FICTION DRAFTING, SIDE BY SIDE
Sudowrite vs NovelCrafter vs NovelAI
Compare fiction-writing features, plans and projected costs.
Showing Sudowrite, NovelCrafter, NovelAI.
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| Writing | |||
| Generate prose Generate prose Creates new fiction prose from your instructions, existing text or scene outline. The cell describes how each app starts or continues a draft. | Yes Continue text or draft scenes Yes Scene beats + continuation Yes Continue story text Yes Scenario + story continuation Yes Scene plans + continuation | Yes Continue text or draft scenes Yes Scene beats + continuation Yes Continue story text Yes Scenario + story continuation Yes Scene plans + continuation | Yes Continue text or draft scenes Yes Scene beats + continuation Yes Continue story text Yes Scenario + story continuation Yes Scene plans + continuation |
| Rewrite a passage Rewrite a passage Produces a revised version of a passage you select. Available instructions, passage length and control over the changes can differ by app. | Yes Selected prose; up to 6,000 words Yes Prompts on selected text Yes Rephrase, expand + contract | Yes Selected prose; up to 6,000 words Yes Prompts on selected text Yes Rephrase, expand + contract | Yes Selected prose; up to 6,000 words Yes Prompts on selected text Yes Rephrase, expand + contract |
| Story development | |||
| Story context Story context Stores or supplies story information that the AI can use while drafting. This can include your world, plot, style and earlier scenes; the cell names the context tools available. | Story Bible Context varies by tool Codex Tracked + manually selected references Memory + Lorebook Keyword-triggered reference entries Scenario + recent text Older text drops beyond context limit Project pages + ledger Hidden pages excluded | Story Bible Context varies by tool Codex Tracked + manually selected references Memory + Lorebook Keyword-triggered reference entries Scenario + recent text Older text drops beyond context limit Project pages + ledger Hidden pages excluded | Story Bible Context varies by tool Codex Tracked + manually selected references Memory + Lorebook Keyword-triggered reference entries Scenario + recent text Older text drops beyond context limit Project pages + ledger Hidden pages excluded |
| Character profiles Character profiles Keeps character details in profiles you can refer to while developing a story. The cell indicates whether those profiles can also guide the AI or include portraits. | Yes Editable profiles + portraits Yes Profiles, relations + AI extraction Yes Character reference entries Yes Named scenario characters Yes Freeform character pages | Yes Editable profiles + portraits Yes Profiles, relations + AI extraction Yes Character reference entries Yes Named scenario characters Yes Freeform character pages | Yes Editable profiles + portraits Yes Profiles, relations + AI extraction Yes Character reference entries Yes Named scenario characters Yes Freeform character pages |
| Name ideas Name ideas Generates possible names for characters, places or other story elements. Some apps provide a dedicated brainstorming tool, while others use a writing chat. | Yes Brainstorm + saved ideas Yes Separate free name generator | Yes Brainstorm + saved ideas Yes Separate free name generator | Yes Brainstorm + saved ideas Yes Separate free name generator |
| Feedback Feedback Offers comments on a draft, such as scene-level notes, continuity questions or revision suggestions. This describes the feedback tools available, rather than a rating of their quality. | Yes Editing notes + AI beta readers Yes Through scene chat Yes Developmental + continuity review | Yes Editing notes + AI beta readers Yes Through scene chat Yes Developmental + continuity review | Yes Editing notes + AI beta readers Yes Through scene chat Yes Developmental + continuity review |
| Workspace | |||
| Visual canvas Visual canvas Arranges story ideas, notes or outline sections visually on a workspace. Movable cards can help you see connections and reorganize a plot. | Yes Movable cards + outlines | Yes Movable cards + outlines | Yes Movable cards + outlines |
| Built-in writing chat Built-in writing chat Lets you discuss your story with an AI inside the writing app. The cell explains whether the chat can use saved story information and what plan is required. | Yes Story-aware discussion + edits Yes Scene or full-novel context Yes Project-aware co-writer | Yes Story-aware discussion + edits Yes Scene or full-novel context Yes Project-aware co-writer | Yes Story-aware discussion + edits Yes Scene or full-novel context Yes Project-aware co-writer |
