What AI roleplay costs: November 2026 price tracker
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This tracker is run by Thirst.Chat, which also appears in it. Treat it as a page from one of the companies listed: each figure for another site links to where we found it, with the date we looked.
Thirst.Chat's own line is built from the code that bills you, so it cannot fall behind our real prices. Every other figure carries the date we looked it up.
Our token packsPrices side by side
| Site | Monthly plan | Text reply | A picture | Short video | Free allowance | Payment | Credits expire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirst.Chat (us) | None. One-time token packs from $5 (7,500 tokens) to $100 (275,000 tokens) | 10–25 tokens, about $0.004–0.017 | 15–25 tokens, about $0.005–0.017 | 5 seconds: from 600 tokens, about $0.22–0.40 | 100 tokens a day; 5 guest messages per character before sign-up | Crypto only (USDC, USDT, SOL or LTC) | No. Bought tokens never expire; the daily free tokens reset |
| Candy.ai | $9.99 the first month, then $13.99 a month; $26.97 for 3 months; $47.88 a year, as shown on Nov 7 (source, checked Nov 7) | Unlimited on Premium; 5 messages in total when free (source, checked Nov 7) | Not published: the token price needs a sign-in (source, checked Nov 7) | Made from a picture only; cost and length not published (source, checked Nov 7) | 5 messages, 1 custom character, 1 image (source, checked Nov 7) | Cards, crypto, Apple Pay, Google Pay, bank transfer (source, checked Nov 7) | Candy's terms and help center disagree (source, checked Nov 7) |
| Character.AI | c.ai+ $9.99 a month or $94.99 a year; lite $4.99 a month (US) (source, checked Nov 7) | Unlimited on every plan, free included; premium chat styles unlimited on c.ai+ only (source, checked Nov 7) | "Imagine Chat" in chat; standing limit not published; extras cost Charms (source, checked Nov 7) | Introduction videos from a character's avatar; cost and length not published (source, checked Nov 7) | Unlimited messages on basic chat styles, with ads and slow mode (source, checked Nov 7) | Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay; app stores in the apps (source, checked Nov 7) | Charms: no expiry rule published (source, checked Nov 7) |
| Chub | One plan, $20 a month (source, checked Nov 7) | Unlimited on its models for one user, or your own API at that provider's price (source, checked Nov 7) | Included in the plan ("multimedia generation") (source, checked Nov 7) | Not published (source, checked Nov 7) | One-time trial credits, "a few dozen messages" (source, checked Nov 7) | Crypto only (source, checked Nov 7) | Not published (source, checked Nov 7) |
| JanitorAI | Janitor+ $12.99 a month or $99 a year on its App Store listing; web price not seen (source, checked Nov 7) | Free tier: "unlimited chats"; per-token router for subscribers (source, checked Nov 7) | See note 1 | See note 1 | "Unlimited chats" with standard models, about 9k tokens of context (source, checked Nov 7) | Stripe on the web; App Store or Google Play in the app (source, checked Nov 7) | n/a (subscription; no credit packs documented) |
| Joi AI | Not published before sign-up (source, checked Nov 7) | Reading a romantic message: 4 Neurons; dollars not published (source, checked Nov 7) | A photo view: up to 120 Neurons; dollars not published (source, checked Nov 7) | Generator: 300 Neurons, +250 to make it longer; length not published (source, checked Nov 7) | 6 lifetime image generations (source, checked Nov 7) | Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto where available (source, checked Nov 7) | Neurons: not published; unused plan benefits roll over (source, checked Nov 7) |
| Kindroid | $15.99 a month, $42.99 for 3 months, $159.99 a year on its App Store listing; web price at checkout only (source, checked Nov 7) | Unlimited for subscribers (source, checked Nov 7) | Included refills up to 25; extra about $0.115–0.14 each (source, checked Nov 7) | Up to 8 seconds: about $0.23–0.28 in paid credits (source, checked Nov 7) | One-time preview: 50 messages, 5 selfies; unlimited free messaging ended Oct 1, 2026 (source, checked Nov 7) | Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Cash App; see note 3 (source, checked Nov 7) | Paid credits carry over; locked while unsubscribed (source, checked Nov 7) |
