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+title: Announcing PluralKit Premium
+permalink: /posts/2026-01-16-pluralkit-premium/
+---
+
+## Announcing PluralKit Premium
+
+As we've teased earlier in [the support server](https://discord.gg/PczBt78),
+we will be adding a "premium" subscription tier to PluralKit. We do want to
+assure everyone, however, that **the bot will always be free to use, and no
+existing features (or new core features) will ever be paywalled.**
+
+Our goal for PK Premium is to have the income from subscriptions cover all the
+running costs of the bot - which, up until now, has been paid for partly by
+donations to our Patreon / Buy Me A Coffee; and partly out of the pockets of
+the developers.
+
+PluralKit Premium will cost **US$5/month** (plus tax), and will be **launching
+before the end of February 2026**.
+
+PluralKit Premium will offer both cosmetic perks, and "power user" features.
+At launch, PK Premium will offer the following:
+
+- the ability to set custom system/member/group IDs,
+- lossless, higher resolution image hosting on PluralKit's CDN,
+- the ability to upload avatars/banners directly from the PluralKit Dashboard,
+- and a badge on your PluralKit system card to show off your support.
+
+We will be adding more perks to PK Premium in future - including, but not
+limited to:
+- more description customisation options,
+- automatic regex-based proxy text substitution,
+- and more!
+
+<div style="text-align:center;">
+
+![PluralKit Premium teaser screenshot](../assets/premiumTeaser.png)
+
+</div>
+
+### FAQs
+
+#### I didn't read any of the stuff above, give me a tl;dr!
+
+- PK Premium is launching before the end of February 2026, at US$5/month (+ tax)
+- No existing features, or new core features, will be paywalled - the premium
+  subscription offers cosmetic perks and power-user features only
+- Features at launch include custom IDs; high-resolution image hosting; and
+  direct image upload from the web dashboard
+- More premium features are still to come!
+
+#### Can I pay yearly?
+
+Yes, there will be a yearly subscription option. There is no discount for paying
+yearly.
+
+#### Can I gift a PK Premium subscription to someone?
+
+Not at launch, but we will likely be revisiting this in future.
+
+#### How will ID changes work?
+
+There will be bot commands for changing your own system, member, and group IDs.
+
+Each month of PK Premium you pay for will grant you a number of ID change "tokens,"
+and each ID you change uses one of those "tokens." The exact number of ID changes
+you will get each month has not yet been confirmed, but they will stack over time.
+
+In addition to the "token" system, to ensure fairness, there is a cap on the number
+of IDs you can change in a 24-hour period.
+
+#### Can I transfer custom IDs to another system?
+
+No, sorry.
+
+#### If I subscribe; customise my IDs; and then cancel, do I keep my custom IDs?
+
+Yes!
+
+#### How does this affect PluralKit being open source?
+
+PluralKit will remain open source, and there is no change to the licensing.
+Premium features are included in the open source code.
+
+#### I have another question!
+
+Please ask in [#bot-support in the PluralKit support server](https://discord.gg/PczBt78),
+and we'll update this FAQ!