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Promptchan test drive: free daily Gems, plans from $14.99 to $33.99 a month, real-people and deepfake rules, privacy and user complaints.

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Paper score6.5/10Official pages · no paid test yet

What I checked

  • Free plan and sign-up
  • Official prices and plans
  • Terms and privacy policy
  • Paid features (no crash test yet)
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Test drive, not a crash test. Built from the free plan details and the official prices and policies. The score here is a paper score; a paid crash test replaces it.

Good on paper

  • Company named: VisionAI Labs Ltd, Ireland
  • Prices public: Plans from $14.99
  • Free plan or trial: Daily free Gems
  • Real-person ban: Bans deepfakes and real people without consent
  • Refund policy published: Refund terms published
  • No unresolved breach: None reported

Watch out for

  • Real age check: Self-declared 18+
  • Self-serve deletion: Erasure by email
  • Chat data explained: Training use not stated

Promptchan is an 18+ AI image, video and companion chat site with a free plan and paid plans at $14.99, $23.99 and $33.99 a month, as listed on the official upgrade page on Oct 25, 2026. Most generations are paid for with a currency called Gems. This is a test drive: official pages and the free plan description, no payment.

What it is

Promptchan generates AI images and videos in realistic, anime and other styles, and lets you chat and roleplay with AI companions. Inside a chat you can ask for photos or video, send voice messages and make voice calls. There is also a community gallery where you can clone other users’ prompts and settings.

The Terms of Service name VisionAI Labs Limited, based in Dublin, Ireland. It is web-only as far as the site says: no mobile apps are mentioned, and I found no App Store or Google Play listing.

Free plan

As listed on the official upgrade page on Oct 25, 2026, the free plan costs $0 and includes:

  • A daily free Gem allowance (amount not stated)
  • AI image creation
  • AI chat
  • Browsing and cloning the community gallery

New accounts also get some free Gems and starter chat messages. Neither number is published.

Prices

As listed on the official upgrade page (promptchan.com/upgrade) on Oct 25, 2026, in USD. The page says promotional pricing is shown at checkout, so the price you see there may differ. Annual prices were not shown.

PlanPriceGems/monthChatMain extras
Free$0Daily allowance (not stated)YesImages, gallery cloning
Plus$14.99/month1002x usageHD images, basic poses and styles
Premium$23.99/month4005x usageHD images, more poses and styles
Pro$33.99/month800UnlimitedUnlimited casual generations, AI video with extend and voice, 4K images, all and custom poses, voice calls, all styles, early access

Gems. Gems pay for generations, including AI video. A voice message costs 1 Gem and a voice call 2 Gems. Paid plans get 50 percent off extra Gems, but Gem pack prices are not shown publicly.

Payment and refunds. The Terms and refund page mention card payments, crypto and G2A. Crypto and G2A buy fixed-period subscriptions; other methods recur. Subscriptions are refundable within 30 days if you cancel first and have not made significant use of the AI. Crypto transactions are final.

Features

From the official homepage and upgrade page, checked Oct 25, 2026:

  • Image generation. Choose a style and adjust results with a “Tweak” editing tool.
  • AI video. Animate an image or use a motion prompt, add dialogue and sound, and extend clips. Pro only, and it spends Gems.
  • Companion chat. Roleplay with in-story photo and video requests, voice messages and voice calls.
  • Community gallery. Browse other users’ work and clone their prompts and settings.

Privacy and safety

Age checks. Promptchan is 18+. No verification method is described; you represent that you meet the requirement.

Chat data. The Privacy Policy lists prompt and search data from public mode. It does not address chats, generated images, model training or selling data. It says personal data is not shared outside the organization except on the legal bases it lists. That leaves the biggest questions for an image generator unanswered.

Deletion. You can request access, correction or erasure through the support email. No self-service deletion is described, and data is kept “as long as necessary”.

Content rules. This is where Promptchan is clearer than many image generators. The Terms prohibit:

  • Non-consensual deepfake pornography
  • Depicting or impersonating celebrities, public figures or private individuals without explicit, verifiable consent
  • Minors, including characters presented as minors and high-school settings

Because it generates realistic images, a written rule is not the same as enforcement. I have not tested how the filters behave, but reviewers do report prompts being flagged as policy violations.

What users complain about

Promptchan’s Trustpilot profile was unclaimed and rated 4.3 out of 5 from 195 reviews at check, with 9 percent 1-star. Several negative reviews promote a specific competitor, and one reviewer claims the company offers benefits for reviews, which I could not verify. So treat the rating in both directions with caution.

  • Bugs and support. Negative reviewers report bugs, crashes and unresponsive support.
  • Extra charges. One reviewer complains that content and extended features cost extra Gems on top of a subscription, and that most features are lost when membership ends.
  • Filters and prompt adherence. Reviewers say long or specific prompts are not followed or trigger “policy violation” flags.

Reddit complaints were not collected.

My take

On paper, Promptchan might suit you if you want images, video and companion chat in one place, and you want a service with an explicit ban on deepfakes and on depicting real people without consent. The free plan lets you try image generation and chat before paying.

What I would watch: the subscription is only part of the cost, because video and voice spend Gems and Gem pack prices are not public. Video is locked to the $33.99 Pro plan. The privacy policy says nothing about what happens to your chats and images. If refunds matter to you, avoid paying by crypto, which is final.

If you are comparing image generators, the SoulGen test drive shows what it looks like when those rules are missing.

FAQ

Is Promptchan free?

Yes. The free plan includes a daily Gem allowance, AI images, AI chat and the community gallery, per the upgrade page on Oct 25, 2026. The daily Gem amount is not published.

How much does Promptchan cost?

Plus is $14.99 a month, Premium $23.99 and Pro $33.99, as listed on the official upgrade page on Oct 25, 2026. Extra Gems cost more on top, and their prices are not shown publicly.

Does Promptchan allow images of real people?

No. The Terms prohibit non-consensual deepfake pornography and depicting or impersonating celebrities, public figures or private individuals without explicit, verifiable consent.

Can I get a refund from Promptchan?

Per the refund page, subscriptions are refundable within 30 days if you cancel first and have not made significant use of the AI. Crypto payments are final.

Is Promptchan safe?

It is run by VisionAI Labs Limited in Ireland. It has clear rules against deepfakes and minors, but no described age-verification method, and its privacy policy does not say how chats or images are used. Deletion is by email request.

Paper check: 6.5/10

Ten yes/no checks against the official pages, checked Oct 25, 2026. Half a point when the answer is unclear. A paid crash test replaces this score. How the paper score works.

  • Company namedVisionAI Labs Ltd, Ireland
  • Prices publicPlans from $14.99
  • ½Renewal terms clearMonthly; renewal wording thin
  • Free plan or trialDaily free Gems
  • Real age checkSelf-declared 18+
  • Real-person banBans deepfakes and real people without consent
  • Self-serve deletionErasure by email
  • Chat data explainedTraining use not stated
  • Refund policy publishedRefund terms published
  • No unresolved breachNone reported

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