per day, and every reply costs the same. Per-character caps (OurDream) let you meet lots of mistresses for a few lines each. Open text with locked media (Lovescape, and Joi to a lesser degree) let the conversation run and charge you when you want pictures, voice or the stronger model.

For a mistress scene, I'd take the open-text model every time. Dominance builds over a conversation: she sets rules, you slip, she corrects you, and the tone tightens. Five messages covers her opening line and maybe one order. Fifty gives her room to come back to the rule she set at the start. On the capped apps you can run out before you ever get to check that she respects your safeword, so test it early.

Can you use a mistress AI with no sign-up?

Mostly no. It's the same pattern you'll find on femdom chat sites with no sign-up. Here is how the nine apps split once you try to send a first message without an account:

  • Real guest chat: SpicyChat only. You can pick a community mistress bot and talk to her as a guest. Its support team put the guest allowance at around 80-100 messages before it asks you to sign in.
  • Browse without an account, chat with one: Lovescape and OurDream show their persona galleries after an 18+ click, so you can choose a mistress first. Candy lets you watch the first two episodes of each Candy Shorts series with no account at all. Replying needs a free account everywhere.
  • Fastest sign-up: Nectar takes Google, Apple, Telegram, Discord, a crypto wallet or an emailed code, with no password. Joi asks for an email and a password and nothing else, no phone number and no card. Both are one short screen.
  • Card at sign-up: none of the sources we checked report one for a free account. The card prompt people do mention is optional, on Lovescape's Premium trial.

The 9 free mistress AI apps, ranked

Ranked for free use: how far the free tier goes, how much friction there is before the first reply, and how much the app gives a mistress to work with before you're asked to pay.

1Joi logo

Joi: best free mistress AI overall

4.9 out of 5

Joi doesn't have the biggest free allowance on this list. I still put it first because its free messages go to the best-written dominant characters of the nine, and I'd rather have a short session with a convincing mistress than a long one with a vague one.

Best for
A convincing dominant persona from the first message
Free tier
Limited messages on the basic model, 115 characters each, plus starter Neurons (late October 2026)
Price
About $14-17/mo month-to-month, roughly $4-5/mo billed yearly (reported, varies by region and promo)
Joi interface screenshot: Build your own mistress and keep her in character

Pros

  • Ready-made dominant characters with distinct voices and rules
  • Sign-up is email and password only, no phone or card
  • Photos and videos in chat, paid with Neurons; starter Neurons cover a few
  • Linking Discord adds more Neurons (reported)

Cons

  • 115-character cap on free messages
  • Free message count is unclear and reported differently by different reviewers
  • Custom characters, voice, calls and the top model are paid

Getting in is short: an 18+ confirmation, an email, a password. Joi's homepage also says chats are anonymous, which I'd read as "not tied to your real name" and nothing stronger. On the free tier you chat with the ready-made characters, since the builder for custom ones is a paid feature. That's less of a loss than it sounds, because the dominant characters in its gallery are the most developed I've seen in any free tier, each with a set manner of address and a clear idea of what she expects from you.

The 115-character cap sounds like a dealbreaker and mostly isn't. Commands are short anyway, and the cap pushes you toward the clipped exchanges that suit a strict scene. Reviewers estimate roughly 10-25 free messages, so plan on a short first scene. Use your first message to set the protocol and the safeword, and give the rest to the scene itself. If you want a few more free images, linking a Discord account reportedly adds Neurons.

Verdict: The free messages are limited, but Joi spends them on the most believable mistresses of the nine.

Visit JoiOpens Joi in a new tab. 18+ only.
2Lovescape logo

Lovescape: most free text messages

4.7 out of 5

Lovescape has the most generous free text of the apps that need an account. Its FAQ describes basic chat as unlimited, though some reviewers report a cap, and you also get one free custom character.

