How we put a USD figure on a token
Our method is deliberately simple. Each Premium plan adds 100 tokens a month, so we divide the monthly price of the plan by 100. The result is an upper bound, because the same price also pays for the chat features of Candy AI, not only for tokens.
The 12-month plan costs 3.99 USD a month, billed 47.88 USD a year, which puts one token at 0.0399 USD. The 3-month plan costs 8.99 USD a month, billed 26.97 USD every 3 months, or 0.0899 USD a token. The 1-month plan starts at 9.99 USD, 0.0999 USD a token, and renews at 13.99 USD, 0.1399 USD a token.
These figures use the prices Candy AI showed in USD on October 20, 2026. We do not count taxes, and we do not quote token pack prices. The point is comparison: the same 12-token episode can cost more than three times as much depending on the plan you pick.
| Plan | USD a month | Tokens a month | USD per episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months | 3.99 USD | 100 | 0.48 USD |
| 3 months | 8.99 USD | 100 | 1.08 USD |
| 1 month, first month | 9.99 USD | 100 | 1.20 USD |
| 1 month, after renewal | 13.99 USD | 100 | 1.68 USD |
| Plan | Price | Billing | Tokens a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months | 3.99 USD | per month, billed yearly | 100 |
| 3 months | 8.99 USD | per month, billed every 3 months | 100 |
| 1 month | 9.99 USD | first month, then 13.99 USD a month | 100 |
What 12 tokens buy, and what that costs
One paid episode on a standard series costs 12 tokens, and that is the unit that matters. The first two episodes cost nothing, so a 5-episode series has 3 paid episodes and needs 36 tokens to finish.
In USD, that full series costs 1.44 USD on the yearly plan, 3.24 USD on the 3-month plan, 3.60 USD in a first monthly plan and 5.04 USD once the monthly plan renews. She Was Sent to Kill Me is a typical example: 36 tokens, Good value on our scale, #10 of 31, with an 85-second opener.
Our page on what 12 tokens buy sets every series side by side, episode by episode. The bubbles there are our own value score, built from catalog data such as price and opener length; the plot itself is never scored.
The 30-token star series and the 10.2-token sale
Star series charge 30 tokens a paid episode, two and a half times the standard rate. On the yearly plan, one such episode comes to 1.20 USD; once a monthly plan renews, it comes to 4.20 USD.
Thanksgiving With My Best Friend's Mom shows the effect. Its 3 paid episodes need 90 tokens, almost a full Premium month, and it ranks #30 of 31 with 3.5 of 5 bubbles, Fair value.
Sales work the other way. While a series is on sale, a paid episode costs about 10.2 tokens, roughly 0.41 USD on the yearly plan. Hot Shot is on sale now: 30.6 tokens to finish, 4.5 of 5 bubbles and #2 of 31.
Sale series are worth the detour for anyone counting tokens, and they fill the top of the series ranking by value.
Which plan gives the cheapest token
The 12-month plan gives the cheapest token by a wide margin, but it asks for 47.88 USD up front. It makes sense for a viewer who expects to finish 2 standard series a month, every month, for a year. Anyone less regular pays for tokens that sit unused, which quietly raises the real price of each one.
The 3-month plan sits in the middle at 0.0899 USD a token and suits a steady but shorter interest. The 1-month plan is the dearest per token, yet the safest first step: 9.99 USD buys 100 tokens, enough for any single series in the catalog.
A token you never use is the dearest of all. Tokens arrive as 100 a month, so a plan only pays off when you spend most of them. Our Premium vs tokens comparison weighs each plan against how much you watch, and our guide to spending fewer tokens helps you fit more series into one month.
Episode 1 of every series plays free right now, no account needed, so you can check a premise before any token is counted.