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Candy AI pricing: plans, tokens and how it makes money

Candy AI sells a cheap subscription and makes the rest on tokens. Here is every published price, what the tokens pay for, and what the model means if you want to run a site like it.

Short answer: Candy AI Premium is $13.99 a month after a $9.99 first month, $8.99 a month on the 3-month plan ($26.97) or $3.99 a month on the 12-month plan ($47.88), per candy.ai on October 26, 2026. Premium includes unlimited text messages and 100 tokens a month; images, voice and video spend tokens.

Candy AI plans and prices

Candy AI shows three Premium plans on its subscriptions page, all priced against a $13.99 monthly reference:

PlanPriceBilledDiscount shown
12 months$3.99 a month$47.88 a year70% off
3 months$8.99 a month$26.97 a quarter35% off
1 month$9.99 first monthThen $13.99 a month29% off

The same page also lists billing every 2 weeks ($9.79) and weekly ($5.60) as payment options, and notes that plans renew automatically at the same price and term and that local taxes may apply. Candy AI accepts Visa, Mastercard and crypto, and says charges appear under a neutral merchant name.

Is Candy AI free?

Only in a limited way. Candy AI's terms say a free user can generally send a maximum of 5 messages, while the homepage invites visitors to "start slow with the free trial". Candy AI does not publish the length or contents of that trial. In practice the free experience is a short preview designed to lead to the first payment.

How Candy AI tokens work

Premium includes "100 tokens per month" alongside unlimited text chat. Tokens pay for the expensive features: Candy AI's terms describe them as access to extended features like image generation or voice notes, and its affiliate page lists token packs bought "for images, videos and calls". Candy AI also says the more detailed your companion, the more tokens you use.

Token ruleWhat Candy AI publishes
Included with PremiumGenerally 100 tokens a month
Extra tokensTop-ups available any time; pack prices shown only after sign-in
What they buyImages, voice, video and calls
ExpiryRemaining tokens expire and do not carry over after a subscription ends
RefundsToken refunds within 24 hours, denied if tokens were used; subscription refunds denied after more than 20 tokens are used
TransfersTokens cannot be moved between accounts

Token pack prices and the token cost of each image, voice note or video are not published on any page a logged-out visitor can see, so we do not list them.

How Candy AI makes money

Candy AI earns from two streams it names itself: subscriptions and token purchases. Its affiliate page says every subscription, renewal and token purchase from a referral is credited to the affiliate, who earns up to 40% revenue share for life or up to $70 CPA per new customer. Candy AI does not mention advertising anywhere on its site.

  • Operator: EverAI Limited, registered in Malta (company number C107181).
  • Scale (company claim): "50M+ users" on its affiliate page.
  • Traffic (press): Capital Brief reported on October 12, 2026 that Candy AI and OurDream each draw roughly 45 million to 50 million visits a month.
  • Revenue and funding: not published by the company or reputable press. Figures quoted on review sites have no primary source, so we leave them out.
  • Age: 18+ only; Premium includes 18+ images and video, and the content policy bans anything resembling minors or real people.

For the full breakdown of the token model, read how Candy AI makes money.

What Candy AI's pricing tells an operator

The low annual price ($3.99 a month) is the hook, not the business. The subscription buys unlimited chat, which is cheap to serve; every image, voice note and video costs tokens, which is where spend per member grows. A site built on the same model needs a strong first-payment offer, a token store, and enough fresh companions and image content that members keep topping up.

On a WhiteLabelFans partner site that whole stack, memberships, tokens, tips, unlocks and custom photo requests, is already running, and you keep up to 60% of total site revenue, including every top-up. Compare Candy AI with other apps in the AI companion app pricing tracker, or see how a Candy AI clone compares with a white label site.

Sources

Checked on October 26, 2026. App Store prices are the US storefront in US dollars; web and Google Play prices can differ, and apps change prices often.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Candy AI cost per month?

Candy AI Premium is $13.99 a month on the monthly plan after a $9.99 first month. The 3-month plan works out to $8.99 a month ($26.97 billed quarterly) and the 12-month plan to $3.99 a month ($47.88 billed yearly), as published on candy.ai in October 2026.

What do Candy AI tokens do?

Tokens pay for the features beyond text chat: images, voice, video and calls. Premium includes generally 100 tokens a month, and more can be bought at any time. Unused tokens expire and are not refundable once used.

Is Candy AI free?

Not really. Candy AI's terms limit free users to about 5 messages, and the homepage mentions a free trial without publishing its length. Unlimited chat requires Premium.

Who owns Candy AI?

Candy AI is operated by EverAI Limited, a company registered in Malta. Capital Brief reported in October 2026 that the company is led by Sydney-based Alexis Soulopoulos.

Does Candy AI pay affiliates?

Yes. Candy AI's affiliate page offers up to 40% revenue share for life or up to $70 CPA per new customer, on subscriptions, renewals and token purchases.