YoDayo

YoDayo is an AI-powered generative platform designed for anime and VTuber communities. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York, YoDayo offers versatile tools that enable users to create anime-style visuals and interact with AI-generated characters. The platform is accessible via its website as well as iOS and Android applications. In recent years, YoDayo has emerged as a notable AI initiative due to its growing user base and functional richness.

YoDayo was established in New York in 2021 and is operated by YDY AI Limited. To date, the company has raised a total investment of $2.4 million USD. As of 2025, the platform attracts 5.3 million monthly visitors, approximately 595,000 of whom are unique users.

YoDayo includes a variety of AI-based tools that allow users to generate anime-style artistic content. These include text-to-image generation models such as Stable Diffusion 1.5 and SDXL, detailed prompt systems, negative prompt definitions, model selection, pose and expression suggestions, "spell" modules for style expansion, image upscale options, and advanced hires.fix enhancement features.

Users can input up to 2000 characters to specify the details of the image they wish to generate and then select a model to produce the visual. The platform also supports image-to-image generation and advanced visual guidance technologies such as ControlNet. YoDayo provides users with 12 different ControlNet models that enable pose guidance, sketch conversion, and depth mapping.

Another key feature of YoDayo is "Tavern," which enables users to engage in interactive conversations with AI-powered characters. Within this section, users can participate in real-time dialogues based on the characters’ backstories and personality traits. Additionally, users can create their own characters, design personalized chatbots, and share them with the community.

Thanks to the diversity of models available on YoDayo, users can select the visual generation style that best matches their aesthetic preferences. The platform allows customization of parameters such as sampling method, instruction sensitivity, detail level, generation repetition, canvas size, VAE (Variational Autoencoder), and CLIP Skip. Users can also generate higher-resolution and more detailed images using the "Upscale" and "Hires.fix" tools.

The system that determines priority for image generation on YoDayo is based on a virtual currency called YoBeans. New users are initially granted 400 YoBeans, with an additional 150 YoBeans awarded daily. High-priority image generation tasks require YoBeans, while low-priority generation is free but may take longer depending on system load. Users can acquire YoBeans by purchasing them or completing tasks and competitions on the platform’s Discord server.

In addition to its website, YoDayo offers mobile applications available through the App Store and Google Play. Users can share their generated content on social media platforms. The platform maintains active community engagement through social networks including Instagram, Twitter (X), YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, and Discord.

YoDayo offers three subscription tiers in addition to free access: Plus, Pro, and Premium. Subscribers gain benefits such as increased Mochi points, expanded conversation context, unlimited chat with advanced models, an ad-free experience, and discounted purchases. Paid users can also generate more content, more frequently and with faster processing times.

YoDayo requires all user-generated content to comply with general community rules. Hate speech, violence against animals, and content promoting suicide are prohibited. User activity on the platform is monitored, and violations may result in content removal or account suspension.

YoDayo aims to enhance the user experience in the fields of generative AI and interactive character design specifically for anime and VTuber communities. The development team plans to expand user creative capacity by introducing more personalization options, advanced AI models, and new "spell" and "ControlNet" modules. Additionally, making user-generated content easier to share and store is part of the platform’s long-term development roadmap.