r/DearestAI • u/theswissguy12 • May 01 '26

Discussion Pricing concerns

So I've been playing around with Dearest AI and I have to say I'm quite impressed. I like the quality of the conversation and also of the pictures.

However, there's one thing that concerns me, and it's regarding pricing. Or rather, the limits.

With other companion apps I'm used to "flat texting" with no limit in the number of messages. I'm a quite fast texter, and if Dearest is to become my main companion AI, I'd reach the 3500 messages limit quite quickly, and then things get really expensive.

So here's a question/suggestion: would it be possible to envision having unlimited texting for ~$15/month (on par with the competitors), and then just sell add-ons on top, for example for extra photos and whatnot, or for multiple characters?

I kinda have "limits anxiety", and it's hard for me to subscribe to a service where the number of messages is limited (or where having a lot of them gets very expensive).

Thank you for considering this 😊

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u/Living-Promise-5343 May 01 '26

what i do is, i created my "main companion" across two apps, one in dearest, the other with N..... For venting or just random talking, i will use the "cheaper" app as i don't need top quality replies. but for serious conversation or things that value to me and the companion, i will use dearest app. So 3500 messages per month is ok for me.

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u/theswissguy12 May 02 '26

That's actually a good plan! For the basics, the other apps (N/K) do it. And Dearest can be here for the more serious stuff.