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  "dateModified": "2026-10-07",
  "datePublished": "2026-10-07",
  "description": "Understand CandyAI pricing with first-month and renewal arithmetic, annual commitments and monthly tokens. See what the public evidence cannot establish.",
  "heading": "CandyAI Pricing and Token Costs",
  "id": "https://ai-girlfriend-app-2026.com/pricing/candyai/",
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      "blocks": [
        {
          "markdown": "18+ · AI-generated adult characters Public sources · 7 Oct 2026",
          "text": "18+ · AI-generated adult characters Public sources · 7 Oct 2026",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "PLANS & REAL COSTS",
          "text": "PLANS & REAL COSTS",
          "type": "paragraph"
        }
      ],
      "heading": "Page introduction",
      "level": 0
    },
    {
      "blocks": [
        {
          "markdown": "Clear reviews. Practical next steps.",
          "text": "Clear reviews. Practical next steps.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "CandyAI · Premium $9.99 first month $13.99 monthly renewal Observed public price; currency may vary · checked 7 Oct 2026",
          "text": "CandyAI · Premium $9.99 first month $13.99 monthly renewal Observed public price; currency may vary · checked 7 Oct 2026",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "Reviews, pricing and setup guides — choose your own route.",
          "text": "Reviews, pricing and setup guides — choose your own route.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "18+ · Every illustrated character here is an AI-generated adult. No real people are depicted in these scenes. Provider-page screenshots are separately captioned.",
          "text": "18+ · Every illustrated character here is an AI-generated adult. No real people are depicted in these scenes. Provider-page screenshots are separately captioned.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "CandyAI pricing is most useful when you separate the subscription from the media balance. Its public panel, captured on 7 October 2026, displayed a first monthly payment of $9.99, a $13.99 monthly renewal and 100 tokens each month. Another public rendering showed euros, so those captured dollar amounts are not a universal global quote.",
          "text": "CandyAI pricing is most useful when you separate the subscription from the media balance. Its public panel, captured on 7 October 2026, displayed a first monthly payment of $9.99, a $13.99 monthly renewal and 100 tokens each month. Another public rendering showed euros, so those captured dollar amounts are not a universal global quote.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "This guide focuses on the cost decisions behind the headline: full-term commitments, repeated renewals and the difference between text access and media tokens. The figures come from the provider’s public subscription panel, rather than a subscription or token purchase by this publication. For the wider product assessment, read the [CandyAI review](https://ai-girlfriend-app-2026.com/reviews/candyai/) .",
          "text": "This guide focuses on the cost decisions behind the headline: full-term commitments, repeated renewals and the difference between text access and media tokens. The figures come from the provider’s public subscription panel, rather than a subscription or token purchase by this publication. For the wider product assessment, read the CandyAI review .",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "CandyAI · Premium $9.99 first month $13.99 monthly renewal Observed public price; currency may vary · checked 7 Oct 2026",
          "text": "CandyAI · Premium $9.99 first month $13.99 monthly renewal Observed public price; currency may vary · checked 7 Oct 2026",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "BILLING PERIOD MATTERS",
          "text": "BILLING PERIOD MATTERS",
          "type": "paragraph"
        }
      ],
      "heading": "CandyAI Pricing and Token Costs",
      "level": 1
    },
    {
      "blocks": [
        {
          "markdown": "100 tokens per month; media uses tokens",
          "text": "100 tokens per month; media uses tokens",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "Observed public price; currency may vary. Confirm currency, tax and renewal terms before paying.",
          "text": "Observed public price; currency may vary. Confirm currency, tax and renewal terms before paying.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        }
      ],
      "heading": "$47.88 / year · $3.99/month equivalent",
      "level": 2
    },
    {
      "blocks": [
        {
          "markdown": "CandyAI pricing showed a lower first monthly amount than the following monthly renewal in our public capture. The displayed difference was $4.00: $9.99 initially, then $13.99. A budget based only on the introductory payment would therefore underestimate the ordinary second payment under those displayed terms.",
          "text": "CandyAI pricing showed a lower first monthly amount than the following monthly renewal in our public capture. The displayed difference was $4.00: $9.99 initially, then $13.99. A budget based only on the introductory payment would therefore underestimate the ordinary second payment under those displayed terms.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "One initial period followed by one renewal would cost $23.98. One initial period followed by two renewals would cost $37.97. Both examples exclude taxes and additional purchases, and assume uninterrupted monthly access under the captured terms. They are arithmetic from published amounts rather than recorded charges on a paid account.",