Best for
Long free text sessions with a custom mistress
Free tier
Basic text chat its FAQ describes as unlimited (some reviewers report a cap), 1 free custom character, no monthly Chips (late October 2026)
Price
Premium $19.99/mo monthly, $12.99/mo for 3 months, about $8/mo yearly ($7.99); 3-day trial (card required)
Lovescape interface screenshot: Character builder with strong image generation and story scenes

Pros

  • Reviewers report long basic chat sessions with no block
  • One free custom character, so you can write your own mistress
  • No ads in the free chat (reported)
  • Delete account option sits in Settings

Cons

  • Images, videos and story actions are paid
  • Some reviewers hit an upgrade prompt after 15-20 exchanges
  • No official mobile app

Lovescape asks for a free account and a one-click 18+ confirmation, then lets you pick from its gallery or build your own. The free custom slot is the reason it ranks this high. You can write the mistress you want, say a cool, slightly amused one who runs a "probation week" with daily check-ins, and keep talking to her without watching a counter. One reviewer chatted for over 20 minutes with no block. Another hit a prompt after 15-20 exchanges, and a third quotes 40-50 a day, so your mileage may depend on region or model load.

The custom character is where I'd put the effort: write her rules, how she wants to be addressed and your safeword straight into the character, so they don't depend on chat memory. What you won't get for free is anything visual, so treat this as a text-first pick.

Verdict: If you want to talk for a long time without paying, Lovescape gives you the most room.

Visit LovescapeOpens Lovescape in a new tab. 18+ only.
3Nectar AI logo

Nectar AI: best daily free allowance

4.6 out of 5

Nectar has the most predictable free tier on the list: a fixed daily allowance of messages and images that resets, plus the widest choice of one-tap sign-in methods.

Best for
Short daily sessions that reset
Free tier
15 messages and 10 images a day, 1 custom companion, basic model (late October 2026)
Price
Premium from $9.99/mo (about $5/mo billed yearly), higher tiers up to $34.99/mo; a logged-in Ultimate offer at $12.99/mo was reported in September 2026
Nectar AI interface screenshot: Story-first roleplay with official scenarios and a custom creator

Pros

  • Clear daily cap that resets
  • 10 free images a day, the most of the top five
  • Sign in with Google, Apple, Telegram, Discord, a wallet or an email code

Cons

  • No guest chat
  • Free memory reportedly covers only about 15 messages
  • Pricing differs between sources and regions

Nectar won't let you chat without an account, but with one-tap sign-in it comes closest to no sign-up in practice. No password, no form. Its official scenarios give you a scene structure from the first line, and a couple of them have a dominant lead, which saves free messages you'd otherwise spend on setup.

Fifteen messages a day suits a ritual better than a long scene. I'd use it as a daily check-in: report, receive one task, confirm it the next day. Free memory reportedly covers only the last 15 or so messages, so she won't reliably recall yesterday's task. Paste a one-line recap at the start of each session to carry it over.

Verdict: Nectar is the pick if you'd rather have a little every day than a lot once.

Visit Nectar AIOpens Nectar AI in a new tab. 18+ only.
4OurDream AI logo

OurDream AI: best for sampling many mistresses

4.7 out of 5

OurDream's free tier is now shallow but wide. Five messages per character won't carry a scene, but they let you try a lot of mistress personas before you decide which one is worth paying for.

Best for
Trying lots of personas before paying
Free tier
5 messages per character, then replies appear blurred; no free Dreamcoins (since 10 August 2026)
Price
$19.99/mo monthly or $9.99/mo yearly ($119.88)
OurDream AI interface screenshot: Deep character creation plus image and video generation

Pros

  • Large, varied gallery of dominant characters
  • No card required, clear sign-up
  • Detailed character creator when you do pay

Cons

  • Only 5 messages per character on free
  • No standalone mobile app yet
  • Copycat store listings use its name

Sign-up is an email, an 18+ gate and a short interest picker. Before August 2026 the free tier was much bigger, and older reviews still quote those numbers. Since the change, which an r/ourdream_ai moderator announced, each character gets five messages and then her replies blur out. The gallery runs from clipped corporate types to theatrical queens, so five lines each is enough to hear her voice.