| Manuscript structure Manuscript structure Organizes a longer work into documents, chapters or scenes. The cell shows how each app keeps the manuscript and its outline together. | Documents + outline Numbered scenes for chapter drafts Acts / chapters / scenes Grid, matrix + outline Stories + shelves Chapter/scene board unconfirmed Story sessions Chapter/scene board unconfirmed Books / chapters / scenes Local project folders | Documents + outline Numbered scenes for chapter drafts Acts / chapters / scenes Grid, matrix + outline Stories + shelves Chapter/scene board unconfirmed Story sessions Chapter/scene board unconfirmed Books / chapters / scenes Local project folders | Documents + outline Numbered scenes for chapter drafts Acts / chapters / scenes Grid, matrix + outline Stories + shelves Chapter/scene board unconfirmed Story sessions Chapter/scene board unconfirmed Books / chapters / scenes Local project folders |
| Export Export Downloads your writing or story notes for use elsewhere. The listed formats and restrictions show what you can take into your editor or publishing workflow. | DOCX / ZIP Story notes export separately as CSV DOCX / Markdown Optional Codex, chats + snippets Text / story files Story files retain settings + history Markdown / JSON Text + re-importable session backup Word / EPUB / HTML / Markdown Hidden pages excluded | DOCX / ZIP Story notes export separately as CSV DOCX / Markdown Optional Codex, chats + snippets Text / story files Story files retain settings + history Markdown / JSON Text + re-importable session backup Word / EPUB / HTML / Markdown Hidden pages excluded | DOCX / ZIP Story notes export separately as CSV DOCX / Markdown Optional Codex, chats + snippets Text / story files Story files retain settings + history Markdown / JSON Text + re-importable session backup Word / EPUB / HTML / Markdown Hidden pages excluded |
| Price your use | |||
| Plan & billing Plan & billing Shows the plan used for this comparison and its billing term. Choosing another plan updates its features, included AI and projected cost together. | | | |
| Included AI Included AI Shows the AI allowance included in the selected plan. Credits, tokens and generation time measure different things, so the allowances are shown in each app’s own units. | 1,000,000 credits/month None — connect your own AI Story models; context varies by tier 375 monthly + 45 daily credits; 5,000-token context None — provider account, key or local model | 1,000,000 credits/month None — connect your own AI Story models; context varies by tier 375 monthly + 45 daily credits; 5,000-token context None — provider account, key or local model | 1,000,000 credits/month None — connect your own AI Story models; context varies by tier 375 monthly + 45 daily credits; 5,000-token context None — provider account, key or local model |
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Separate API estimate
Separate API estimate Estimates a separate AI provider charge from the model and monthly token amounts below. Required API charges enter the projection; optional API use is excluded from the total. | No separate API charge $0.45–$18.00/month API-key route; model and usage below No separate API charge No separate API charge $0.45–$18.00/month API-key route; model and usage below | No separate API charge $0.45–$18.00/month API-key route; model and usage below No separate API charge No separate API charge $0.45–$18.00/month API-key route; model and usage below | No separate API charge $0.45–$18.00/month API-key route; model and usage below No separate API charge No separate API charge $0.45–$18.00/month API-key route; model and usage below |
| Projected total Projected total Projects the selected plan’s cost over the number of years below, using today’s price and constant monthly usage. It includes required estimated API use; unconfirmed prices stay unknown and project quotes are not treated as subscriptions. | $1,044 Plan allowance; extra usage excluded $520–$1,152 Application + estimated API usage $360 Plan allowance; extra usage excluded $282 (currency unspecified) Plan allowance; extra usage excluded $232–$864 Application + estimated API usage | $1,044 Plan allowance; extra usage excluded $520–$1,152 Application + estimated API usage $360 Plan allowance; extra usage excluded $282 (currency unspecified) Plan allowance; extra usage excluded $232–$864 Application + estimated API usage | $1,044 Plan allowance; extra usage excluded $520–$1,152 Application + estimated API usage $360 Plan allowance; extra usage excluded $282 (currency unspecified) Plan allowance; extra usage excluded $232–$864 Application + estimated API usage |
At today’s listed prices, with the same plan and usage each month. A projection, not a price guarantee. Tax, currency conversion and extra allowances are excluded.