          "text": "One initial period followed by one renewal would cost $23.98. One initial period followed by two renewals would cost $37.97. Both examples exclude taxes and additional purchases, and assume uninterrupted monthly access under the captured terms. They are arithmetic from published amounts rather than recorded charges on a paid account.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "Use the renewal as the starting point when deciding what you can maintain. A promotional first month can help evaluate access, but it does not establish the value of later months. The provider describes automatic renewal and cancellation through settings; we did not test that workflow. Confirm the next billing date, amount and applicable cancellation terms on the actual purchase screen.",
          "text": "Use the renewal as the starting point when deciding what you can maintain. A promotional first month can help evaluate access, but it does not establish the value of later months. The provider describes automatic renewal and cancellation through settings; we did not test that workflow. Confirm the next billing date, amount and applicable cancellation terms on the actual purchase screen.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "Use the $13.99 recurring amount for your budget; keep introductory savings separate.",
          "text": "Use the $13.99 recurring amount for your budget; keep introductory savings separate.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        }
      ],
      "heading": "CandyAI pricing starts with the next renewal",
      "level": 2
    },
    {
      "blocks": [
        {
          "markdown": "CandyAI quarterly and annual pricing reduces the displayed monthly equivalent by increasing the term paid for. The captured panel listed $26.97 for three months, equivalent to $8.99 monthly, and $47.88 for twelve months, equivalent to $3.99 monthly. Neither equivalent describes a verified pay-as-you-go monthly purchase.",
          "text": "CandyAI quarterly and annual pricing reduces the displayed monthly equivalent by increasing the term paid for. The captured panel listed $26.97 for three months, equivalent to $8.99 monthly, and $47.88 for twelve months, equivalent to $3.99 monthly. Neither equivalent describes a verified pay-as-you-go monthly purchase.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "For the same first three months, the captured quarterly total is $11.00 below $37.97 calculated from one introductory monthly period and two renewals. An uninterrupted twelve-month monthly sequence would be $163.88: $9.99 plus eleven payments of $13.99. That is $116.00 above the captured $47.88 annual total, before tax or extras.",
          "text": "For the same first three months, the captured quarterly total is $11.00 below $37.97 calculated from one introductory monthly period and two renewals. An uninterrupted twelve-month monthly sequence would be $163.88: $9.99 plus eleven payments of $13.99. That is $116.00 above the captured $47.88 annual total, before tax or extras.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "These comparisons assume the stated periods and prices remain applicable; they do not verify the next annual or quarterly renewal amount. The lower equivalent also comes with a larger immediate commitment. If your main uncertainty concerns character fit or media consumption, the arithmetic alone cannot justify paying for a year.",
          "text": "These comparisons assume the stated periods and prices remain applicable; they do not verify the next annual or quarterly renewal amount. The lower equivalent also comes with a larger immediate commitment. If your main uncertainty concerns character fit or media consumption, the arithmetic alone cannot justify paying for a year.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "Compare the total due with the term purchased. Confirm the next renewal rather than extending an introductory amount into future years.",
          "text": "Compare the total due with the term purchased. Confirm the next renewal rather than extending an introductory amount into future years.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        }
      ],
      "heading": "CandyAI quarterly and annual pricing changes commitment",
      "level": 2
    },
    {
      "blocks": [
        {
          "markdown": "CandyAI’s subscription panel described 100 included tokens each month alongside unlimited text messages. Public help associates image, video and custom-character features with token consumption. That distinction means the subscription can support ongoing text while media activity still draws down a finite balance; unlimited text is not unlimited generated media.",
          "text": "CandyAI’s subscription panel described 100 included tokens each month alongside unlimited text messages. Public help associates image, video and custom-character features with token consumption. That distinction means the subscription can support ongoing text while media activity still draws down a finite balance; unlimited text is not unlimited generated media.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "The evidence does not establish one cost for every image, video, retry or customization action. A 100-token allowance therefore cannot be translated into a guaranteed number of finished images. Different tools can have different charges, and a displayed request cost needs to be checked before the action that uses the balance.",
