Samsung has offered Galaxy AI features for free since launching them in 2024, but a Galaxy AI subscription may now be on the way.
According to a report from SammyGuru published yesterday, Samsung is working on a “Galaxy AI Premium” plan priced at $4.99 per month or $47.99 per year.
We contacted Samsung for comment, and the company gave AG4Tech the following official statement:
Samsung’s core Galaxy AI features will remain free of charge. As AI capabilities continue to evolve, certain advanced capabilities or new services may be offered as paid options or separate services in the future.
Samsung is reassuring Galaxy phone owners that Galaxy AI won’t be locked behind a paywall, but the statement leaves the door open to a paid tier. So could a Galaxy AI subscription launch alongside the Galaxy S27 series, as SammyGuru suggests?
Current Galaxy AI Features Stay Free, But There’s a Catch
Samsung’s statement raises a key question: what counts as a “core” Galaxy AI feature, and will users lose access to existing tools unless they pay?
Samsung has addressed this before. At a 2025 pre-briefing attended by Android Police, the company confirmed that any feature “on your phone by default” won’t be charged for. In other words, every Galaxy AI feature available today should remain free to use indefinitely.
SammyGuru reports that six core Galaxy AI features will stay free:
- Browsing Assist
- Now Brief
- Creative Studio
- Smart Capture
- Samsung Keyboard, which includes writing and translation tools
- Personal Agent, Samsung’s agentic-style AI for multi-step tasks and Now Nudge alerts
There’s a catch, though: free access to these Galaxy AI features won’t be unlimited. According to the report, once you hit the usage limit, you’ll need to subscribe to get 4x the usage. It’s unclear how many paid plans Samsung will offer, but SammyGuru’s screenshots mention both “AI Premium” and “Max.”
This lines up with Samsung’s official statement, which only guarantees some free access to the “core Galaxy AI features.”
Brand-new, subscriber-only features
Beyond higher usage limits, SammyGuru says three Galaxy AI features will be exclusive to the Max plan:
- Gen Video: Reportedly lets you generate videos from the photos in your camera roll.
- Bixby Action: Billed as a way to “automate tasks across your apps.” It likely builds on Samsung’s existing agentic AI capabilities, but details are vague.
- Daily Briefing: A new tool that appears to be separate from the current Now Brief feature.
The Galaxy AI subscription appears to be launching as an opt-in early access program, and testers will reportedly be refunded any fees they’re charged during this period. If that happens soon, the timeline would fit with the expected Q1 2027 launch of the Galaxy S27 series.
Will that be enough to tempt Galaxy phone owners to subscribe? That remains to be seen.
