Shimmer
4K+ Context
An in-house stylistic finetune of Gemma 4, with 26B total parameters and 4B active parameters.
Free
Q3 2026 Update
There’s more to your story. Alchemy stirs in dozens of new ingredients, from new models to new ways to guide, see, and hear your adventures.
Play now- NewStory Models
- 5
- NewImage Models
- 6
- NewFeatures
- 8
- Improvements
- 16+
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New story models
Find your next favorite story model
Meet Shimmer, a stylistic finetune from the AI Dungeon team, plus new GLM and DeepSeek models at every tier. GLM 5.2’s context is also permanently doubled, up to 8k at Mythic.
New story models
Meet the new additions to the lineup
GLM 5.3 Flash
4K+ Context
A smart model with tons of context length at higher tiers.
Journey+
DeepSeek V4.1 ⚡
4K+ Context
The DeepSeek family gets another member, bigger and better than its predecessor.
Legend+
GLM 5.3
4K+ Context
The latest and greatest GLM, with gains in both capability and optimization.
Mythic+
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
4K+ Context
The latest version of DeepSeek V4 Pro. An ultra-powerful model for the most complex storylines.
Ultimate+
Also upgraded
- GLM 5.2Now with double the context
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731The latest version of V4 Flash
- Dynamic SmallSmarter, with more capable models in the mix
New image models
Picturing your next adventure is now easier than ever
Not every story has to be text-only. Try six new image models and generate cover images right inside an Adventure or Scenario. More options for unlimited across plans.
New image models
A new palette for your adventures
FLUX.2 Flash
3 credits
Unlimited at Journey+
GPT Image 2.5 Flare Low
3 credits
Unlimited at Journey+
GPT Image 2.5 Flare Medium
10 credits
Unlimited at Legend+
Nano Banana 2 Lite
20 credits
Unlimited at Mythic+
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Seedream 5.0 Lite
18 credits
Unlimited at Ultimate+
Qwen Image 3
21 credits
Unlimited at Ultimate+
New features
Even more ways to shape your story
Sometimes you know exactly what should happen next. Other times, you want the AI to surprise you. Alchemy adds more ways to work with the AI in both moments, and a few reasons to come back tomorrow.
New feature
Guide your next turn
Use the Guide action to give the next response some direction. When a response is almost right, Guided Retry changes the one thing that’s off without leaving everything to another roll of the dice.
New feature
Listen to your story
Turn on Narration in your Adventure’s Gameplay Settings to hear each response. Device voices are free, and Expressive and Max voices cost 1 and 2 credits, or are free for Mythic and Ultimate+ players respectively.
New feature
Bring a story moment to life
Turn a story moment or an uploaded image into a 5, 10, or 15-second video with H3 Turbo or H3 Max, directly within your Adventure.
New feature
Generate cover images
Describe the cover, pick an image model and how many results you want, then click Generate, right inside an Adventure or Scenario.
New feature
Add Scripts to your Adventures
Apply and combine Adventure Scripts in your own Adventures, no Scenario needed. Find one in the new Scripts section of Discover.
New feature
Daily Rewards are back
Unlock new profile images piece by piece, up to 3 pieces a day at 1, 10, and 25 turns. Voyage turns count double, and your progress never expires.
New feature
Your Story So Far
See your AI Dungeon history at a glance: when you played most, your total actions, how many Adventures you have, and more. Find it in your Saves or Profile.
New feature
Pin your favorite Scenarios
Creators can now pin their favorite Scenarios to the top of their profile.
Also in Alchemy
The less flashy changes matter, too
Improvements
Not every fix needs its own announcement, but they’re an important part of making AI Dungeon better to play.
Quality of life
4
- View a Scenario’s Story Cards before you play
- More control over what you see with content filters and mutes
- Opt-in notifications when creators you follow publish, update, or post
- Personalized For You and Recommended feeds on Home and Discover
Memory & context
5
- Premium players can now set responses up to 400 tokens, double the previous max
- A stronger Memory model for more accurate long-term Memories (Premium)
- Pin Story Cards so they always stay in context
- Optimized Context can now overflow by 4–8k tokens on DeepSeek V4.1 ⚡, DeepSeek V4 Pro, GLM 5.2, and GLM 5.3 Flash
- A smarter Dynamic Small, with more capable models in the mix
Fixes
7
- More reliable story editing and saving
- Better use of context in long Adventures
- Fewer lags and slowdowns
- Story Card and Script fixes
- Mobile keyboard and scrolling improvements
- A streamlined publishing flow
- Sign-in and purchase recovery
Goodbye to old models
Older models can degrade in quality, see less use, or be discontinued by their providers. Here’s what changes.
Deprecated story models
3
Still available for a while with the Show Deprecated Models toggle in Game Settings.
- DeepSeek 3.1
- GLM 5.1
- Hermes 405b
Removed image models
10
Superseded by better, more efficient options.
- GPT Image 2 Low
- GPT Image 2 Medium
- FLUX.2 Klein
- FLUX.1 Schnell
- FLUX.1 Dev
- FLUX.1 Pro
- Seedream 4.5
- Qwen Image 2512
- Nano Banana 2
- Nano Banana Flash
Retired this release
2
Deprecated for some time and now fully retired.
- GLM 4.6 (“Raven”)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 1.0, superseded by V4 Flash 0731