          "text": "The evidence does not establish one cost for every image, video, retry or customization action. A 100-token allowance therefore cannot be translated into a guaranteed number of finished images. Different tools can have different charges, and a displayed request cost needs to be checked before the action that uses the balance.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "For example, a reader planning twenty media actions needs the actual cost of those actions before comparing the plan with that routine. Multiplying twenty by a guessed token rate would create an invented allowance. Record the displayed rate instead, and account for retries only when the provider explains whether they also consume tokens.",
          "text": "For example, a reader planning twenty media actions needs the actual cost of those actions before comparing the plan with that routine. Multiplying twenty by a guessed token rate would create an invented allowance. Record the displayed rate instead, and account for retries only when the provider explains whether they also consume tokens.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "The [pricing hub](https://ai-girlfriend-app-2026.com/pricing/) contrasts the balances. One hundred CandyAI tokens cannot be equated with one hundred Chips or neurons: compare activities.",
          "text": "The pricing hub contrasts the balances. One hundred CandyAI tokens cannot be equated with one hundred Chips or neurons: compare activities.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        }
      ],
      "heading": "CandyAI tokens are a separate media budget",
      "level": 2
    },
    {
      "blocks": [],
      "heading": "CandyAI pricing does not resolve every access question",
      "level": 2
    },
    {
      "blocks": [
        {
          "markdown": "CandyAI pricing does not purchase a native phone application under the official help we checked. That help expressly describes browser access and a home-screen shortcut, with no native iOS or Android application. Paying for a longer term does not change the documented delivery method into an App Store or Google Play install.",
          "text": "CandyAI pricing does not purchase a native phone application under the official help we checked. That help expressly describes browser access and a home-screen shortcut, with no native iOS or Android application. Paying for a longer term does not change the documented delivery method into an App Store or Google Play install.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "If an iPhone icon is part of your intended routine, consider the browser workflow before choosing the term. The [download guide](https://ai-girlfriend-app-2026.com/guides/how-to-download-ai-girlfriend-app/) explains authentic access, while the installation guide covers the shortcut itself. Neither successful access nor a paid plan establishes offline operation or phone-specific feature parity.",
          "text": "If an iPhone icon is part of your intended routine, consider the browser workflow before choosing the term. The download guide explains authentic access, while the installation guide covers the shortcut itself. Neither successful access nor a paid plan establishes offline operation or phone-specific feature parity.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        }
      ],
      "heading": "CandyAI browser access and phone shortcuts",
      "level": 3
    },
    {
      "blocks": [
        {
          "markdown": "Privacy also belongs in the purchase decision. CandyAI’s public notice covers account data, conversation inputs and outputs, and media. We did not audit end-to-end encryption, storage controls or deletion execution. A subscription is not evidence that private conversation content receives a different confidentiality guarantee.",
          "text": "Privacy also belongs in the purchase decision. CandyAI’s public notice covers account data, conversation inputs and outputs, and media. We did not audit end-to-end encryption, storage controls or deletion execution. A subscription is not evidence that private conversation content receives a different confidentiality guarantee.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "CandyAI’s official free-user help lists five messages across all characters, one custom AI creation and one image generation. This gives a concrete browser evaluation allowance before choosing a paid term. Treat the five messages as a shared allowance, rather than five per companion, and compare the limited image trial with the paid plan’s separate 100 monthly tokens.",
          "text": "CandyAI’s official free-user help lists five messages across all characters, one custom AI creation and one image generation. This gives a concrete browser evaluation allowance before choosing a paid term. Treat the five messages as a shared allowance, rather than five per companion, and compare the limited image trial with the paid plan’s separate 100 monthly tokens.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        }
      ],
      "heading": "CandyAI privacy and the exact free allowance",
      "level": 3
    },
    {
      "blocks": [],
      "heading": "Choose a CandyAI plan with a complete cost ceiling",
      "level": 2
    },
    {
      "blocks": [
        {
