Chinese Dating App Liangpei Launches With Three-Year Guarantee
A new Chinese dating app is using artificial intelligence to match users while making an unusual promise: if members do not marry within three years, they can receive a refund of their initial 2,000 yuan (approximately $290 or £221) fee.
Liangpei, which roughly translates as “good match,” launched in July and is designed specifically for users seeking marriage. Its approach differs from conventional swipe-based dating services by limiting users to one potential partner at a time.
According to founder Zeng Xinxun, the goal is to “get users off the platform as soon as possible”.
The process begins with a roughly 20-minute voice interview conducted by an AI matchmaker. Users answer 25 questions covering subjects including relationship history, marriage intentions and plans around property ownership. The system uses the responses to create detailed profiles and generate compatibility rankings.
The resulting profiles average around 516 Chinese characters. The company says approximately 91% of users who begin the interview complete it. Once matched, users can communicate exclusively with that person until one decides to move on. Zeng said the model is intended to encourage users to invest more time in individual relationships rather than continually searching through alternatives.
The marriage guarantee is based on a three-year timeframe developed after Liangpei’s team interviewed 150 couples obtaining marriage licences. Zeng said more than 70% reported marrying within three years of meeting. However, the app has only been operating for several months, meaning its first users will not reach the end of the guarantee until 2029.
Liangpei currently has more than 9,300 active users across 300 Chinese cities, according to the company. Around 57% are men and 43% are women, with the largest age groups between 26 and 31. Some have welcomed g its focus on serious relationships, while others have questioned whether compatibility scores and a fixed marriage target make dating too rigid.
