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

Getting started with Secrets AI takes less than five minutes — account creation is fast, the character library is immediately accessible, and your first conversation can begin within 60 seconds of signing up. The steeper learning curve comes from understanding how Moments work and how to configure characters to get the best possible results. This guide covers both.

Step 1 — Create Your Account

No app download is required. Open any browser on any device and go to secrets.ai. The platform is entirely web-based — desktop, mobile, and tablet all work through the browser interface.

The signup process:

1. Click the sign-up or "Get Started" option on the homepage
2. Enter your email address and create a password
3. Confirm your email if a verification message is sent
4. Your account is active immediately

Account creation requires only an email and password — no real name, phone number, or social media connection is needed. This means you can create an account with minimal personal information linked to your real identity.

What you receive on a new free account:

• 200 Moments as a one-time starting allocation
• 20 messages per day limit
• Full character library access — browse and chat with any pre-built character
• 500-character maximum per message

Two hundred Moments is enough to generate approximately four images or one short video clip. It is sufficient to test the platform's capabilities, but it depletes quickly if you spend it on media generation rather than text conversation.

Step 2 — Choose Your First Character

The character library contains approximately 94 pre-built characters — predominantly hyper-realistic female characters, with some anime-style options. Each character comes with a personality profile, relationship dynamic, and pre-written conversation starters.

Browse through the library and select a character whose description resonates with what you are looking for. The character's pre-configured personality heavily influences early conversation — a more dominant character will take a different conversational tone than a shy or playful one.

Alternatively, create a custom character. The first custom character creation is free. Customization options:

• Ethnicity: 9 options
• Body type: 6 options
• Voice: 6 options
• Eye color, skin tone, hairstyle
• Personality traits: confidence, playfulness, dominance, intelligence (adjustable sliders or presets)
• Profession: 5 preset categories
• Hobbies: selectable options plus free-text field

The free-text details field is the most important and most underused feature in character creation. Specific, detailed text here — backstory, relationship context, specific preferences — produces noticeably more consistent and personalized AI behavior than selecting only preset options. Invest time here.

Every new character automatically generates four starter images using your configuration.

Step 3 — Start Your First Conversation

When you open a chat, conversation starters appear — a mix of casual introductions and more suggestive prompts. You can select one of these or start with your own message.

The AI adapts to your conversational style in the first few exchanges. Set the tone you want early: the platform responds to both casual relationship building and more direct engagement, adjusting its responses accordingly.

Free account users have 20 messages per day. Each message on the free tier counts against that limit, so extended roleplay requires pacing. Sent messages cannot be unsent once submitted.

Practical tips for the first conversation:

• Be specific in your responses rather than giving one-word answers — the AI builds on what you give it
• Reference details from the character's profile — this activates more personalized responses
• If the conversation drifts from the scenario you want, redirect explicitly rather than hoping the AI course-corrects on its own

For the full breakdown of what the chat experience delivers across different use cases, the chat and roleplay guide covers quality assessment, NSFW capabilities, and memory behavior in detail.

Step 4 — Explore Media Features

Generate Images

Image generation is available on all paid tiers (not on free). Access it from within the chat interface:

1. Tap or click the image generation option
2. Select or adjust the image prompt
3. Choose your generation model (Premium model produces better results)
4. Wait for generation (typically a few seconds to a minute)
5. View your four generated images

Cost per image: 25-50 Moments depending on generation model. The Premium generation model produces higher-detail results with fewer artifacts than the standard model.

Create Videos

Video generation is one of Secrets AI's standout capabilities — most competitors do not offer this at all:

1. Select an existing companion image as the source
2. Write a prompt describing the movement or action you want
3. Submit and wait approximately 2 minutes for generation
4. View and save the completed clip

Short 3-second clips cost approximately 50 Moments; longer clips can run up to 600 Moments. Start with shorter clips to test quality before spending significant Moments on longer generation.

Video is available on Lite tier and above.