GPT-6 Luna to Claude Opus 5.5: $0.1–$4 input / $0.5–$20 output per million tokens.
Your monthly token use × standard paid text rates, assuming each request has no more than 100,000 input tokens. Input includes repeated story context; output includes billed reasoning tokens. The starting values are an example, not an average author. Excludes long-context premiums, caching, batch discounts, search/tools, router fees, tax and local hardware. Provider subscriptions and local models use a different cost basis. Models differ in capability.
Provider rates checked 3 October 2026: OpenAI · Google · Anthropic .
Browse all apps and plans
Sudowrite
- Generate prose
- Yes · Continue text or draft scenes
- Rewrite a passage
- Yes · Selected prose; up to 6,000 words
- Story context
- Story Bible · Context varies by tool
- Character profiles
- Yes · Editable profiles + portraits
- Name ideas
- Yes · Brainstorm + saved ideas
- Feedback
- Yes · Editing notes + AI beta readers
- Visual canvas
- Yes · Movable cards + outlines
- Built-in writing chat
- Yes · Story-aware discussion + edits
- Manuscript structure
- Documents + outline · Numbered scenes for chapter drafts
- Export
- DOCX / ZIP · Story notes export separately as CSV
- Hobby & Student · $19.00/month · 225,000 credits/month
- Professional · $29.00/month · 1,000,000 credits/month
- Max · $59.00/month · 2,000,000 credits/month; rollover
NovelCrafter
- Generate prose
- Yes · Scene beats + continuation
- Rewrite a passage
- Yes · Prompts on selected text
- Story context
- Codex · Tracked + manually selected references
- Character profiles
- Yes · Profiles, relations + AI extraction
- Name ideas
- Yes · Separate free name generator
- Feedback
- Yes · Through scene chat
- Built-in writing chat
- Yes · Scene or full-novel context
- Manuscript structure
- Acts / chapters / scenes · Grid, matrix + outline
- Export
- DOCX / Markdown · Optional Codex, chats + snippets
- Hobbyist · $8.00/month · None — connect your own AI
- Artisan · $14.00/month · None — connect your own AI
- Specialist · $20.00/month · None — connect your own AI · Adds collaboration + teams
NovelAI
- Generate prose
- Yes · Continue story text
- Story context
- Memory + Lorebook · Keyword-triggered reference entries
- Character profiles
- Yes · Character reference entries
- Manuscript structure
- Stories + shelves · Chapter/scene board unconfirmed
- Export
- Text / story files · Story files retain settings + history
- Tablet · $10.00/month · Story models; context varies by tier
- Scroll · $15.00/month · Story models; context varies by tier
- Opus · $25.00/month · Story models; context varies by tier
DreamGen
- Generate prose
- Yes · Scenario + story continuation
- Story context
- Scenario + recent text · Older text drops beyond context limit
- Character profiles
- Yes · Named scenario characters
- Manuscript structure
- Story sessions · Chapter/scene board unconfirmed
- Export
- Markdown / JSON · Text + re-importable session backup
- Starter · $7.83 (currency unspecified)/month · 375 monthly + 45 daily credits; 5,000-token context · Basic and premium model access listed as unlimited; vendor conditions apply
- Advanced · $19.35 (currency unspecified)/month · 2,250 monthly + 75 daily credits; 15,000-token context · Basic and premium model access listed as unlimited; vendor conditions apply
- Pro · $48.3 (currency unspecified)/month · 2,250 monthly + 75 daily credits; 30,000-token context · Basic and premium model access listed as unlimited; vendor conditions apply; 20% off credit packs and up to 60% off select third-party models
Proselon
- Generate prose
- Yes · Scene plans + continuation
- Rewrite a passage
- Yes · Rephrase, expand + contract
- Story context
- Project pages + ledger · Hidden pages excluded
- Character profiles
- Yes · Freeform character pages
- Feedback
- Yes · Developmental + continuity review
- Built-in writing chat
- Yes · Project-aware co-writer
- Manuscript structure
- Books / chapters / scenes · Local project folders
- Export
- Word / EPUB / HTML / Markdown · Hidden pages excluded
- Monthly · $6.00/month · None — provider account, key or local model · Estimate below uses API-key access
- Annual · $50.00/year · None — provider account, key or local model · Estimate below uses API-key access