How users of AI tools say they would react if the tools raised their prices (September 2026)

KEY FINDINGS

What this survey found

Percentages use the people who answered each question as the base. The breakdown of each base is shown above the chart for each question.

• If that tool's monthly price rose to 2 times its current price, what would you do? 29.1% Cancel and switch to a different paid tool 16 of 55 people (base: People who pay for AI tools themselves) · See all results for this question
• If the free plan for that tool disappeared and only paid plans remained, what would you do? 62.4% Switch to a different free tool 176 of 282 people (base: People who use at least one tool on the free plan) · See all results for this question
• What is the most you would pay out of your own pocket per month for AI tools overall? 32.3% I don't want to pay even ¥1 96 of 297 people (base: respondents) · See all results for this question

SAMPLE

From collected to valid responses

This shows how many of the responses received we excluded, and on what grounds. The exclusion rules were set before collection began and were not changed along the way.

Percentages below use the 297 valid responses as the base. The target was 300 responses.

RESULTS

Results by question

Each heading shows the most common answer. It is generated automatically from the tallies. The bars and the tables show the same figures. Click “View as a table” to open the table.

BREAKDOWN

By respondent profile

Where the base is small, we show neither the percentage nor the count. Otherwise they could be worked out by subtracting other cells.

If that tool's monthly price rose to 2 times its current price, what would you do? (by How much do you pay for that tool per month?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If that tool's monthly price rose to 2 times its current price, what would you do? (by Who pays for the AI tools you used in the past 30 days?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If that tool's monthly price rose to 2 times its current price, what would you do? (by Your age group)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If that tool's monthly price rose to 2 times its current price, what would you do? (by Choose the option closest to your current job type)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If that tool's monthly price rose to 2 times its current price, what would you do? (by When did you first use an AI tool?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If that tool's monthly price rose to 2 times its current price, what would you do? (by Has an AI tool you use ever raised its price?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If that tool's monthly price rose to 1.5 times its current price, what would you do? (by How much do you pay for that tool per month?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If the free plan for that tool disappeared and only paid plans remained, what would you do? (by Who pays for the AI tools you used in the past 30 days?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If the free plan for that tool disappeared and only paid plans remained, what would you do? (by Your age group)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

What is the most you would pay per month for that one tool? (by How much do you pay for that tool per month?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

What is the most you would pay out of your own pocket per month for AI tools overall? (by Choose the option closest to your current work style)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

When the price went up, what did you actually do? (by Has an AI tool you use ever raised its price?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If that tool's monthly price rose to 2 times its current price, what would you do? (by How do you feel about the amount you pay for that tool?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If that tool's monthly price rose to 2 times its current price, what would you do? (by Under what conditions would a price increase feel acceptable?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If that tool's monthly price rose to 3 times its current price, what would you do? (by How much do you pay for that tool per month?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

If you canceled the tool you currently pay for, what would you use instead? (Select all that apply) (by How do you feel about the amount you pay for that tool?)

Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

VOICES

What respondents wrote

The last question was free text. From the answers, we picked ones that contain nothing that could identify a person or their employer, and show them exactly as written. They are not included in the aggregate data.

• The deciding factor is price. I'll stop paying once the amount goes beyond what I find acceptable as a fair trade for the convenience. I subscribed to Microsoft 365 personally until April and used the Copilot that came with it often, but Microsoft 365 itself became too expensive, so I canceled it along with Copilot. I use it at work now, but since I sometimes want to work from home, I'd like to get just MS Word and Copilot.

  60s, female, company employee, designer

• Whether it is essential is the deciding factor. ChatGPT in particular I pay for because I need it for work, and since I have trained it quite a bit, even when I use other tools now and then, I am sometimes not satisfied with their answers and end up coming back. A more expensive plan would not change things dramatically, so I think I would keep using it even if the price went up somewhat from what I pay now. Or, if it became 2 or 3 times the price and not much different from the higher plan, I think I would switch to the higher plan. (This was not one of the options.)

