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Chai App Pricing and Limits: A Pre-Pay Checklist
The Short Answer on Chai's Plans and Caps
The chat finally gets good, and then the upgrade prompt slides up. It always shows up at that exact moment, which is the worst time to be reading a price screen. So here's the read before you tap 'subscribe' on Chai, plus the app I'd actually spend on.
Chai's tiers and message caps change often, and we could not confirm current figures. Trust the plan screen inside Chai, not an old blog table.
If you want to pay somewhere, GoLove.ai is my pick for this search, because the whole ladder is in plain view. PRO runs about $19.99/month, and one Star buys one image. Episodes 1–2 of every Series play before you pay anything. After an episode, the star is one tap from a chat.
Prices checked 2026-10; promos vary.
Explore is free to browse, so you can size up the cast and the prices right now, before the next upgrade prompt catches you mid-chat.
What to Check on Chai's Plan Screen Before You Pay
We could not confirm Chai's current prices, plan names or cap sizes. They shift, and third-party numbers age fast. Only two sources count: Chai's own site and the in-app plan screen. Open the plan screen and work through this list before your card details go in.
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- Cap. Find the exact message or energy limit on your current tier and when it resets. A daily reset and a rolling window feel very different at 1 a.m.
- Ads. Check whether ads stay on the plan you're about to buy.
- Model. Find out which model each tier runs. Two plans at similar prices can still give you different chats.
- Billing cycle. Compare monthly and annual billing, and screenshot the exact renewal date.
- Billing channel. See whether you'd pay through the App Store, Google Play or the web. That decides where you cancel and where you ask for a refund. A store subscription is cancelled in the store's subscription settings, and deleting the app does not cancel it.
- Promo or regional rate. Check whether the price is an intro offer or local pricing that changes at renewal.
Two minutes on this list beats a surprise renewal.
GoLove's Price Ladder, Rung by Rung
Three ways to pay, with approximate prices for each:
| Tier | Approx. price (checked Oct 2026) | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| PRO | ~$19.99/mo, or ~$119.88/yr (~$9.99/mo) | All NSFW content, character creation, voice messages & calls, unlimited Feed, image generation, 100 Stars each billing month |
| ULTRA | ~$59.99/mo, or ~$359.88/yr (~$29.99/mo) | More monthly Stars, Star-refill discount, stronger models, 8,000-message memory, priority creation |
| Star packs | ~$9.99 (30 Stars) to ~$299.99 (3,000 Stars) | 1 Star = 1 image; 720p video = 10 Stars |
Before you pick a rung, look at who you'd actually be paying for. Episodes 1–2 of every Series are free right now, so meet the cast first and decide with a face in mind.
PRO at about $19.99 a month
For most people, this is the rung. On annual billing PRO drops to about $119.88 a year, roughly $9.99 a month. That covers all NSFW content, character creation, voice messages and calls, unlimited Feed and image generation, and it restores 100 Stars every billing month. New users also see a limited-time −70% first-subscription offer.
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What ULTRA adds for about $59.99
On annual billing ULTRA comes to about $359.88 a year. For that you get more monthly Stars (we could not confirm the exact amount), a discount on Star refills, stronger models, 8,000-message memory and priority creation. My take: skip it unless long memory or heavy generation is your whole point.
Star packs and what one Star buys
Packs run from $9.99 for 30 Stars to $299.99 for 3,000. New users also get a limited-time 500-Star Welcome Offer at $59.99. One Star buys one image, and a 720p video costs 10.
Stars also unlock later Series episodes. More on that in our guide to AI short dramas whose stars chat back.
Characters you can open right now
Tap any of them and the chat starts there
Prices checked 2026-10; promos vary.
Where GoLove's Limits Actually Hit You
A pricing table is abstract. The walls are where you actually feel the price.
