AnimeVocab pricing
The extension is free, forever, with no account. Paying only raises two meters: hosted Listening Mode minutes and AI coach messages. Everything else is included on every plan.
Start free. Free covers 10 hours of Listening Mode and 300 AI messages a month, which is most people. Upgrade the month you actually run out.
Three plans, two meters
Word cards, manga, SRS reviews, and cloud sync are never metered. They cost us nothing to run, so paywalling them would only slow your habit down.
Free
$0
- Full extension: capture, SRS reviews, cards & manga
- 10 hours of Listening Mode / month
- 300 AI coach + chat messages / month
- Cloud sync & backup
Pro
$8/moor $59/year
- 20 hours of Listening Mode / month
- 2,500 AI messages / month
- Everything in Free
Max
$16/moor $119/year
- 60 hours of Listening Mode / month
- 6,000 AI messages / month
- Priority on new card styles
What each plan includes
Same product on every plan. The only differences are the two numbers at the top.
| Free | Pro | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $8/mo or $59/year | $16/mo or $119/year |
| Listening ModeHosted transcription for shows with no usable Japanese subtitles. | 10 hours / month | 20 hours / month | 60 hours / month |
| AI coach messagesOnly what you ask for: explain this line, memory hooks, chat, notebook summaries. | 300 / month | 2,500 / month | 6,000 / month |
| Background AIWord picking and pronunciation audio the extension fires by itself, on a separate meter so it can never eat your coach messages. | 1,200 / month | 8,000 / month | 15,000 / month |
| Word cards, manga, and SRS reviews | Included | Included | Included |
| Netflix, Crunchyroll, YouTube, and more | Included | Included | Included |
| Cloud sync and backup | Included | Included | Included |
| Anki export and local-only mode | Included | Included | Included |
| Account required | Optional | Yes | Yes |
Caps reset on the first of each month. Nothing you have already learned is metered: see the Cloud page for what an account adds.
Regional pricing
Pro and Max cost less in a few countries. The price is applied by our payment provider from your billing country, so the amount you see at checkout is the amount you pay.
| Country | Pro | Max |
|---|---|---|
| India | ₹299/mo | ₹599/mo |
| Vietnam | ₫95,000/mo | ₫189,000/mo |
| Indonesia | Rp59,000/mo | Rp119,000/mo |
| Philippines | ₱199/mo | ₱399/mo |
Yearly billing is not offered in these countries yet, because twelve regional months still cost less than the yearly USD price.
Where your money goes
Listening Mode sends episode audio to a hosted transcription model, and the AI coach runs a reasoning model on the line you are stuck on. Those two are the real bill, which is why they are the two things we meter. Transcripts are cached and shared, so the first person to watch an episode pays for it and everyone after that does not.
Cancel or update your card any time in the customer portal, or manage your plan from your account.
Pricing questions
Is AnimeVocab really free?
Yes. The extension installs and works with no account and no card: word cards, spaced repetition, manga, and Anki export. A free account adds cloud sync, 300 AI coach messages a month, and 10 hours of Listening Mode.
What happens when I hit a monthly cap?
The metered feature pauses until the meter resets at the start of the next month. Nothing is deleted, reviews keep working, and you are never charged for going over.
What is the difference between Pro and Max?
Listening Mode hours and AI messages, nothing else. Pro gives 20 hours and 2,500 messages a month; Max gives 60 hours and 6,000. Max is for people who watch most evenings.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. Cancel, change your card, or download invoices in the customer portal. Your plan runs to the end of the period you paid for, then drops back to Free with your cards and progress intact.
Do you offer cheaper pricing in my country?
India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines have lower monthly prices, applied automatically from your billing country at checkout.
Is my progress locked in if I stop paying?
No. Cards live on your device, sync is a copy rather than a cage, and Anki export is on every plan including Free. Stop paying and you keep everything you learned.
Start on Free. Upgrade when you hit a wall.
No account needed to install, and no card needed to learn your first hundred words.