The key facts
- The Liangpei AI app works on a 'marriage or refund' principle: the 2,000 yuan subscription is refunded if no marriage happens within three years
- The algorithm offers only one candidate at a time, and matching is preceded by a 20-minute AI interview
- In the first month, verification rejected applications from more than 150 married users
A subscription with a guaranteed result
A dating service called Liangpei AI has launched in China with an unusual payment model: if the user does not get married within three years, the company promises to refund the full subscription price — 2,000 yuan. This is reported by South China Morning Post, whose article is cited by Life.ru. The app appeared in July 2026, meaning it had already been operating for several months by the time of the publications, and we are talking about an active service, not plans.
One candidate at a time and identity verification
Liangpei AI differs from conventional dating apps in its matching principle: the algorithm shows only one candidate at a time, and to start the next match, the previous one must be completed. Before the search begins, the client goes through an approximately 20-minute interview with artificial intelligence — about family, education, work, hobbies, character, and expectations for a partner; based on the answers, a profile is created to match a compatible person. Registration requires confirming one's identity and the absence of an existing marriage: according to SCMP, in the first month the system rejected applications from more than 150 married users.
Context: the dating market is changing formats
The Life.ru article places the launch of Liangpei AI in a broader context: earlier, Tinder launched a feature called Group Hangouts, where people meet not one-on-one but in groups. The user chooses a shared activity, invites at least two friends, and once the group has three people, its profile appears in the general feed; the maximum is 15 participants. Comparing the two approaches shows that the services are moving in different directions: the Chinese project sells a concrete result — marriage with a money-back guarantee in case of failure — while Tinder is betting on a group, less formal dating format. The publications do not say how many users Liangpei AI has or how many marriages the service has already helped arrange.