  30s, female, self-employed/freelance, office work

• If it got too expensive, I don't think I could pay no matter how much the features improved. Even ¥3,000 feels a bit high to me. Around ¥1,500 would be the most welcome, and I think it would bring in more users too. Even with a price increase, I'm not sure I'd end up using the features to their full potential.

  30s, female, self-employed/freelance, accounting

• I only use the free plan and have no plans to move to a paid plan, so I haven't really thought about what I'd do if the price went up. If a tool became paid-only, I would give up on it and switch to another AI tool that still has a free plan. In short, whether it's free or paid is the deciding factor in whether I keep using a tool.

  60s, female, not currently working

• If an AI tool raises its price, my deciding factor is whether it still delivers enough value for the new price. If it clearly saves time or lets me do things I couldn't do before, offering benefits beyond the cost, I'll keep using it. On the other hand, if the price increase is a heavy burden and I can replace it with a free tool or another service, I'll consider switching or stopping use. I especially weigh the balance between how often I actually use it and the monthly fee.

  30s, male, not currently working

• The free plan is enough if I'm only using it for chatting or getting advice, but I pay for a paid plan because the number of free image generations is too limited. If a more advanced image or video generation service launched, I'd consider staying even with a price increase. But if the service stays the same, I think I'd quit.

  18–29, female, part-time worker, healthcare

METHODOLOGY

Methodology

We show everything: who we asked, how we asked and how we counted.The figures are produced by a program only. We do not let AI do any counting.

Conducted by

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Survey period

September 21, 2026–September 22, 2026 (Asia/Tokyo)

How responses came in

300 responses collected from 3:10 p.m. on September 21 to 5:02 p.m. on September 22.The peak was the 3 p.m. hour on September 21, with 47 responses.Collection closed once 300 responses were reached. It did not stay open until the scheduled closing date of October 5

Target respondents

Respondents to an open online call for participants who said they used an AI tool in the past 30 days

Survey method

Internet survey (web questionnaire) / Respondents recruited online (first-come, one response per person, limited to respondents with a good track record on past surveys)

Eligibility requirements

People who used an AI tool (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or Copilot) in the past 30 days

How people took part

Optional. There is no penalty for not answering. Answers come from people who signed up and answered on their own. This is not a randomly selected sample.

Collected and valid responses

Of the 300 responses collected, we excluded 3 responses from the tally and counted 297 responses as valid. The target was 300 responses.

Weighting

None (unweighted). Because respondents took part voluntarily, there is no basis for adjusting the results to represent Japan as a whole. We do not add margins of error (±X%) either.

Funding

Costs are covered by AInformation (Shunta Fujii). There is no sponsor.

Questionnaire and quality check versions

Questionnaire v2 / Quality check rules v1 / Published version v1

Questions and answer options

These are the questions and answer options as we presented them. For questions with branching, we also note who was meant to answer.

