Subscription & pricing
Free members watch 1 free episode a day plus up to 3 ad-unlocked episodes, and can unlock more for 15 Akari credits each. Standard streams the Free and Standard catalogue ad-free with no credits needed, and VIP adds the VIP catalogue plus the AI Studio with a Studio Credit allowance included each billing cycle.
Free
Start watching, no card needed
$0/mo
Free forever
- 1 free episode every day
- Up to 3 additional episodes through ads per day
- Ad-supported playback
- Additional episodes for 15 Akari credits each
- Cannot create episodes · no AI Studio
- No VIP series · no Tournament publishing or voting
Standard
Free + Standard catalogue, ad-free
$12.99/mo
Billed in USDsave 40%
- Unlimited streaming of the Free catalogue
- Unlimited streaming of the Standard catalogue
- No credits needed for entitled catalogue viewing
- 1080p Full HD playback
- Ad-free experience
- Offline download where supported
- Watch and vote on Publications / Tournament entries
- Creator episodes unlock with credits — 5 cr/min (5–25 cr per episode)
- No VIP-only catalogue · no AI Studio · no AI generation
VIP
Everything, first — plus the AI studio
$24.99/mo
Billed in USDsave 28%
- All Standard privileges
- Unlimited streaming of the VIP catalogue
- Early access, members-only dramas and priority streaming
- AI Studio access (episodes up to 5 minutes)
- 75 Studio Credits included every billing cycle (unused expire at renewal)
- Extra creation paid with Studio Credits — 195 SC (3 min) · 260 SC (4 min) · 325 SC (5 min)
- Start watching an episode while it renders in the background
- Publish eligible episodes to the Tournament, vote and earn rewards
Everything, side by side
Viewing → creation → AI Studio → VIP content → publications & voting → rewards. Creating an episode is a plan entitlement; rendering its video is a separate step paid with credits.
| Compare plans | Free$0/mo | Standard$12.99/mo | VIP$24.99/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viewing | |||
| Daily episode viewing | 1 free episode/day + up to 3 ad unlocks | Unlimited (Free + Standard catalogue) | Unlimited (including VIP-only) |
| Ad unlocks for extra episodes | Up to 3/day | ||
| Catalogue access | Free catalogue, metered daily | Free + Standard series | All series, including VIP-only |
| Credits needed for entitled viewing | Only beyond the daily allowance | Never | Never |
| Playback quality | Standard | 1080p Full HD | 1080p Full HD |
| Ad-free experience | |||
| Offline download | |||
| Creation (AI Studio is paid with Studio Credits) | |||
| Monthly Studio Credit allowance | 75 SC included per cycle (unused SC expire at renewal) | ||
| Creation price | Not available | Not available | 195 SC (3 min) · 260 SC (4 min) · 325 SC (5 min) |
| Tournament Creation Passes raise the creation allowance | |||
| Start watching while an episode renders in the background | |||
| AI Studio | |||
| AI Studio access | |||
| Series planning & story continuity tools | |||
| VIP content | |||
| VIP-only series | |||
| Early access to new releases | |||
| Members-only dramas | |||
| Priority streaming | |||
| Credits | |||
| Unlock an already-produced premium episode | 15 credits per Free-catalogue episode | Included for Free + Standard series | Included for all series |
| Buy credits in the Credits Store | |||
| Publications / Voting | |||
| Watch competition episodes | |||
| Vote on entries | |||
| Publish eligible episodes to the Cup | |||
| Rewards | |||
| Eligible for tournament rewards | |||
| Creation Passes (extra creations, not credits) | |||
| Titles, badges & featured placement | |||
In-app purchases activate in the iOS and Android apps.