Per episode
12 tokens for a house series, 30 for a licensed one. The first two episodes of every series are free regardless.
Candy.ai prices checked 24 September 2026
How much Candy Shorts costs, from one episode to the whole shelf
Two numbers matter: 12 and 30. Everything else is arithmetic. Here are the token prices per episode, the cost to finish each kind of series, the Premium plans and the cheapest route through the library.
Per series
36 tokens finishes a standard five-episode title, 90 finishes a licensed one. The long-running outliers cost more; the table below has them.
Per month
Premium is $13.99 monthly, $8.99 a month on a quarterly term or $3.99 a month on an annual term, with 100 tokens a month included.
Tokens per episode
Every series gives away its first two episodes. Beyond that, each episode carries a fixed token price set by who is in it. House series, meaning the ones built around Candy.ai’s own invented characters, charge 12 tokens an episode. Licensed series, the 7 titles fronted by a real creator under the Candy Creators badge, charge 30. There is no third tier and no per-scene pricing. The price is printed on the episode button before you click it.
What it takes to finish a series
| Kind of series | How many | Locked episodes | Tokens each | To finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard five-parter | 93 | 3 | 12 | 36 |
| Licensed five-parter | 7 | 3 | 30 | 90 |
| Six or seven episodes | 3 | 4 to 5 | 12 | 48 to 60 |
| Nine or ten episodes | 3 | 7 to 8 | 12 | 84 to 96 |
| Fifteen episodes | 4 | 12 to 13 | 12 | 144 to 156 |
| Thirty-four episodes | 1 | 32 | 12 | 384 |
Add it all up and buying every locked episode visible to visitors comes to 5,406 tokens across 419 episodes. Nobody should do that, but it is a useful ceiling.
Premium plans
Candy sells one subscription, Premium, on several billing terms. The prices below are what the plan page showed on 24 September 2026; the platform runs discounts and the headline percentage changes, so treat them as the current shape rather than a promise.
| Term | Billed as | Works out at |
|---|---|---|
| 12 months | $47.88 once | $3.99 a month |
| 3 months | $26.97 once | $8.99 a month |
| 1 month | $13.99 | $13.99 a month |
| 2 weeks | $9.79 | about $21 a month |
| 1 week | $5.60 | about $24 a month |
Every term includes 100 tokens a month and renews automatically at the same price until cancelled. Candy’s upgrade prompt on the series pages lists unlocking all premium episodes among the subscription’s benefits, alongside HD playback and the generation of each series’ most explicit moments.
What 100 tokens buys
A month’s allowance covers two standard series with 28 tokens left over, or one licensed series with 10 to spare, or eight individual house episodes spread across whatever you are curious about. On the annual term that allowance costs $3.99, which makes a standard series roughly $1.44 in tokens and a licensed one about $3.59. Buying tokens outright is possible from inside an account; the plan page does not show token bundle prices to visitors, so I have not listed them.
The cheapest route
- Watch the free episodes of everything that interests you. There are 223 of them and they cost nothing, no account required.
- Read the brief on each series page. It tells you what the locked half contains, which is the only preview you will get.
- If two or three house series have you hooked, a single month of Premium at $13.99 covers them with tokens to spare and adds the HD playback.
- If you only want one licensed series, 90 tokens is the number. The annual plan makes that the cheapest per month, but only if you will still be watching in month six.
Prices in dollars are what Candy.ai’s plan page displayed on 24 September 2026 to a visitor in Europe. Local taxes and currency may change what you see. Token prices per episode are printed on each series page and have been consistent across every title I have checked.
Questions people actually ask
How much does Candy Shorts cost per episode?
12 tokens for a house series, 30 for a licensed one. The first two episodes of every series are free.
How much is Candy.ai Premium?
$13.99 for a month, $26.97 for three months, or $47.88 for a year, which works out at $3.99 a month. Each term includes 100 tokens monthly.
Can I watch Candy Shorts without paying?
Yes: two episodes of every series stream free without an account. Finishing a series requires tokens or a Premium plan.
Do tokens expire?
Candy's buy panel describes episode purchases as permanent. Monthly allowance tokens are tied to an active plan; check the account page for the platform's current terms.
Is Premium cheaper than tokens?
For more than two house series a month, yes. For a single series, tokens win. The annual term is the cheapest per month but commits you to a year.