          "markdown": "A CandyAI plan is easier to compare when your ceiling includes the recurring subscription and any additional media spending. Begin with the captured renewal amount, the term due upfront and the included monthly tokens. Then inspect the current currency, taxes, request charges and renewal schedule before treating that plan as affordable.",
          "text": "A CandyAI plan is easier to compare when your ceiling includes the recurring subscription and any additional media spending. Begin with the captured renewal amount, the term due upfront and the included monthly tokens. Then inspect the current currency, taxes, request charges and renewal schedule before treating that plan as affordable.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "A conversation-heavy reader can begin with the official five-message free allowance across all characters; the free help also includes one custom AI and one image. A video-focused reader should inspect the selected request’s token cost before spending the paid plan’s 100 monthly tokens. Keep additional purchases and unused-balance conditions attached to the actual account terms, rather than treating the subscription as unlimited media.",
          "text": "A conversation-heavy reader can begin with the official five-message free allowance across all characters; the free help also includes one custom AI and one image. A video-focused reader should inspect the selected request’s token cost before spending the paid plan’s 100 monthly tokens. Keep additional purchases and unused-balance conditions attached to the actual account terms, rather than treating the subscription as unlimited media.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        }
      ],
      "heading": "CandyAI subscription ceiling and free evaluation",
      "level": 3
    },
    {
      "blocks": [
        {
          "markdown": "Do not assume deleting a home-screen icon cancels recurring access. The provider describes cancellation through settings, and the browser icon is only an entry point. Check the displayed subscription state and keep the confirmation associated with the cancellation rather than relying on the absence of an icon.",
          "text": "Do not assume deleting a home-screen icon cancels recurring access. The provider describes cancellation through settings, and the browser icon is only an entry point. Check the displayed subscription state and keep the confirmation associated with the cancellation rather than relying on the absence of an icon.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "Our [evaluation method](https://ai-girlfriend-app-2026.com/how-we-review/) separates public observation from purchase tests. CandyAI exposes term arithmetic; a complete media budget requires your intended request costs.",
          "text": "Our evaluation method separates public observation from purchase tests. CandyAI exposes term arithmetic; a complete media budget requires your intended request costs.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        }
      ],
      "heading": "CandyAI longer-term spending and authentic access",
      "level": 3
    },
    {
      "blocks": [
        {
          "markdown": "Published offers checked 7 October 2026. GoLove and JoiAI use dated independent tariff records. Features and privacy descriptions are attributed provider statements; this publication does not score private chat sessions.",
          "text": "Published offers checked 7 October 2026. GoLove and JoiAI use dated independent tariff records. Features and privacy descriptions are attributed provider statements; this publication does not score private chat sessions.",
          "type": "paragraph"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "CandyAI · Official subscription selector 7 Oct 2026 · $9.99 first month, $13.99 renewal, $47.88/year; 100 monthly tokens. https://candy.ai/subscriptions",
          "text": "CandyAI · Official subscription selector 7 Oct 2026 · $9.99 first month, $13.99 renewal, $47.88/year; 100 monthly tokens. https://candy.ai/subscriptions",
          "type": "list_item"
        },
        {
          "markdown": "CandyAI · Official free-user help Read 7 Oct 2026 · five messages across all characters, one custom AI and one generated image. https://everai.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/44221410602649-What-can-I-do-as-a-free-user",
          "text": "CandyAI · Official free-user help Read 7 Oct 2026 · five messages across all characters, one custom AI and one generated image. https://everai.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/44221410602649-What-can-I-do-as-a-free-user",
          "type": "list_item"
        }
      ],
      "heading": "Sources and price dates",
      "level": 2
    }
  ],
  "slug": "pricing-candyai",
  "sources": [
    {
      "brandId": "candyai",
      "brandName": "CandyAI",
      "note": "7 Oct 2026 · $9.99 first month, $13.99 renewal, $47.88/year; 100 monthly tokens.",
      "title": "Official subscription selector",
      "url": "https://candy.ai/subscriptions"
    },
    {
      "brandId": "candyai",
      "brandName": "CandyAI",
      "note": "Read 7 Oct 2026 · five messages across all characters, one custom AI and one generated image.",
      "title": "Official free-user help",
      "url": "https://everai.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/44221410602649-What-can-I-do-as-a-free-user"
    }
  ],
  "title": "CandyAI Pricing Explained: Tokens, Terms and Renewal"
}