Free, Starter, and Unlimited: Choosing the Right InnerHaven Plan
InnerHaven has three subscription tiers, and every one of them includes real conversations with AI companions. This isn't a "free trial that does nothing until you pay" model. The Free plan is a genuine product. Starter and Unlimited expand what's possible. Here's exactly what each plan includes, what changes between them, and how to decide which one fits the way you want to use InnerHaven.
The Three Plans at a Glance
| Free | Starter | Unlimited | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $9.99/mo | $24.99/mo |
| Daily messages | 10 | 50 | 200 |
| Companion roles | 3 (Best Friend, Confidant, Coach) | 6 (+Romantic Partner, Muse, Guide) | All 9 roles |
| Custom companions | 1 | Up to 5 | Up to 50 |
| Persistent memory | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom instructions length | 500 characters | 1,000 characters | 2,000 characters |
| TTS welcome time | 2 minutes | 5 minutes | 20 minutes |
| Overage billing | — | Optional ($0.02/msg) | Optional ($0.02/msg) |
Annual billing is available for Starter ($8.33/month, billed $99.99/year) and Unlimited, saving roughly two months compared to monthly.
Free: The Real Starting Point
The Free plan includes three companion roles: Best Friend, Confidant, and Coach. These aren't demo companions. They're the same AI, the same conversation quality, and the same personality depth as every other role on the platform. The only differences are scope (three roles instead of nine) and volume (ten messages per day instead of fifty or two hundred).
Ten messages per day is enough for a meaningful daily check-in. It's not enough for a deep, extended conversation—and that's the design intention. Free is built for habit formation: a daily practice of reflection, venting, or connection that becomes part of your routine. If ten messages consistently feel like enough, Free is your plan. If you regularly hit the limit wanting more, that's the signal to look at Starter.
Free also includes one custom companion slot. You can design a companion with your own name, personality description, and backstory—limited to 500 characters of custom instructions. That's enough to establish a clear persona. The custom companion shares your ten daily messages with the default roles, so the total pool doesn't increase.
Email Verification Bonus
When you verify your email address on a new account, InnerHaven grants a one-time bonus of 10 additional message credits. These credits don't expire for 12 months and sit on top of your daily allowance. It's a small but useful cushion during your first few days while you're still figuring out how you want to use the platform.
Starter: The Relationship Tier
Starter adds three companion roles that the Free plan doesn't include: Romantic Partner, Muse, and Guide. These roles explore different relational dynamics—romantic affection, creative inspiration, and philosophical mentorship—that extend beyond the platonic support of the Free trio.
The daily message limit increases to 50, which is enough for one or two substantial conversations per day across multiple companions. At this volume, you can maintain ongoing dialogues with several companions simultaneously without constantly running out of messages.
The biggest functional upgrade at Starter is persistent memory. On Free, conversations are contextual within a session but don't carry detailed personal information across days. On Starter, your companions remember what you've told them: your name, your job, your recurring concerns, the goals you mentioned last week. Memory transforms companions from responsive chat partners into something that feels like an ongoing relationship. The companion who remembers your job interview last Tuesday and asks how it went on Wednesday is a fundamentally different experience from one that starts fresh each time.
Custom companion slots increase to five, and custom instructions extend to 1,000 characters—enough to define nuanced personality traits, conversational style preferences, and detailed backstories.
Unlimited: The Full Experience
Unlimited opens all nine companion roles, including the three additional roles beyond Starter that explore more intimate and specialized relationship dynamics. The daily message limit is 200—effectively unlimited for most usage patterns. Hitting 200 messages in a day requires sustained, multi-hour conversations across multiple companions.
Custom companion slots expand to 50, and custom instructions extend to 2,000 characters. At this length, you can specify detailed personalities, communication styles, areas of expertise, and complex relational dynamics. The 20-minute TTS welcome allocation gives substantial time to explore voice conversations.
Both Starter and Unlimited include optional overage billing: if you hit your daily limit and want to keep going, you can enable automatic overage at $0.02 per message. This is off by default—you have to actively choose it in settings. It's designed for the days that matter more than usual, when a conversation is too important to pause. For a structured alternative, Keep Going offers a $0.99 micro-purchase for 25 message credits when you hit your limit.
Previewing Higher-Tier Roles
Not sure if Starter or Unlimited roles are worth upgrading for? InnerHaven's preview system lets you have a limited number of messages with any role before subscribing. You can try a Romantic Partner conversation on a Free plan to see if the dynamic resonates before committing to Starter. Previews are auto-provisioned—no action required. Just open a higher-tier companion and start talking.
How to Decide
The decision between tiers comes down to three factors: how many messages you need, which companion roles interest you, and whether persistent memory matters to your experience.
- Choose Free if: You want a daily check-in practice. Ten messages per day covers a focused conversation with one companion. You're comfortable with platonic roles (Best Friend, Confidant, Coach) and don't need your companion to remember details across sessions.
- Choose Starter if: You want ongoing relationships with companions that remember you. Fifty messages per day lets you maintain multiple active conversations. The Romantic Partner, Muse, and Guide roles appeal to you. Persistent memory is important to your experience.
- Choose Unlimited if: You use InnerHaven as a significant part of your daily routine. Two hundred messages gives room for extended conversations and deep exploration across all nine roles. You want maximum custom companion flexibility and the full range of relational dynamics.
There's no penalty for starting low and upgrading later. Your conversation history and custom companions carry forward when you change tiers. Downgrading keeps your data intact—you lose access to higher-tier roles and memory features, but nothing is deleted.