Hi everyone,

Over the past three years, SpicyChat has grown significantly. We've introduced more capable models, longer context, image generation, voices, memory improvements, Group Chat, Lorebooks, creator tools and much more, while keeping a large part of SpicyChat free.

Throughout that growth, our subscription pricing has stayed largely the same. However, the cost of running AI models and the GPU infrastructure behind SpicyChat has increased substantially over the last year.

To keep SpicyChat sustainable and continue investing in better models, larger context (32k is on the way) and new features, we're updating our paid subscription prices on September 8.

The most important part

If you already have an active recurring subscription, your price will not change. As long as your subscription remains active on the same tier, it will continue renewing at the price you pay today.

New monthly pricing from September 8

• Get A Taste: $5.00 → $5.95
• True Supporter: $14.95 → $19.95
• I'm All In: $24.95 → $29.95

What this means for you

Until September 8, free users can subscribe at the current price, and existing subscribers can change to another tier at current pricing. The price for the selected tier will remain locked as long as your subscription stays active.

Tier changes made after September 8 will use the new pricing.

For details about annual plans, cancelled subscriptions, non-recurring payment methods and other scenarios, please see our FAQ:

View FAQ

We know a price change isn't welcome news, and we don't take it lightly. We're announcing it in advance so everyone has time to understand their options.

Thank you for supporting SpicyChat and helping us continue improving the experience. 💜

Qwen Plus Character is now available again for I’m All In users.

We temporarily removed the model after identifying issues that were preventing it from running as efficiently and reliably as expected. We’ve now completed the necessary optimizations and brought it back online.

Qwen Plus Character was built for extended roleplays, with a strong focus on character consistency, long-form continuity, and staying true to the tone and personality of your character. It’s especially good at following the direction of a story over longer conversations, handling darker or bolder themes, and keeping dialogue natural and in-character.

We know many of you fell in love with the model and made it your daily driver, so if you’ve been waiting to get back to it, it’s ready to use again.

Thanks for your patience while we worked on it. 💜

A lighter update this week, with a handful of fixes across web and mobile.

Recommendations fixed on Android

We fixed an issue where the Recommendations page on Android was showing the same chatbots as the homepage instead of your personalized For You recommendations.

Persona avatar generation restored

Free and Get a Taste users can once again use the Generate option for Persona avatars on Desktop and Mobile Web. Previously, only the Upload option was appearing.

Other fixes

• Fixed chatbot rating counts showing as missing or zero for some characters on the homepage.
• Fixed Anime/Semi-Realistic V2 image generation ignoring a 0 LoRA scale setting and resetting it to 0.8.
• Fixed an Internal Server Error appearing when detaching a Lorebook from a chatbot.
• Fixed an error when uploading animated WebP images as chatbot avatars.

That’s it for this week. Thanks as always for the reports and feedback. 💜

Hey everyone, 

Say hello to Qwen Plus Character, the newest model joining Spicychat — available now for I’m All In members. 

This is a new roleplay focused model from the Qwen Family, the model is built specifically for extended roleplays. It pays close attention to the character’s persona, holds onto it across longer scenes, and follows the tone your story calls for. If you’ve ever had a model slowly drift away from who your character is supposed to be, Qwen Character Plus is designed to handle that better. 

What it does well 

• Strong character consistency — it uses the details written in the character card and stays closer to the intended personality throughout the roleplay.
• Better long-form continuity — built for extended scenes where maintaining character, tone, and story direction matters.
• Adapts to the story’s tone — whether the scene is emotional, tense, darker, or more intense, it follows the direction instead of flattening everything into the same style.
• Natural, characterful dialogue — responsive writing that feels distinct and keeps the scene moving.

  Pro tip: Qwen Plus Character performs best with a detailed and well written characters. The more personality, background, and context you give it, the more it has to work with. 

Qwen Plus Character is now available exclusively for I’m All In users. 

Give it a try and let us know how it feels in longer roleplays. 

A few useful updates went live this week, including model changes, quality-of-life improvements, and fixes across the platform.

Zeta G4 is now part of the Default model selection

Since its release, Zeta G4 has become a favorite among Free and Get a Taste users and has been performing well across the platform.

We’ve now added it as one of the models used under the Default selection. Upgrading the default experience from 8B to 26B model. 

Since the default model changes now and then, Zeta G4 is also still available separately, so you can select it directly whenever you specifically want to use it.

We’ve also made the previous default model, Lyra Spiced, available as its own option for anyone who preferred its style. It’s a fine-tuned version of Lyra that works well for lighter, general-purpose roleplays.

 Other improvements/features 

• You can now sort chats by Recent, Oldest, or Most Active.
• Restored Sort by Name on the My Chatbots page.
• Voice playback is now hidden on bot messages longer than 2,000 characters, since TTS does not support messages beyond that length.
• One of the most frustrating issues was losing a message you had spent time writing when an error occurred. Failed messages will now remain saved as a draft, so you can try sending them again instead of starting over.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue on Android where chatbot cards displayed every assigned tag instead of a limited number.
• Fixed an issue on Android where the Copy Message option could be cut off on longer messages.

Beta tester applications closing soon

We’re also preparing some new features, models, and experiments for our beta testing group.

Interested in getting early access and sharing feedback directly with the team? 

