AI SUBSCRIPTION LEDGER · 2022—2026

four years of paying for ai

first charge: github copilot, august 2022. five subscriptions are running now.

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Copilot
  • Google
TO DATE
¥12,397
IN 2026
¥6,964
MONTHLY AVG
≈ ¥774

USD $886.58 · PHP ₱17,839.28 · TRY ₺12,499.75 · NGN ₦360,500.00 · CNY ¥234.00

01 · RUNNING

active subscriptions

≈ ¥1,768 / mo · 5 active plans

  1. ChatGPT Pro 20xOpenAI direct₱8,919.64≈ ¥983.46Renews
  2. ChatGPT PlusApp Store Türkiye₺499.99≈ ¥71.46Renews
  3. Claude Max 5xAnthropic direct$100.00≈ ¥672.10Renews
  4. GitHub Copilot ProApp Store Nigeria₦7,900.00≈ ¥39.28Renews
  5. Google AI ProGoogle direct · yearly¥15.00Renews

02 · TIMELINE

the timeline

copilot never stopped. chatgpt joined in 2024, google and claude followed, and kimi lasted one month.

The timeline runs from Aug 1, 2022 to Sep 4, 2026. GitHub Copilot runs continuously; ChatGPT Plus starts in February 2024 with Pro 20x stacked on in June 2026; Google AI Pro runs on yearly billing from April 2025; Claude Pro and Max 5x overlap for 16 days in April 2026; Kimi Code ran for a single cycle from July to August 2026.

03 · BY PRODUCT

by product

lifetime spend and share by ai product.

  1. ChatGPT35 payments¥6,39551.6%
  2. Copilot48 payments¥2,97124.0%
  3. Claude10 payments¥2,79722.6%
  4. Kimi1 payments¥1991.6%
  5. Google2 payments¥350.3%

04 · BY YEAR

by year

2026 is not over yet and already tops the previous four years combined.

  1. ¥3636 payments
  2. ¥85112 payments
  3. ¥2,05321 payments
  4. ¥2,16629 payments
  5. ¥6,964ongoing