Best AI gift under $25

Under $25 you should optimize for “they will spend it,” not for spectacle.

Picks

• $10 or $25 Brass pack as email or printable card
• $15-$25 ChatGPT gift card if they are GPT-only (OpenAI)
• A short book only if you know the title

Skip $25 of mystery accessories. For what $25 buys in tokens on current models, see How many tokens does $25 buy on each AI model?

Brass sells prepaid packs of $10 to $250 you can gift by email or as a card you print. Credits never expire. The recipient spends them across Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok and DeepSeek. US only, 18 and over; an unclaimed gift returns to you after 90 days.

Still shopping for the holidays? A Brass pack goes by email or as a card you print at home, so it is there the day you give it. Send a pack.

Sources

1. Anthropic: How to gift a Claude subscription
2. Claude pricing
3. OpenAI: Buying and redeeming OpenAI gift cards
4. OpenAI: Gifting credits in ChatGPT

Related guides

• Stocking stuffers for programmers under $50

  Prepaid AI credit, a ChatGPT gift card in smaller denominations, and a few desk items that fit a stocking.

• AI gift for a coworker (not awkward)

  Keep it professional: prepaid credit, clear amount, no shared logins. Secret Santa friendly under $25 or $50.

• How many tokens does $25 buy on each AI model?

  At October 2026 list prices, $25 buys 1.25 million tokens on Claude Fable 5.1 or GPT-6 Astra and 125 million on GPT-6 Luna. The table, with message counts.