AI girlfriend apps under $5 a month, and what $5 really buys

Every AI girlfriend plan at $5 a month or less

This table lists every app we rank whose cheapest plan comes to $5 a month or less, built from our price data, so it updates when prices change.

Every one of them is a yearly price. At this budget you are paying once for twelve months, which is good value if you stay and money lost if you do not. Candy AI refunds only within 24 hours of payment and only if you have used 20 tokens or fewer, so try the free plan before you commit.

Anima's yearly Pro plan also works out under $5 a month, but it is sold in the app rather than listed with a price on the website, so it does not appear in the table.

What $5 a month gets you

The three girlfriend apps under $5 give quite different things for the money:

If you mostly want pictures, TryNectar AI's daily allowance goes furthest. If you want video, Selira AI's credits cover a few short clips a month. If you want the widest mix of features, Candy AI covers chat, pictures and video in one plan.

None of these includes live voice calls at this price. For calls, see our AI girlfriend voice call ranking; the cheapest plans with calls cost a little more.

Under $5 without a yearly plan

If a year up front is too much, there are a few ways to spend under $5 at a time. Each has a catch.

• One-off coin packs. AI Peeps sells new accounts a Welcome pack of 500 PeepCoins for $5. Coins pay for pictures and extra messages beyond the free 30 a day, never expire and do not renew.
• Paid trials. My Lovely AI's two-day trial costs $2.99 and Swipey AI's three-day trial $2.99. Both turn into full subscriptions unless you cancel: My Lovely AI renews at $19.99 a month.
• First-month deals. GoLove AI shows paid first-month trials below $5 on some visits, which renew at $19.99.

Treat trials as a paid test with a deadline. Cancel the same day if you only want the trial period; most apps keep access until the trial ends even after you cancel. If you need help, our guide on cancelling an AI girlfriend subscription has the steps.

Free plans that beat a $5 subscription

For text chat alone, several free plans give you more than a cheap subscription:

• Selira AI: unlimited text chat and 2 custom companions, with history kept for 3 days.
• Kindroid: unlimited messages on its smaller Lite model and 2 Kindroids.
• Lovescape: chat and memory are never charged, even for free users.
• TryNectar AI: 15 messages and 10 image generations a day.
• Secrets AI: 20 messages a day with basic memory.

So pay the $5 only for what the free plan withholds: pictures on Candy AI or Selira AI, more messages on TryNectar AI, or longer history. The free AI girlfriend ranking lists every free plan in full.

Other apps near $5

A few apps outside our girlfriend ranking also sit around this price. Character.AI's c.ai lite plan is $4.99 a month and SpicyChat's Get A Taste plan works out to $5 a month billed yearly. Both are general character-chat apps, and Character.AI does not allow adult content; see our Character.AI review and SpicyChat review.

GirlfriendGPT's homepage FAQ quotes a Basic plan at $12 a month, but the price tables in its subscription page code show higher prices, and the FAQ lists other tiers that no longer match. Treat that low figure as out of date until its checkout confirms it.

Weekly plans can look cheap too. Candy AI sells a weekly option, and Kupid AI and SweetDream AI sell weekly plans, but a weekly price multiplied by four is usually more than a month. Always compare the monthly total.