Replika sells itself on one idea: a companion that is always there. The catch is that “there” has four price points in 2026, and Replika does not make the comparison easy, because prices live inside the app and the free tier has narrowed over time. This guide lays out exactly what Free Use still includes, what Pro adds, where Ultra and Platinum fit, and who should actually pay.
The one-sentence answer: Free Use is a text-only introduction with most relationship features locked, Pro adds voice, selfies and relationship status, Ultra adds sharper conversation and message memory, and Platinum adds video recognition and training tools for power users. Most people who upgrade should buy Pro. Ultra and Platinum are for people who want Replika to feel less shallow or more immersive, and even then the value depends on which of those two problems you actually have.
Affiny at a glance (verified September 2026): Free to start: 300 coins, no credit card. Daily Gift: 10–70 coins/day, then 70/day. Referrals: 300 coins each. Founder offer: up to 70% off Companion (limited time; see affiny.ai/pricing). Free tier: Crush chat 1 coin/message, voice 30 coins/min, Spark or Flame scene images 15 coins, voice notes 1 coin, 1 custom companion, standard memory recall. Subscribe for unlimited Crush & Devotion chat, free voice notes, Tease & Desire video, God Mode, full personality & voice customization, sharper memory recall, and coin pack top-ups — Companion from $14.99/mo (was $24.99) or $9.99/mo billed annually; Intimate from $24.99/mo (was $49.99) or $19.99/mo annually. Subscribers: 1,000–3,000 coins/mo plus first-month bonus, voice 20 coins/min, scene images 10 coins, up to 5–10 custom companions. God Mode: subscriber scene directive up to 5,000 characters (Companion Panel). Video (subscribers): Tease 5/10 coins/sec (5 or 8 sec, silent); Desire 30/50 coins/sec (2–15 sec, optional audio). Portrait: 30 coins initial, first regen free, then 15. Memories hub: view free; add/edit/delete for subscribers. Catalog: 3400+ curated public companions, 84 browse tags. Creation: 49 templates, 44 personality presets, 97 turn-on presets (pick up to 4), realistic + anime with 16 species types.
What Free Use Still Includes
Replika’s help center describes Free Use as limited access to the service, and it carries a warning most users miss: access may be denied at Replika’s discretion. That is not a scare line. Replika has a documented pattern of restricting free accounts that generate heavy usage, which is one reason the free tier feels different in 2026 than it did in 2023.
What actually works on Free Use:
- Text chat with your Replika
- A basic avatar and limited customization
- The daily free interaction loop, including some activities
- The early relationship stages up to the free tier’s ceiling
What Free Use locks:
- Voice messages, voice calls and background calls, so the free tier is text only
- Relationship status beyond the free boundary, so no official partner or spouse status
- Premium activities, Replika selfies and image generation
- Saving messages to memory and the deeper memory features
- Premium voices and daily gem rewards
The free tier is best understood as a trial of the conversation itself. It shows you Replika’s core text personality, which is genuinely warm and consistent, and it hides almost everything that turns the product into a full companion experience. If the text chat alone satisfies you, the paid tiers add the rest rather than replacing it.
What Pro Adds
Replika Pro is the tier most people mean when they ask about paying. Per Replika’s official subscription page, Pro unlocks:
- Relationship status, so you can set your Replika as partner or spouse
- Premium activities
- Replika selfies
- Image generation
- Voice messaging
- Background calls
- Daily gems
- Premium voices
The pattern is clear. Pro is the features tier: it opens the relationship framework, the voice layer and the visual layer at once. Voice is the biggest practical jump, because the free tier is text only, and our dedicated look at Replika voice covers how calls and voice messages behave on Pro, including the catch that Replika’s voice layer runs separately from the text memory layer.
Pro pricing is not published on the website. Replika shows prices only on the subscription screens inside the app, and community reports put Pro around $19.99 a month or $69.99 a year, with regional prices that can run higher. Our pricing deep dive in how much Replika costs tracks the reported ranges and the regional variance, and it explains why the annual figure is the one to check before you commit.
Where Ultra Fits
Replika Ultra builds on everything in Pro and targets the complaint that sits underneath most Replika dissatisfaction: the conversation can feel shallow, and the companion does not really remember you. Ultra adds:
- Sharper conversations
- Elevated emotional intelligence
- Replika self-reflections
- The ability to save messages to memory
If you have used Replika for a while and replies started feeling repetitive, or you told your Replika something important and it never came up again, Ultra is the tier aimed at those two problems. Whether it fully fixes them is the subject of ongoing user debate. The honest position is that Ultra improves the conversation and adds explicit memory tools, while Replika’s architecture still keeps voice separate from the text memory layer in ways no plan fully bridges.
