AutoCrit vs Sudowrite

AutoCrit

• Novelists self-editing a draft before paying a human editor
• Genre fiction writers who want comparison with published books
• Authors who want planning, editing and formatting in one place
• Writers looking for a members' community and live workshops

Sudowrite

• Novelists who want AI help drafting and revising fiction
• Planning a book from premise to a chapter-by-chapter outline
• Writers who want to choose between fiction-tuned and general AI models

AutoCrit

• The Free Forever account includes only select editing tools; the Summary Report, Story Analyzer+, readers and formatting need Pro.
• It is web-based only. The site works on phones, but AutoCrit recommends a desktop or laptop for editing.
• Monthly subscriptions are not refundable. Annual plans can be refunded within 60 days, prorated at $30 a month.
• The editing reports are algorithmic; generative AI is used only in the optional Inspiration Studio.

Sudowrite

• There is no free plan. Without a paid plan the AI features stop, though projects stay accessible and exportable.
• Use is metered in credits rather than words: the docs say 1 million credits may produce anywhere from 50,000 to 500,000 AI words.
• Unused credits expire monthly on Hobby & Student and Professional. Only Max rolls them over, for up to 12 months.
• The mobile apps are companions: series management and several other web features are not available in them.

AutoCrit

Line editing reports

More than 25 interactive reports cover pacing, dialogue, strong writing, word choice, repetition and readability, with a spelling and grammar checker.

Genre comparison

Guided editing compares a manuscript with published work in a chosen fiction or non-fiction genre and gives a summary score to track edits against.

Story Analyzer+

Reviews a whole book for character arcs, conflict, timeline, contradictory events, foreshadowing and story beats, and can analyze a full series.

Alpha and beta readers

Automated readers give impressions of a draft from a reader's point of view, from 20+ ready-made reader avatars or a custom-built one.

Story Builder and Inspiration Studio

Story Builder holds the premise, world-building, characters and beat sheets. Inspiration Studio uses generative AI to suggest ideas when a story stalls.

Formatting and export

Formatting tools set margins, fonts, trim size and front matter, then export a manuscript to EPUB or a print-ready PDF.

Sudowrite

Write

Reads the characters, tone and plot so far and suggests roughly the next 300 words in the author's voice, with more than one option to pick from.

Story Bible

Works step by step from an idea through synopsis, characters, worldbuilding and outline to chapter beats, then drafts scenes from them in the author's style.

Describe, Expand and Rewrite

Describe adds detail that places the reader in a scene, Expand builds out passages that feel rushed, and Rewrite revises a selection to the direction given.

Feedback

Reads a draft and returns areas to improve. The docs list Feedback, covering developmental edits, line edits and beta reads, as exclusive to Professional and Max.

Chat and plugins

A chat assistant aimed at novelists handles brainstorming, research and edits, and a library of more than 1,000 plugins adds other tasks. Users can build their own plugins.

Mobile companion apps

iOS and Android apps centered on Smart Dictation and chat, with Write and Rewrite included. Projects sync with the web app and credits are shared.

AutoCrit

• Free Forever$0

  Write and edit without word limits, with noteboards and cards for planning and a small set of interactive editing tools.

• AutoCrit Pro Annual$15

  per month, billed annually

  Everything in Pro Monthly at half the monthly rate, described by AutoCrit as 6 months free every year.

• AutoCrit Pro Monthly$30

  per month

  All features: 25+ editing tools, the Summary Report and AutoCrit Score, Story Analyzer+, alpha and beta readers, formatting, Market Fuel and the community.

Sudowrite

• Hobby & Student$10

  per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)

  225,000 credits a month with the writing tools, chat and every model, but not Feedback. Unused credits expire each month.

• Professional$22

  per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)

  1,000,000 credits a month (the pricing page also displays 450,000 beside it), plus Feedback: developmental edits, line edits and beta reads.

• Max$44

  per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)

  2,000,000 credits a month, and unused credits roll over for up to 12 months while the subscription stays active.

AutoCrit

• Annual discount

  50% off with annual billing

  AutoCrit Pro costs $15 a month when billed annually against $30 on the monthly plan, which the pricing page describes as 6 months free every year.

Sudowrite

• Annual discount

  Up to 50% off with yearly billing

  Paid annually, Hobby & Student is $10 a month against $19 monthly, Professional $22 against $29 and Max $44 against $59. The pricing page labels yearly billing as up to 50% off.