Samsung Galaxy AI Premium Leak Points to $4.99 Monthly Subscription

Samsung appears ready to charge $4.99 per month for its Galaxy AI suite. Code strings in One UI 9.5, first spotted by SammyGuru, reveal a new "Galaxy AI Premium" subscription priced at $4.99 per month or $47.99 per year.

The leak marks a turning point for Samsung's artificial intelligence strategy. Since the suite launched, the company has offered Galaxy AI features free of charge, with one caveat. The original terms limited free access to "the end of 2025." Samsung repeatedly said it had no plans to start charging. It never announced a paid tier.

Now the software itself suggests that position has changed.

What stays free and what costs money?

The leaked structure draws a clear line between the free baseline and the paid tier. Existing features remain free, according to the strings. The free set includes:

• Now Brief
• Browsing assist
• Creative Studio
• Samsung Keyboard AI features
• Additional current tools

Galaxy AI Premium would focus on additions rather than paywalling what users already have. The leaked features are:

• Bixby Action: "Automate tasks across your apps" — described as an AI agent (software that executes multi-step tasks on the user's behalf)
• Daily Briefing
• Gen Video: "Generate AI videos from your photos"

The mechanism is classic freemium design. Samsung keeps the installed base on free features, then attaches a recurring fee to capabilities users cannot get elsewhere on the device.

How would usage limits work?

The leak also shows a second monetization layer. Samsung would raise usage limits for subscribers, and the sign-up screen implies limits on free features could factor into the pitch. On top of the monthly plan, users could buy "credit packs" that unlock additional usage for a one-time fee.

That dual structure matters for marketers watching AI monetization. A subscription sets the recurring revenue floor. Credit packs capture heavy users who exhaust their allowances, converting intensity of use into incremental revenue.

Will customers pay after two free years?

The commercial risk is real. Samsung has given Galaxy AI away for roughly two years. Asking $4.99 per month, or $47.99 per year, tests whether users assign value to agent-style automation and AI video generation after receiving the core suite at no cost. The original "end of 2025" deadline for free access gives Samsung a natural switching point if it confirms the plan.

Samsung has not announced anything officially. Until it does, the One UI 9.5 strings remain the strongest signal that Galaxy AI's free era is approaching a structured, two-tier end — one where agents and generative video carry the paywall while familiar tools stay free.