• 1. In the past 30 days, how often have you used AI tools (for work or personal use)? Choose one
  Almost every day / A few times a week / About once a week / 1–2 times a month / Have not used one in the past 30 days See the results
• 2. Your age group Choose one
  18–29 / 30s / 40s / 50s / 60s / 70 or older / Prefer not to say See the results
• 3. Your gender Choose one
  Female / Male / Other / Prefer not to say See the results
• 4. Choose the option closest to your current work style Choose one
  Company employee (full-time) / Company employee (contract or temporary staff) / Public servant or staff of a public organization or association / Business owner or executive / Self-employed or freelance / Part-time worker / Student / Not working (including homemakers, job seekers, and retirees) / Prefer not to say See the results
• 5. Choose the option closest to your current job type Choose one; asked of People who are working (229 people)
  Clerical or assistant work / Sales / Planning or marketing / Engineer or technical work / Designer or creative work / Writer or editor / Accounting, HR, or general affairs / Retail sales or customer service / Medical care, caregiving, or childcare / Education or research / Other / Not working / Prefer not to say See the results
• 6. Number of employees at your workplace Choose one; asked of Company employees and public service employees (119 people)
  29 or fewer / 30–99 / 100–299 / 300–999 / 1,000 or more / Not employed by a company or public office / Don't know See the results
• 7. When did you first use an AI tool? Choose one
  Within the last month / Within the last 6 months / Within the last year / Within the last 2 years / More than 2 years ago / Don't remember See the results
• 8. How many AI tools do you currently use on the free plan? Choose one
  None used on the free plan / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 or more See the results
• 9. Select all the AI tools you currently use on the free plan (choose as many as apply) Choose all that apply; asked of People who use at least one tool on the free plan (282 people)
  ChatGPT / Gemini (Google's AI) / Claude / Copilot (Microsoft) / Perplexity / Grok / NotebookLM / Canva's AI features / AI for images or video (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Runway, etc.) / AI for transcription or meeting notes (Notta, tl;dv, etc.) / AI for writing code (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.) / Other / None used on the free plan See the results
• 10. How many AI tools do you currently pay for? Choose one
  None paid for / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 or more See the results
• 11. Select all the AI tools you currently pay for (choose as many as apply) Choose all that apply; asked of People who pay for at least one tool (72 people)
  ChatGPT / Gemini (Google's AI) / Claude / Copilot (Microsoft) / Perplexity / Grok / NotebookLM / Canva's AI features / AI for images or video (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Runway, etc.) / AI for transcription or meeting notes (Notta, tl;dv, etc.) / AI for writing code (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.) / AI agents such as Claude Code or Codex / None paid for / Other See the results
• 12. Choose the one AI tool you used most in the past 30 days Choose one
  ChatGPT / Gemini (Google's AI) / Claude / Copilot (Microsoft) / Perplexity / Grok / NotebookLM / Canva's AI features / AI for images or video (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Runway, etc.) / AI for transcription or meeting notes (Notta, tl;dv, etc.) / AI for writing code (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.) / AI agents such as Claude Code or Codex / Can't decide / Other See the results
• 13. Who pays for the AI tools you used in the past 30 days? Choose one
  I only use free tools (no one pays) / I pay for it myself / My company or school pays / I pay, and my company or school also pays / Don't know See the results
• 14. How much do you personally pay out of your own pocket per month, in total? Choose one; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  Under ¥1,000 / ¥1,000–2,999 / ¥3,000–4,999 / ¥5,000–9,999 / ¥10,000–19,999 / ¥20,000–29,999 / ¥30,000 or more / I don't pay for any myself / Don't know See the results
• 15. Choose one option for how you pay for the tools you pay for yourself Choose one; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  All monthly billing / All annual billing / A mix of monthly and annual billing / Pay-as-you-go (usage-based billing) / I don't pay for any myself / Don't know See the results
• 16. Select all the payment methods you use for the AI tools you pay for yourself (choose as many as apply) Choose all that apply; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  Credit card / Debit card / In-app purchase on a smartphone (App Store, Google Play) / Billed together with your phone bill (carrier billing) / Bank transfer / direct debit / Payment services such as PayPal / Other / I don't pay for any myself See the results
• 17. Among the AI tools you pay for yourself, choose the one with the highest monthly cost Choose one; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  ChatGPT / Gemini (Google's AI) / Claude / Copilot (Microsoft) / Perplexity / Grok / NotebookLM / Canva's AI features / AI for images or video (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Runway, etc.) / AI for transcription or meeting notes (Notta, tl;dv, etc.) / AI for writing code (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.) / AI agents such as Claude Code or Codex / I don't pay for any myself / Other See the results
• 18. How much do you pay for that tool per month? Choose one; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  Under ¥500 / ¥500–999 / ¥1,000–1,999 / ¥2,000–2,999 / ¥3,000–3,999 / ¥4,000–4,999 / ¥5,000–9,999 / ¥10,000 or more / I don't pay for any myself / Don't know See the results
• 19. How do you feel about the amount you pay for that tool? Choose one; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  Feels expensive / Feels a bit expensive / Feels about right / Feels cheap / I don't pay for any myself / Don't know See the results
• 20. How long have you been paying for that tool? Choose one; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  1 month or less / 2–3 months / 4–6 months / 7 months to 1 year / More than 1 year / I don't pay for any myself / Don't remember See the results
• 21. If that tool's monthly price rose to 1.5 times its current price, what would you do? Choose one; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  Keep paying and keep using it / Switch to a cheaper plan and keep using it / Cancel and switch to a free plan or free tool / Cancel and switch to a different paid tool / Cancel and stop using AI tools / Don't know / I don't pay for any myself See the results