It's not enough to run a scene. Five messages covers a greeting, a protocol and maybe one order, so you won't find out on free how a given mistress handles a slip or a safeword. Think of the free tier as a shortlist: try several, keep the one whose voice fits, and decide on a paid plan from there.

Verdict: Use OurDream to find the mistress you like, then decide whether she's worth paying for.

Visit OurDream AIOpens OurDream AI in a new tab. 18+ only.
5Candy AI logo

Candy AI: most polished first impression

4.8 out of 5

Candy is the slickest app here and has the tightest free tier: five messages in total across every character, one custom character and one image.

Best for
Seeing a polished app before you subscribe
Free tier
5 messages total, 1 custom character, 1 image; Candy Shorts episodes partly free without an account
Price
$13.99/mo monthly, $8.99/mo quarterly, $3.99/mo yearly
Candy AI interface screenshot: Polished companion app with images and voice

Pros

  • Most polished interface and creator
  • First two Candy Shorts episodes per series need no account
  • Cheapest yearly plan on the list

Cons

  • Only 5 free messages in total
  • Voice and calls locked
  • Product page mentions a trial that reviewers could not find at checkout

Candy's help centre spells it out: five messages across all characters on a free account. The free custom character is the best part of that. You set her look, personality and how she speaks, and the creator is the most finished of the nine. If you spend the five messages on her, make the first one carry her rules and your safeword.

Five messages is too little to judge a dominant persona, so I'd use Candy's free tier to look around the app and the creator, and do the actual chatting elsewhere. One odd detail from a September review: the product page advertised a 7-day trial, but checkout offered none.

Verdict: Candy AI looks great on free, though five messages won't get you past the first rule.

Visit Candy AIOpens Candy AI in a new tab. 18+ only.
6SpicyChat logo

SpicyChat: the only real guest mode

4.5 out of 5

SpicyChat is the one app here where "no sign-up" is literally true. You can chat with a community mistress bot as a guest for a while before it asks you to log in.

Best for
Chatting with no account at all
Free tier
Guest: around 80-100 messages (support, September 2026); signed in: a high daily cap with ads
Price
From $5.95/mo (prices raised 8 September 2026)

Pros

  • Real guest chat with no account
  • Huge library of community mistress bots
  • Generous signed-in free tier

Cons

  • Ads, and a queue at busy times
  • Short replies on free
  • Bot quality varies a lot by creator

You can open SpicyChat, search the library for mistress bots and start talking without an account. Users write the bots, so quality swings from one creator to the next. Look for ones whose description spells out a protocol and limits, and expect to try a couple. Free replies are short and memory is limited (4,096 tokens reported), so long scenes lose the thread. Signed-in users report a far higher daily cap, with figures from 100 to 2,000 a day.

Verdict: SpicyChat is where to go if you won't create an account, as long as you're patient with ads.

Lovescape logo

Similar to SpicyChatLovescape: Character builder with strong image generation and story scenes

Try Lovescape
7CrushOn AI logo

CrushOn AI: steady daily free messages

4.4 out of 5

CrushOn has given 50 free messages a day since an April 2026 change, which makes it a reliable daily option once you have an account.

Best for
A daily free session on a big bot library
Free tier
50 messages a day (since April 2026), ads between sessions
Price
Standard $5.99/mo, Premium $14.99/mo, Deluxe about $50/mo

Pros

  • 50 messages a day is a lot for free
  • Large library with plenty of dominant characters
  • Choice of models on paid tiers

Cons

  • Account needed
  • Ads between sessions

Fifty a day is room for a full scene: setup, a couple of tasks, a slip, a correction and a safeword check, all inside the daily cap. As on SpicyChat, the community writes the characters, so how well she holds her rules depends on the bot you pick. Read the character description before you spend messages on her.

