For Galaxy AI users, included features, usage limits and new paid tools need to be considered separately. The proposal described by SamMobile would keep existing features in a free offering while adding optional extras. These are provisional details, not a final commercial plan announced by Samsung.
What would remain free?
Galaxy AI features already available on Galaxy devices would remain accessible in the free tier, called Galaxy AI Core. The list includes Browsing Assist, Creative Studio, Memory, Now Brief and Photo Studio. It is not exhaustive: other existing features would also remain in this tier.
For now, the distinction would be between access to existing tools on one hand and new features or higher usage limits on the other. Remaining free would not necessarily mean unlimited use: the proposal also describes daily quotas for certain operations. Their terms would need to be known to assess what each user could do without paying.
How would the tiers and credits work?
Three plan tiers are mentioned: Starter, Plus and Pro. Their respective limits appear to be 10,000, 20,000 and 50,000 credits. These credits would appear once free usage is exhausted. Users could then pay per use or separately for certain features, while checking their balance and expiration dates.
One-time credit packs would be offered independently of a Galaxy AI Premium subscription. Each pack would be valid for three years from purchase. The prices and contents of these packs, and precisely how credits would be used, have not been stated.
A separate set of tiers is described for translations, summaries and image generation. Its free tier would allow 10 translations, 5 summaries and 2 generated images per day. The Essential tier would raise those daily limits to 100 translations, 50 summaries and 20 generated images. The Premium tier would offer unlimited daily use for all three operations. The available information does not specify how the Free, Essential and Premium categories would relate to the Starter, Plus and Pro plans, so it would be premature to treat them as equivalent.
Bixby Action would be reserved for the highest tier. It would let users create command triggers and system routines for everyday tasks. The idea would be to automate repetitive actions, but the available information does not specify which apps or commands would be supported.
Another addition, Daily Briefing, would be part of the Plus tier. It would be separate from Now Brief, which is already available in Galaxy AI, but its workings have not been detailed. Gen Video would turn still photos into video clips. Galaxy Claw would automate routine tasks using Galaxy AI. These descriptions indicate the proposed uses, not a definitive list of features ready for release.
Paid plans could also raise AI usage limits. That would be an important difference for people who regularly use these tools, although the exact terms of each plan remain to be clarified.
FAQ
Would current Galaxy AI features become paid?
Based on the available information, no. They would remain in Galaxy AI Core, the free tier. Usage limits are nevertheless being considered for certain operations.
Would Daily Briefing replace Now Brief?
Nothing indicates that it would. Daily Briefing is presented as a separate feature associated with the Plus tier.
Would a subscription be required to buy credits?
Not necessarily: separately purchased packs would be available, valid for three years from each purchase.
Are Galaxy AI Premium prices known?
The cited report does not establish an officially confirmed final price. Figures mentioned in other leaks should not be treated as an agreed launch price.
Assessing the offer would require details on supported devices and countries, the credit cost of each task and renewal terms. Plan names and headline allowances alone cannot establish a user’s bill. Until a complete announcement, they are not a sound basis for recommending a subscription or a new phone.
Source: SamMobile.
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