• 22. If that tool's monthly price rose to 2 times its current price, what would you do? Choose one; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  Keep paying and keep using it / Switch to a cheaper plan and keep using it / Cancel and switch to a free plan or free tool / Cancel and switch to a different paid tool / Cancel and stop using AI tools / Don't know / I don't pay for any myself See the results
• 23. If that tool's monthly price rose to 3 times its current price, what would you do? Choose one; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  Keep paying and keep using it / Switch to a cheaper plan and keep using it / Cancel and switch to a free plan or free tool / Cancel and switch to a different paid tool / Cancel and stop using AI tools / Don't know / I don't pay for any myself See the results
• 24. If you canceled the tool you currently pay for, what would you use instead? (Select all that apply) Choose all that apply; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  The free plan of the same tool / A different free AI tool / A cheaper paid AI tool / AI provided by my company or school / Do it myself without AI / Other / I don't plan to cancel / I don't pay for any myself See the results
• 25. Under what conditions would a price increase feel acceptable? Choose one
  Acceptable if answer quality improves / Acceptable if new features become available / Acceptable if usage limits or allowances increase / I'd accept it even if the features stay the same as now / Not acceptable for any reason / Don't know See the results
• 26. What is the most you would pay per month for that one tool? Choose one; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  I don't plan to pay more than the current amount / Under ¥500 / ¥500–999 / ¥1,000–1,999 / ¥2,000–2,999 / ¥3,000–3,999 / ¥4,000–4,999 / ¥5,000–9,999 / ¥10,000 or more / I don't pay for any myself / Don't know See the results
• 27. What is the most you would pay out of your own pocket per month for AI tools overall? Choose one
  I don't want to pay even ¥1 / Under ¥1,000 / ¥1,000–2,999 / ¥3,000–4,999 / ¥5,000–9,999 / ¥10,000–19,999 / ¥20,000 or more / Don't know See the results
• 28. If an AI tool paid for by your company or school raised its price, what do you think would happen? Choose one; asked of People whose company or school pays (17 people)
  I think they would keep paying / I think they would switch to a cheaper plan / I think they would cancel it and I would end up paying for it myself / I think they would cancel it and I would no longer be able to use it / Don't know / My company or school doesn't pay for it See the results
• 29. Among the AI tools you keep using for free, choose the one you use most Choose one; asked of People who use at least one tool on the free plan (282 people)
  ChatGPT / Gemini (Google's AI) / Claude / Copilot (Microsoft) / Perplexity / Grok / NotebookLM / Canva's AI features / AI for images or video (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Runway, etc.) / AI for transcription or meeting notes (Notta, tl;dv, etc.) / AI for writing code (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.) / Other / None used on the free plan See the results
• 30. Do you ever hit that tool's free limits (uses, characters, time, etc.)? Choose one; asked of People who use at least one tool on the free plan (282 people)
  Hit it almost every time / Hit it sometimes / Rarely hit it / Never hit it / I don't know if there's a limit / None used on the free plan See the results
• 31. If the free plan for that tool disappeared and only paid plans remained, what would you do? Choose one; asked of People who use at least one tool on the free plan (282 people)
  Pay and keep using it / Switch to a different free tool / Sign up for a different paid tool / Stop using AI tools / Don't know / None used on the free plan See the results
• 32. If the free plan disappeared, what is the most you could pay for that tool per month? Choose one; asked of People who said they would keep paying for the tool even if the free plan disappeared (32 people)
  Under ¥500 / ¥500–999 / ¥1,000–1,999 / ¥2,000–2,999 / ¥3,000–3,999 / ¥4,000–4,999 / ¥5,000 or more / I don't plan to pay to keep using it / Don't know See the results
• 33. Has an AI tool you use ever raised its price? Choose one
  I received a notice about a price increase / The price went up, but I noticed later / The price has never gone up / Don't know See the results
• 34. When the price went up, what did you actually do? Choose one; asked of People who have experienced an AI tool raising its price (19 people)
  Kept paying and using it as before / Switched to a cheaper plan / Canceled and switched to a free plan or free tool / Canceled and switched to a different paid tool / Canceled and stopped using AI tools / Had my company or employer pay instead / The price has never gone up / Don't remember See the results
• 35. Select everything that made you notice the price increase (choose as many as apply) Choose all that apply; asked of People who have experienced an AI tool raising its price (19 people)
  An email from the operator / A notice shown in the app or on the site / A credit card or bank statement / A social media post or news article / I heard about it from someone / Other / The price has never gone up See the results
• 36. When you review your spending, where does the AI tool fee fall in that review? Choose one
  The first thing I review / Reviewed early on / Reviewed later / The last thing I'd cut / Don't know See the results
• 37. Besides AI tools, how many other services do you pay for every month? Choose one
  None / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 or more / Don't know See the results
• 38. Over the next year, what do you plan to do about the amount you pay for AI tools with your own money? Choose one
  Increase it / Keep it the same as now / Decrease it / Stop paying / I don't pay now, but I plan to start / Don't know See the results
• 39. Please choose the one reason closest to why you pay to use it Choose one; asked of People who pay for AI tools themselves (55 people)
  The free version doesn't offer enough uses or capacity / I want to use a newer or higher-performing model / I need the speed and quality for work / I need features not available for free (images, audio, document creation, etc.) / I want to avoid wait times or ads / Other / I don't pay for any myself See the results
• 40. Please choose the one reason closest to why you don't pay for it yourself Choose one; asked of People who don't pay the fee themselves (242 people)
  The free version is enough / I don't use it enough to justify paying / The fee is too high / My company or school pays for it / I can't tell if it's worth paying for / Other / I pay for it myself See the results
• 41. When an AI tool you use raises its price, please briefly tell us what decides whether you keep using it or stop Open-ended See the results