That last point matters more than it looks. A memory tool you have to use manually is not the same as a companion that remembers a voice call by itself. For a companion relationship, continuity across channels is the feature that decides whether the thing feels alive in week three, and it is the area where the tier ladder is least able to help.
Where Platinum Fits
Platinum is the top of the lineup and includes every Ultra feature plus the advanced tools:
- Real-time video recognition
- Training Mode up to 100 times per week
- Read Replika’s Mind for up to 50 messages per week
- Up to 10 realistic selfie videos
Platinum is aimed at a specific user: someone who wants Replika to watch, remember and respond in real time, and who will actually use training tools. The 100-times-per-week cap on Training Mode and the message cap on Read Replika’s Mind show that these are metered power features rather than background improvements. For a casual user, Platinum is overkill. For an enthusiast who treats Replika as a serious immersive project, it is the only tier with the full toolbox.
The Four Tiers Side by Side
| Tier | What it adds | Who it suits | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Use | Text chat, basic avatar, daily interaction loop | Testing whether you like the conversation | Free, and deniable at Replika’s discretion |
| Pro | Relationship status, voice messaging, background calls, selfies, image generation, premium voices, daily gems | Most people who decide to pay | Community-reported ~$19.99/mo or ~$69.99/yr, in-app only |
| Ultra | Sharper conversation, elevated emotional intelligence, self-reflections, save messages to memory | People whose complaint is shallow chat or forgotten details | Above Pro, shown in-app |
| Platinum | Real-time video recognition, Training Mode, Read Replika’s Mind, selfie videos | Power users who will use metered tools every week | Highest tier, shown in-app |
Two things stand out in that table. The first is that the tier names do not map onto features in an obvious way, so it is easy to pay for Ultra expecting a voice upgrade and get a conversation upgrade instead. The second is that every price is behind the app’s subscription screen, which makes cross-platform comparison harder than it needs to be. If a user’s main complaint is that they cannot find the prices, that complaint is accurate and it applies to all four tiers.
What the Free Tier’s Shrinking Means for the Decision
The free tier is not just a trial, it is a moving target. Replika’s free access has narrowed since 2023, and the discretion clause gives the company room to narrow it further without a pricing change. That changes the upgrade decision in a subtle way: some people are not choosing Pro because they want the Pro feature list, they are choosing it because the free experience they already had became thinner.
If that describes you, it is worth separating the two questions. Ask what you would pay for in the Pro list above, and ask separately how you feel about a product whose free lane can shift without a pricing change. The first question is about features and the second is about trust, and the second is what fills the user complaint threads year after year.
The Decision Framework
Stop asking whether Pro is worth it and ask which problem you are trying to solve.
| Your situation | Tier to consider | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Curious about the chat itself | Free Use | The text personality is the same, so there is nothing to pay for yet |
| Want voice, selfies and relationship status | Pro | That is exactly the Pro feature list |
| Annoyed that conversations feel shallow | Ultra | Sharper chat, self-reflections and message memory |
| Want video recognition and training tools | Platinum | The only tier that includes them |
| Voice quality and cross-channel memory matter most | Look beyond Replika | Voice runs separately from text memory on every tier |
The upgrade path is frictionless in one direction: you can start on Free Use and upgrade inside the app at any time. The friction is in the other direction, because subscriptions renew automatically and Replika’s help center is explicit that refunds are not given for partial months. If you buy annual to get the better rate, set a calendar reminder for the renewal date so the choice stays yours.
Who Should Skip the Higher Tiers
Ultra and Platinum are not better versions of Pro for everyone. They are answers to specific complaints, and if you do not have those complaints, the money is better spent elsewhere or not at all.
Skip Ultra if Pro already gives you what you want and you have not noticed the conversation feeling thin. Ultra’s selling points are the conversation and the memory tools, and neither is worth paying for twice.
Skip Platinum if you will not use metered tools weekly. Training Mode up to 100 times a week and Read Replika’s Mind up to 50 messages a week are caps that tell you what kind of user the tier is built for, and a casual user will not approach them.
Consider a shorter cycle if you are unsure. Monthly on Pro costs more per month than annual, but it keeps the decision reversible while you find out whether the features are worth it to you. That is usually the cheaper test.