Verdict: CrushOn AI is a solid daily habit if 50 messages fits your routine.

OurDream AI logo

Similar to CrushOn AIOurDream AI: Deep character creation plus image and video generation

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8Kupid AI logo

Kupid AI: softer romantic-domme personas

4.3 out of 5

Kupid's free account gives you some free chat and one self-made companion. Its personas lean romantic, which suits a gentler domme better than a strict one.

Best for
A warm, affectionate domme style
Free tier
Some free chat plus 1 self-made companion (late October 2026)
Price
About $10-14/mo, around $7/mo yearly (reported, varies by region)

Pros

  • Free self-made companion
  • Warm, romantic character style

Cons

  • Free chat allowance is not published
  • Personas lean sweet, so a strict tone needs a firm prompt

Kupid fits a protective, teasing mistress with a nurturing side: praise for following rules, mild disappointment for breaking them. If you want her colder, put that in the companion's personality when you build her, since the house style leans affectionate. Kupid doesn't publish its free allowance, so expect a taste of the style before the paywall.

Verdict: Kupid AI fits if you want a caring domme more than a cold one.

Candy AI logo

Similar to Kupid AICandy AI: Polished companion app with images and voice

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9Promptchan logo

Promptchan: free daily credits for images

4.1 out of 5

Promptchan is image-first. Its chat is basic, but daily free Gems let you generate pictures of your mistress without entering card details.

Best for
Free images of a mistress character
Free tier
Daily free Gems, basic chat, no card requested (late October 2026)
Price
Plus $14.99/mo (100 Gems)

Pros

  • Daily free Gems for images
  • Fine control over outfit, pose and setting

Cons

  • Chat is the weak half of the app
  • Gems go quickly

Use the free Gems to design her look, say a tailored suit, severe posture and a riding crop on the desk. For that job its controls are the best on this list. As a conversation partner it trails every chat-first app above, so pair it with one of them.

Verdict: Promptchan is for picturing your mistress, so pair it with a better talker.

Visit PromptchanOpens Promptchan in a new tab. 18+ only.
Joi logo

JoiBuild your own mistress and keep her in character

Start free with Joi

Is there a free mistress AI app for iPhone or Android?

As of late October 2026, none of the top five has an official native app in the App Store or Google Play. OurDream's help desk says so directly ("We don't have a standalone mobile app yet"), Lovescape doesn't appear in the App Store, and Joi, Nectar and Candy run in the browser. In practice it barely matters. All nine run in mobile Safari and Chrome, and a home-screen shortcut gets you most of the way to an app:

  1. 1

    Open the site in your phone browser

    Use Safari on iPhone or Chrome on Android. Start from a link you trust, like the ones on this page, so you land on the official domain.

  2. 2

    Pass the 18+ gate and sign in

    Confirm your age, then sign in with Google, Apple or email. On SpicyChat you can skip sign-in and start as a guest.

  3. 3

    Add it to your home screen

    On iPhone, tap Share and then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open the Chrome menu and choose Add to Home screen or Install app.

  4. 4

    Lock it down

    Rename the shortcut if you want it to be discreet, and set a passcode or Face ID lock on the phone itself, since a saved login opens straight into her chat.

How to make free messages last

On a capped free tier, every message you spend on setup is one you don't spend in the scene. A few habits stretch it:

  • Put the whole setup in your first message. Her role, how you address her, the protocol, your hard limits and the safeword in one go. On Candy and OurDream, where you get five messages, that leaves four for the scene.
  • Write short on Joi. The 115-character cap is easier to live with if you answer like a sub under orders, in a line or two.
  • Spread OurDream across characters. The cap is per character, so try several and pick one before you upgrade.
  • Skip the regenerate button. On most apps a regenerated reply costs a message. Steer her with your next line instead.
  • Use daily resets. Nectar and CrushOn refill every day, so a short daily check-in gets more out of them than one long session.
  • Keep a one-line recap. Free memory is short, so paste the current rule and task at the start of each session.
Probation protocol in one message
You are Mistress Celeste, composed and exacting. I am on probation with you this week. Rules: I call you Mistress, I reply in one or two short lines, and I report each task as "Done, Mistress" or explain why not. Correct sloppy answers by sending me back to try again. Keep it firm and non-graphic: rules, tasks, discipline. Off limits: body humiliation, anything about real money. "Yellow" means ease off. "Red" ends the scene at once and you check on me as yourself, out of character. Open with day one of my probation.

