Galaxy AI Premium Leak Points to a $4.99 Monthly Samsung Plan

Samsung is reportedly testing Galaxy AI Premium, a paid subscription that would put new AI features and higher usage limits behind a $4.99 monthly fee. The plan was found inside a Samsung app by SammyGuru on November 9, and Samsung has not announced it, so treat every detail below as unconfirmed.

The bigger change may be for people who never pay. According to the report, today's free Galaxy AI tools would stay free but come with usage caps, and once you hit the cap you would buy a credit pack or upgrade. That would end the "free and unlimited" era that started with the Galaxy S24 in early 2024.

What would Galaxy AI Premium cost?

Strings inside the app, quoted in SammyGuru's exclusive report, list US prices of $4.99 per month or $47.99 billed annually. The yearly option works out to about $4 a month, versus $59.88 for twelve monthly payments.

SammyGuru expects that pricing but warns it could change, because the real prices come from Samsung's servers and the Galaxy Store, and the screenshots show placeholder figures. Credit pack prices have not surfaced at all.

The test itself looks like an opt in early access program. The app reportedly says any money testers spend during the trial will be refunded when the program ends.

Which Galaxy AI features stay free?

The free Standard plan reportedly keeps Browsing assist, Now Brief, Creative studio, Smart capture, Samsung Keyboard, Photo assist and Personal Agent. The paid Max plan adds four times the usage plus three exclusive features.

Plan	Reported price	Usage	Features
Standard	Free	Capped, credit packs to top up	Browsing assist, Now Brief, Creative studio, Smart capture, Samsung Keyboard, Photo assist, Personal Agent
Max	$4.99 a month or $47.99 a year	4x the free plan	Everything in Standard plus Gen Video, Bixby Action, Daily Briefing

Gen Video is described as "Generate AI videos from your photos." Bixby Action reads "Automate tasks across your apps," which sounds like an early version of an AI agent that acts for you, though SammyGuru admits it is not sure what it does yet. Daily Briefing has no description and is presumably separate from Now Brief.

When could Galaxy AI Premium launch?

There is no device list in the app, but a gate tied to AI version 20271 suggests the test could start with the Galaxy S27 series, which is expected in January or February 2027. Reports point to South Korea and the US as the likely first markets, with availability possibly following the region of your Samsung account.

The tier names are not settled either. A separate SamMobile report mentions Starter, Plus and Pro tiers with 10,000, 20,000 and 50,000 AI credits, plus one time credit packs said to last three years. SammyGuru says those names are baked into the app, while Starter and Max are delivered from Samsung's servers, which suggests Samsung is still deciding how to charge.

What does this mean for Galaxy owners?

None of this should surprise anyone who read the fine print. Samsung's support pages said Galaxy AI features would be free until the end of 2025 and that new terms or subscription plans could follow. Generative AI, especially video, costs real money to run on servers, and Samsung looks ready to pass part of that bill to heavy users.

Our take: $4.99 is a modest price next to most AI subscriptions, and keeping the everyday tools free is the right call. The catch is the cap. If Photo assist or Browsing assist suddenly stops mid task until you buy credits, that will feel worse than a clear paywall, much like the friction we saw with subscription offers on the iPhone. Samsung needs to show the limits upfront before this leaves the test phase.

Before you worry, run a quick check:

• Nothing changes on your phone today; this is a test that Samsung has not confirmed.
• Free features reportedly stay, but with usage limits.
• Paid extras are video generation, app automation and a daily summary.
• Early access appears limited to the Galaxy S27 at first.