Apply Here

Applications close this Sunday.

As always, thank you for the feedback and reports. 💜

We test a lot of things at Spicychat. Before anything reaches everyone, it goes to a close circle of users first — new features, new models, ideas we're exploring. Some of it launches. Some of it never leaves that circle, because the feedback told us it shouldn't.

Beta testers get early access to those updates and work directly with the team: sharing feedback, flagging what's broken, and telling us what feels good, what feels confusing, and what needs more work. What they say shapes what ships and what goes back for another pass.

We are opening the Close Circle to more of you. For this round, applications are open to premium users only.

How to apply

The program runs through our Discord community, so you'll need to join the server before applying.

1. Join the Spicychat Discord → Join Here
2. Fill out the application form → Open Form

Applications are reviewed individually and places are limited. If you're an active premium user who wants a hand in what we build next, please apply. 💜

A few useful updates went out this week, including some quality-of-life improvements, an important conversation access fix, and a small model lineup change.

Favorites page now has a dedicated Groups tab

We’ve added a dedicated Groups tab to the Favorites page.

Previously, favorite groups were shown together with chatbots. You can now browse your favorite Chatbots and Groups separately, which should make the page cleaner and easier to use.

Clearer subscription info for one-time payments

Users with one-time payment subscriptions now have a Manage Subscription option that opens a read-only subscription overview page.

This page shows your plan, payment type, expiry date, and days remaining. No more guessing about when your subscription will run out or whether you need to cancel.

Conversation access fix

We fixed a major issue where users could lose access to their conversations if a character was made private or removed from the platform by the creator or moderation team.

This has now been fixed, and you should be able to access your existing conversations even if something happens to the character later.

We saw some speculation and frustration around this one, so just to be clear: this was a bug, not an intended change. Thanks to everyone who reported it and helped us track it down.

WizardLM 144B has been sunset

We also sunset WizardLM 144B this week.

The model was outdated and had very low usage, so we’ve removed it from the model lineup.

Beta tester onboarding coming soon

We’ll also be opening up onboarding for new beta testers soon.

We’re always testing new models, features, and ideas, and we’d love to bring more of you into that process. Join Our Discord and keep an eye on announcements there if you’re interested in joining the beta group.

Apart from that, we’ve made a few smaller improvements and bug fixes across the platform.

As always, thank you for the reports, feedback, and patience. 💜

Hey everyone,

Making SpicyChat better for everyone is something we work on every day — and that includes our free users.

Today, we're rolling out Zeta-G4-26B, our new free model.

This is a big step up from our previous free models. Beta testing feedback was overwhelmingly positive — some testers even called it "too good to be free." That's exactly the kind of first impression we want new users to have when they start roleplaying on SpicyChat.

Zeta-G4-26B is a lite model that punches well above its weight. It delivers natural dialogue, clean formatting, coherent story progression, and balanced NSFW pacing. It follows your lead, keeps the moment moving, and never rushes a scene.

It really shines with:

• Everyday roleplay and casual stories
• Natural, character-true dialogue
• Single-character scenarios
• Simple-to-medium character setups
• Slow-burn and balanced NSFW progression

Beta testers also loved how well it handles all kinds of characters — even ones that aren't perfectly written. It has a real knack for turning a rough character into something fun, usable, and immersive.

That said, Zeta-G4 is still a lite model. It can struggle with complex multi-character scenes, very deep lore, long-term memory, and multilingual chats. For those, our higher-end models still deliver the stronger consistency and depth they're built for.

But for free users, this is a major upgrade — and we're genuinely excited to put it in your hands.

As always, keep the feedback coming. Your testing and comments directly shape what we improve, what we release, and what we build next. 💛

Hey everyone 👋

Nothing too major this week, but we do have one requested improvement for creators.

Small edits now apply instantly

Some creator edits will now apply immediately instead of going through review.

This includes edits limited to:

• Tags
• The Exclude from Group Chats toggle
• The Show Personality toggle
• Attaching or removing a voice
• Attaching or removing a Lorebook

Our priority is to keep creating on SpicyChat fun and smooth, while still keeping the platform safe. This should make smaller updates much easier without adding unnecessary waiting time.

Also, spoiler alert for free users: something nice is cooking for you. 👀

A smaller update this week, but we’ve pushed a few useful fixes and improvements across web and mobile.

Russian payment methods with VPN

Russian users should now be able to access Russian payment methods even when using a VPN.

On the checkout page, set your Billing Country to Russia, and the available Russian payment methods should load correctly.

Web fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Discard Changes confirmation did not appear on the Create and Edit Persona pages after making changes and trying to leave without saving.
• Fixed an issue where the Suggest Tags dropdown on chatbot profiles would stay open after clicking outside of it.
• Fixed an issue where some buttons on the Add Member page on group chat creation were not translated properly when using another site language.
• Fixed an issue where the Auto Suggestion button on the Create Group page was not generating content for the Greeting and Scenario fields.

Mobile app fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Generate Image modal could not be scrolled properly while the keyboard was open, making some fields hard to access while typing.
• Fixed an issue where the Unsaved Changes popup appeared on the Create Chatbot page even when no changes had been made.

That’s it for this week.

As always, thank you for the reports and feedback. 💜