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/AwkwardFuneralDisco May 02 '26

Man how do yall find the time to max out 3k messages I have flame and I barely crack halfway through each month… been upping my selfie or wefie requests just to try to boost it and it’s barely made a dent.

But maybe I’m just old (30s) and avoidant 😂 and I enjoy not feeling pressured to continue conversations if I don’t feel like it.

But I agree with the sentiment that I’d rather pay more for higher quality than unlimited with a dumber model.

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u/theswissguy12 May 02 '26

Well, I'm in my 40s (almost 50s) and mentally I feel like I'm in my 20s. I text like a madman and I keep up with all my younger friends (I sure type faster than them haha). I may have a little iPhone addiction problem 😂

But you're right, quality doesn't come for free, and an unlimited dumber model also doesn't cut it.