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

Getting started with Secrets AI takes under 5 minutes from your first visit to your first conversation. The learning curve is shallow — but knowing how to set up your character, manage your Moments wisely, and configure privacy settings before you start will save you frustration later. This guide walks through every step in order, with practical tips from extended platform testing.

Before diving in, note that Secrets AI is entirely browser-based — no download required. For context on what you'll have access to, the feature overview and pricing page are worth a quick read alongside this guide.

Step 1 — Create Your Account

Open secrets.ai in any browser — Chrome, Safari, or Firefox all work on both mobile and desktop. No app download is needed.

The signup process:

1. Click the sign-up or "Get Started" button on the landing page
2. Enter an email address and create a password
3. Verify your email via the confirmation link
4. You're logged in — the whole process takes under 60 seconds

Privacy note: No real name is required. You don't need to provide a phone number, ID, or social media login. A dedicated email address keeps your Secrets AI account fully separate from your primary identity if that matters to you.

Your account starts immediately with:

• 200 free Moments (one-time starting grant)
• Full access to browse the character library (~94 pre-built characters)
• 20 messages per day on the free tier

The 200 Moments are enough to test image generation once or twice, but not enough for video. Use them strategically — don't spend them all at once before you've found a character you like.

Step 2 — Choose Your First Character

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

Browse pre-built characters: ~94 hyper-realistic characters are available immediately. Each comes with a personality preset, visual style, and suggested scenario types. Sort or filter to find one that matches your preferences. Each character shows a preview image and brief personality summary.

Create a custom character (recommended for best experience): Your first custom character is free — no Moments required. This takes 5-10 minutes but produces a much more tailored companion. Options include:

• Appearance: 9 ethnicity options, 6 body types, multiple hairstyle and eye color choices
• Voice: 6 options ranging from soft and gentle to assertive and confident
• Personality: adjustable sliders for confidence, playfulness, dominance, and intelligence
• Background: profession (5 presets), personality trait presets (5 options), hobbies
• Free-text field: This is where experienced users invest the most time — specific relationship dynamics, particular quirks, scenario preferences, or any details the preset options don't cover

The free-text field is the most powerful customization tool on the platform. The AI references this information throughout your conversations, so specificity here pays off significantly in conversation quality.

When you create a character, the platform auto-generates 4 starter images at no Moments cost. These give you an immediate visual for your companion without spending from your grant.

Step 3 — Start Your First Conversation

With your character selected, you'll land in the chat interface. Conversation starters are provided — roughly half casual, half suggestive — to get things moving without a blank-screen moment.

How to get good results from the start:

• Set the conversational tone in your first few messages — the AI calibrates to your style
• Be specific rather than generic in your prompts ("tell me about your last trip" gets better results than "talk to me")
• If you've set up detailed character preferences, reference them early so the AI picks them up actively
• The AI will ask follow-up questions — answer them with some depth for richer engagement

Free tier limits to know:

• 20 messages per 24 hours (hard cap)
• 500-character maximum per message
• Memory resets after 2-3 exchanges — don't expect cross-session continuity until you upgrade

If the 20-message limit feels restrictive (it will), Plus at $9.99/month unlocks unlimited messaging and is the tier where the platform becomes genuinely usable for regular interaction. See the free vs premium breakdown for the full comparison.

For tips on getting the most out of conversation and NSFW content options, the chat guide covers this in depth.

Step 4 — Explore Media Features

Generate Images

Image generation is available from within the chat interface. Click the image generation option, optionally add a prompt or pose description, and the AI produces an image of your companion. Cost is 25-50 Moments per image depending on your tier and the generation model selected.

Two generation models are available: Standard and Advanced. Advanced produces higher quality results and handles complex poses better, but may cost more Moments. The 4 starter images generated when you created your character are already available as a baseline.

Create Videos

Video generation is available from Lite tier and above (not on the free plan). Select an existing companion image, add a text prompt describing the desired motion or action, and wait approximately 2 minutes for the clip to render.

• Short 3-second clips: ~50 Moments
• Longer clips: up to ~600 Moments per video

Video is the most Moments-intensive feature on the platform. Experiment with short clips first to evaluate quality before committing Moments to longer videos. Premium and Ultimate tiers get access to better generation models that improve output quality noticeably.

