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According to a leak, the Max tier costs 4.99 dollars a month. Basic features remain free, but with usage limits. Nothing is official yet.
Samsung is apparently preparing a paid subscription for its Galaxy AI features. The portal SammyGuru discovered references to a program called Galaxy AI Premium in an unreleased Samsung app. Samsung has not yet announced the subscription. All details regarding pricing and features are therefore unconfirmed.
Free Tier with Limits
According to reports, Galaxy AI Premium is the name of the overall program. It comprises two tiers. The free Standard tier includes well-known features such as Browsing Assist, Now Brief, Creative Studio, Smart Capture, the Samsung Keyboard AI features, Photo Assist, and Personal Agent, albeit with usage limits. The paid Max tier is said to cost 4.99 US dollars per month or 47.99 dollars per year in the US and offer four times the usage allowance. Additional quotas are also reportedly available for purchase without a subscription via credit bundles. Subscribers will also be able to view their usage of the AI features.
Three New Features Only with Subscription
Three new features are said to be reserved for the Max tier: Gen Video, which generates AI videos from photos, Bixby Action, which automates tasks across multiple apps, and Daily Briefing. According to SammyGuru, Samsung is initially setting up an early access program in which users participate voluntarily. Money spent during the test is to be refunded. When and in which countries the subscription will launch remains open. Several reports expect an introduction alongside the Galaxy S27 smartphone series and the One UI 9.5 user interface.
When introducing Galaxy AI, Samsung announced that it would offer the features for free until the end of 2025, pointing out that subscriptions could follow afterward. So far, the features remain available for free. The AI features partly run in the cloud and incur ongoing costs. In addition, smartphone manufacturers are suffering from sharply increased prices for memory chips. According to South Korean media, the Galaxy S27 could cost the equivalent of around 70 to 90 US dollars more than its predecessor. Samsung also recently confirmed a wave of bugs following the update to One UI 9.
(Editorial Team)
