Candy AI Shorts: our 24 picks, free openers and tokens

What Candy Shorts are

Candy AI shorts are the series side of the platform, called Candy Shorts, a platform best known for AI companions you chat with. The series are vertical, built for a phone, and each episode lasts one to two minutes. Several of the people you see on screen are companions you can also talk to on the platform, so a story can carry on in a chat window once the credits roll.

Most series run five episodes. One runs six and one, Yes Ma'am, runs thirty. If you have not seen anything like this before, our explainer on the format covers the basics, and the other two leagues are on the Dreamy Shorts board and the Secrets side.

The 24 we picked, and why these

We did not pull a random list. Each of these 24 has an opener that sets up a situation inside the first seconds and leaves a door open at the end. We also wanted range: workplaces, hotels, castles, desert roads, a train at night, a house tour that goes sideways.

The table is the quick map. Opener lengths come from the free first episode, and a few are marked simply as free where we do not quote a length. Every title links to its own page, so the whole list of Candy AI shorts is one click from a full write-up. Each page has the full story, the cast and what the back half costs. For a ranked shortlist across all platforms, see our best-of guide.

By mood: fantasy, marriage trouble and forbidden attraction

Candy's catalog loves a hook, so it helps to shop by mood.

• Fantasy: The Witch Who Made Me King, Dragon Queen's Dark Desire, Claimed by the Dragon Queen and Sworn to the Queen. Crowns, bargains and a queen who is not used to hearing no.
• Marriage under strain: My Neighbor Stopped Closing The Blinds, The Open House, The Anniversary Massage, My Wife's Dance Instructor, Room Service and Couples Therapy With Margot Vey. In all of them somebody in a couple is waiting for something to change.
• Forbidden attraction: The Nuns Took Me In, Under the Boss, Every Wife on Candy Lane and Midnight Compartment. The rule is clear, and so is the temptation.
• Work and night shifts: Yes, Director, Under the Chief and My First Night Shift.
• Rivals and borrowed partners: My Roommate's Girlfriend, I Won My Best Friend's Girlfriend and My Best Friend's Bride.
• Odd corners: I Picked Up a Hitchhiker, A Woman's World - The Last Man On Earth and Your Wish is my Command.

For a broader sort across all three leagues, see the genre guide.

Free episodes and tokens

The opener is free with no account on every series. The next free episode needs a free Candy AI account, and the series page says how far the free run goes. Beyond that, episodes are unlocked with tokens, and each series shows its per-episode token cost and the cost of the full run.

Candy AI currently shows a reduced price on the full run of a few series, among them Midnight Compartment, Sworn to the Queen and I Won My Best Friend's Girlfriend. We never quote a figure for the reduction, because it can change. Check the series page, then check the price again on the platform before you pay.

If you only want to sample, the free episodes board shows which openers to try first.

Premium in short

Candy AI sells Premium in three shapes, in US dollars: 12 months at 3.99 USD per month billed yearly, 3 months at 8.99 USD per month, or 1 month at 9.99 USD for the first month and then 13.99 USD. Premium includes 100 tokens each month.

Prices can change and are shown again before you pay. Our pricing board puts all three leagues in one table, and the billing and privacy guide explains what to expect on a statement.

The cast you can chat with

Three companions carry most of the Candy board. Diana Demont is the sergeant of Yes Ma'am and the director in Yes, Director. Renata Marrero runs the front desk in My First Night Shift. Margot Vey leads her own series, Couples Therapy With Margot Vey.

Each has a profile page with her age, city and the full list of series. Start from the characters board if you would rather choose by personality.

Five openers to watch back to back

If you want a quick tasting menu, here is a flight of five that shows how wide the Candy range is. Each one is free to start.

Under the Boss has the longest opener on the board at 87 seconds, set in a London office where a shy temp catches the boss's eye and his assistant refuses to share. My Wife's Dance Instructor is the opposite: 47 seconds, a tango course, a wife who stops turning up and an instructor with a private routine.

The Witch Who Made Me King gives you fantasy with a clock on it. A knight of low birth has a week to win a throne, and a witch from the Blackwood is happy to help for a price. Midnight Compartment keeps it small: one sleeper compartment, the boss in the next bunk and the wife you always wanted closing the distance. Finish with Your Wish is my Command, where a broke handyman finds a lamp in a billionaire's safe and the genie inside will not stop asking him to wish.

Watch all five openers and you will know whether you like your tension in an office, a castle or a train.

The long one: Yes Ma'am

Most Candy AI shorts are sprints. Yes Ma'am is a campaign. It runs thirty episodes on a military base, with Sgt. Diana Demont handing out orders and a Colonel who owns everything in sight. The first two episodes are free, so you can judge the tone before deciding whether a thirty-episode commitment suits you.

Because the back half is paid, work out the cost on the series page before you start. A long series is the place where a Premium plan, with its monthly tokens, can make more sense than buying one episode at a time. Our billing guide explains how unlocks and plans differ, and the plain-language FAQ answers the usual doubts.

Who the Candy side suits, and who should look elsewhere

Pick this league if you like a wide choice, a quick hook and the idea that a favorite character can move out of the series and into a chat. It rewards browsing: with 24 stories on the board, you can always find a new setting for tomorrow night.

Look at the other leagues if you want a finish line in a single evening, or a rating system that tells you the heat in advance. The Dreamy side has shorter episodes and a fixed Premium price from episode 3. The Secrets side shows a flame count on every episode and unlocks episodes with Moments.

Whichever way you lean, the opener costs nothing. Our guides section has the longer reading, and the board above is the place to start.

How to watch

Pick a series, press play on the preview here, then use the button to go to Candy AI. The opener starts with no account. We only host a short muted preview, never the full episode, and some buttons are affiliate links, so we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The how-to-watch guide walks through it, and ((/|the home page)) shows what is new.