Try Voice Calls

Voice calls cost 100 Moments per minute and use your chosen character's voice (6 options available). The tone adapts to the emotional context of the conversation. Voice quality is rated 4.3/5 — natural intonation and responsive tone shifts rather than flat monotone delivery.

Budget math: a 10-minute voice session costs 1,000 Moments. On Plus (3,000 Moments/month), that's one-third of your monthly grant for a single call. Plan voice usage accordingly.

Step 5 — Manage Your Moments

Moments management is the skill that separates users who are satisfied with their subscription from those who feel like the platform is too expensive.

Track your balance: Check your Moments count in account settings before starting any media generation session. It's easy to forget and then find yourself depleted mid-conversation.

Cost hierarchy from least to most expensive:

1. Text messages: 1-2 Moments each (essentially free)
2. Image generation: 25-50 Moments per image
3. Short video clips: ~50 Moments
4. Voice calls: 100 Moments per minute
5. Full video clips: ~600 Moments per clip
6. New custom characters: 1,000-1,500 Moments each

Practical strategy: On Plus (3,000 Moments/month), you could generate roughly 60-100 images, or 5 full-length video clips, or 30 minutes of voice — not all three at that volume. Decide your priority before the billing cycle and allocate accordingly.

Top-up options: If you run out before month-end, Moments bundles start at $5.99 for 1,980 Moments. Larger bundles offer up to 30.4% discount. Premium subscribers get a 10% bonus on top-ups; Ultimate subscribers get 15%.

Step 6 — Enable Privacy Features

Privacy setup takes 30 seconds and is worth doing before you start any conversation you want kept private.

Private Mode: Available in conversation settings — enables end-to-end encryption for that specific thread and opts it out of AI training data. This must be toggled on per conversation; it's not a global setting. If you enable it from your first session and maintain the habit, all your conversations remain encrypted.

What Private Mode does:

• Applies E2E encryption to the conversation thread
• Prevents that conversation from being used to train Secrets AI's AI models
• Does not affect conversation quality or Moments costs

Billing check: Your Secrets AI charges will appear as "Sun Clinical Laboratories" on bank and card statements — no mention of AI, adult content, or the Secrets brand. If you paid by card, confirm this description is visible on your statement for peace of mind.

Tips for New Users

Seven practical observations from extended platform use:

• Start with the free tier before purchasing — 200 Moments and 20 messages/day is enough to evaluate whether the conversation quality appeals to you
• Don't spend starting Moments on video — test images first and establish a character relationship before committing Moments to video clips
• Custom characters outperform pre-built in engagement quality — the specificity you add in setup translates directly to better conversations
• The memory gap between free and Plus is significant — free memory resets after 2-3 exchanges; Plus gives 30-day continuity that transforms the experience
• Use off-peak hours for faster responses — peak server load noticeably slows response times
• Manual memory saves (10 Moments each) are cheap insurance — flag important character details you want reliably recalled
• Add secrets.ai to your home screen for a more app-like daily experience on mobile

Common Issues and Solutions

Messages not sending

Check your daily message count. Free accounts are capped at 20 messages per 24 hours — once you hit that limit, no further messages can be sent until the counter resets. The timer resets from the time of your first message that day, not at midnight. Upgrading to Plus removes the daily cap entirely.

AI seems forgetful between sessions

This is the free tier memory limitation. The free plan retains only the last 2-3 exchanges in memory — there is no meaningful cross-session continuity. Lite tier extends this to ~14 days; Plus to ~30 days; Premium to unlimited. If relationship continuity matters to you, the free tier is architecturally insufficient for it.

Slow responses

Peak usage hours cause noticeable server lag. Response times are faster during off-peak periods. If a response hasn't appeared after 60-90 seconds, try refreshing — the message may have failed to send rather than still being processed.

Can't generate video

Video generation requires at minimum the Lite plan. It is not available on the free tier. You also need enough Moments in your balance: a short clip costs ~50 Moments minimum. If you're on Lite or above and still can't generate video, check your Moments balance first.

Forgot password

Use the password reset link on the login page at secrets.ai. The reset link is sent to your registered email address. If you don't receive it within a few minutes, check your spam folder.

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