How we tallied

• The percentages use the number of people who answered that question as the denominator (non-responses are excluded from the denominator).
• The results are not weighted. They come from a group of respondents who volunteered to take part and do not represent Japan as a whole.
• Percentages shown are rounded to one decimal place. They may not add up to 100%.
• For questions that allow multiple answers, the totals can add up to more than 100%.
• In some multiple-answer questions, respondents selected “no use” together with a specific option. These counts are included in the checks for each question.
• Results with a base of fewer than 30 people are for reference only, and results with fewer than 10 are not shown. This is an operating rule of this site, not a standard that guarantees statistical significance or anonymity.

What this survey cannot tell us

• This survey asked people who responded to an open online call for participants. It does not represent all users of AI tools.
• All answers are self-reported. We did not verify the plans respondents are subscribed to or the amounts they are paying.
• What respondents said they would do if prices rose reflects their thinking at the time they answered. It does not mean they will actually act that way.
• Tool-specific questions covered only two tools: the paid tool each respondent spends the most on and the free tool they use most often. We did not ask about every tool respondents use.
• The collection period is separate from the second survey (September 26–October 2, 2026). However, because respondents were recruited using the same method, the same person may have answered both surveys. We do not combine or compare the figures from the two surveys.
• We limited responses to one per person, but this cannot fully prevent the same person from answering again under a different registration.
• The recruitment notice and the questions did not state that the aggregated results would be published. We decided to publish the results after collecting them, on the condition that no individual could be identified. Only the aggregated results for each question and free-text answers verified to not identify the writer are published.
• We did not verify whether respondents are 18 or older and live in Japan. All we know is that they responded to an open online call for participants.
• Answers come from people who signed up and answered on their own. Because this is not a random sample, the figures cannot be read as percentages for Japan as a whole.
• Time spent and effects are self-reported by respondents. We did not measure them.

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HISTORY

Corrections and updates

There have been no corrections since publication. If we make a correction that changes the meaning, we will keep the previous version, add a new one and note the reason here.

Survey and tallying by

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Reviewed by

Shunta Fujii (About us)

Publication date

September 23, 2026

Published version

v1

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