Current Galaxy AI features will remain free of charge, Samsung has confirmed in updated fine print on its website. While Samsung's AI features have traditionally come with the caveat that they might only be free until the end of 2025, WhistleOut spotted new copy on a Samsung Australia blog.
"Galaxy AI basic features provided by Samsung are free," says the fine print at the bottom of the page. "Future releases may include enhanced features or new services that are offered on a paid basis. Different terms may apply for AI features provided by third parties."
While other pages on the Samsung Australia website still feature the previous copy suggesting fees may apply at the end of the year, a Samsung Australia spokesperson confirmed the latest disclaimer is accurate and applies to all Galaxy AI devices sold in Australia. Samsung has been rolling out the new copy on international websites across pages for devices like the Galaxy S25 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold 7.
These are Samsung's "basic AI" features that will remain free to use:
- Call Assist: The real-time translation functionality in Samsung's phone app
- Writing Assist: Samsung's text tools that let users change their writing style, create summaries, reformat messages, and translate
- Photo Assist: The photo app features for reimagining images
- Interpreter: Live translation of spoken conversations or speech
- Note Assist: Auto formatting and summarisation in the Samsung Notes app
- Transcript Assist: Text transcripts of voice memos and phone calls
- Browsing Assist: The tool that can summarise and translate websites
- Photo Ambient: A feature that changes the phone's wallpaper based on the time and weather
- Drawing Assist: A tool for turning drawings into different style images
- Bixby: Samsung's take on Siri
- Health Assist: AI insights within the Samsung Health ecosystem
- Now Brief: Samsung's daily brief tool
- Audio Eraser: A tool for eliminating noise from videos and audio recordings
The above consist of all key Galaxy AI features Samsung has launched so far.
While Samsung didn't rule out offering new paid features down the line, the important caveat in the disclaimer is that "different terms may apply for AI features provided by third parties".
Many AI features in Android are powered by Gemini, which Google would control the pricing of, for example. Gemini Live was initially only available to paid Gemini subscribers, but Google later made it available for free.
There is no indication that Google plans to start charging for Gemini Live again, or intends to put other AI features like Circle to Search behind a paywall, but Samsung can't claim that these will be free forever.
Samsung's confirmation that it won't charge for current Galaxy AI features puts to rest a mystery that has hung over the company's mobile portfolio since the Galaxy S24 was introduced at the start of last year. Devices launched as recently as September's Galaxy S25 FE were still launched with the "fees may apply" fine print.
Alex Choros
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