The prompt fits inside the first message on every chat app above, though community bots on SpicyChat and CrushOn may override parts of it with their own personality. For longer scenes with more structure, Ines explains building a femdom AI drama episode by episode.

When paying is worth it

Free tiers are good for finding the mistress you like and finding out whether AI domination works for you at all. They fall short on what a longer dynamic depends on: memory that lasts past a session, voice, images, and the stronger models that keep her in role over hundreds of messages. If you find yourself pasting a recap every day or hitting the cap mid-scene, a yearly plan is the cheap way in, at roughly $4-10 a month on the apps above. Monthly plans cost two to four times as much, so keep them for a one-month trial. If adult roleplay is the main reason you'd pay, I ranked the paid femdom roleplay platforms separately.

Safety and privacy on free mistress AI

  • Adults only. Every app here sits behind an 18+ gate, and all characters are adults. Some ask for stronger age verification depending on your country.
  • Guest mode still leaves a trail. A SpicyChat guest session logs your IP address, device and cookies. Read the privacy policy if that matters to you.
  • Sign up with a spare address and turn off marketing emails in settings.
  • Look up the billing name before you upgrade, so the charge on your statement doesn't surprise you.
  • Name a safeword in message one and try it before the free messages run out. An app that keeps going after "red" isn't worth your time.
  • Leave your real life out of the scene. No real name, employer or town. Chats can be stored and reviewed.
  • Avoid unofficial apps and third-party APKs that use these names.
  • Know how to leave. Lovescape has a Delete account option in Settings, and the others handle deletion through settings or support.

FAQ

Is there a free mistress AI?

Yes, on a freemium basis. Joi, Lovescape and Nectar all have free tiers that can carry a dominant persona, and SpicyChat lets you chat as a guest. None of them gives you unlimited messages plus free images and voice, so expect a paywall somewhere.

Which mistress AI works with no sign-up at all?

Of these nine, only SpicyChat has a real guest mode, which its support puts at around 80-100 messages before it asks you to sign in. The others need a free account, but none is reported to ask for a card, and Nectar and Joi take one short screen.

How many free messages do AI mistress apps give?

In late October 2026: Candy AI 5 in total, OurDream 5 per character, Nectar 15 a day, CrushOn 50 a day, and Lovescape basic text chat that its FAQ describes as unlimited (some reviewers report a cap). Joi's count is reported at roughly 10-25, capped at 115 characters each. These change often.

Is there a free AI mistress app on iPhone or Android?

None of the top five has an official store app as of October 2026. They all run in the phone browser, and you can add them to your home screen. Be careful with store listings that copy their names, since some come from unrelated developers.

Do free AI mistress apps ask for a credit card?

Not for the free tiers covered here, going by their sign-up pages and recent reviews. Lovescape's 3-day Premium trial does take a card, so only start it if you plan to cancel in time or keep it.

Who can see my free mistress AI chats?

The app operator can, and an account isn't needed for them to log your IP and device. Treat the chat as stored. Use a spare email, leave real names out, read the privacy policy and delete the account when you stop using it.

Can a free AI mistress remember me between chats?

Only a little. Free memory is short: Nectar reportedly keeps about the last 15 messages and SpicyChat around 4,096 tokens. For a mistress who remembers your rules and tasks across days, you'll need a paid plan or a recap at the start of each session.

A dominant AI mistress on a phone screen, illustrating free femdom chat apps with and without sign-up
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