Sudowrite vs Type.ai

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

Type.ai

• Novelists and screenwriters drafting with AI assistance
• Writers revising an existing manuscript imported from Word
• People who want chat and the draft in one window

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.

Type.ai

• The Free plan's credits do not replenish; after they run out, AI features stop until a paid plan is bought.
• Paid plans' monthly credits reset on the renewal date and do not roll over, and every AI feature draws on them.
• There is no native iOS or Android app, only a mobile web version that can be added to the home screen.
• A document is limited to 150,000 words, and the editor offers a single font with no size options.

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.

Type.ai

Type Chat beside the draft

A chat assistant in the right pane reads the draft and can research, give feedback, brainstorm ideas or rewrite passages without copying text between tools.

Inline commands and Brushes

Pressing / opens a command palette that writes at the cursor. Highlighted text can be rewritten with a preset Brush or a custom prompt, then accepted or rejected inline.

Notes on the story

Notes hold details about characters, settings and scenes. They can be edited by hand or through chat, and are taken into account in writing help.

Custom Styles

A Style is a set of writing rules, generated from an uploaded sample of earlier work or built from scratch, that can be applied to new drafts.

Import, export and narration

Imports DOCX files, PDFs, images or a URL, and exports PDF, DOCX, HTML or Markdown, a view-only link, or an AI-narrated audio track.

Offline mode and version history

Writing and editing continue without a connection and sync across devices once back online. AI features do not work offline.

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.

Type.ai

• Free$0

  Every feature with a limited, one-time grant of credits that never expire. Once they are spent, AI features pause but drafts stay accessible.

• Basic$8

  per month, billed annually ($96); $12 billed monthly

  500,000 credits a month, pitched at shorter content and stories, with premium AI models and priority email support.

• Pro$16

  per month, billed annually ($192); $24 billed monthly

  1,500,000 credits a month, three times the Basic allowance, pitched at longer works such as a novel or screenplay.

• Max$64

  per month, billed annually ($768); $96 billed monthly

  6,000,000 credits a month, twelve times the Basic allowance, pitched at writers producing several books a 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.

Type.ai

• Annual discount

  Save 33% with annual billing

  Paying annually cuts Basic from $12 to $8 a month, Pro from $24 to $16 and Max from $96 to $64. The pricing page labels this a 33% saving.