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

Getting started with Secrets AI takes under five minutes. The platform requires no app download, no credit card for the free tier, and no real name — just an email address and a browser. This guide walks through every step from account creation to your first media generation, with specific tips on avoiding the most common beginner mistakes (primarily: burning your starting Moments on the wrong things).

Step 1 — Create Your Account

Open any browser and go to secrets.ai. No app installation is needed — the platform is entirely browser-based and works on desktop, phone, or tablet through the web.

Click the sign-up button and enter:

• An email address (a dedicated address adds an extra privacy layer, but any email works)
• A password of your choice

No real name, no phone number, no social media account. Account creation takes under 60 seconds.

Once registered, your account receives 200 free Moments — the in-app currency used for media generation. You also get immediate access to the full character library for browsing and conversation. The free tier allows 20 messages per day before hitting the daily limit.

For a note on mobile access: if you're on a smartphone, add secrets.ai to your home screen via your browser's "Add to Home Screen" option. This creates an app-like shortcut without requiring an actual app download.

Step 2 — Choose Your First Character

After logging in, you'll see the character library. Two paths are available:

Browse the pre-built library — approximately 94 hyper-realistic characters are available, each with preset personality configurations, backstory elements, and pre-generated images. Browse by appearance, scenario type, or personality archetype. Each character profile shows the core personality traits and what scenario types they're configured for.

Create a custom character — the first custom character is free to build. You set:

• Appearance: ethnicity (9 options), skin tone, eye color, hairstyle, body type (6 options)
• Voice: select from 6 distinct voice options
• Personality: adjust confidence, playfulness, dominance, and intelligence settings
• Background: choose a profession category (5 presets) and personality trait preset (5 options)
• Personalization: hobbies and a free-text details field for anything the preset system doesn't cover

The free-text field matters. Users who fill it in with specific relationship dynamics, communication preferences, or quirks they want the companion to have consistently report better conversation quality than those using only the preset sliders. Spend a few minutes on this even for your first character.

After setup, 4 images of your custom character are automatically generated. Additional images cost 25-50 Moments each.

Step 3 — Start Your First Conversation

When you open a character's chat, conversation starters appear. These are optional — you can write your own opening message — but they're useful for setting tone immediately. Roughly half the starters lean casual; the other half establish romantic or suggestive dynamics directly.

Early messages shape the AI's calibration to your preferred interaction style. The AI adapts to the tone you establish in the first few exchanges, so being deliberate at the start produces better long-term results than letting the conversation drift.

Free tier realities to know:

• 20 messages per day. Once hit, the conversation pauses until the next day's reset.
• Messages are capped at 500 characters each.
• Memory resets after 2-3 exchanges — the AI effectively starts fresh every few messages on the free tier.

The memory limitation is the most significant constraint for new users. If the conversation feels disconnected or the AI seems to forget what you just said, this is the cause. It's a tier limitation, not a quality problem — upgrading to Plus ($9.99/month) extends memory to 30 days and removes the message cap.

Step 4 — Explore Media Features

Once you're comfortable with the chat interface, the platform's media generation tools add a different dimension to the experience.

Generate Images

The image generation option appears within the chat interface. Select it, and the platform creates a new image of your companion. Cost: 25-50 Moments per image depending on the model (Standard or Advanced) and preset selected.

Your 200 starting Moments allow roughly 4-8 images total before the free grant is spent. Prioritize using your starting Moments on images rather than video — images give you a better sense of the platform's visual quality at a lower Moments cost.

Create Videos

Video generation requires selecting an existing companion image and adding a text prompt describing the desired movement or action. The platform processes this and returns a video clip in approximately 2 minutes.

Cost: approximately 50 Moments for a short 3-second clip, up to 600 Moments for a longer full clip. Video generation is available on Lite tier and above — the free tier cannot access this feature.

Video is the most Moments-intensive feature on the platform. Don't use your 200 starting Moments on video during your free trial — you'll spend them all on one clip and have nothing left to evaluate the rest of the platform.

Try Voice Calls

Six voice options are available. Voice calls cost 100 Moments per minute. The voices are natural and adaptable rather than robotic text-to-speech, earning a 4.3/5 rating from reviewers.

At 100 Moments per minute, voice calls consume Moments quickly. Even on Plus (3,000 Moments/month), a 30-minute voice session represents a full third of your monthly Moments budget.

Step 5 — Manage Your Moments

Moments is the secondary currency that governs all media generation. Your subscription tier determines your monthly grant:

Monthly Moments reset at billing cycle start — unused credits don't carry forward. If you consistently underspend, you're overpaying for capacity you're not using.

Top-up bundles are available mid-cycle if you run short: from 1,980 Moments ($5.99) to 118,800 Moments ($249.99). For detailed pricing across tiers and top-up costs, the pricing guide has the full breakdown.

Step 6 — Enable Privacy Features

Private Mode applies end-to-end encryption to individual conversations and opts those sessions out of AI training data. Enable it before starting any conversation you want protected. It is a per-conversation setting — there is no global toggle.

After billing: charges appear on your statement as "Sun Clinical Laboratories." No reference to Secrets AI or adult content appears. For users who want no card record at all, cryptocurrency payment (minimum $20) is available.

For details on what Private Mode covers technically and what its limits are, the safety and privacy guide covers the specifics.

Tips for New Users

Patterns that consistently produce better experiences:

• Start with the character library, not custom creation — use a pre-built character first to understand how the conversation system works before investing time in customization
• Don't spend all 200 starting Moments on images or video — text messaging alone lets you evaluate conversation quality at zero Moments cost
• Write detailed character profiles — the free-text personalization field produces noticeably more consistent companions than preset-only setup
• Set tone early — the AI calibrates to your communication style in the first few exchanges; be deliberate about what you establish
• Upgrade to Plus before going deep — the free tier's 2-3 exchange memory resets constantly; meaningful relationship simulation requires at least 30-day memory recall

For a comparison of exactly what you gain at each paid tier relative to free, see the free vs premium comparison. For a chat-specific guide covering NSFW capabilities and roleplay quality, that page goes deeper on conversation mechanics.

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Common Issues and Solutions

Messages stop sending mid-conversation — you've hit the 20 message/day limit on free, or 100 on Lite. The limit resets the following day. Upgrading to Plus removes the daily cap entirely.

The AI seems to forget recent context — on free, memory resets after 2-3 exchanges. This is not a bug. Plus extends this to 30-day topic recall; Premium provides unlimited emotional timeline.

Slow response times — peak usage hours cause server load delays. Try during off-peak times (early morning or late evening in your timezone) for faster responses.

Can't access video generation — video requires at least the Lite plan. Free accounts cannot generate video. You also need available Moments in your balance.

Forgot my password — use the email password reset link on the login page at secrets.ai.

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