Moonbeam vs Sudowrite (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Moonbeam if

• Fits if you draft long pieces alone and want a writing assistant
• Works for people who want custom writing styles

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you pay: $49 a month, and $99 a seat on Team
• Skip it if you want to know the free limits, because they aren't published
• Not for you if you write with others, since collaboration needs Team
• Watch out: only the yearly-billed price is shown, so monthly cost is unknown

Pick Sudowrite if

• Fits if you're a novelist who wants AI help drafting and revising fiction
• Works for getting a book from a premise to a chapter-by-chapter outline

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a free plan, as there's only a trial with limited credits and the AI stops without a paid plan
• Pricey if you pay monthly, at $19 for Hobby & Student against $10 billed annually
• Skip it if you hate metering, since credits expire each month unless you're on Max at $44
• Watch out: 1 million credits may make 50,000 to 500,000 AI words, and the Professional card shows both 1,000,000 and 450,000 credits
• Watch out: Feedback needs Professional at $22, and the phone apps lack series management and other web features

Moonbeam

• The pricing page shows only the yearly-billed Pro price; the monthly-billed price is not displayed.
• The free plan is mentioned but its limits are not published, so what it includes is unclear.
• Pro covers one user; collaborative editing and integrations need the $99-per-seat Team plan.
• The vendor offers a full refund within 30 days of a paid purchase.

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.

Moonbeam

Wizard

Turns rough notes into an outline, then expands the outline into paragraphs. It is included in Pro and Team.

Smart Chat

A chat panel inside the editor that answers questions about the document and rewrites highlighted text. The site says it runs on GPT-4.

Content clusters

Enter a keyword or prompt to get ten or more related content ideas, then generate an outline or full post for each, kept in folders.

Templates

Starting points for essays, blog posts, newsletters, lesson plans, help articles, how-to guides, technical guides and Twitter threads.

Custom style generator

Asks for a draft in the voice of a named author or public figure. It is a Pro and Team feature.

Chrome extension

Summarizes a web page, builds a table of contents, explains a code snippet or drafts a reply on any site.

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.

Moonbeam

• Free$0

  Mentioned on the home page as a free plan; its limits are not published.

• Pro$49

  per month, billed yearly (monthly-billing price not shown)

  One user. Long-form and social post writing, chat, Boss Mode, the Wizard and custom styles, all listed as unlimited.

• Team$99

  per seat / month

  Adds multiple users, real-time collaborative editing, tool integrations and priority support; reached through a Contact Us button.

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.

Moonbeam

No public discounts listed.

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.