SammyGuru found a Galaxy AI Premium plan in strings inside a Samsung app, listing $4.99 a month. The plan is called Max in the app, and it would raise usage limits on Galaxy AI features that stay free but capped, while adding AI video generation.
If you use Galaxy AI for photo edits or browsing summaries, the real question is what happens when a free limit runs out. The app suggests two answers: buy a credit pack, or subscribe.
TL;DR: SammyGuru found strings in a Samsung app listing a Galaxy AI Premium plan at $4.99 a month or $47.99 a year. Free users would keep a Standard set of features with usage limits, while Max adds four times the usage plus Gen Video, Bixby Action and Daily Briefing. The prices are expected, not final, and nothing here is an official announcement.
Galaxy AI Premium price and what the Max plan adds
SammyGuru’s report shows Max at $4.99 per month or $47.99 per year in US dollars. Paying yearly works out to about $4.00 a month, roughly 20% less than twelve monthly payments totaling $59.88.
SammyGuru calls those figures expected rather than final, because Samsung’s servers and the Galaxy Store set the real prices. The screenshots show placeholder numbers, including a 40,000 credit Max monthly plan and a separate 3,000 credit pack.
Max is described as four times the usage of the free plan, plus three features that only it includes. Gen Video generates AI videos from your photos, Bixby Action automates tasks across apps, and Daily Briefing has no description yet. SammyGuru says it is unsure what Bixby Action actually does, and that vagueness is worth holding onto, because a plan name is not the same as a finished product.
| Plan | Price | Usage | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (free) | $0 | Capped, credit packs available | Browsing assist, Now brief, Creative studio, Smart capture, Samsung Keyboard, Photo assist, Personal Agent |
| Max | $4.99 per month or $47.99 per year (expected) | 4x the free plan | Standard features plus Gen Video, Bixby Action, Daily Briefing |
The free tier is where most Galaxy owners would feel this first.
How the free tier and credits would work
Free users get the Standard set, capped by usage limits. SammyGuru says that once you hit a limit, the app offers a credit pack to top up.
Samsung has hinted at this direction before. Samsung’s support page says Galaxy AI features were offered free until December 31, 2025, and that after that date Samsung may introduce new terms or subscription plans.
A cap is a quieter version of a paywall. You would not notice it until a feature you rely on stops responding at the moment you reach for it.
The app also shows a Join early access screen with a Maybe later option and a countdown reading 22 days left. SammyGuru quotes the app saying any funds spent during the test period will be refunded once the program concludes, which makes this an opt in trial rather than a billing change you wake up to.
Why the Galaxy S27 keeps coming up
The app does not whitelist specific devices, but it checks an AI version set to 20271. SammyGuru reads that as a sign the plan starts with the Galaxy S27 series and may widen later, which fits the wider Galaxy S27 Ultra rumors.
There is no region blocklist in the app, so SammyGuru expects Samsung account settings to decide availability. The author guesses Korea and the US would be supported first, but that is speculation, not something the code confirms.
None of this comes from an announcement. It comes from what the app shows, and Samsung’s servers can change prices, tiers or the whole plan before anything ships.
What to check before you pay for Galaxy AI
If you lean on Photo assist or Browsing assist, the number to watch is the cap, not the price. Both sit on the Standard list, so they stay free but could pause when the limit hits.
Gen Video is the only feature that looks like a reason to pay on its own, and even that depends on credit costs the app does not show yet. SammyGuru’s screenshots include no top up prices.
Until Samsung confirms tiers, treat $4.99 as a placeholder. It is a useful one, though, because it suggests Samsung is building the billing, not just discussing it.