Try Voice Calls

Voice calls connect you with your AI companion in real-time audio conversation:

1. Select the voice call option from the chat interface
2. Choose from 6 available voice profiles
3. Speak or type to interact
4. End the call when finished

Cost: 100 Moments per minute. A 5-minute voice call costs 500 Moments — meaningful budget planning required. Voice quality is rated 4.3/5 by reviewers, with natural tone adaptation to conversation context.

Step 5 — Manage Your Moments

Moments management is the most important financial skill for Secrets AI users. The subscription fee covers access and monthly allocation — how quickly you spend those Moments is entirely up to your usage pattern.

Moments cost hierarchy (lowest to highest):

• Text messages: 1-2 Moments each
• Image generation: 25-50 Moments each
• Short video (3 seconds): ~50 Moments
• Voice calls: 100 Moments per minute
• Full video clips: ~600 Moments each
• New character creation: 1,000-1,500 Moments

Track your balance in account settings. The monthly allocation resets at your billing cycle — unused Moments do not roll over indefinitely.

If you exhaust your monthly allocation, top-up bundles are available: 1,980 Moments for $5.99 up to 118,800 Moments for $249.99. Larger bundles carry discounts of up to 30.4%.

The most common beginner mistake: spending all 200 free Moments on video generation in the first session. Test images first (25-50 Moments each), then voice (budget 100 Moments for a trial minute), and save video for when you understand the platform's quality baseline.

For detailed pricing information and which plan best matches different usage levels, the plan selection guide covers every tier in full.

Step 6 — Enable Privacy Features

Private Mode is the platform's encryption layer. Enable it before starting any conversation you want protected:

1. Locate the Private Mode toggle in conversation settings
2. Enable it before sending your first message in the session
3. This activates end-to-end encryption for that conversation
4. Also prevents the conversation from being used for AI training

Critical detail: Private Mode is per-conversation and must be enabled at the start of each session. It does not apply retroactively to previous chats, and it does not persist automatically across new conversations.

Billing for all subscriptions and top-ups appears as "Sun Clinical Laboratories" on bank and card statements. No reference to the platform name or content category appears in billing descriptors.

Tips Specifically for New Users

From extended testing, these habits produce better results than default behavior:

• Start free, then commit: The free tier genuinely tests conversation quality without financial risk
• Invest in character creation: Detailed free-text profiles produce dramatically more personalized responses
• Don't exhaust Moments on video first: Try text and images before video to calibrate your quality expectations
• Upgrade memory before media: The gap between free memory (2-3 exchanges) and Plus memory (30 days) affects every single conversation — it is the most impactful upgrade
• Add secrets.ai to your home screen: This creates an app-like experience on mobile without requiring a native app download
• Use Plus ($9.99) as the starting paid tier: Unlimited messages, 3,000 Moments, and 30-day memory deliver the core platform experience

For the question of whether paying is worth it and which tier fits casual versus power users, the upgrade comparison walks through every tier decision clearly.

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Common Issues and Solutions

Messages not sending

Check your daily message limit. Free accounts allow only 20 messages per day — once reached, sending is blocked until the 24-hour window resets. If you are on a paid plan, check your Moments balance; some message actions on certain configurations consume Moments.

AI seems forgetful between sessions

Free tier memory extends only 2-3 exchanges. This is not a bug — it is the intended behavior for the free tier. Upgrading to Plus or higher provides meaningful cross-session memory. If you are on a paid plan and experiencing memory issues, try enabling manual memory saves (10 Moments each) for important conversation details.

Slow responses

Response latency increases during high-traffic periods. Peak hours are typically evenings and weekends. Trying at off-peak times usually resolves this. Generation features (images, video) are also slower during peak periods — plan media generation for quieter periods if timing matters.

Can't generate video

Video generation requires at least the Lite plan ($5.99/month) — it is not available on the free tier. Also requires sufficient Moments balance: short clips cost ~50 Moments, long clips up to 600 Moments. Check both your subscription tier and your Moments balance if video generation is unavailable.

Forgot password

Use the "Forgot Password" link on the login page at secrets.ai. Password reset instructions are sent to your registered email address. If you do not receive the email within a few minutes, check your spam folder.

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