Genshin Impact free pulls: how many Primogems you earn per month without paying
Every pull in Genshin Impact costs 160 Primogems. A free-to-play account that clears its routine content collects roughly 5,930–7,260 Primogems a month, which converts into 37–45 pulls on the Character Event banner. Below is where that currency actually comes from, source by source, and what it means against a hard pity of 90.
The table only counts sources that repeat every month. Story rewards, achievements and other one-off bonuses are listed separately: they are a big head start for a new account, but they do not pay the next banner.
Where the free Primogems come from each month
| Source | Primogems / month | ≈ pulls |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Commissions | 1,800 | 11 |
| HoYoLAB check-in | 60 | 0 |
| Spiral Abyssfull clear, 2 resets/month | 1,200 | 7 |
| Imaginarium Theaterdepends on cleared difficulty | 420–800 | 2–5 |
| Eventsvaries a lot by patch | 2,000–2,500 | 12–15 |
| Livestream codes | 150–300 | 0–1 |
| Maintenance compensation | 300–600 | 1–3 |
| Monthly total (recurring only) | 5,930–7,260 | 37–45 |
How far 37–45 pulls a month get you on the Character Event banner
Hard pity on this banner sits at 90 pulls, with soft pity kicking in around 74. Saving everything, a free player reaches hard pity in about 2–3 months, and the worst case for the featured unit (180 pulls) in about 4–5 months. With one month of pulls and no pity carried over, the chance of the featured unit is 11%–13%; with two months saved it climbs to 22%–55%.
37–45
Pulls per month (F2P)
1.7–2
Months to soft pity
2–3
Months to hard pity
4–5
Months to guaranteed featured
11%–13%
Featured chance, 1 month of pulls
22%–55%
Featured chance, 2 months of pulls
One-time boosts for new accounts
These pay out once per account. They are not part of the monthly figure, but a fresh Genshin Impact account can pull far more in its first weeks than the recurring total suggests.
- Exploration chests
- Achievements
- Story quests
If you spend a little
The cheapest recurring purchase in Genshin Impact is by far the best Primogems-per-dollar deal in the shop. This is how much it adds on top of the free income:
- With the Blessing of the Welkin Moon (~$4.99)+3,000 Primogems / month ≈ +18 pulls
Turn the monthly income into a plan
Type your current pity and the Primogems you already have into the Genshin Impact pity calculator to see your exact odds on the next banner, or use the savings planner on that page: it takes what you have, what you earn per week and the banner end date and tells you whether you will make it.
The monthly figures for Genshin Impact come from fixed rewards (dailies, weeklies, endgame resets) plus a conservative range for events, which vary from patch to patch. One-time rewards are excluded on purpose.
