The CrushOn AI lesson: meter usage and serve the top tier
CrushOn AI's price list runs from $5.99 to $199.99 a month, and credits make it fair: light users pay little, heavy users pay for what they use. The catch for anyone copying it is payments. Adult chat paid by card needs a high-risk processor: published rates in the table below run from 15% to 15.5% of each transaction, with reserves or registration fees, before age verification at $0.50 per check.
What an app like CrushOn AI has to include
| CrushOn AI feature (as CrushOn AI publishes it) | What you need to build | Ongoing cost driver |
|---|---|---|
| Free, Pro and Ultra model access | Model routing by plan | Per-token cost by model |
| Message credits and credit top-ups | Usage metering and a credit store | Billing and support |
| 8K memory, pinned memory, auto summary and resummarize | Memory and summarization pipeline | Extra tokens per reply |
| Six tiers from free to $199.99 a month | Subscription management and upgrades | Processing fees |
| 18+ only, no-filter positioning | Age gate and verification, content rules | Verification fees and moderation |
| Card payments for adult content | High-risk merchant account | Higher fees and reserves |
What it costs to run an app like CrushOn AI
Published list prices for the main running costs, as checked on October 26, 2026:
| Cost line | Published price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Small chat model (OpenAI gpt-6-luna) | $0.10 per million input tokens, $0.50 per million output tokens | OpenAI pricing |
| Small chat model (Claude Haiku 5.5) | $0.10 input, $0.50 output per million tokens (prompts up to 100,000 tokens) | Anthropic pricing |
| Open model via OpenRouter (Llama 3.3 70B) | From $0.10 input, $0.32 output per million tokens, plus 5.5% on credit purchases | OpenRouter pricing |
| Image generation (FLUX schnell on Replicate) | $0.003 per image ($0.025 for flux-dev, $0.04 for flux-1.1-pro) | Replicate pricing |
| Hosting (Vercel Pro) | $20 a month, including $20 of usage credit | Vercel pricing |
| Age verification (AgeChecker.net) | $25 a month plus $0.50 per accepted check | AgeChecker.net pricing |
| Adult-friendly card processing (Verotel Basic) | 15.5% of each transaction, 10% rolling reserve for 6 months | Verotel price chart |
| Adult-friendly card processing (Epoch) | 15% for new accounts, down to 13.25% by weekly volume; $1,950 card registration | Epoch business services |
| App Store commission (Apple) | 30% standard, 15% in the Small Business Program and on subscriptions after year one | Apple Small Business Program |
Build it, or launch on a white label platform?
Building CrushOn AI from scratch makes sense for a funded team with engineers and a compliance plan. Most people searching for an app like CrushOn AI want the business: a branded companion site that takes payments and earns. That is what a white label platform is for.
| Build it yourself | WhiteLabelFans white label | |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | Developers, design and setup; custom builds commonly run $50,000 or more | $0 for launch-catalogue brands |
| Time to launch | Months, plus payment approval | 48 hours after approval |
| AI, image and hosting bills | Yours, growing with every active user | Included |
| Payments, chargebacks, age checks | You apply for a high-risk merchant account and run them | Already in place |
| Companions and content | You design and refresh the roster | Included, new companions weekly |
| How you earn | 100% of revenue minus every cost | Up to 60% of total site revenue |
WhiteLabelFans builds and runs the site under your brand and domain, with companions, AI chat, memberships, tokens, tips and custom photo requests already working, and high-risk payments and compliance handled. You send traffic and keep up to 60% of total site revenue. See what the platform includes or compare the white label options.
Compare CrushOn AI with the other apps in the AI companion apps directory or on the CrushOn AI alternatives page.
Sources
Every price and policy above comes from the app's own website, help center, terms or US App Store listing, on the date shown. Prices are in US dollars, exclude tax and change often. Monthly equivalents of annual plans are our division by 12. The full dataset with a source for every field is on the AI companion apps directory.
- CrushOn AI: plans and prices (checked October 30, 2026)
- CrushOn AI: company (checked October 30, 2026)
- OpenAI API pricing
- Anthropic pricing
- Replicate pricing
- Verotel price chart
- Apple Small Business Program
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to build an app like CrushOn AI?
A custom build commonly runs $50,000 or more. Running costs then include models, memory, images, age verification ($25 a month plus $0.50 per check at AgeChecker.net) and high-risk card processing (15% to 15.5% at Verotel or Epoch's published rates).
How does CrushOn AI charge users?
With message credits and six tiers: free (100 credits a month), Standard $5.99, Premium $14.99, Luxe $39.99, Elite $89.99 and Imperial $199.99 a month, with annual plans.
Can I launch a CrushOn AI alternative without building it?
Yes. WhiteLabelFans builds and runs a branded companion site with payments, age verification and companions in place, live within 48 hours of approval, and partners keep up to 60% of total site revenue.