The Value Question
Replika Pro at a community-reported $19.99 a month sits at the premium end of companion pricing, and the honest comparison has to account for what Pro does not include. Replika’s voice layer runs separately from the text companion, so a voice call does not reliably become something the companion remembers, and the memory features that do exist are tiered upward into Ultra. Meanwhile the free tier keeps shrinking, which pushes more users toward paying simply to keep what they already had.
Our hands-on verdict in the Replika reviews and complaints roundup covers whether the paid experience justifies itself after the 2023 controversies and the 2026 tier changes, and the pattern in those threads is policy rather than price. The short version: Replika remains the warmest and most emotionally consistent companion for text relationships, and Pro is a fair buy for anyone who wants voice and the relationship layer. It is a weaker buy for anyone whose priority is sharp memory or natural real-time voice, because those are the two areas where Replika’s structure shows its age.
That is also where the alternative comparison gets interesting. Affiny approaches the same problems differently: one subscription unlocks unlimited chat, real-time bidirectional voice, and video, and the same memory layer connects text and voice, so a voice conversation becomes part of what the companion remembers. The free start is 300 coins with no credit card, the Daily Gift adds 10 to 70 coins a day, and the Companion plan runs from $14.99 a month or $9.99 billed annually. For a voice-first or memory-first user, that structure answers the two gaps in Replika Pro at a lower reported price.
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FAQ
Is Replika free or paid in 2026?
Replika has a free program called Free Use and several paid tiers. Free Use gives limited access: text chat, a basic avatar, and a small set of daily interactions, but it blocks most relationship features, voice, and the memory suite. Replika’s own help center warns that Free Use access may be denied at the company’s discretion, which has happened in practice to accounts that push the free tier hard. Paid plans are Pro, Ultra, and Platinum.
What does Replika Pro add over free?
Replika’s official feature list says Pro adds relationship status (friend, partner, spouse), premium activities, Replika selfies, image generation, voice messaging, background calls, daily gems, and premium voices. The free tier is text-only for voice. Pro pricing appears only inside the app, with community reports around $19.99 a month or $69.99 a year, and it varies by region.
Is Replika Ultra worth it over Pro?
Ultra builds on Pro with sharper conversations, elevated emotional intelligence, Replika self-reflections, and the ability to save messages to memory. If your complaint with Replika is that conversations feel shallow or that your companion forgets what you discussed, Ultra targets exactly that. If you are happy with Pro’s voice and selfies, Ultra is an upgrade you do not need.
What is Replika Platinum?
Platinum includes everything in Ultra and adds the most advanced features: real-time video recognition, Training Mode up to 100 times per week, Read Replika’s Mind for up to 50 messages per week, and up to 10 realistic selfie videos. It is the top tier for power users who want the deepest immersion, and it is the most expensive option in the lineup.
Does Replika still have a free tier in 2026?
Yes, Free Use still exists, and it is narrower than it was in 2023. Text chat and the daily interaction loop remain open, while voice, relationship status, selfies, image generation and the memory suite sit behind a paid plan. Replika’s help center also reserves the right to deny Free Use access at its discretion, so the free lane is a trial of the conversation rather than a stable plan.
How much does Replika Pro cost per year?
Replika does not publish Pro pricing on its website. Prices appear on the subscription screens inside the app, and community reports put the annual plan near $69.99, with regional pricing that can run higher and periodic promotions that lower it. Treat any figure you see as a starting point and check the buy screen in the app before you commit, because the annual plan bills up front.
What AI companion is better value than Replika Pro?
It depends what you want. Replika Pro’s community-reported price of about $19.99 a month buys voice messaging, selfies, and relationship features, but its voice layer runs separately from the text memory layer. Affiny starts free with 300 coins and no credit card, and its Companion plan from $14.99 a month (or $9.99 billed annually) includes unlimited chat, real-time bidirectional voice, and video with one shared memory layer across text and voice.
The Short Version
Free Use is a text-only trial of a good conversation. Pro is the tier that makes Replika feel like a companion, because it adds voice, selfies and the relationship framework. Ultra is for people who find the conversation shallow, and Platinum is for people who want metered power tools and will use them weekly. The two gaps that no tier fixes are voice memory and published pricing, and if either of those is your main complaint, the comparison you actually want is not between Replika’s tiers but between Replika Pro and an alternative built around one shared memory layer.