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MNovelAI vs Sudowrite
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose NovelAI if…
- you're in its core audience: anime artists and fans, fiction writers
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Choose Sudowrite if…
- you're in its core audience: novelists, hobby fiction writers
Side by side
Feature NovelAI Sudowrite
Pricing modelFree trialFree trial
Starting price$10/mo$10/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWebWeb
CategoryAnime & Art StylesStory & Fiction Writing
Company—Sudowrite
Full feature lists
N NovelAI
- Anime image generation with NovelAI Diffusion V5
- Story generation powered by GLM 4.6
- Separately defined characters for consistency across scenes
- Natural language and tag-based prompting
- Inpainting and Director Tools for clothing, lighting, poses
- Built-in canvas for quick edits
- Encrypted prompts; images not stored unless saved
S Sudowrite
- Story Bible: idea to outline, beats and drafted chapters
- Write suggests next passages from characters, tone and plot
- Describe, Expand and Rewrite tools for scene revision
- Feedback on drafts plus developmental and line edits
- Canvas for plot points, character arcs and references
- 1,000+ plugins, with option to build your own
- Visualize generates art from character sheets
- AI chat assistant tuned for novelists
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
NovelAI · novelai.net
Sudowrite · sudowrite.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Work it out for your team
All plans and prices
NovelAI
SubscriptionFrom $10/mo
On-demand AnlasPay as you go
Sudowrite
Hobby & Student$19/mo or $10/mo billed yearly
Professional$29/mo or $22/mo billed yearly
Max$59/mo or $44/mo billed yearly
Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
NovelAI
- Nov 8, 2026New plan: Subscription ($10); New plan: On-demand Anlas (Pay as you go); Plan dropped: Starting subscription
Sudowrite
No changes since we started tracking.
Strengths and limitations
NovelAI
- One subscription covers both image and text generation
- Prompts are encrypted and images aren't stored unless saved
- No limits on commercial use
- Runs in the browser, mobile included, with no install
- Image generation focused on anime style
- No native desktop or mobile app; browser only
Sudowrite
- Free trial with no credit card required
- Tools built specifically for fiction, including a fiction-focused Muse model
- Over 1,000 plugins plus the option to build your own
- Projects stay accessible after canceling
- No free plan; AI features require a paid subscription
- Usage is limited by monthly credits
- Credit rollover only on the $44 Max plan
- Editing and beta-read features require Professional or higher
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 8, 2026. Editorial policy