| Nomi | $15.99 a month, $39.99 a quarter, $99.99 a year; Launch Plan $9.99 a month (App Store) (source, checked Nov 7) | 50 a day free; unlimited when paid (source, checked Nov 7) | Daily allowance (number not published), then about $0.056–0.125 a credit (source, checked Nov 7) | 5, 10 or 15 seconds from a picture; SD about $0.33–0.75, HD about $0.56–1.25; paid plans only (source, checked Nov 7) | 50 messages a day plus daily images (source, checked Nov 7) | Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover; app stores (source, checked Nov 7) | Credits do not expire (source, checked Nov 7) |
| OurDream | Premium $19.99 a month ($9.99 a month yearly); Deluxe $59.99 a month ($29.99 yearly) (source, checked Nov 7) | Unlimited on standard models when paid; Genius models 1 coin, about $0.008–0.02; free users pay 1 coin a message (source, checked Nov 7) | 5 coins, about $0.04–0.10 (source, checked Nov 7) | 5 seconds: 100 coins, about $0.80–2.00; up to 60 seconds (source, checked Nov 7) | No free coins; no pictures or videos without a plan (source, checked Nov 7) | Card, crypto, local methods; no PayPal (source, checked Nov 7) | Coins do not expire (source, checked Nov 7) |
| SpicyChat | $5.95, $19.95 or $29.95 a month; $60, $199.95 or $299.95 a year (source, checked Nov 7) | No message cap published for any tier; replies up to 180 or 300 tokens (source, checked Nov 7) | Included on the $19.95 tier for select characters, $29.95 for any (source, checked Nov 7) | See note 2 | A free tier with ads and a 4,096-token context (source, checked Nov 7) | Card, Pay by Bank, Boosty, crypto (CoinPayments) (source, checked Nov 7) | n/a (subscription) |
Note 1: JanitorAI's help center and changelog do not describe in-chat image generation, voice replies or video (checked 2026-11-07).
Note 2: SpicyChat's docs do not describe video generation (checked docs.spicychat.ai/llms-full.txt, 2026-11-07).
Note 3: Kindroid's help pages do not list crypto as a payment method (checked 2026-11-07).
App Store prices are US prices and may differ from a site's web prices. Promotional prices are as shown on November 7, 2026.
Method and assumptions
Thirst.Chat's line is computed from our billing code, so it cannot drift from what you actually pay. Dollar amounts assume either our $100 pack (275,000 tokens, 2,750 a dollar) or our $5 pack (7,500 tokens, 1,500 a dollar): the first number is the lowest token price bought in bulk, the second the highest token price bought in the smallest pack.
We count a reply as a single message from the character; the 6 models on Thirst.Chat charge 10–25 tokens each. A picture is one image in the conversation and is added to the reply's cost. Our video figure is a 5-second square clip at Standard quality; other shapes and quality levels cost more, and the app quotes the exact amount before you confirm.
Plans with unlimited messages get no per-message figure. Dividing a monthly fee by a guessed number of messages would make up a number, so we describe the plan instead.
Competitor figures are taken from each company's own pricing, help or app store pages, dated in the cell where they appear. We ignore review sites. All prices are US dollars, excluding tax, and a price that is only visible after signing in is marked that way.
Thirst.Chat price list
- Chat reply: 10–25 tokens, set by the chat model (6 to choose from)
- Picture: 15–25 tokens for anime or realistic styles, 10 more with Character reference
- Spoken reply: 15 tokens minimum, roughly a token per 4 characters
- 5-second video: 600 tokens square, 1,050 at the widest Standard shape
- No-cost tokens: 100 daily, up to 750 as a two-week welcome bonus, and 10 characters plus 25 chats imported free
- You are not charged for a failed reply, and failed pictures or videos are refunded
Related pages
See what is free on Thirst.Chat, or one-to-one comparisons with Character.AI, JanitorAI, SpicyChat, Chub, Candy.ai and Joi AI.
Questions
Is this tracker neutral?
No. Thirst.Chat runs it and is listed in it. That is why every other site's figure links to its own source and shows when we checked.
What does a Thirst.Chat message cost?
Between $0.004–0.017 per chat reply (10–25 tokens), depending on the model and the pack. 100 tokens a day are free.
How do I pay on Thirst.Chat?
With crypto: USDC, USDT, SOL or LTC. You buy a one-time pack, there is no subscription, and the tokens never expire.
Start with the 100 free tokens every account gets each day.
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