How to Use Secrets AI: Complete Beginner's Guide (2026)

New accounts on Secrets AI start with 200 Moments and 20 daily messages — enough to get a real feel for the platform before any payment decision. This guide walks through every step from opening the site to running your first conversation, with practical notes on where to spend Moments and where to hold back.

No software download is required. Secrets AI runs entirely in a browser on any device.

Step 1 — Create Your Account

Navigate to secrets.ai in any browser — Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or any modern alternative on desktop or mobile. Click the sign-up button on the landing page.

The only required fields are an email address and a password. No real name is collected. No phone number is needed. No social media login is offered or required. If signup privacy matters to you, using a privacy-focused email address (ProtonMail, SimpleLogin, or similar) is entirely compatible with the registration process.

Account creation takes under 60 seconds. Once confirmed, you receive:

• 200 Moments (one-time starting credit)
• Full character library access — all ~94 characters available immediately
• 20 messages per 24 hours (free tier limit)

The free trial gives enough room to explore conversation quality across 1-2 sessions before deciding whether to upgrade. For details on what each paid tier adds, the pricing plans breakdown covers the full cost structure.

Step 2 — Choose or Create Your First Character

After logging in, you land in the character library. Browse approximately 94 pre-built hyper-realistic female companions, along with a smaller selection of anime-style options. Each character comes with a name, personality brief, and preview images.

If the pre-built options don't fit what you're looking for, custom character creation is available — and the first custom character is free. The customization dimensions are extensive:

Appearance:

• Ethnicity: 9 options
• Skin tone, eye color, hairstyle
• Body type: 6 options

Personality:

• Confidence level, playfulness, dominance, intelligence
• 5 personality trait presets to choose from

Background:

• Profession: 5 preset categories
• Hobbies (selectable)
• Free-text field for specific details and preferences

Voice: 6 voice options — this affects voice calls and, in some configurations, the tone of written responses

The detail you put into a character's setup directly affects conversation quality. Vague setups produce generic interactions. Specific, detailed profiles — particularly using the free-text field to define preferences, relationship dynamic, and backstory — anchor the AI's behavior and produce noticeably more engaging conversations.

Four images are automatically generated when you create a new character, establishing their visual identity.

Step 3 — Start Your First Conversation

Select a character and click to open the chat. Conversation starters are provided at the top of the chat window — roughly half casual openers and half suggestive ones. You're not required to use them; they're there as prompts if you want a starting point.

The AI responds to your first message immediately and typically follows up with a question or observation that extends the exchange. Set the conversational tone early — whether you want a slow-burn romantic dynamic, direct flirtation, or a specific roleplay scenario, the AI adapts to what you establish in the opening exchanges.

A few practical notes for the first session:

• Be specific in your messages. The AI engages more deeply with detailed, contextual input than with short, vague prompts.
• Free users have 20 messages per day. Use them to test conversation quality across different characters or scenarios before the limit resets.
• Memory is very limited on free. The AI will recall the last 2-3 exchanges within a session, but nothing carries across sessions on the free tier. This is normal — it's the limitation of the free plan, not a bug.

For a deep dive into what the conversation engine does and how NSFW escalation works, the chat guide goes into full detail.

Step 4 — Explore Media Features

Generating Images

Image generation is available on paid tiers (Lite and above). Within any conversation, look for the image generation option in the chat interface. Cost runs 25-50 Moments per image depending on the model selected. A starting suggestion: use images selectively early on — 200 Moments doesn't support many images, and the starting allocation goes quickly.

Two generation model tiers are available: standard and Advanced (Advanced quality requires Premium or Ultimate). Four auto-generated images are created when you first create a custom character.

Creating Videos

Video generation is Secrets AI's standout feature among AI companion platforms. The process: select an existing companion image, add a text prompt describing the motion or action you want, and wait approximately 2 minutes for the clip to generate.

