Overview

• At its July Unpacked event, Samsung confirmed that essential Galaxy AI tools integrated into devices will remain free beyond the previously announced 2025 cutoff.
• Blake Gaiser, head of smartphone product management for Samsung Electronics America, said default AI experiences will stay at no cost as the company plans premium offerings.
• Careful phrasing around “default” features and footnotes on new foldable product pages suggests select advanced or third-party-powered AI services could carry a subscription fee later.
• Samsung has rolled out Galaxy AI from the S24 series to older flagships and the latest foldables via One UI updates, embedding generative functions such as Live Translate, Note Assist and photo editing.
• Given rising compute expenses and competition from Google and OpenAI, Samsung is exploring monetization models for premium AI tools while safeguarding free access to core features.