What a BaZi reading costs
A BaZi (八字, Four Pillars) reading starts from the same chart everywhere: four pillars from your birth date and time, and your core element — what BaZi books call the day master, the stem of the day you were born. What differs is who or what writes the interpretation, and how you pay for it. This page lists real prices for English readings in each group, so you can compare like with like.
Thaat publishes this page and sells one of the products in the table, so read it as a seller’s comparison. Every other price links to the page it was taken from. Prices change, so check the seller’s page before you buy.
Prices at a glance
Each row is a product an English speaker can buy online, with the price as the seller shows it. The “kind” column says who writes the text, as the seller itself describes it. The list is a sample of each group, not every seller, and sellers whose price was not shown without an account, a form or an enquiry are left out.
| Seller, product and kind | Price |
|---|---|
| Sifu Xion (Gumroad) Personal Bazi Reading, founding-client price (standard $86)A PDF of about 40 pages that the seller says is written by hand, delivered in 12 to 48 hours.A practitioner reads your chart · seller’s page | $49 one-time |
| Master Sean Chan Single Chart, online via emailA written analysis of one natal chart and its ten-year cycles, sent by email.A practitioner reads your chart · seller’s page | $588 one-time |
| Janet Yung BaZi Career & Life Direction ConsultationA live consultation of about 2 to 2½ hours. Priced in Singapore dollars.A practitioner reads your chart · seller’s page | S$799 one-time |
| XuanSeal Book of FateA ten-chapter written reading generated from your chart; the site calls itself an AI BaZi system.AI-generated text · seller’s page | $39.99 one-time |
| XuanSeal Compatibility BookA relationship reading generated from two birth charts.AI-generated text · seller’s page | $19.99 one-time |
| XuanSeal Master AnnualUnlocks the books for every saved chart, plus daily readings and questions and answers.AI-generated text · seller’s page | $99 per year |
| OpenFate Credit pack, 250 credits (about 3 full reports, no renewal)Credits for AI-generated reports and questions.AI-generated text · seller’s page | $6.99 one-time |
| OpenFate Pro, monthly200 credits a day for AI readings and chat, and member-only reports.AI-generated text · seller’s page | $26.99 per month |
| OpenFate Pro, yearlyThe same plan paid yearly.AI-generated text · seller’s page | $259.10 per year |
| E-BaZi AI (iOS app) One Month SubscriptionAI interpretation of your chart, with a calculation toolkit; report packs are also sold separately.AI-generated text · seller’s page | $18.49 per month |
| E-BaZi AI (iOS app) Yearly SubscriptionThe same app paid yearly.AI-generated text · seller’s page | $121.99 per year |
| BaZi Hero (iOS app) Monthly PremiumA chart calculator and learning tool: charts, ten-year cycles, element strength and a chart database.Chart software, no written reading · seller’s page | $9.99 per month |
| BaZi Hero (iOS app) Yearly PremiumThe same app paid yearly.Chart software, no written reading · seller’s page | $99 per year |
| Thaat Full BaZi personality reportEvery section of your chart: temperament, strengths and career, work style, money habits, the ten-year cycles, and the written reading for each pair you compare.Pre-written text assembled from your chart · this site | $9 one-time |
Readings by a practitioner
In this table, the practitioner readings priced in US dollars cost $49 to $588, paid once, and one consultation is priced in Singapore dollars. You are paying for a person’s time: someone who practises BaZi reads your chart and writes or talks it through for you.
This is the group to choose if you want to ask about your own situation, or if you want the view of a particular teacher or lineage. Several sellers offer more than one format, such as one chart by email, two charts together, or a live session, each at its own price.
AI-generated readings
Here the text is produced by a language model from your chart. Single reports and credit packs in this table cost $6.99 to $39.99, and subscriptions $18.49–$26.99 a month or $99–$259.10 a year. Some of these sellers also sell questions or chat, so you can ask a follow-up and get a new answer.
Two things are worth checking: whether a plan renews automatically until you cancel, and whether the app shows the chart it calculated, so you can see what the generated text is based on.
Chart software
Some paid apps are tools for people learning BaZi rather than readings. The one in this table costs $9.99 a month or $99 a year. Its listing describes a chart calculator with study features, not written interpretation, which suits someone who wants to read charts themselves.
One-time reports assembled from your chart
A pre-written report is text written and reviewed in advance for each part of a chart, then put together for yours by software. It opens at once, the same birth details always give the same report, and there is no person or AI model writing new text for you at that moment.
What you give up is the conversation: a pre-written report cannot answer a question it was not written for. What you gain is a low, fixed price, and text you can read again without paying again.
What Thaat costs and what you get
Free, with no account: your four pillars, your core element with a short reading, the balance of the five elements, and a compatibility score with every reason behind it.
The full report is $9 USD, paid once by card, with no subscription. It adds every section of your chart: temperament, strengths and career, work style, money habits, the ten-year cycles, and the written reading for each pair you compare.
The text was written in advance and is assembled from your chart. Software does the arithmetic, and no AI text is generated when you press the button. Birth times are corrected to local solar time for the birthplace, and a chart without a time is shown with three pillars.
A full refund is available within 7 days in the cases listed in the Terms of Service, including a chart calculated incorrectly from birth details you entered correctly.
Questions to ask before you pay for any reading
- Is it paid once, or does it renew every month or year until you cancel?
- Who writes the text: a named practitioner, text written in advance and assembled from your chart, or an AI model generating it when you ask?
- What happens if you do not know your birth time? An honest reading works with three pillars and says which parts it has left out.
- Is the birth time corrected to local solar time for your birthplace? Not every school applies this correction, so it is fair to ask which method a reading uses.
- What is the refund policy, and does it cover a chart calculated from the wrong date?
- Does it describe tendencies and strengths, or does it promise outcomes? BaZi is a traditional framework, and a reading that promises results claims more than the tradition can show.
Questions about BaZi reading prices
How much does a BaZi reading cost?
In the sample on this page, read on 17 October 2026, one-time purchases of an English reading cost from $6.99 to $588, and AI subscriptions cost $18.49–$26.99 a month or $99–$259.10 a year. The price mostly follows who writes the text: a practitioner’s time costs the most, generated or pre-written text the least.
Is a free BaZi calculator enough?
For the chart itself, often yes: a free calculator gives the four pillars and your core element. What you pay for is the interpretation, meaning text that explains what the pillars and the balance of elements say about temperament, strengths and work style.
Why do BaZi reading prices vary so much?
Because the products are different. A consultation buys a practitioner’s time and answers to your questions, a subscription buys ongoing access to generated text, and a one-time report buys a fixed document. Compare products of the same kind.
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