Series: two episodes, then PRO
Say you open "My AI Girlfriend," the 7-episode series starring Lexie (@iamlexiebabe). Episodes 1 and 2 play even without an account, and that's the free part. From episode 3, a free account needs PRO, and PRO members unlock each further episode for a few Stars. As of October 12 the catalog stood at 5 series and 32 episodes, and GoLove says new episodes arrive every week.
What GoLove.ai gives you:
- Live voice calls and voice messages
- She remembers your chat history
- Photos on request in the chat
- Image generator with 35 realistic poses and 21 outfits
- 2 reward stars every day you log in
The Feed's daily quota
Free users get a limited number of new Feed clips per day. Then the "Unlock Unlimited Feed" wall appears. We could not confirm the exact daily count, so don't plan around one. PRO removes the quota. It also turns on the Feed filters (Realistic or Anime style, character gender), which are PRO-only.
Stars inside the chat
Without an account the chat already works. You can see the character's first photo, and the next one sits blurred behind a Sign Up lock.
With Stars, you describe the photo you want in your own words. It costs 1 Star and arrives in about 20–45 seconds, with the same face and body as the avatar. That consistency is the part I'd pay for, since a random face would ruin the whole thing. Under that photo, "Generate Video" turns the scene into a short clip for 10 Stars.
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Prices checked 2026-10; promos vary.
Spending Stars in the Generator on Your Phone
Chats aren't the only place Stars go. The generator is where they disappear fastest if you're not paying attention.
- Images. Use presets or your own prompt, in runs of 1, 2, 4 or 8, at 1 Star each. A batch of 8 costs 8 Stars.
- Video. Build a preset from cards (action, outfit, scene) and tap Generate once. You can pick 480p, 720p or 1080p, and a 720p video costs 10 Stars. There are 76 realistic video modes and 147 across all categories.
- Remix. Tap the magic wand on any Feed clip. The generator opens with that clip's character, action, outfit and scene already set. Change what you want and regenerate.
Do I need the desktop site to generate video? No. Generate is a first-class tab in the mobile bottom nav, sitting next to Explore, Chat, Create and Feed. If video is where most of your Stars will go, our breakdown of the AI girlfriend video generator walks through the presets in more detail.
For budgeting, 100 PRO Stars could cover 50 images plus five 720p videos. That's a real month for most people. Want more images and fewer videos? Shift the mix.
Prices checked 2026-10; promos vary.
GoLove's Stars on Top of PRO: Metered Media vs One Flat Fee
Here's the catch, plainly: picking GoLove means giving up one flat number.
PRO comes with 100 Stars a month. Past that, every extra image, every video and every Series episode after the free two draws on Stars, so a heavy month can cost more than the subscription line on your statement. Some people want to pay once and never think about it again. For them, metering is a real cost, in money and in attention.
In return, every item has a price before you spend. One Star buys an image, and 10 buy a 720p video. Nothing is hidden behind a "fair use" line. And the photos and clips are of the same character you just watched in an episode, not some random face.
So is it worth it for this search? Yes. You pay for the parts you actually use. A light month stays inside the 100 included Stars. A heavy month costs more, but you see that cost coming.
Prices checked 2026-10; promos vary.
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Who Should Stay on Chai, and Who Should Pay GoLove
Verdict: Check Chai's real cap and price on its own plan screen first. If you want story first and character second, pay GoLove.ai.
Stay on Chai if your current plan already fits how you chat. If you've confirmed the cap and the price on its plan screen and both work for you, there's no reason to move.
Pay GoLove.ai if you want an 18+ story first and then that character in your chat, with photos and video priced per Star. Episodes 1–2 of every Series play before you pay. PRO is about $19.99/month with 100 Stars included. For this search specifically, the whole price ladder is listed, and the star of the episode is the one who texts back.
Skip both if you only want unlimited everything for free. That isn't what either upgrade screen is selling.
The practical move: open Chai's plan screen, screenshot the cap and the renewal date, then watch a free GoLove episode before you put money down anywhere.
Prices checked 2026-10; promos vary.
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