Meta AI: what it remembers, keeps, costs, and how to leave
thecontinuitylayer.com/memory/meta-aiMeta's assistant inside WhatsApp and Messenger, and in its own app. Memory is described for one-to-one chats in the US and Canada. Meta AI gets an F and ranks #8 of 9 on the Scorecard, 5 of 19: memory 1½ of 7, your data ½ of 4, leaving ½ of 4, price 2½ of 4; exit grade ½ of 4. Every grade is read from Meta's own pages, last checked 3 November 2026.
Memory: what Meta's pages say
Can you see what it remembers, change it, delete it, take it with you and bring it in.
Yes, according to Meta's own pages.
Meta says Meta AI can remember details you share in one-to-one chats on WhatsApp and Messenger and use them later; US and Canada, not group chats.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's page does not say where you can see what Meta AI remembers.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's page does not mention editing a remembered detail.
Partly, according to Meta's own pages.
Meta says you can delete its memories at any time; the page does not say whether one at a time or all at once.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's page does not mention an export of what Meta AI remembers.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's page does not mention importing memory from another AI.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's page does not say replies show when a memory was used.
Your data: what Meta's pages say
Can you keep your chats out of training, know how long they are kept, delete the account yourself, and talk without being saved.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's newsroom page says information people share with its AI features is used to improve its products, and a November 2025 note adds that Meta may train its AIs on messages people share with them; it names no setting to stop this.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's page does not state how long Meta AI chats are kept after you delete them.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's page describes deleting your AI chats by typing /reset-ai in WhatsApp, Messenger or Instagram, but does not describe deleting a Meta AI account.
Partly, according to Meta's own pages.
Meta says Incognito Chat on WhatsApp and the Meta AI app is a temporary conversation that is not saved and that Meta cannot read; the page does not say whether it is used for training.
Leaving: what Meta's pages say
Can you take your chats, files and projects with you, bring chats in from another AI, and cancel without losing them.
Partly, according to Meta's own pages.
Meta's help center has an article on exporting a copy of your Meta AI information, but the page we could read did not state the format or contents.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's export page, as far as we could read it, does not mention uploaded files, attachments, or projects.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's import page covers moving your own prompt history from the older Meta.ai experience, not chats from another AI provider.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's Meta One Premium page says you can cancel through your app store but does not say what happens to your AI chats afterward.
Price: what Meta's pages say
Is every price and limit on a public page, is there a free plan, and do you hear about a price change before it lands.
Yes, according to Meta's own pages.
Meta says Meta AI stays free, and its newsroom page lists monthly prices for the paid Meta One Core and Premium tiers.
Partly, according to Meta's own pages.
Meta says the Meta One Core and Premium plans include more usage of its most compute-intensive AI capabilities, without publishing numeric limits for any plan.
Yes, according to Meta's own pages.
Meta says Meta AI will remain free for everyday use, with paid tiers only for people wanting more capacity.
Meta's pages don't say so.
Meta's Meta One Premium page says subscriptions auto-renew and benefits may change over time, but describes no advance notice of price changes.
See what Meta AI actually remembers about you, as a map. In your browser, nothing leaves it.
See it as a mapSources: Meta's pages, as read
- https://about.fb.com/news/2025/01/building-toward-a-smarter-more-personalized-assistant/Checked 3 November 2026
- https://about.fb.com/news/2023/09/privacy-matters-metas-generative-ai-features/Checked 3 November 2026
- https://about.fb.com/news/2026/05/incognito-chat-whatsapp-meta-ai/Checked 3 November 2026
- https://www.meta.com/help/artificial-intelligence/1314808549771571/Checked 3 November 2026
- https://www.meta.com/help/artificial-intelligence/23891956840393175/Checked 3 November 2026
- https://www.meta.com/help/artificial-intelligence/1864308977565149/Checked 3 November 2026
- https://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/introducing-meta-one-subscription-service-more-features-ai/Checked 3 November 2026