How to Remove My AI From Snapchat (Free or Plus 2026)

If you want to remove My AI from Snapchat, the good news is that you no longer need a paid subscription to get it out of your chat feed. Free accounts can now unpin or clear the chatbot, while Snapchat Plus subscribers get the cleanest full-removal toggle. The catch is that hiding My AI doesn’t erase what it has learned about you, so a true privacy cleanup takes one extra step.

#Snapchat’s My AI, Briefly Explained

My AI is Snapchat’s built-in chatbot, pinned to the top of your chat feed by default. You can ask it questions, get recommendations, or just talk to it, and it answers in a conversational style much like other AI assistants.

It started as a paid perk. According to the Wikipedia entry on Snapchat, Snapchat launched My AI in February 2023 for Snapchat Plus subscribers and then opened it to all users in April 2023. The same entry notes that the chatbot is built on OpenAI’s GPT technology, which is why it behaves like a stripped-down version of ChatGPT inside the app.

Because it’s pinned by default, plenty of people see it as clutter or a privacy concern rather than a feature. That’s the whole reason this guide exists. The removal path you take depends on whether you’re on a free account or Snapchat Plus, and on whether you want it merely hidden or fully wiped.

#How Do You Remove My AI Without Snapchat Plus?

This is the method that works for every account, free or paid. It hides My AI rather than deleting it, which is enough for most people who just want it out of the way.

Open Snapchat and swipe right to your Chat screen. Press and hold on the My AI conversation until a menu appears. From there you have two choices that do slightly different things.

Tap Unpin Conversation to drop My AI from the top of your feed. It then sits in your chat list like any normal friend, sorted by most recent activity, so it stops hogging the top slot. If you’d rather it vanish from the main list entirely, choose Clear From Chat Feed instead, which hides the conversation until you interact with the bot again. Snapchat’s support page on My AI confirms that both options are available to all accounts.

When we tested both options on a free account, the unpin took effect immediately and the cleared chat disappeared from the feed without any subscription prompt. Neither option deletes the bot or your conversation history, so keep reading if privacy is your real goal.

#Full Removal With Snapchat Plus

Snapchat Plus subscribers get the cleanest option: a toggle that removes My AI from the chat list completely. Snapchat still offers early-access and experimental controls to Plus members, but this particular toggle is the one worth knowing.

Open Snapchat and tap your profile icon, then the gear icon to open Settings. Scroll to the My AI section under Privacy Controls and turn off the option to show My AI. In our testing on a Plus account, flipping this toggle dropped the bot from the chat list instantly, and it stayed gone until we switched it back on.

This is the only method that fully removes My AI from view rather than just hiding it in place. If you don’t subscribe, the unpin and clear options above are your equivalent, and they cover the same practical need without the cost.

#Does Hiding My AI Delete Your Data?

No, and this is the part most guides skip. Unpinning, clearing, or even the Plus toggle only changes what you see. None of them touch the data My AI has collected from your conversations and shared location.

To wipe that, open Settings. On iPhone, go to Privacy Controls, tap Delete Data, then Delete My AI Data and confirm, while Android users scroll to Account Actions and tap Delete My AI Data. This clears your past interactions and location history from the bot’s memory. Snapchat’s support page on deleting My AI data states that it can take up to 30 days to remove the data from its servers, so the change is not always instant.

Treat hiding and deleting as two separate jobs that solve two separate problems. Hiding tidies your feed but leaves every stored interaction untouched. Deleting is the half that addresses privacy, removing the interests, facts, and location history the bot has built up about you. If managing chat clutter is your broader aim, our guide on clearing recents on Snapchat covers tidying the rest of your conversation list.

#Why My AI Keeps Coming Back

My AI is sticky by design. Hiding or clearing it only works temporarily, so it reappears the moment you start a new conversation with it or tap it again.

Reinstalling Snapchat does nothing either. The bot is a server-side feature tied to your account, not the app on your phone, so a fresh install brings it straight back. The only way to keep it out of view long-term is the Plus toggle, paired with periodic data deletion if privacy is your concern.

#Update Snapchat First If Options Are Missing

The removal menus depend on running a current app version, and older builds may not show the unpin or clear options at all. Update Snapchat from the App Store or Google Play before assuming a setting is gone.

If Snapchat is acting up after an update, our guide to Snapchat notifications not working on iPhone covers related app-health fixes.

Account access can block these settings too. If you’re locked out, our walkthroughs on a forgotten Snapchat username and being added by phone number on Snapchat cover the recovery and privacy controls you may need first.

#Bottom Line

Removing My AI from Snapchat is simpler than it used to be. Free accounts long-press the conversation and choose Unpin Conversation or Clear From Chat Feed, while Snapchat Plus subscribers flip a Settings toggle for a full removal.

Either way, remember that hiding the bot doesn’t erase its memory, so run Delete My AI Data if privacy is the point. And don’t be surprised when it reappears after you message it again, because that is how Snapchat designed it. The most durable move is downloading your data and reviewing privacy settings, which our guide to downloading your Snapchat stories and data walks through.

#Frequently Asked Questions