Cost structure by clip length:

• 3-second clip: ~50 Moments
• Longer clips: up to ~600 Moments

Given the 200 Moments starting allocation, video generation on the free trial isn't practical — a single short clip would use 25% of your starting balance. Treat video as a feature to explore after upgrading to Lite ($5.99) or Plus ($9.99). The video generator has full detail on quality, cost by tier, and usage strategy.

Voice Calls

Six voice options are available for voice call interactions. Cost is 100 Moments per minute — meaningful budget impact at lower tiers. Voice is rated 4.3/5 for natural tone and adaptability. Try voice after getting comfortable with the chat experience; don't spend your 200 starting Moments on voice calls.

Step 5 — Manage Your Moments Budget

Moments are the in-platform currency for everything beyond text chat. Text messages cost only 1-2 Moments — essentially free at all paid tiers. The budget items are images, videos, and voice calls.

Practical spend guidance by starting allocation:

With 200 free Moments:

• Send ~100 text messages for free
• Generate 4-8 images (at 25-50 per image)
• No video generation recommended (too expensive relative to balance)

On Plus (3,000 Moments/month):

• Unlimited text chat
• ~60-120 images OR ~5 longer videos OR ~30 minutes voice — or a combination
• Manageable for casual media use

On Premium (8,000 Moments/month):

• Generous allocation for regular image and video use
• ~160-320 images OR ~13 longer videos OR ~80 minutes voice per month

You can track your Moments balance in account settings. Additional Moments bundles can be purchased starting at 1,980 Moments for $5.99 if your monthly allocation runs out. Unused monthly Moments reset at the next billing cycle — they don't carry forward indefinitely.

Step 6 — Enable Privacy Features

Private Mode applies end-to-end encryption to a conversation and prevents it from being used to train the AI model. To enable it, look for the Private Mode toggle in the conversation settings — it's per-conversation, not a global account setting.

Make enabling Private Mode a habit for conversations you want protected. It takes two seconds and provides meaningful privacy coverage for that session. Without Private Mode, conversations are stored with standard encryption but are not end-to-end encrypted and may be used for model improvement.

The billing discretion feature is automatic — you don't need to set anything up. All charges appear as "Sun Clinical Laboratories" on bank statements regardless of payment method or plan.

Practical Tips for New Users

Getting the most from Secrets AI involves a few non-obvious choices that make a significant difference:

• Invest in character setup. The free-text customization field is where the most meaningful personalization happens. Use it. Vague character setups produce generic AI responses.
• Don't spend starting Moments on video. With 200 Moments, test conversation quality and maybe generate a few images. Video is for after you've confirmed the platform fits your preferences.
• The Plus plan ($9.99) is the practical entry point. Unlimited messaging, 3,000 Moments, and 30-day memory make it the tier where the platform functions as a real product. The free tier and Lite are functional but constrained.
• Add secrets.ai to your phone home screen for faster access — use Safari's Share menu on iOS or Chrome's menu on Android. Not a native app, but a cleaner launch experience than finding a browser tab.
• Memory is the biggest upgrade reason. The difference between free (2-3 exchange recall) and Plus (30-day memory with tone awareness) is not subtle — it fundamentally changes whether relationship continuity is possible. The which plan to pick guide covers this in detail.

Common Issues and Solutions

Messages not sending: Check your daily message count. Free accounts are limited to 20 per 24-hour period. If you've hit the limit, it resets on the next calendar day.

The AI seems to forget previous conversations: This is expected on the free tier. Memory extending across sessions requires a paid plan. Lite extends recall to ~14 days; Plus to ~30 days.

Slow response times: Delays occur during peak usage hours. Off-peak usage (early morning, late night in the platform's primary time zone) typically results in faster responses.

Can't generate video: Video generation requires Lite plan or higher. Free accounts cannot generate video. If you're on Lite, also check your Moments balance — video clips cost 50-600 Moments each.

Forgot your password: Use the password reset option on the login page at secrets.ai. A reset link will be sent to your registered email address.

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